2curlygirls

2curlygirls

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  1. The Case Against Breastfeeding

    2curlygirls replied to EffJay's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I just have to say a couple things. I am a very modest person, but that somehow never even came into play in my breastfeeding career. Not much actually shows. And the fact that my girls never...

  2. The Case Against Breastfeeding

    2curlygirls replied to EffJay's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Breastfeeding is not about "flopping your boobs out". It is about feeding your hungry infant. Food. That is what breasts were meant to do. Make baby food. Period. If you don't wanna see it,...

  3. The Case Against Breastfeeding

    2curlygirls replied to EffJay's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Has anyone ever said, point blank, "If you don't breastfeed, you're a bad mom" ??? You're right. We shouldn't be subjected to Breast is Best. It should be, Breast is Normal. It's the way human...

  4. The Case Against Breastfeeding

    2curlygirls replied to EffJay's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I think breastfeeding is important. Yes, it is a choice. I personally think it's a choice many people make without enough information or support. Breastfeeding can be difficult (it was literally the...

  5. The Case Against Breastfeeding

    2curlygirls replied to EffJay's topic in Ob/Gyn

    My ex husband is a shallow as they come but he supported BF'ing totally. I think the fact that I was back to pre pregnancy weight in 3 weeks with both kids helped. Any the money saved helped too....

  6. The Case Against Breastfeeding

    2curlygirls replied to EffJay's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Wow. I'm glad it's not your decision to make

  7. The Circumcision Discussion

    2curlygirls replied to jmspeach's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Heck

  8. The Circumcision Discussion

    2curlygirls replied to jmspeach's topic in Ob/Gyn

    And why do people keep doing it? Mostly because we want Junior to have the same unnecessary surgery his daddy did. To heck with the risks and pain! I don't get

  9. Elective Primary C/S

    2curlygirls replied to mamafeliz's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Not L&D, but we see quite a few @ our hospital. Some MD's have cash patients that come from other countries. They schedule a c/s (which, to me is mind boggling, esp if you're paying in cash),...

  10. Pain Meds and Epidural's during laboor

    2curlygirls replied to Act238RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    GEtting an epidural sped both my labors. And I had a doula for both. Elvish, we had similar labors!!! I got an 8+1'er too! But the girly

  11. The Circumcision Discussion

    2curlygirls replied to jmspeach's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'm hoping, at least, this thread has inspired some people to research the topic. I think it's easy to be pro circ (or neutral about it) if you never look into it, or see circ's done and the...

  12. The Circumcision Discussion

    2curlygirls replied to jmspeach's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I think the onus is on the ones who want it done to explain why it is done. There is definitely a cultural shift occurring with regards to circ. It will no longer be the norm with the cultural mixing...

  13. The Circumcision Discussion

    2curlygirls replied to jmspeach's topic in Ob/Gyn

    What evidence do you have that they ARE NOT traumatized by this? I was traumatized getting my ears pierced! And that was my

  14. The Circumcision Discussion

    2curlygirls replied to jmspeach's topic in Ob/Gyn

    But then the local wears off and it hurts!!! Every time the baby pees, they scream! And many don't want to breastfeed for a long time afterward. No medical reason to do it.

  15. Do You Go To The Funeral?

    2curlygirls replied to mauigal's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I've not gone. One, I especially regret not going to. I was very pregnant @ the time and it was fairly far away. I should've gone anyway. That little girl had been my primary before she went home....

  16. Who's Working Today?

    2curlygirls replied to mauigal's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Me! It's

  17. Kangaroo Care

    2curlygirls replied to kangarooyou's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    OK, this is awful but we had one really attractive dad who loved to KC. He knew he was hot too. He'd take his shirt off and seductively rub hand sanitizer on his chest. It was hilarious! Or he'd...

  18. The Circumcision Discussion

    2curlygirls replied to jmspeach's topic in Ob/Gyn

    NICU nurse here. I would never circumcise my (completely hypothetical) male infant. No way, no how. One of the three circs I have had the unfortunate opportunity to witness was so horribly brutal I...

  19. Kangaroo Care

    2curlygirls replied to kangarooyou's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    One of our Neo's has informed us we need to become comfortable KC'ing on HFOV. I'll do it with a vent but an oscillator??? Doing it with deep lines and vents makes me a bit nervous. I'll do it, but I...

  20. NICU Pet Peeves

    2curlygirls replied to heartwort's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I dunno. Both the NICU's I've worked in have been pretty strong with the pumping promotion (our hospital has a 96% initiation rate, the highest in our state!) The more I've learned about it, I'm...

  21. tiniest micropreemie

    2curlygirls replied to mweaverrn's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Nope. Didn't realize. In my old unit. we'd get torn a new one if a preemie in 02 was satting higher that ~92%. Alarm limits set 84-95% or else! Many nurses in my current unit haven't quite caught...

  22. tiniest micropreemie

    2curlygirls replied to mweaverrn's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    That's where micro's are suppose to sat. Posted as I sit by my ex 500g, 24 weeker on HFOV who is satting 86% in 46%. Mucho improvement from three days

  23. I'm sitting here...

    2curlygirls replied to prmenrs's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I love it when they put their hands down their diapes "Al Bundy"

  24. NICU Pet Peeves

    2curlygirls replied to heartwort's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Other nurses who feel the need to meddle. They come over to your patient and make comments about whatever they feel like commenting on. I know they just want others to benefit from their vast and...

  25. NICU Pet Peeves

    2curlygirls replied to heartwort's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I always found this to be true with ABG's done by art stick then run on an iSTAT. You finally get one and the machine reads error. I miss