WVUturtle514

WVUturtle514 specializes in Anesthesia.

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1. WVUturtle514...did you have your baby? How did it go?

   WVUturtle514 replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I did have the baby! Here's the (long) story: My water broke at 6pm on my due date (12/21).....how ironic, huh? Anyways....I never started having contractions....contacted my midwife and she told me to either call her back when I started having tim...

2. Since we were talking about birth plans....

   WVUturtle514 replied to WVUturtle514's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Yuck....sounds like that was not a good work environment....I bet you're glad you got out of there! If I go to the hospital, my midwife will still deliver me there unless there is a major complication and she needs to transfer my care to one of the ...

3. Since we were talking about birth plans....

   WVUturtle514 replied to WVUturtle514's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Well, I don't really consider this a birth plan. These are merely my preferences for after the birth, assuming of course there are no complications. And these requests will only matter to me IF I have to deliver at the hospital, which again, unless...

4. Do birth plans grate on your nerves?

   WVUturtle514 replied to cradlecrewer's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Our midwives require that you attend the birth classes they offer if you want to deliver at the birth center.....if you don't attend they will only deliver you at the hospital.

5. Since we were talking about birth plans....

   WVUturtle514 replied to WVUturtle514's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Well, according to the lady who ran my birth classes, these things are NOT standard practice at the hospital where I will be delivering (if I have to go to the hospital). Apparently, after delivery they will hold the baby up to show you and then imm...

6. Since we were talking about birth plans....

   WVUturtle514 replied to WVUturtle514's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Well, all of these things are standard at the birth center....so as long as I am able to deliver there, then I won't have to worry about anything. However, these are requests that I would have to make at the HOSPITAL if I have to deliver there.....t...

7. Since we were talking about birth plans....

   WVUturtle514 posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

   So I thought I would post this here because I'd probably get the most honest feedback. My due date is this Saturday. My husband and I are really hoping for a natural, intervention-free birth, so we have decided to deliver at a birth center near our h...

8. Do birth plans grate on your nerves?

   WVUturtle514 replied to cradlecrewer's topic in Ob/Gyn

   If you've ever seen the documentary "The Business of Being Born", they interview several OB/GYN residents. When asked how many natural, intervention-free labors they had been involved with, all of the docs just kinda looked around at each other. Of...

9. Do birth plans grate on your nerves?

   WVUturtle514 replied to cradlecrewer's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Unfortunately many women don't have this option. I am lucky that I live 5 minutes from the birth center where I will be delivering (granted this baby doesn't get too comfy in there and go extremely overdue). However, it is the only birth center in ...

10. How long did you work while pregnant?

    WVUturtle514 replied to eden's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'm a CRNA and I just finished my last day of work this past Friday. I am currently 39 weeks.....I worked as long as I could, but it eventually got to be too much. I've had a very healthy, uncomplicated pregnancy, but it got to the point where I wa...

11. Do birth plans grate on your nerves?

    WVUturtle514 replied to cradlecrewer's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Very nicely put.....I couldn't have said it better myself!!!

12. Do birth plans grate on your nerves?

    WVUturtle514 replied to cradlecrewer's topic in Ob/Gyn

    The original post is the exact reason that I have no desire to deliver in the hospital. I am currently 39 weeks pregnant with my first child. I knew from the beginning that I wanted to keep my pregnancy as intervention free as possible. Luckily, I...

13. Worried about exposure to OR Gas while pregnant

    WVUturtle514 replied to nessa1982's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a CRNA and I'm currently 35 weeks pregnant with my first child. Today's anesthesia machines have scavenging systems that evacuate the anesthetic gases through the hospital's vacuum system. Plus, most anesthetics are given in a closed circuit, so...

14. How do L&D nurses REALLY feel about natural birth?

    WVUturtle514 replied to WVUturtle514's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I did my anesthesia training in Washington, DC where we have a fairly large Hispanic population. It always amazed me that almost ALL of the hispanic moms who came in to deliver always went naturally. As a CRNA we were required to see everyone when ...

15. To Ladies who are CRNA's

    WVUturtle514 replied to sundayj's topic in CRNA

    I have a radiology badge for both myself and the baby that measures the amount of x-rays that I am exposed to. I wear it during every case. The badge is tested every month and it lets you know if you're being exposed to higher amounts of radiation ...