Go on a tour of the SC/NICU before the procedure if possible so you know what to expect.
Make sure you request a room as close as possible to SC/NICU as soon as it is available. If not available on admission, you should be able to get moved the next day when someone is discharged. Keep asking. It makes a big difference to be as close as possible.
Have someone (MW or parner?)take photos and bring them to you in your room as soon as possible. This will help with the bonding and to get the hormones kicking to start producing milk. It will also help to see the NGT etc if they were required.
These were the 3 things that helped me the most from a hospital perspective (that I can think of at the moment).
Janie, I am strapped for time at the moment just finishng up expressing before music then I am out for the day but I will be back tonight.
As you most likely know neither of my girls were prem they both however were born by CS and were both taken to NICU/SCN as soon as they were born as they were sick little girls so I am happy to speak with you in regards to CS and NICU.
Spooky has given some good advice.
The other thing to think about is breastfeeding, I think this is something you would be wanting to do (as you did with your DS for so long ... I will come back and talk to you more about this is you would like?
As I said I have to go for now but I will be back .
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... I will come back and talk to you more about this is you would like?
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