Coley did a great interview with a mom who took her baby home on the blogs. There were three posts.
1.
Unplanned Pregnancy, Expectant Parent Blog - Taking your Baby Home
2.
Unplanned Pregnancy, Expectant Parent Blog - Taking Your Baby Home: One Birthmother’s Story
3.
Unplanned Pregnancy, Expectant Parent Blog - Taking Your Baby Home: The Reaction of Others
The second is the one containing the story.
I don't think I could have done it myself. As I had been planning on placing, I had absolutely nothing at home. The hospital could have provided us with a car seat as they do for other families in need of one. But, again, as I was planning on placing and the agency and doctors/nurses told me not to nurse, I didn't. Therefore, I wouldn't have had food for her at home. And so on. I really wish I would have known, with something like a month left to my pregnancy, that you COULD take your baby home. (I wasn't informed that was even an option by my agency.) Perhaps then I could have gotten enough together.
All the same, I was still pretty sick due to my kidney in those first two weeks after birth. So, I don't know if it would have been a great idea for anyone. Sigh, right?