Maybe it's a friend offering to drop off dinner so you don't have to cook or your mother-in-law offering to hold the baby so you can shower and blow dry your hair.
But this advice is crucial, especially in the first few weeks when even the most basic tasks feel overwhelming. When you have a baby and help is offered, take it! Maybe it's a friend offering to drop off dinner so you don't have to cook or your mother-in-law offering to hold the baby so you can shower and blow dry your hair. Whatever it is, accept help. You don't have to be a superhero, and it's OK not to do it all. It doesn't make you any less of a fantastic mom to accept the help offered to you. In fact (and it took a bit of time for me to realize), focusing on myself occasionally made me a much happier and more patient mom to Ellie.