Natalieboo

As a doula for the past three years, I am ecstatic to see the responses here! It makes me feel very proud that our training is respected and sought out by others in the birth community, ESPECIALLY nurses. Why not open the door to the birthing world...

I have a serious and honest question and really hope it doesn't get taken the wrong way. Have you considered trying for a birth with NO painkillers? Then you won't have to worry about any of that. I mean, what if you go into labor and things work ou...

Is a PSW here in Ontario comparable to a CNA in the States? I am American and have been in Canada for 3 years. Just recently, I received my Canadian Permanent Residence and am now able to work and study here. The BSN program offered here is extremel...

A doula provides emotional and physical support to a woman in labor. I could seriously go on and on about a doula, so PM me if that definition does not suffice.

I get enough crap BECAUSE I'm a doula (from nurses too ) this is why I am afraid to become a nurse. I worry I may be too sensitive for the job. It's funny because I think of myself as a very "nurse and doc friendly" doula. I'm not "out there" like s...

I completely understand where you guys are coming from in that you have duties you need to perform without cameras getting in your way. However, coming from the other end here, I am SO greatful my husband caught my last birth on video! We actually j...

onehusbandsevenkids & BabyRN2Be: I'm a doula looking to get into nursing as well! Nice to see others here. Honestly, I can't wait to perform vaginal examinations! Sounds funny, but I know it will be something I am good at. For me it seems to be ...

Oh no, that is absolutely awful! I was in a similar situation but had a much better experience. I am an American in Canada and did not have the health insurance here. I had UTIs before, but this one was probably the worst. It was 3am and I knew exact...

As long as no medical procedures need to be done to the babies at home, I would recommend a Postpartum Doula to them. They work for about $20 an hour and do exactly what the parents sound like they are looking for. Some PP Doulas will work out an ove...

Sorry, just a curious reader... what does MRSA stand for? Thanks! :)

A little background first: My hubby had a pilonidal sinus and cyst excised in mid Feb. A few weeks ago was his last visit to the surgeon and he was healed to the point that it didn't require packing at all! Well, during the last week the wound has re...

As a doula, some clients like counting and some don't. It's all a personal thing and I go with their cues. Sometimes they will plan it in their birth plan (it's usually the people that say absolutely NO directed pushing), or it'll just be an in-the-m...

I am 22 years old and soon to be a mother of two in November. I've known only for a few years now that I very much want to go to nursing school. I married a Canadian 3 years ago and am just now filing my permanent residency papers here. I have to be ...

I have been a doula at two hospitals in the area, one has 1 bed and 2 bed, where you have to pay $150 extra a night for the private rooms, and the other hospital has 1 bed, 2 bed and 4 bed wards. I was just reading a thread in the Nursing Issues/Con...

Nevermind giving birth to it, it must have been a HUGE and uncomfortable task carrying that baby the last few weeks!! I know on my parenting board right now we've got a couple ladies around 30 weeks that are complaining about how uncomfortable they ...

haHA! So that's what LDRP means! I thought it was something like that, but having never seen a hospital with an LDRP unit, I wouldn't know! Thanks :)

Aha! Okay I get it. Thanks very much! Yep I am wringing it out and it's being packed into the wound. I cover it with a dry 4x4 folded in half and then tape that to his butt. :chuckle Also the inner packing has been sticking to the wound pretty badl...

What exactly does that mean? Thank you!! :)

It's my second career, I feel old! :) I feel like I lived my 20s in my teens and I'm in my 30s now! :chuckle

If they can pay for it, of course! They have a right to drive a BMW if they can buy one too.

He doesn't mind the tape gwenith :) There actually is not much drainage. It doesn't even drain onto the folded 4x4. Lysa what is a VAC system? Thanks!

Thanks for the article gwenith! And kay, thanks SO much for the advice! I'm going to ask the nurse for aquacel or acticote silver when she visits the last time this week. There is still drainage. Also, my hubby prefers no tape on the bottom, he says ...

Hi there! Will hospitals hire nurses into L&D just out of nursing school? Will it help that I will have been a birth doula for 6 years by the time I am done with school? I live in a "hospital city" that has two huge hospitals that always seem to ...

You had to say that, didn't you? :chuckle Fortunately, I have a digital camera and a willing husband. Here are photos from this morning's packing: Here is the wound, my DH's fingers in the picture so you can get an idea of the size. DH is reaching ar...

I am 22 and this will be my second career. I know, it sounds silly! Since I was 16 years old I have worked in the computer and internet industry, doing everything from technical support, to web/graphic design, the building computers, and managing net...