HollyWA

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1. "Babywise!" Help! Friend swears by it.

   HollyWA replied to Figaro's Mom's topic in Ob/Gyn

   "I believe trying to put a baby on your schedule will just make it hard on everyone involved"-- No actually it made it very easy. It only took us about 1 day of my schedule and it was HER schedule. I like being able to leave my breastfeeding baby for...

2. "Babywise!" Help! Friend swears by it.

   HollyWA replied to Figaro's Mom's topic in Ob/Gyn

   YES!! That is the problem with that book. Parents really think that if they don't do it ACTUALLY the way it says--then their baby is not going to be "perfect", and sleeping. I was like that in the beginning. My sister who used it also--told me to rel...

3. Male OB nurses?

   HollyWA replied to maire's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I don't work with male pts--except baby boys. The general population of nurses who do work with males--aren't caring for them in the same way that an OB nurse cares for. "Also if you have ever worked in maternal child you would know there is nothing...

4. What are your parameters for resusitation at delivery?

   HollyWA replied to dawngloves's topic in NICU

   I've only worked in a high level 2--and did agency in level 3. You all just reenforced my decision to never work in a level 3!!! Give me a feeder/grower--any day!!

5. Anyone do this???

   HollyWA posted a topic in General Nursing

   Are there any nurses out there that stay at home and do some sort of "nursing" related job over the internet?

6. OB myths and mis'conceptions'

   HollyWA replied to sbic56's topic in Ob/Gyn

   This one isn't from L&D---(I'm newborn/NICU): I was asked to start an IV on a baby in peds. I remember this mom/baby from just the month before in OB. Mom white/dad black. Husband white. This mom was explaining to us that the baby was "dark" ski...

7. Male OB nurses?

   HollyWA replied to maire's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I think my husband would have a problem with it. He's never had a problem with my male Drs--but nurse--maybe. I would think that a male L&D nurse would feel uncomfortable themselves checking a patient or help with nursing. I've never seen one s...

8. I have a stupid question

   HollyWA replied to Figaro's Mom's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I'm not L&D but was a newborn/nicu,pp nurse before kids. I attended deliveries and learned alot from my L&D friends. I wanted to do L&D someday. I did think like you--but many of my L&D friends had no kids--they are still great nurses...

9. What's the weirdest baby name?

   HollyWA replied to teresab_2000's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I remember a baby being named---something like-- 2 cool for u

10. "Babywise!" Help! Friend swears by it.

    HollyWA replied to Figaro's Mom's topic in Ob/Gyn

    What do you mean--"single breastfeeding"? At each feeding? Or never nursing on one side? I've only nursed on one side at a time--good, fatty hindmilk when doing this. Yes--I know some people who take what they read to heart and follow it as "law". W...

11. Looking for info----

    HollyWA replied to HollyWA's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks!!!!

12. Med-surg or NICU first?

    HollyWA replied to Neonatal WannaB's topic in NICU

    I graduated from school in 1989 and back then----I couldn't get into a "speciality" without at least 1 year experience in med/sur first. So I moved out of state to Kansas. I got a job in adult ICU (my BIL was the director) until an opening in nursery...

13. Looking for info----

    HollyWA posted a topic in General Nursing

    I haven't been working as a RN for 2.5y now. I was wondering if anyone knows of a "law" or something that requires you to have to go back to work within a certain time-period, without having to take classes to get back into the swing of things. I liv...

14. "Babywise!" Help! Friend swears by it.

    HollyWA replied to Figaro's Mom's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I've never posted here before--but I have experience with Babywise---with 2 of my kids. It was a lifesaver for us. Even the NP that I worked with loved it for her kids. I put my babies on a schedule--or "routine". Eat, play, sleep. That's the order...