We didn't delay with DS, we did with DD. Both had jaundice, DS's lasted longer, but neither case was a problem, especially as my milk was filling their greedy little gutses up With DS we clamped because of suspected PPH (hard to tell in a bath) in the FBC and he cried With DD, delayed, she cried out, but settled really quickly.
I have read in a few places that delaying cord clamping has more benefits than clamping and banking the cord blood for that child. Between delaying clamping and breastfeeding, the reasons to need banked blood for stem cells diminish out of sight.
I don't think jaundice will be a problem for you, all other things being equal - it will be milder weather and you get lots of natural light in your house, and plenty of verandah space to catch rays, too I have a baby hammock you can borrow, if I can find where MiL stashed the spring, that I used for DD on the deck of our old house when she was teeny and DS and I would play out there while she slept off her 'glow'
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