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Warm, yes - you'll probably be perspiring and you may trip the breakers in the "studio" area.
Fed, yes - including a comfortable, private place to nurse.
White noise, yes.
Slumber is the classic stance and most folks seem to recommend the session be when the little one is about a week old. They've adjusted a bit to the outside world but are still prone to sleep almost constantly, particularly with a full tummy. My impression from my reading is that after 10 or 14 days old, it's much less likely to get the look most people seem to be after.
To me, swaddling is an art and not one you're likely to master in one session. If I were you I'd put that on the mom and suggest she practice in the week leading up to the shoot.
Diapers are not a favored garment for newborn sessions and they leave marks on the skin when taken off. You can remove the marks in post but you may also want to suggest as much time as possible diaper free before the session - or that the parents "cinch" the diaper muuuch looser than they normally would during the hour or so before the session.
That said, expect the worst as far as mess goes, have backdrop/swaddling backups and assure the parents you expect the mess. It helps them chill out about it.
I've done very few but the most difficult newborn session I did was for my youngest granddaughter. Even at a week old the little toot loved to stretch and she was impossible to pose in a fetal-ish position. All her solo shots are her stretched out and she looks all long and stuff - even when apparently sleeping. But she's cute as heck now. I've learned to like her a lot. 
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