I haven't seen it mentioned yet, but if you can, try kangaroo care. When you are sitting with your baby the first few days take off your shirt and hold him/her to your chest. I bet I logged 40 hours sitting in the lazy-boy at the hospital with my baby on my chest, my feet up and a blanket over both of us. Simultaneously the greatest and scariest moments of my life.
I did have a lot more time than normal as my baby was confined to one wing of the hospital while my wife was in another for the first three days.
On staying the night, it was only a year ago for me and I am wracking my brain trying to remember if I went home. I honestly have no idea.
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