Hard data: - Everybody will tell you what to do. - Even more, they believe they are right everytime. - You'll spend a lot of time in ER (or something like th

Hard data: - Everybody will tell you what to do. - Even more, they believe they are right everytime. - You'll spend a lot of time in ER (or something like that) because you don't know what's going on and how to troubleshoot a baby. When in doubt, go ASAP or you'll end going back home at 5am. - You'll be tired of doctors asking you if it is your first son. Fact is when the second one has fever, you give him/her medicine _and_ pospone. - If you're wondering if you'll be able to do it well, you will (that's a symptom of someone who cares). It is _very_ important that the mother has enough rest, at least the first 3-4 months. Some people talk about post-labor depression: it is not depression, just the mother is more exhausted than she has ever been in her life.