I should add that you should get comfortable now with the fact that you will be perpetually poor, stressed, and convinced you're a terrible mother. Oh, and your house will never be clean--or your laundry folded--again. Ever.
Well, at least until your gremlins are out on their own, anyway.
When your babies are little, you will face physical pain (in your heart and in your boobs) every time you leave for class/lab/work/etc. You'll never feel like you're doing good enough. You'll face an uphill battle in your effort to convince everyone that you have what it takes to be a successful professional, and that you're willing to make the tough choices.
But hopefully you'll learn to be comfortable in your own skin, how to take excellent care of yourself (because no one else is going to!), and confident in the choices you make.
And you'll save a ton of money on cable, because you're never going to have time to watch television again.
Consider connecting with local doctors who are women, and ask how they've handled it. When I was pregnant with my most recent gremlin, I asked every woman I saw how she handled balancing being a doctor and a mom. One was a medical student taking care of me post-partum. She had some interesting insights as well. All of them had fantastic tips, and surprising ways of doing things. Most of their responses were completely unexpected--not what I would have predicted by a long shot.
