tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5735725958151799281.post8232665723323453056..comments2023-12-16T03:55:15.003-05:00Comments on Salad Tongs, Anyone?: Girls Just Wanna Have... Babies.apgaRNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16664097462163551432noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5735725958151799281.post-32162143514003919642011-12-07T17:55:43.365-05:002011-12-07T17:55:43.365-05:00Thank you for this article, really useful material...Thank you for this article, really useful material.<br /><a href="http://www.realestateproperty.ca/secure/apartments/british_columbia/nanaimo.html" rel="nofollow">Nanaimo apartments</a>Isaiahnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5735725958151799281.post-50968680996672189832007-02-16T14:18:00.000-05:002007-02-16T14:18:00.000-05:00I don't get it, ploise explain!Why shouldn't you b...I don't get it, ploise explain!<BR/><BR/>Why shouldn't you bring your stuff if you think you're going to be admitted? Admittedly I left mine in my car whenever I had monitoring, but I had it on hand, just in case something funky was happenning.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5735725958151799281.post-49031070964788654862007-02-06T10:31:00.000-05:002007-02-06T10:31:00.000-05:00Mitch's Mom, Amen on the induction request! I've...Mitch's Mom, Amen on the induction request! I've even had a patient whose mother said, "I refuse to leave until you do something to induce her! She's been in labor for 4 days... blah, blah, blah." Unfortunately in her case, the doctor gave in, which only perpetuates the myth that you can make that decision based on desire. Oh, and this is not the only type of patient we get. I just thought it fun to describe this kind of typical clueless primip. Hee hee. :)<br /><br />MJ, Right on... it's amazing how their perception of "real" labor is altered once they're IN IT.<br /><br />Kelly, You're probably right, too, as fate would have it!<br /><br />Jo, I never really imagined they'd come to the ED with suitcases... that's too funny. Who WANTS to stay in the hospital???<br /><br />Alyson, Yes, I suppose so. And she'd be more likely to have some idea what to expect, how to deal. We don't get many doulas.<br /><br />Laura, It's okay... we've all been guilty! Of course, most L&D nurses would be horrified to make that walk of shame. We're notoriously reluctant to come to OB triage unless we think we're dying. Fortunately for me, I had fast, smooth labors.<br /><br />misbhavens, That sounds pretty familiar, too. :) I always laugh when those we've sent home with a sleeper come back a few hours later, confessing that they never took it. Why??? "Because I'm in labor!" Duh.<br /><br />NapgaRNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16664097462163551432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5735725958151799281.post-38726589078007595342007-02-04T14:03:00.000-05:002007-02-04T14:03:00.000-05:00(oh...but our Labor Girls don't being any accoutre...(oh...but our Labor Girls don't being any accoutrements...sometimes not even a suitcase because they rushed to the hospital so quickly because they were sure they were going to have a baby any second! With BIG happy pain-free smiles on their faces!)missbhavenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09993878948547565140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5735725958151799281.post-40237795173715770602007-02-04T14:02:00.000-05:002007-02-04T14:02:00.000-05:00Oh, yeah! I know Labor Girl! The 2cm one who comes...Oh, yeah! I know Labor Girl! The 2cm one who comes back after two hours of "walking" (read: sitting in the waiting room watching tv) and is...surprise! Still 2cm!<br /><br />This is the Labor Girl that we send home that doesn't actually GO HOME! She gets discharged but sits in the lobby of the hospital until dawn even though she lives less than a mile away. Not only that, she actually TAKES the Benadryl that we specifically instructed her not to take until she is in bed! <br /><br />Then she arrives at the unit, yet again, hours later at change of shift at 7am...<br /><br />2cm and half-asleep.missbhavenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09993878948547565140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5735725958151799281.post-23224122024485270932007-02-04T11:59:00.000-05:002007-02-04T11:59:00.000-05:00okay i will raise my hand and confess that yes, i ...okay i will raise my hand and confess that yes, i was labor girl a couple of times.<br />thankfully the last time (baby #4) my nurse was very sympathetic and understanding....having just come off of 99 days of complete bedrest and a terbutaline pump, 3 cm dilated, i was sure that it was time when i showed up. can you blame me? she understood having admitted me 99 days prior when my water broke at 26 weeks.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15868536354957624922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5735725958151799281.post-55588519395481519622007-02-03T10:22:00.000-05:002007-02-03T10:22:00.000-05:00Too bad Labor Girl didn't think to hire a doula. ...Too bad Labor Girl didn't think to hire a doula. Then she'd be more likely to be walking in at 6-8cm.Alysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06920405586619115712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5735725958151799281.post-18585052895603632672007-02-03T02:13:00.000-05:002007-02-03T02:13:00.000-05:00Poor labor girl.
In my area, they come in to the ...Poor labor girl.<br /><br />In my area, they come in to the ED with their suitcases. Similar deal.<br />/joAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5735725958151799281.post-86703988790575514902007-02-02T15:26:00.001-05:002007-02-02T15:26:00.001-05:00Actually, I want to add that I thought the perfect...Actually, I want to add that I thought the perfect ending would be a c-section! ;)Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17256371707801041596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5735725958151799281.post-43682823919176150892007-02-02T15:26:00.000-05:002007-02-02T15:26:00.000-05:00This is the best laugh I've had all week! And so ...This is the best laugh I've had all week! And so very true!Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17256371707801041596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5735725958151799281.post-89115629861894468602007-01-31T17:28:00.000-05:002007-01-31T17:28:00.000-05:00Poor Labor Girl....
I can't wait for your next en...Poor Labor Girl....<br /><br />I can't wait for your next entry where you describe her change of heart about "wanting this" when she's going through the last stages of labor. Poor Hubby.<br /><br />MJMother Jones RNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01298418463273622952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5735725958151799281.post-12660269866392136532007-01-31T17:13:00.000-05:002007-01-31T17:13:00.000-05:00*Head nodding* LOL
...except you left out the par...*Head nodding* LOL<br /><br />...except you left out the part where she starts in "... but can't you just induce me if I request it?" (topic for another post?)<br /><br />Although, it seems like you may have a different clientele delivering in your unit than most of my patients. It sounds like yours are a little more prepared (aside from thinking they are about 8 cm's when they walk in the door with mild menstrual-like cramps :). <br /><br />I have NEVER had a patient come in with a birth ball, music, birth plan, etc. I'm lucky if mine are even aware that it might be a good idea to *time* the intermittent stomach pain they are having! Seriously, most of our patients walk up to the nurses station with no earthly idea how often their pain is occuring - I mean, they can't even make a guess at it!!! And that's just the *beginning* our our typical labor adventure. <br />At least there's lots of opportunity for teaching for those of us who like that :)mitchsmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13245175550951773370noreply@blogger.com