• that every pregnancy is different... you hear people say it, but don't believe it until the next one comes along!

    the amount of pain you can be in the whole pregnancy BEFORE labour is even thought of.

    That you'll forget the amount of pain labour was almost instantly.

    And the one I really wish I'd have known before baby #1 was WHERE TO PUSH! Baby would have been out hours earlier if they'd told me where to push instead of "push"...