BethAnnG

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1. What's the weirdest baby name?

   BethAnnG replied to teresab_2000's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Margarita is the Spanish version of Margaret as well as what they call a daisy. When I was in college, the visiting baseball team (somewhere in PA) had a player named Joe Cuervo. We think Joe was a nickname.

2. Silent birth? Anyone see one?

   BethAnnG replied to Sis123's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Honestly I really hope she doesn't get it because from the way things look, she'll end up driving her car off a bridge or something before he'll let her take any Zoloft.

3. scrub tops for maternal/newborn nursing?

   BethAnnG replied to MIA-RN1's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I do agree w/ Jamesdotter. I try to wear my baby scrubs only if I know I'm going to be in the nursery that night. We do a lot of fetal demises also and think it would look bad to waltz into a room w/ babies all over my shirt.

4. bottle vs breast feeding

   BethAnnG replied to evansj2's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Many of my Hispanic pts do both successfully. I find that the success rate of br and bottle feeding goes up if mom has bf before. She knows how to get the baby to latch and tends to be less easily frustrated if there's not instant success. As always,...

5. Silent birth? Anyone see one?

   BethAnnG replied to Sis123's topic in Ob/Gyn

   All I have to say is if Katie gets PP depression, she better use all the acting skills she has. I have been through it myself and wouldn't wish it on any woman, but I would wish it on Tom Cruise.

6. scrub tops for maternal/newborn nursing?

   BethAnnG replied to MIA-RN1's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I've seen a couple cute ones w/ babies on it at jasco.com

7. Well Baby Nursery Question

   BethAnnG replied to l&drocks's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Our checks are to assess wellbeing too, of course, but I think having them be hourly as opposed to q2 is for increased safety and security. At least that's what I was told. We have locked doors and security and all that too.

8. Why did YOU choose OB nursing?

   BethAnnG replied to tabbeycatt's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I went into OB nursing for a couple reasons. 1) I needed a change of scenery from working at a community health center. 2) I loved OB from the moment I stepped onto the floor in nursing school. Most days it is really happy and miraculous. The 3% of t...

9. What's the weirdest baby name?

   BethAnnG replied to teresab_2000's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Where I used to work we (largely Hispanic population) we had an older man with the name of Circuncisión. You guessed it...circumcision. Now, I realize as a parent it's your prerogative what to name your baby, but for the life of me, I cannot visualiz...

10. Well Baby Nursery Question

    BethAnnG replied to l&drocks's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We do have the hugs and kisses monitoring system. We don't do narratives, just a couple boxes to fill in where we put our initials, where baby is, and is he sleeping, awake, or fussy. I agree, narratives every hour is too much, esp for a well baby. W...

11. Well Baby Nursery Question

    BethAnnG replied to l&drocks's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I don't think the rules are quite as tight for our NICU babies, though, fergus51. Most of the babies there (at least in our NICU and I'm guessing for others as well) are not as easily transported what with all the machinery.

12. Well Baby Nursery Question

    BethAnnG replied to l&drocks's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I think it's so that we can say, for security purposes, should something happen, that yes, I saw this baby in room with Mom, he was sleeping and she was holding him. It's not an acuity issue in my mind I don't think it is for our hospital either. But...

13. Well Baby Nursery Question

    BethAnnG replied to l&drocks's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We chart on babies every hour as well, whether they are in room c mom or in the nursery. I think it is more of an infant security issue than anything because we only have to chart on moms every 2 hours.

14. What's the weirdest baby name?

    BethAnnG replied to teresab_2000's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Took care of a teenage girl whose first two names were Leydi Diana. Let's see what else....Rocco (family name), Shaughnessy...the funniest one I think I ever heard was T9C. What?? Where I used to work a lot of Hispanic ladies would be trying to name ...

15. Postpartum Nurses-Love it or hate it?

    BethAnnG replied to cammy429's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Amen to that, RNmommy! I really enjoy my mother/baby job. (We also have high-risk antepartums, an occasional GYN) M/B is not for the disorganized! We normally have 4-5 couplets per nurse, but like was previously mentioned, sometimes you can spend 1 h...