Don't need it, our generation very strawberry that's all.

My wife first 2 kids no confinement centre/lady. 2nd kid was during MCO too, so couldn't get help even if we wanted to. I've always been WFH, so I can be around to help out. Confinement food can also order (good ones are not cheap). 3rd one otw, this time she is considered confinement centre, just to have the experience

At the end of the day, its all in your mind. If you already keep thinking things will be hard/difficult, it will be.However if you have the mindset of "difficult also can handle" things will proceed much smoother.

It helps that I only require 6 hours of sleep, can get by with 4+1 hours but would be less productive.

Yeap, so its mostly frills. Most confinement practices are pretty stupid anyway, so up to you how you want to go through things. '

That said, if you're worried that raising a kid is expensive (which it is). Its not going to get any cheaper, the cost is also likely to outpace your earnings, so better to start earlier and just plan your finances accordingly. Sometimes the pressure of having a kid will push you (hubby mostly) to earn more.