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  1. Tips or suggestions for Postpartum New Grad

    ibambamama replied to lovepink02's topic in Ob/Gyn

    First of all, congratulations! What a wonderful opportunity. I am also, somewhat new to to pp, although I have been doing L&D for awhile now. So here's a few good tips I've gotten from friends and...

  2. Can't even spike a bag!!

    ibambamama posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    OK - so I know I know- we are supposed to go easy on ourselves in the beginning, 'it's a steep learning curve' blah blah blah - but I hate feeling so incompetent! I graduated in '07 and am just...

  3. SUNY Downstate-Midwifery: Anti-Nursing?

    ibambamama posted a topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    Hello All, So I have been long trying to figure out which school to go to in order to finish my midwifery degree. I started at Columbia but stopped when I had my second baby. I am now expecting #3 and...

  4. SUNY Downstate-Midwifery: Anti-Nursing?

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

    Hi Nursology, I just noticed your post (we've been traveling for the past few weeks) and wanted to give you some thoughts. It's quite an interesting question - anesthesia and midwifery are....well,...

  5. SUNY Downstate-Midwifery: Anti-Nursing?

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

    Hi Ktliz, No worries - I am just very very lucky I think! My husband is a biologist and this year was his sabbatical, so we were able to pack up the whole family (we have two girls already - ages 8...

  6. Student Nurse Midwife looking for someone to shadow

    ibambamama replied to Krshmt's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    Hi Krshmt, I don't know if you are in the city or upstate, but there should be a lot of good options for you either way. ACNM meetings are a good start - there are tons of midwives practicing in NYC...

  7. SUNY Downstate-Midwifery: Anti-Nursing?

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

    Hi Klitz, Yeah, I guess I sort of hijacked my own thread :) I feel like we hear so much about the nursing shortage in the US that we don't realize it is really a global phenomenon - and its'...

  8. SUNY Downstate-Midwifery: Anti-Nursing?

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

    Oh, I'm so glad this thread got picked up again - thanks to everyone for replying! I am still completely up in the air about which program to choose (there are actually lots of other factors I have to...

  9. Frontier in 2012

    ibambamama replied to BabyLady's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    thanks klone! That's really

  10. Frontier in 2012

    ibambamama replied to BabyLady's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    Is there no way to just apply really early so that you can find out earlier (or maybe defer for a later session so that at least you know you have a spot?) For example, I am not looking to start until...

  11. Frontier in 2012

    ibambamama replied to BabyLady's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    Hi there, I am also planning on applying to Frontier for 2012- although that sounds crazy that they don't let you know if you've been accepted until 4 weeks before the start of term?! That can't be...

  12. OB

    ibambamama replied to SNELM's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Ha- in my hospital I don't think there is such a thing as too late! I've seen doctors order epidurals for their ladies who are fully dilated and seen mom's come upstairs from our birth center, after...

  13. Got any good BF resources?

    ibambamama posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    So I am ideally looking for a book that has lots of practical information and techniques for helping new mothers to breastfeed- esp. helping with the first latch. I have done a lot of general BF...

  14. First loss...

    ibambamama posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Me again- new OB nurse (now officially off of orientation for 3 weeks!). It has been a lot of ups and downs for sure, but last night might have been the worst. My colleagues continue to be...

  15. How long will it take you to admit a new patient to L&D?

    ibambamama replied to Jiayou's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hi there- I'm also new (12 wks orientation, 1 month on my own now). I've gotten faster at admissions, but it sounds like things run pretty differently at your hospital. For one thing, a lot of stuff...

  16. First loss...

    ibambamama replied to ibambamama's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thanks so much for all the support. I was also able to reach out to some of my friends who are also nurses, one of whom has been working in Peds Onc. for the past 2.5 years - I don't know how she does...

  17. Am I being realistitc? Turning 40, 5 kids & wanting to go to Frontier Midwifery Schoo

    ibambamama replied to kidsrn70's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    Go for it! Life is long - Even if you don't finish until you're 44. The average age of retirement is 65 - that's over 20 years of practice you'll be getting in! And it sounds like Frontier is the...

  18. First night off orientation- feeling overwhelmed

    ibambamama posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    So Saturday night was my first official night off of orientation - whoohoo! I work on a rather busy L&D floor in NYC (we do about 7,000 births a year) that includes a lot of high risk pts. I spent...

  19. First night off orientation- feeling overwhelmed

    ibambamama replied to ibambamama's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thank you all so much for the encouraging words. I do really feel like I'm lucky to be on a floor where the nurses support each other - and writing it all out made me truly realize how much help I...

  20. Epidural and DTR

    ibambamama posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hi there - New OB nurse here (whoohoo!) I'm about 7 weeks into my orientation and recently have been taking care of a lot of pts. with PIH/PET, almost all of whom end up on Mag Sulfate (blech! - had...

  21. Can't even spike a bag!!

    ibambamama replied to ibambamama's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thanks so much to everyone for all the advice! The twisting really helps!! (And not getting so nervous that my hands sweat and I can't get a good grip on the bag!) I am now in my third week of...

  22. Suggestion for New Grads looking for work

    ibambamama replied to Whimsical's topic in New York Nursing

    Hi Whimsical, Thanks so much for the helpful suggestion - I would definitely like to hear more about how it works out! I would also be curious to know, if you work in a nursing home for awhile and...

  23. Finding support during Frontier

    ibambamama posted a topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    So I am a (relatively!) new BSN grad now starting to look into graduate programs for midwifery. I was in an entry-to-practice midwifery program but decided to take a break after the BSN portion to...

  24. Kicked out of school for being pregnant!?

    ibambamama posted a topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    Help! I am currently a nursing student in an entry-to-practice midwifery program and, after meeting with my program director last week, was told that we would, essentially, be kicked out of the...

  25. peace corps

    ibambamama replied to biwa's topic in Nursing Career

    Hi Biwa, Well congratulations on your decision to choose such meaningful work. I am an RPCV (Returned Peace Corps Volunteer - I was in Central Africa about 10 years ago) and worked in international...