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  1. Doula Thoughts on L&D (long)

    tinyscrafts replied to futureTMA's topic in Ob/Gyn

    That is a big time doula no-no. :trout: If she's certified (depending on the organization, I only know the in's and outs of mine) you could report her for that. I've been blamed for my clients choices...

  2. Placenta Accreta...

    tinyscrafts replied to shortstuff31117's topic in Ob/Gyn

    At a conference last year I heard of one place actually leaving the placenta in to reabsorb. Can't remember for the life of me where they did this but it did work. I think it was in another...

  3. Doula Thoughts on L&D (long)

    tinyscrafts replied to futureTMA's topic in Ob/Gyn

    that's the whole crux. Intervention when it's

  4. Pronunciation

    tinyscrafts replied to tinyscrafts's topic in Ob/Gyn

    The SONT imeter drives me nuts. I mean it's spelled cent. centimeters. It has nothing to do with sonography-maybe it was a bandwagon thing???

  5. C- section/ Opinion question...

    tinyscrafts replied to Kaseyrn2b's topic in Ob/Gyn

    my bet is it "moves"

  6. Doula Thoughts on L&D (long)

    tinyscrafts replied to futureTMA's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I agree, go interview some doulas there are very pro intervention doulas around me! I think my clients would LOVE to have the nurse sit down with us and chat about their wishes and what's important...

  7. RN assist at homebirths?

    tinyscrafts replied to RNChrista's topic in General Nursing

    YIKES! so I'm a doula now, and considering nursing school. If i went and got my RN I could never act as a doula again without being afraid of loosing my RN in some way???? That's pretty scary. I do...

  8. cloth vs disposable diapers

    tinyscrafts replied to Jayla's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I used mostly diaper service quality DSQ's prefolds and pro wrap covers from the tidy didy service. that's the cheapest. I LOVED the motherease one size with doubler when they got to be bigger kids,...

  9. I have been asked to be a Doula!

    tinyscrafts replied to PrincessRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    eeww. an online birth plan, ack! Top five points MAX. fear triggers, sexual abuse history, religious needs and that's it! w/ a separate care preferences page for the baby. fun for you, but now you...

  10. Doula

    tinyscrafts replied to Toothbrushx2's topic in Ob/Gyn

    The vast majority of us stick to a non clinical scope. There are a few that know how to do vag exams (are nurses/MW's) and I wish there was some consistent use of the proper term of "monitrice"...

  11. finger feeding

    tinyscrafts replied to jrring1019's topic in Ob/Gyn

    yup That's blunt, but totally accurate IMO. Moms get more sleep when they sleep with their infants anyway. The colostrum gets the mec out and decreases jaundice. If supplemented, it's usually w/...

  12. Doula

    tinyscrafts replied to Toothbrushx2's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Yup I'm a doula Did you have any particular

  13. Help with VBAC presentation

    tinyscrafts replied to Kalico's topic in Ob/Gyn

    ICAN www.ican-online.org www.vbac.com www.childbirthconnection.com Theres lots of stuff here, check out the listening to mothers survey at the last one, and they have a comment on the NIH cesareans on...

  14. Home Birth: Is it safe where you live?

    tinyscrafts replied to midwife2b's topic in Ob/Gyn

    whats buggin me most lately is it's getting harder and harder to find a mw to do a vbac. The docs won't, So women are left with the choice to schedule a repeat or go unassisted.

  15. Home Birth: Is it safe where you live?

    tinyscrafts replied to midwife2b's topic in Ob/Gyn

    CA has lots of midwives both CNM's and LM's (and some lay too) that do Out of hospital births. The CNM's have backups. The LM's have some unofficial backup physicians but no one will officially back...

  16. Drying up Breastmilk

    tinyscrafts replied to Justhere's topic in Ob/Gyn

    sage

  17. How long is maternity leave in the US?

    tinyscrafts replied to Marra Jade's topic in General Nursing

    in CA there is an additional thing called "bonding Time" that either parent can take off I think it was 6 wks too. ( in addition to the regular 6wks offered by most FT

  18. Can You Detain a Patient Just For Being Manic?

    tinyscrafts replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    The question really is Is this man really sick or not? Just because someone is not using the words "i'm suicidal or I wanna kill someone doesnt' mean they aren't. Most have figured that out and...

  19. Womens interest in male nurses

    tinyscrafts replied to johny1's topic in Men in Nursing

    and your next sentence can be "And I make pretty good money too" Look confident when you say it. It's all in the

  20. Older guys like me, how did you get started?

    tinyscrafts replied to theatomicjeff's topic in Men in Nursing

    I saw a LVN program part time at night at a private college, It's 3 years two nights a wk. for a grand total of 24,000! (includes a laptop- whatever

  21. Can You Detain a Patient Just For Being Manic?

    tinyscrafts replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    I think the doc might know something you don't about this guy. If the man is manic, one of the symptoms is not being able to see one is ill. Throw in the very good acting and manipulation that many MI...

  22. HELP.....no body will answer for advice...

    tinyscrafts replied to jentech's topic in Nursing Career

    try calling ACNM http://www.acnm.org/ or a local midwife/homebirth

  23. Is nursing my path? I need advice

    tinyscrafts replied to BePatient's topic in Nursing Career

    how can you shadow a nurse in the age of HIPPPA??? this really puzzles me... do any hospitals let you do

  24. For L&D RNs who are future CNMs: Coping with different model of care??

    tinyscrafts replied to lovingpecola's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    I had taken enemas out of my birth classes and thought it was looong gone. last week a charge nurse told me "Dr so and so want's all his pt's to have enemas" Knock me over!! guess i'll have to put...

  25. How is living in Long Beach??

    tinyscrafts replied to babynurse06's topic in California Nursing

    The nicer parts of long beach are good, I live in lakewood. they'd be good options. You could also go south of there a bit and check out CHOC (childrens hospital orange county) the water quality...