Okay, I took my DS1 home at 10 days old, he was 34w born, so 35+4 when I took him home. He was 1900gms born, and 2020gms when I took him home. He was born in May and I took him home to Shepparton which is in country Victoria.

The most important thing for me was the SUPPORT network that was put in place. I had a midwife/MCHN come and visit me every day for the first week (XH was back at work) and we did weighins every second day. In terms of feeding, I BF him, even though I had 20GG boobs and he was so tiny. I ended up expressing a lot and feeding via bottle as he had difficulty latching on.

I loved it that he was on 4 hourly feeds - I kept to it overnight but fed more often during the day. I usually expressed 2 hours after feeds during the day to try and increase my supply.

He was my first, and my Xh wasn't very helpful, so I was doing all the work.

The most important thing for the MCHN was for him to put on weight, so I fed him LOTS and most importantly, kept him WARM! Keep the house warm. Also dress her warmly - little beanies are the greatest thing invented, I used woollen ones that my grandmother knitted for me from a dolls pattern, otherwise they were too big. I wasn't scared of topping him up with formula either, as it was more important to build him up weight wise, so that if he DID get sick then he had some reserves. I only bathed him every 2-3 days, otherwise I did a top-and-tail.

I had a c/s so didn't get out very much, staying at home and SLEEPING whenever he did, it was marvellous.

Also if you have ANY fears or insecurities about Nakita's health, take her straight back to hospital/doctor - these tiny premmies need medication ASAP if they get sick.

Also remember - YOU are Mummy, you're a WONDERFUL woman and you are the BEST mummy your daughter can ever have.

If you have any queries please let me know. HTH.