niki1983

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1. Youngest labor patient?

   niki1983 replied to RNLaborNurse4U's topic in Ob/Gyn

   This is not because of the nurse you had, this is just because as a teenager you are not prepared to be the kind of parent you need to be to nurture your children. In reply to this comment, all i have to say is who are to say that just because of yo...

2. Is this common?

   niki1983 replied to ayndim's topic in Ob/Gyn

   With my second child my labor was induced. I was given cervadil the night before. It put me into early labor by 2am. At 9 am one dr from my group came in to check on me and order pitocin. By 9:15 I asked for drugs. At 11:15 I was told that I was at 4...

3. Youngest labor patient?

   niki1983 replied to RNLaborNurse4U's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I have been reading some more of these posts. A lot of what is being said is so generalized. I was a teen mom, three times (had a 4th at 20), so I can relate to what the other teen moms have said and are going thru. We do get a lot of looks and rude ...

4. What influenced you to be an ob?

   niki1983 replied to Emily20's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I am also in school for nursing. I am at the end of my first year (one year to go!). I am 21 years old and eversince I can remember I have wanted to be a L&D nurse ( I would also consider NICU). I also have four children. When I had my first the ...

5. Youngest labor patient?

   niki1983 replied to RNLaborNurse4U's topic in Ob/Gyn

   There wasn't really a reason I continued to have more children, they just kind of happened. With my second child, I was 17, I got pregnant on birthcontrol. With my third we were using condoms and apparently one didn't do its job! By the time we got t...

6. Youngest labor patient?

   niki1983 replied to RNLaborNurse4U's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I have been reading all of the replys about this topic, Youngest labor patient. My name is Niki and I am a 21 year old mother of 4. I had my first child at 15. While I do agree that teenagers in general may lack the understanding and maturity needed ...