i agree with lana - people tell you stuff (that you don't really want or need to know) that is their experience & really nothing to do with what your experience will be like! and of course, they love to tell you the really bad, freak you out kind of stories. and for some reason, they forget to tell you that for all the bad/negative stuff there is 10 times the number of moments where you just stare at your NB (and beyond the NB stage) & think 'how the hell did we make something so amazing & perfect'. you can lose hours just starting at your baby in wonder.

and yes, there's things like lack of sleep etc but you do have your body back & things like being able to sleep on your back again, being able to jump up off the couch in a hurry or being able to pick stuff up off the floor easily are huge pluses.

there's so much to look forward to, don't let people ruin that for you