Kiwimid

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  1. mum of a pdd-nos kid needs help

    Kiwimid posted a topic in Developmental Disabilities

    hi im a student midwife who has just had my 6 year old diagnosed with pdd-nos. we are having heaps of trouble with school and other issues. Any suggestions

  2. "Caught" my first baby!!

    Kiwimid replied to Calzonan RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    hey i never ment to rain on anyones parade. to be honest there is a part of me that misses getting that excited. its hard to find people who understand as there are few forums for student midwives...

  3. "Caught" my first baby!!

    Kiwimid replied to Calzonan RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Iv's sterile feilds, preps, calling for the doc at a nvd. hee hee i am sorry but we midwives do 70% probably more of the delieveries by ourselves with a back up midwife. AND I WASN"T TRAINED AS A...

  4. "Caught" my first baby!!

    Kiwimid replied to Calzonan RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Please excuse my ignorance, but I am a second year Midwifery student and i have had eleven catches. catching is the easy part, it is the care either side of the catch that is the difficult part!!....

  5. I just saw the most amazing delivery

    Kiwimid replied to eden's topic in Ob/Gyn

    my most interesting birth so far was a fotling breech at 36 weeks, was off to ot for a lscs when she started

  6. Birth in the Media

    Kiwimid replied to Nefertari1279's topic in Ob/Gyn

    gee that sounds like a great woman to care for. these programmes are so unrealistic and i think the guys who make these shows have alot to answer for. they paint an almost unobtainable picture to the...

  7. Fetal death after maternal death

    Kiwimid replied to WorkofHeart8's topic in Ob/Gyn

    wow!!! thats amazing!!!

  8. THIS is what a computer is SUPPOSED to do!

    Kiwimid replied to bedpan's topic in Nursing Humor

    ok im am bookmarking that one ......thank

  9. Unassisted birth on GMA this morning!?

    Kiwimid replied to mommy2boysaz's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    i am training to be a midwife in New Zealand and our model of practice is quite different to what you guys have, in fact it is unique to New Zealand. It is based around a treaty that was singed with...

  10. Recent birth - unanswered questions

    Kiwimid replied to threeriversbirth's topic in Ob/Gyn

    i agree with the others on this one.....the more ves the greater the chance of infection . i had one of my women get to a certain point and then just stop. i just want to know as a student why not do...

  11. Husband with Kidney Cancer

    Kiwimid replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    Oh Mama........ how terrifying for you.....my best wishes to you from this side of the world.....if there is anything we can do let us know.....not that im in your hemisphere or...

  12. Let's talk about death

    Kiwimid replied to Okiecruffler's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    my heart goes out to you....he looks sooo much like my son who is nearly the same age now....who has had health problems but not as bad as your wee guy. our children enspire us to be more than we...

  13. Did anyone read the People story about Christina Aguilera?

    Kiwimid replied to rph3664's topic in Ob/Gyn

    we need to educate women about their bodies more. the pelvic floor gets stretched carrying around a pregnant uterus anyway. sheesh are people stupid enough to really believe that a c section is any...

  14. Any of your preggy patients crave toxic things like PineSol?

    Kiwimid replied to Jo Dirt's topic in Ob/Gyn

    if the craving gets too much, try changing brands, one with a different scent. it is fairly common,but i would not drink it. your a sensible person and know that im sure. good luck with the rest of...

  15. Bizzare

    Kiwimid replied to magz53's topic in Ob/Gyn

    i had my brother and his significant male other in the room when i had my first. the nurse looked at my brother and asked if he was the dad. nup he said, the other just said i dont do thst .....was...

  16. Smoking And Nurses

    Kiwimid replied to ABC054's topic in General Nursing

    oh and im not using any aides like patches or gum. and i dont feel any great loss. strange, must have just been my time too

  17. Smoking And Nurses

    Kiwimid replied to ABC054's topic in General Nursing

    i have been struggling to quit smoking for about ten years. Seriously. Tried everything in the book. Nothing was working for me. I havent had one for three days. i did go nine days before that, had a...

  18. Scared Of Poop!!!!!!!!! Help!!!!!!!

    Kiwimid replied to nursingstudent424's topic in First Year After Licensure

    poop has never worried me, hell, i have had four babies. poop is nothing, warm, stale urine on the other hand....eeeewwwwww. cath bags that are being

  19. BEST GIFT you ever received from a family member or patient?

    Kiwimid replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    i was doing clinical and saw the sweetest thing. this lol had hardly any english and was critical. her family were afraid to visit, so the staff kind of adopted her. one nurse in particular. when ever...

  20. Movie: "The Business of Being Born."

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

    About time is all i can say. Gee, you would think that birth was a crisis if you walked into most l&d at the moment. the way the obs talk, the way the women treat their obs like gods and hero's...

  21. Healthy women schedule C-sections to prevent vaginal stretching

    Kiwimid replied to rph3664's topic in Ob/Gyn

    i just laugh when they say they dont want to get all stretched. What, the weight of the baby and uterus does most of the stretching anyway, blah, noobs. I just dont get it. If they want an elective,...

  22. Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    Kiwimid replied to Trixxy's topic in Nursing Humor

    i was walking down the hall of post natal one day when i heard some very loud moaning. it got to the point of being so loud that other staff were concerned. so went into the room, and this guy was...

  23. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    Kiwimid replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    hahahahahahahahha...............lol.......bbbbbbbbbbbuuuuuuuuuuuuuzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

  24. A Father's Tears

    Kiwimid replied to Elvish's topic in Ob/Gyn

    This is one of the reasons why i have decided to become a midwife. its never just a thing they have lost, its the hopes and dreams, its a baby. and too often, they are treated as just .....gee i dont...

  25. situs inversus in the newborn, kind of long

    Kiwimid replied to nursepenny's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    my MIL has it. she only found out when they went to take out her gallbladder. shes fine , as your grand baby will