I thought I would like being a stay at home Mum when I had DD1, at 4 months I went back to work part time and it saved my mental health
I thought I would look forawrd to going back to work after DD3 and now Im not looking forward to it
I didnt think I would use a baby carrier so much, I thought my pram would get a work out and I think i used it less than a dozen times with DD2
I thought BF would come naturally, it took work but was more rewarding than I expected
I didnt think I would EVER co-sleep but have done it a few times when I could see the benefit and I believe if I were a single parent I would do it more often
I didnt think i would say yes do avoid a public conflict with my child, nut have learnt to pick my battles!

I guess the thing that suprises me is how flexible my parenting decisions are and how they have changed with each child as they are all individual and that they changed as out family dynamic has changed with each addition and over time