Things I've Learned After Being a Mom for 10 Days

• If you are cloth diapering, and plan to use cloth wipes as well, then baby washcloths make great cloth wipes.  In fact, I use them for a ton of other things as well - baths, of course, and wiping baby's face, even as a makeshift breast pad in a pinch.  I use them so much that I went out and doubled my stash when I caught some on sale.  
• Don't be surprised if your baby never fits into newborn size clothes and/or diapers.  At nine pounds one ounce, our bundle of joy went straight to size 1-3 months.  Luckily, I was warned about this, and so didn't have much newborn stuff to begin with.  Bring a newborn size and a 1-3 month size outfit to the hospital, just in case you have a big baby!
• If your baby is crying but just ate, has a clean diaper, and isn't sleepy, try feeding him/her again.  Our little man went through his 1-3 week growth spurt a few days ago, and I felt like all I did was feed him.  Every hour, day or night, he would want to be fed.  By the time I would feed, burp, and change him, he would be ready to be fed again.  I was worried about it at the time, but after a few days of this (and a great weigh in at the doctor's office), things settled down and he was sleeping through the night with only one midnight feeding, and wanting to feed every two to three hours during the day.
• Stick it out if you're breastfeeding.  The baby's latch will get better, and you will work out the kinks.  Google and your local lactation consultant are your friends.  I had oversupply issues, and a Google search led me to try block feeding, which seems to be working so far.
• Your baby's fingernails are sharp, even after you file them down really well.  It looks silly, but put socks over his/her little hands to keep scratches from happening.  I recently found a pair of hand-me-down baby mittens in my son's sock drawer and gave them a try.  I didn't buy any because I read everywhere that they just fall off.  Well, I love the ones I have.  They stay on great and don't leave sock fuzz all over his little fingers.  I plan on buying some more next time I go to the store.
• Breast pads - you will need a ton of them.
• Nursing tanks are awesome; get some.
• If you are breastfeeding, get lots of cloth bibs with a plastic backing.  They absorb breast milk, but don't let it soak through to baby's clothes.
• For postpartum recovery, stock up on comfortable pads, Tucks pads, hemorrhoid cream, and A+D Cream.