My First "Bad" Baby!!

Specialties Ob/Gyn

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Just wanted to share my experience with you all because it was my first and who else understands me better?

We had an emergency C-section the other night and I was the one going to the OR. The operating doc likes to keep his patients on the internal monitors right up until he is removing the baby. So you know who is under the drapes fumbling to detatch before he gets baby out, me. When I got out fom under the drapes I realized that the Peds doc wasn't there and I would have to take this baby myself, I was scared because there was thick meconium fluid. Well they got the baby out, and suctioned out mouth and nose with bulb syringe and gave the babe to me. It wasn't breathing , and was completly stained green. I suctioned babe with suction cath and gave o2 via mask. Still not breathing, HR 90's, I suction a few more times and try to stimulate. Still flaccid and not responding, got the circulating over to help me stim and suction. No response, so we got the CRNA over (mom was a spinal) and He started bagging baby while I did the HR. After 2-3 MIN BAGGING BABY STARTED BREATHING ON HER OWN RIGHT WHEN THE PEDS DOC CAME IN. Apgars were 2-8-9. Baby was fine with no probs. Have to say this was my first time having anything but a healthy no need for suction baby!!! Needless to say I was Sh*ting my pants later thinking about it. But everyone said I did a good job( my place of work is not known for complementing anyone)!!! Just wanted to share my pride with all of you !!!:p

Great job!!

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The story gave me goose bumps :)

Wonderful !!

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Way to go!! So very happy for you!!

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Specializes in NICU.

You did a good job, it's very scary when they come out looking like that.

Now a question. Are you supposed to do everything at c/s deliveries? No circulating nurse for mom and also RN for baby? Looks like your ped was called in, but we would always have an RT at the delivery if we didn't have a ped.

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You did a good job, it's very scary when they come out looking like that.

Now a question. Are you supposed to do everything at c/s deliveries? No circulating nurse for mom and also RN for baby? Looks like your ped was called in, but we would always have an RT at the delivery if we didn't have a ped.

The OB nurse(me) is there soley for the baby with the peds doc. The circulating nurse isn't any of our unit nurses and usually records birth times and helps with the delivery(she's there for mom along with the crna), but this was the first time I've seen them take hands on with a baby. Of course, she did know exactly what to grab when the CRNA stated what size scope he wanted, and knew exactly where it was. Now, I know where these things are, but I would've been alot slower at getting them than she was(not quite sure if I'm supposed to be the one to do this or both of us or what, I'm gonna have to find out soon!!!) Unfortunatly, I didn't have time to even call a 2nd nurse from the desk B4 they got baby out, so I wasn't even thinking bout getting Respiratory. The floor nurses told me later that when they brought the bed back to surgery ,for the pt, the CRNA was just starting the spinal, so they didn't even know that the cutting had begun. The next night I went into our c-sec room and found that there is a call light in there that connects to our nursing station-wish I wouldve thought of that B4, but if anything, this whole situation has made me think a lot more about how to be better prepared. Thank you all for your encouraging words, you all made me feel great!!:p
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Wouldn't have done any different. Including messing my pants!

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You go girl!!!!

It is a very scary feeling but you did the right thing....you will only grow as a nurse from this experience!

Tammy

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Great Job!!! I about died with my first couple of bad babies! You did a fantastic job!!! Days like that -- when things COULD have been horrible but turned out wonderful -- hold on to those for the "downer days" -- there are often fewer Fabulous days, but they are certainly powerful!!!!!:)

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i wanna be like darchild 77 when i grow up!

topcat

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Excellent job!!!

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I got tears in my eyes. Now you know why all my hero's are nurses.

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Congrats on the good job!

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