Fatima I certainly couldn't sit and watch five films after the other at 39 weeks. It would be way too painful. Plus how many loo breaks would you need?
Could you watch the first four on DVD over a couple of nights leading up to it instead?
Nervous if you'd like to breastfeed then give it a try. Yes some women find it difficult or have problems but a lot of women also find it easy. I had my fair share of difficulties (failure to latch, mastitis, overactive let down) but the benefits far outweigh any issues I had. I have eczema, hayfever and asthma, my husband has hayfever and food allergies so I exclusively breastfed both mine for four months to try and limit their development of these diseases.
Then there are the purely physical advantages: it's always ready, nothing to sterilise, no waste, always the perfect temperature. If you want to go out or someone else to feed the baby you can express milk (my MIL will want to give a few bottles and my DH may give some night feeds so I can get a longer sleep at the weekends).
I can't describe the pleasant feeling of breastfeeding. There is a sharp pain of letdown but to me it's like the pain of picking a scab - it hurts and feels nice/relief at the same time. I feel like there's some kind of feedback loop through the parasympathetic nervous system. Your whole body relaxes as if you've just got into a warm bath. Then the release of oxytocin (which is also released when bottle feeding) provides a bonding experience with your child.
Too often the bf vs. ff debate comes down to the breast is best argument that breast milk is nutritionally superior. This is undeniably true, for example breast milk contains fatty acids that are indigestible and appear to have the function of promoting a healthy gut flora. But you can't ignore the fact that formula milk is manufactured to the best possible quality for the baby as well. There are a lot of women who don't want to breastfeed and they should be supported in that decision.
There are definite disadvantages to breastfeeding as well. Since breastmilk is more easily digested than formula, a new baby may need to be fed more frequently if breastfeeding. Then there are the growth spurts where baby feeds very often for a couple of days to increase your milk supply. I was never comfortable with feeding my children in public so I tended to use breastfeeding rooms or occasionally a disable toilet when out and about (or took along a bottle of expressed milk) but that's my personal feeling, obviously a lot of women are happy to breastfeed in public - I saw a women in full burkha breastfeeding her baby in Germany!
And there can be problems with getting a good latch, etc. I wish I had had more support with my first two as now I know ways to deal with all the issues I had. At the time I didn't know there were solutions to most breastfeeding problems and my health visitor wasn't any help so now Mumsnet will be my first port of call if I have any trouble this time round.