Congratulations / Mwhahahaha!!! :) Thoughts that come to mind straight away. 1) There isn't one right way to do anything with kids. Not all health workers / midwives / doctors / parents / friends give the same answer to any of your questions. Sometimes all the answers are valid ones. So listen to the advice, and do what you feel is right / suits your new family. 2) Survive the first 8 weeks - don't fight it, give in to it. You have a new being in your life that you can't control. Just when you think you have a routine, your baby will progress, and it changes again. 3) Don't wish too hard for the next stage of his/her development to come along. Wanting them to sit up, or crawl, or walk or talk. You can wish the days away, and then before you know it, they are teenagers. The time goes faster than you think. 4) The best thing you can give your kids is your time. See point 3. 5) Calpol. There are thousands more, and you never stop learning, or beating yourself up about not being as good as you think you could be, or worrying about them. But those three things are what means you care. How's that for starters? Good Luck.... Steve.