At first, I was not confident at all picking him up as he was extremely small and there were many wires and tubes to navigate. However, as time went on, I became much more confident.
I could see how much it helped my little one too. On days I wouldn’t be able to do skin-to-skin, her oxygen levels would be all over the place.
In this video mum Egle discusses how to be involved in the comfort of her baby during his medical procedures with Dr Roshni Mansfield.
I just felt overwhelmed and sometimes incredibly pressured to hold him and, for whatever reason, I didn’t feel able to do so.
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