Your blood volume goes down a little when you donate. It’s important to be well hydrated so that you can feel well after.

On the day before your donation, we recommend:

• 10 glasses of fluid if you are a man
• 8 glasses of fluid if you are a woman

In the three hours before you donate, drink three good-sized glasses of fluid (that’s 750 mL).

If you’re a…

Unfortunately, no. While we love having children around, we don’t offer any kind of childcare in our donor centres. For everyone's safety, children need to be supervised by an adult who isn’t donating.