They may want to give a new Mom a contraceptive shot. They may sneak it in even if you've vociferously refused. Our experience was that it drove my wife almost insane and severely damaged her bonding with our daughter. It was 8 months before the shit faded and she came back to herself.
If you plan to do the baby sling thing and keep your child with you as much as you can; start practicing wearing the sling (with weights) now, and work out the issues and accommodations when its not as critical if you drop things.
If you don't have a dog yet, adopt one. Raising puppies is a good lower impact introduction to the general field of "small mammal infant care"; and dogs and babies go quite well together in so many other synergistic ways.
If you plan to do the baby sling thing and keep your child with you as much as you can; start practicing wearing the sling (with weights) now, and work out the issues and accommodations when its not as critical if you drop things.
If you don't have a dog yet, adopt one. Raising puppies is a good lower impact introduction to the general field of "small mammal infant care"; and dogs and babies go quite well together in so many other synergistic ways.