Its fun trying to change a nappy wih your arms through the incubator holes-but you soon pick it up!! 
Think Mothercare sold them? they were huge on her too as she was only 2lb but it was something.
When the baby is first born, he will go into an incubator and will only wear a nappy sweetie. They generally wait a few weeks to get babies weight up etc to see how he is holding his own body temperature. They also have wires in quite a few places and canulas in, so it makes it tricky to dress them.
Brooke had a few little vests in scbu and wore them when she was around 3 weeks old. . .they had velcro on the sides and they were soooooooo helpful as it meant the wires could stay on whilst she was dressed!
To give you a rough idea of what to expect, Brooke had a tube into her umbilicol cord (not sure what for!!), a breathing monitor on her tummy (like a plaster attached to a monitor that alarmed if she didnt breathe for 20secs-most babies had them), she had a saturations monitor which alternated between her wrist and her foot (a plastic clasp with an infrared light through the skin-doesnt hurt at all), a canula in each hand and a tube for feeding in her nose. she also was on CPAP for a while, like a breathing implement which they put over their faces with prongs up their nose-sometimes she didnt like it but it definatly helped her.
Generally, they put tubes in all babies noses so they can give medicines, vitamins and feeds and things easily. Babies need to rest soooo much in scbu as they grow when they are staying still-you should be able to hold him though when he has calmed down after the birth, I held Brooke for the first time when she was 48 hours old, although I realise totally different circumstances.
Im really thinking of you chick, it must be such a difficult time for you all.
HTH xx
When the baby is first born, he will go into an incubator and will only wear a nappy sweetie. They generally wait a few weeks to get babies weight up etc to see how he is holding his own body temperature. They also have wires in quite a few places and canulas in, so it makes it tricky to dress them.
Brooke had a few little vests in scbu and wore them when she was around 3 weeks old. . .they had velcro on the sides and they were soooooooo helpful as it meant the wires could stay on whilst she was dressed!
To give you a rough idea of what to expect, Brooke had a tube into her umbilicol cord (not sure what for!!), a breathing monitor on her tummy (like a plaster attached to a monitor that alarmed if she didnt breathe for 20secs-most babies had them), she had a saturations monitor which alternated between her wrist and her foot (a plastic clasp with an infrared light through the skin-doesnt hurt at all), a canula in each hand and a tube for feeding in her nose. she also was on CPAP for a while, like a breathing implement which they put over their faces with prongs up their nose-sometimes she didnt like it but it definatly helped her.
Generally, they put tubes in all babies noses so they can give medicines, vitamins and feeds and things easily. Babies need to rest soooo much in scbu as they grow when they are staying still-you should be able to hold him though when he has calmed down after the birth, I held Brooke for the first time when she was 48 hours old, although I realise totally different circumstances.
Im really thinking of you chick, it must be such a difficult time for you all.
HTH xx
How far were you when you had brooke? Thank you for your advice
the monkeybum obviously couldnt wait to get out of my tum!
) as they are EXTREMELY powerful, but they do the job. If you manage to back up your supply then it'll all come in handy. It'll all get used-trust me!!! 
Hardly any wear at all (loads of little blue clothes 
) If lo comes early I'll rally round what I have, I should have little hats and things but honestly in early days a vest will be all you need if that 
