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  1. As a single mother it is impossible to get childcare on Christmas day! Personally I would love the Holiday pay, but I don't have anyone to watch the kiddos. I appreciate it when people help out by...
  2. ? About not breastfeeding

    When I delivered I gave explicit instructions that my baby was to stay with me at all time and wasn't to recieve anything orally but breast milk. the lab tech wanted to give my baby sugar water while...
  3. Can you believe this? 13yo and mom both pregnant

    Factoids: by the age of 19, 80% of American teens have had sex 1 out of 3 schools teach abstinence only education. only 57% of parents have talked to thier kids about sex by 15 yrs of age 90% chance...
  4. Discharge orders you'd LIKE to write!!!

    Anyone who molests children should be shot where they
  5. I'm sorry for your pain. It would be wonderful if we could know ahead of time when someone is about to die; everyone would do things differently. Your patients are blessed to have a nurse like you...
  6. Newborn PKU: Heelstick vs Venipuncture?

    I am so sorry for you and your child, that is a heartbreaking experience. I am glad that lab-tech got reported! She obviousley didn't know what she was
  7. ? About not breastfeeding

    All you can do is try! You put forth the effort to educate yourself and give breastfeeding a shot. You did more than many moms do by attempting to pump as well. Congradulations to you ! I am sorry it...
  8. ? About not breastfeeding

    Thankyou
  9. ? About not breastfeeding

    I agree! % years old is way out there! But I think tha employers have a duty to see that amployees get thier breaks and lunches period. (Whether they use them to breastfeed or not. I worked at a...
  10. ? About not breastfeeding

    As a mther of 2, iknow when you come home wtih baby you are tired. I stayed in bed with my kiddos and we rested and nursed. Dad changed most of the diapers and the baby and me got to recuperate....
  11. ? About not breastfeeding

    I hear patients talk about how they lived to to be 90 and thay ate greasy food and smoked every day of thier life. This does not negate the fact that smoking and greasy food aren't good for you. I...
  12. Newborn PKU: Heelstick vs Venipuncture?

    I am sure it was a Pku test. As soon as my daughter was born, before any testing was done they wrapped her up in a blanket and I breastfed her for about 40 minutes. then they washed her and wieghed...
  13. ? About not breastfeeding

    I wish all moms could have at-home visits postpartum. It might really help with early detection of PPD.It really is a serious issue. New mommies need more support from family and
  14. ? About not breastfeeding

    I am not trying to be abrasive.I don't want moms to be uncomfortable. I am not talking about situations where it is counterproductive to breastfeed; emotional distress, physiological issues, etc. I...
  15. ? About not breastfeeding

    "Many times the mother is already malnurished and the baby has taken alot from them physically. Breastfeeding tends to rob them further of nutrients, even with supplements" In a research collection I...
  16. ? About not breastfeeding

    Does anyone know of any research bieng done on why moms would not want to breast feed? personally I have seen alot of people pressured by thier partners that breasts are for sexual purposes only. I...
  17. ? About not breastfeeding

    I wouldn't try to pressure some one to breastfeed. It makes me sad to think of these little babies not getting what they need. I have read research on breastfeeding increasing bonding with baby due to...
  18. ? About not breastfeeding

    Your patient advocacy skills are lacking and new moms will pick up on that quickly, as one or two have already noted here. It's not your baby, it's not your life, and it's not your breasts being...
  19. Circumcisions-Question

    Feamle genital mutilation cannot be compared with male circumcision. Totally different procedure done for totally different
  20. ? About not breastfeeding

    Breastfeeding is a positive thing to do for you and your baby. I understand if there are feeding problems... but moms who are to lazy to breast feed b/c its inconvinient really bother me. I hear some...
  21. Newborn PKU: Heelstick vs Venipuncture?

    I am sure it was a pku test...It was done on those green cards with 5 dots to fill with blood. The lab tech couldn't get it done and so I said that I wanted them to wait bacause my little girl's foot...
  22. Newborn PKU: Heelstick vs Venipuncture?

    I know this is a little off the subject, but I am a new mom who was horrified at the heelstick! My little girl was just 1 hour old and they tried twice to stick her and squeezed the bejeebers out of...
  23. ? About not breastfeeding

    I am not a nurse yet(still in school) but I am a nursing mother and I have worked for a lactation consultant. The nurses I interacted with didn't look down on the mothers who didn't breastfeed...but...
  24. I saw an article about it a few years back that painted cytotec in a VERY bad light. :chair: There was a pretty high percentage of complications. Personally I have been induced with pictocin and the...
  25. Sedating hysterical victims?

    Sedating a rape victim!!!!!!! So that they can feel even more powerless and victimized? They already had thier control of thier body taken from them ...it is inconcievable to do that to them again....