There's plenty of literature out there detailing how to care for your new bundle of joy but I was also pleased to have stumbled on this guidance about how important it is to take care of yourself post-partum.  After all it's a major adjustment becoming a mommy!  The New Mom's Companion by Debra Gilbert Rosenberg and Mary Susan Miller offers warm and supportive advise on how to deal with all the emotional and social adjustments facing first-time parents in a way that faces the reality of these situations but allows you maximize the joy as well!