... or are you prepared to take some shortcuts?
A friend of mine is expecting her first. We were talking about a few things, like the recommendation that babies should sleep in parents' bedroom, or what I've heard about travel systems (ie not a great idea because constant use of car seat terrible for baby's back).
Friend was slightly bemused by my extensive knowledge about all these things 
and said that she felt that you could overdo it, that millions of children had grown up fine without all this and that you could worry too much.
I must confess that I feel a bit consumed sometimes by this desire to do the best for my children - don't get me wrong, I certainly get many many many things wrong, and also sometimes I just can't be a*sed, but I do try and find out in practically everything what the "best" option would be - only to then sometimes feel guilty in not choosing that option/not living up to my own expectations.
All in all you could probably call me slightly paranoid and neurotic. 
Maybe my friend will change when the baby is actually there...