The good part is the overwhelming feeling of having created a little person and all the mushy feelings that go along with that

It's hard not to stress - you will for sure. But try to keep it in perspective and remember in the hard times that, like Liz said, they are only babies for such a short time and it really does fly by - soon they'll be sticking their finger up your nose to get a laugh and doing weird, hilarious dance moves to ad music.

Partner-wise, I would say the most important thing you can do for all of you is get him involved right from the start - baths, sleeping, nappies, playtime, everything. Don't let him get a fear of 'not doing it right', you can both learn all the little tricks together.

In the first few days, especially in hospital, you will get lots of advice from many people (even midwives) that's all different. Just go with what feels right to you and when you get that one special midwife who makes everything seem calm and relaxed, ask her to come live with you LOL No, seriously, save your questions for the staff that make you feel comfortable and ignore that one grumpy nurse/midwife/doctor that every hospital seems to have.

Sleep deprivation - if you expect to have it, you get a nice surprise if you don't.

You will be fine if you listen to you. And if you don't know the answer, just jump on and ask for some bellybelly group wisdom -it's always worked for me