hospital recovery

I don't want to go through the whole hospital experience, but I do want to touch on some things that come to mind.

The amount of blood that comes out of you those first couple days is absolutely shocking. It is amazing and gross.
The pain that comes with having your vagina torn is agonizing, but well worth it.
While in the hospital, despite a couple showers, I felt like I smelled and was sweaty the entire time.
Doing kangaroo care with your baby is wonderful, but next time I am at least wearing a bra...I hated dripping with colostrum all over myself while having my baby skin to skin. The only down side to kangaroo care is you are bound to feel super hot and sweaty, but they say your body does that to keep the baby warm...so I guess it is worth it.
For me, learning how to breastfeed was super unnatural and weird. I had wonderful nurses who were a big help, but having other people handle your boobs is super weird and uncomfortable. While in the hospital you have to just let it go and deal, but man, I have never been so exposed in my life.
The nipple shield was my best friend. It allowed me to breastfeed easier and with less pain for those initial days.
Benjamin was a great baby while in the hospital. He was 8 pounds 2 oz when he was born, and only lost like 10 oz the whole time in the hospital.
Benjamin was circumsized. My husband and I both felt terrible for the little guy, but it was a must for us.
The hospital food was amazing. So yummy, I still think about it sometimes.
I had tested positive for Strep B and because my labor and delivery was only like 5 hours, I was not able to get all the antibiotics into my system from the IV, so we had to stay at the hospital an extra day while they kept an eye on Ben, just to make sure he did not get sick. Thankfully, he had a clean bill of health.
My husband was amazing during the recovery days. He was so sweet. He helped me in an out of the hospital bed, the bathroom, and everything. He changed some of Ben's diapers while in the hospital, so I didn't have to do it. He endured sleeping on that terrible chair so I would not be alone.
The hospital was a good experience, but after basically 3 nights and 3 days, it was time to go home.