[PinkSurvivor]

I am currently 15+5 weeks and the doctors want the baby delivered at 32 weeks.

The baby is perfectly healthy, no known issues at this point. I had an u/s a week ago and all was progressing perfectly. They want to have the baby born early so I can start cancer treatment asap.

I am unaware of the issues facing 32 weeks premature so I would love some advice and know what to expect. I have been told its fairly 'safe' and baby should be fine. They obviously will wait a week or two if lungs and things are not looking developed enough to proceed and it would compromise the baby's life.

Thanks for any advice.

[Mrs_BG]

I had my baby at 34 weeks via C-section in November last year. Some tips from my experience;

* Have a list of friends & family who are available to drive you to and from the hospital while your baby is NICU/SCN. This way you can ensure you can see you baby if your DH has to go back to work or has other commitments.

* Have lots of single portion meals in the freezer so you can take them to the hospital or eat quickly when you get home. It gets very expensive eating in the hospital cafeteria and the food usually isn't any good.

* Try to prepare yourself for leaving hospital without your baby. I didn't really think about what it would be like and it hit me like a ton of bricks.

* Let the hospital staff know you would like to be involved in your babies care. Summer was 3 days old before anyone asked me if I wanted to change a nappy. Until that moment I didn't feel like a "real mum" as I had just sat there and watched other people care for my baby.

Good luck OP - I hope everything goes smoothly for you.