1. Get CPR training before baby comes home. We had to perform CPR when Norah completely stopped breathing one day at our home.
2. Check into the lifetime maximum of your health insurance. If your insurance doesn't have a lifetime max that's great - if not you can change your insurance or get supplemental insurance. Norah’s Children’s bill was around $150,000 (thankfully all covered by insurance)
3. Has baby had any antibiotics? If so baby will have to have hearing screened - do the in-depth hearing test.
4. If baby's been on oxygen they will do an eye exam and it's not fun. Norah had once a week eye appts for quite some time.
5. The nurses should be allowing parents to take care of baby as much as possible. When we came home with Norah we were totally comfortable taking care of Norah - diapers, feeding, etc.
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