mitchsmom

mitchsmom

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  1. sterile water for baby baths

    mitchsmom replied to brady123's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Yeah, I think so - i.e. there are actually more regulations regarding tap water (public water supplies) than most bottled

  2. sterile water for baby baths

    mitchsmom replied to brady123's topic in Ob/Gyn

    LOL... we do everything with tap water right in their room with mom and dad and whoever

  3. Pitocin induction-pit rates

    mitchsmom replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We always do 1-2mu's to start, up by 1-2 q30min and I rarely need to go over 10-15mu/m. Our docs rupture anyone and everyone that's available when they round each

  4. Baby went bad

    mitchsmom replied to nursejohio's topic in Ob/Gyn

    ((hugs)) Take care of yourself. I agree to get back on the horse as soon as you can - I have been there too and going back in those doors the next work day was one of the hardest things I've ever...

  5. pulsatilla as a homeopathic remedy

    mitchsmom replied to GingerSue's topic in Ob/Gyn

    cool, I'll have to check that out

  6. pulsatilla as a homeopathic remedy

    mitchsmom replied to GingerSue's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hi GingerSue, Again I'd recommend The Nursing Mother's Herbal, which has information on this for you (too long to type out this time!!) :) I also used the Sally B. Olds, Marcia L. London, Patricia...

  7. awhonn guidelines

    mitchsmom replied to MIA-RN1's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I can never find AWHONN ratio guidelines on the website, I just emailed my local AWHONN person about accessing that info, so I'll let you know if I hear anything. I had not heard anything

  8. red raspberry to increase milk supply

    mitchsmom replied to GingerSue's topic in Ob/Gyn

    If you are interested in herbal galactagogues, I would highly recommend The Nursing Mother's Herbal to you. Some herbal information is also found in Medications and Mother's Milk. If you are...

  9. awhonn guidelines

    mitchsmom replied to MIA-RN1's topic in Ob/Gyn

    this may be helpful to you for staff ratio info - (i would also want to see where your management got their info): there is a chart from awhonn's perinatal nursing: co-published with awhonn: books:...

  10. POLL: How many births/yr and do you have in-house anesthesia / OB providers?

    mitchsmom posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    How many births does your unit have per year? Do you have 24/7 in-house anesthesia? Do you have 24/7 in-house OB provider

  11. The Circumcision Discussion

    mitchsmom replied to jmspeach's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'm in the preservation camp. My husband is done but my 3 boys are not & they are fine, just like most of the rest of the world that doesn't do it. I work in OB and all of our babies scream like...

  12. epidurals

    mitchsmom replied to babyktchr's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Same as the others... whenever mom has sensation, can support her weight and someone is available to assist

  13. Foley Balloons for cervical ripening?

    mitchsmom replied to RAIZIE's topic in Ob/Gyn

    The only thing we use for ripening is Cytotec so it's nice to read about this or I wouldn't know a thing about

  14. Home birth vs. hospital

    mitchsmom replied to rnmi2004's topic in Ob/Gyn

    post

  15. Staffing woes...LDRP

    mitchsmom replied to mommy2boysaz's topic in Ob/Gyn

    You could also contact AWHONN and see if they have a policy re: minimum staffing for you to

  16. freezing breast milk

    mitchsmom replied to GingerSue's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Because each of those types of freezers is progressively colder than the previous type. I don't know the science behind things keeping longer with a colder

  17. Tips for reaching a posterior cervix??

    mitchsmom replied to shortstuff31117's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I don't usually "hook" a cervix, either. This is why - if I can reach enough to be able to hook it, I can generally feel enough to estimate dilation based on the amount of curve that I can feel, even...

  18. Have you taken one of these Stats courses for Frontier entry requirement?

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

    Thanks for the feedback

  19. ACLS Question

    mitchsmom replied to JenTheRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    No ACLS requirement currently, but we are expecting to start doing our own OR and PACU work in the future and then it will be required. -number of births per year =

  20. OB explanation??

    mitchsmom replied to nursejllrn's topic in Ob/Gyn

    There can be all kinds of mixes. When I started my job, my unit was an LDRP and about half of the staff was cross-trained to do it all. Many floaters and a couple of LPN's did only postpartum couplet...

  21. World Breastfeeding Week

    mitchsmom replied to prmenrs's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thanks - I hadn't seen the WBW 2007 site!! :) And by the way, the .pdf calendar has more interesting details: "RATIONALE • It has long been known about the benefits of colostrum. • New scientific...

  22. Getting an epidural (with fentayl) may hinder breastfeeding (new study)

    mitchsmom posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Getting an epidural may hinder breastfeeding Moms who opt for popular narcotic during labor have more trouble nursing Do your anesthesiologists use fentanyl in your epidurals? We've just started using...

  23. Getting an epidural (with fentayl) may hinder breastfeeding (new study)

    mitchsmom replied to mitchsmom's topic in Ob/Gyn

    *nodding* They don't even give us a chance to clean up the room before they have everyone and their neighbor come in! That said, I have noticed that my babies tend to do MUCH better if they are...

  24. Why so many interventions ??????

    mitchsmom replied to Mooncricket55's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I was going to echo the same sentiment about rural setting - we are a pretty rural community hospital and I think we're pretty interventionist. For just one example, I walked an early labor pt the...

  25. What type of epidurals on your unit?

    mitchsmom posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    This kind of relates to my previous post re: fentanyl in epidural affecting breastfeeding, but also b/c one of our MD's the other day commented that "the epidurals here suck"... so, just curious -...