Thing i wish I knew. Your bowel motions soften & you need to go alot when you are in labour. Which is a good thing, less chance of it coming out while actually pushing the baby out. Glad I was told that by my sister that you need to push like your doing a poo when pushing the baby out. No one told me about the incredible burning pain on your vagina as the babys head comes out. MY GOD! it was like having a hot iron agaist it.
Oh & also the after pains while your breastfeeding. The contractions you get after the birth to get your uterus back to normal. Not to bad first baby but gets worse with each one after that.