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It was now nearing 11am and still no room. At this point, a sweet friend of mine who was with us went to tell a nurse that I was no longer an "induction", that I was IN labor! Shortly after that, a room was ready and things got moving quickly. Within the next half hour, I ...
Today I had my pre-op appointment. My surgeries are Thursday morning, bright and early. But here’s the important part: I learned during our discussion that Tammie, the nurse, talks to her dog breeder in Alabama more than she talks to her own son. The also instructed me not to shave ...
And the other thing to note too is just that, if you feel like you need to be very specific about your provider being at your birth, understand that really the obstetrician is with you not a significant amount of time during the labour and birth itself. Your nurse is the person who ...
Requests were definitely made by our nurse and techs for those things to happen, but whoever was on the other end of the line has a sweet job because they never bothered to do it. On an amusing note, the pharmacy didn’t have his meds on hand (a specialty one they never have, and...
how to build a cantilevered shelf into a tower of building blocks, how to articulate passages on the tuba, how to figure out the chords to a melody on the piano, how to nurse a hen with sour crop. Together, Elihu and I have become good at figuring it out. Solving the problem. It’...
Today I had my pre-op appointment. My surgeries are Thursday morning, bright and early. But here’s the important part: I learned during our discussion that Tammie, the nurse, talks to her dog breeder in Alabama more than she talks to her own son. The also instructed me not to shave ...
8)Pajamas– Take something comfy to wear after giving birth… something loose fitting and easy to nurse in (if you plan on nursing). You can even bring your own nightgown for labor and delivery, or just use the hospital gown if you’re worried about getting it messy. Add in a robe fo...