Natalieboo

Natalieboo

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About Natalieboo

Married with a 2 daughters

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  1. Is doula training useful?

    As a doula for the past three years, I am ecstatic to see the responses here! It makes me feel very proud that our training is respected and sought out by others in the birth community, ESPECIALLY nurses. Why not open the door to the birthing world...
  2. OB questions

    I have a serious and honest question and really hope it doesn't get taken the wrong way. Have you considered trying for a birth with NO painkillers? Then you won't have to worry about any of that. I mean, what if you go into labor and things work ou...
  3. Mean/Rude Doctors

    A doula provides emotional and physical support to a woman in labor. I could seriously go on and on about a doula, so PM me if that definition does not suffice.
  4. Mean/Rude Doctors

    I get enough crap BECAUSE I'm a doula (from nurses too ) this is why I am afraid to become a nurse. I worry I may be too sensitive for the job. It's funny because I think of myself as a very "nurse and doc friendly" doula. I'm not "out there" like s...
  5. Personal Support Worker?

    Is a PSW here in Ontario comparable to a CNA in the States? I am American and have been in Canada for 3 years. Just recently, I received my Canadian Permanent Residence and am now able to work and study here. The BSN program offered here is extremel...
  6. Photography in L&D

    I completely understand where you guys are coming from in that you have duties you need to perform without cameras getting in your way. However, coming from the other end here, I am SO greatful my husband caught my last birth on video! We actually j...
  7. Intimidated by the thought of learning vag exams...help!

    onehusbandsevenkids & BabyRN2Be: I'm a doula looking to get into nursing as well! Nice to see others here. Honestly, I can't wait to perform vaginal examinations! Sounds funny, but I know it will be something I am good at. For me it seems to be ...
  8. Oh no, that is absolutely awful! I was in a similar situation but had a much better experience. I am an American in Canada and did not have the health insurance here. I had UTIs before, but this one was probably the worst. It was 3am and I knew exact...
  9. Legal implications of providing care post D/C

    As long as no medical procedures need to be done to the babies at home, I would recommend a Postpartum Doula to them. They work for about $20 an hour and do exactly what the parents sound like they are looking for. Some PP Doulas will work out an ove...
  10. MRSA in the NICU.....question for you

    Sorry, just a curious reader... what does MRSA stand for? Thanks! :)
  11. Do you count?

    As a doula, some clients like counting and some don't. It's all a personal thing and I go with their cues. Sometimes they will plan it in their birth plan (it's usually the people that say absolutely NO directed pushing), or it'll just be an in-the-m...
  12. 13 pound infant...thank goodness it was c-section!

    Nevermind giving birth to it, it must have been a HUGE and uncomfortable task carrying that baby the last few weeks!! I know on my parenting board right now we've got a couple ladies around 30 weeks that are complaining about how uncomfortable they ...
  13. Postpartum rooms in your hospital, are they all private?

    haHA! So that's what LDRP means! I thought it was something like that, but having never seen a hospital with an LDRP unit, I wouldn't know! Thanks :)
  14. I have been a doula at two hospitals in the area, one has 1 bed and 2 bed, where you have to pay $150 extra a night for the private rooms, and the other hospital has 1 bed, 2 bed and 4 bed wards. I was just reading a thread in the Nursing Issues/Con...
  15. Wound Care Question

    Aha! Okay I get it. Thanks very much! Yep I am wringing it out and it's being packed into the wound. I cover it with a dry 4x4 folded in half and then tape that to his butt. :chuckle Also the inner packing has been sticking to the wound pretty badl...