I had Alexander at 35 weeks at Monash Medical Centre. We were both there for six days before they flew us back to Goulburn Valley Base Hospital. I had technically been discharged, but stayed with Alex for the next four days in a "parenting" room. His birth weight was 1.9 kilos and I took him home at 2.02 kilos. They usually make you wait until 2.5 kilos, which would have been another three weeks, but because I could have the domiciliary midwife visit daily, my husband was a nurse, and my boss's wife was the local lactation consultant, they felt I had enough support to be able to take Alex home. I was lucky.

Hopefully with this one I'll be able to take it home with me, but I'm not holding my breath.... the docs say if I make it to 32 weeks I'll be doing well. I'm now almost 23 weeks... so wait and see!