My daugther was not as dependent on machines and was in special care, yet it wasn't until 4 days after her birth that i got to hold her. It was almost like it was a hassle at the start for them to get her out of the isolette. It wasn't until I said that we still haven't held her, that they made the effort.

Like odette I was not allowed to hold my baby for 4 days after she was born. I was in the Royal Womens in Melbourne March last year, and I found that it was a "hassle" for some of the nurses to even let me B/F her. I have bonded with her now but for those first 4 days, I started to wonder if I would ever get to hold her!