One other little fact you need to know. First time parents often don't realize how time consuming taking care of a newborn is. Many mothers find the day to be a resounding success if they managed to both shower and brush their own teeth. Don't set your sights so high that you're disappointed. I know so many moms who planned to make curtains and bake bread and paint the living room... when home on maternity leave. It doesn't work that way. They all laugh about it later.

PS I hope you and everyone else breastfeeds, or at least gives it a try. The formula manufacturers have really pulled a fast one on the american public.