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Now I've Had the Baby... Help!
Your New Life
By Linda Jenkins, RN, Childbirth Educator
Caring for your Newborn
There are many good books on nursing and infant care. Get them before your baby is born and become well acquainted with their contents. They contain the basics, and are available at all those lonely moments when your doctor, partner, best friend, and mother are not. 
Do remember that solicited (and often unsolicited) advice freely given may vary from person to person and book to book. Tender all you read and hear with as much common sense and a sense of humor as you can muster at the moment. Getting Help and Advice
Pediatricians are quite accustomed to receiving frequent calls during those first few weeks, especially if this is your first child. Pediatric nurses and pediatric nurse practitioners may have more time and are easier to reach than the doctor. They are also very good at helping decipher if this is a medical emergency or just a situation that some good, sound advice or listening will handle. Many county health departments and some hospitals have nurses who will visit with you in your home. Check this source before the baby is born, and have the number handy for ready reference. The La Leche League is composed of women dedicated to be of help to nursing mothers. If you cannot locate a group near you, their book, The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding, is excellent, and is one of many publications offered by them. Often childbirth educators have an open mind, a good listening ear, and some practical advice. Support, too, might come from couples who were in the prenatal classes with you. Visitors and Well-Wishers
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