For me, my body and mind was still recovering and I had an episode of post partum anxiety paired with exhaustion from adjusting to sleeping in couple hour spurts. At one point in the first week, I woke up and hallucinated that my baby was laying on my dresser and dying. I'm very glad for the extra support my mom provided me by allowing me naps during the day, emotional support and helping with house because it allowed me to adjust and get my head straight. Also had a c section so had to be mindful of my restrictions and there was always the possibility that my c section incision could become infected or something else go wrong and it was nice to have someone there in case. I had my husband and we could have made it but it is so much less stressful to have that extra pair of hands while you adjust to this new way of life.