Tired of Toting

I remember being pregnant. My daughter was 9 pounds and 7 ounces, and I remember feeling so big and heavy and tired at the end of my pregnancy. But I didn't know to complain, and I didn't even know it was an option to induce.  It surprises me now, as a nurse, how many people I see that want their baby to come before their due date. Their back hurts, they are uncomfortable, and they are tired.  Labor nurses call it "tired of toting."

I teach prenatal classes to young moms, and I try to remind them that this is the only time they have with this baby during this pregnancy, and you really need to take a step back and try to enjoy every moment.  Believe me, I know how tough it can be...I remember! But know that during a healthy, normal pregnancy, your body is the best place to let a baby grow.

Here is a great article from Healthy Moms & Baby about giving your baby the full forty:

http://www.health4mom.org/a/40_reasons_121611

Eight is too late...

I don't know why I wanted to start a blog. I guess I need an outlet, and since I type 80 words a minute, I thought a blog would be better than a journal. 

I don't know if anyone will ever read this, but in my mind I imagine myself reading my entries a year from now and I think I'd like to remember all the ups and downs of my life as a labor and delivery nurse.

I have been a labor nurse since I graduated nursing school.  My husband is a student, and I'm the only one that works (for now!)  We have a six year old daughter, who is the sweetest, most adaptable child ever.  I want another baby, but my husband doesn't...which sometimes makes being around women giving birth difficult...but I love my job so much I can't imagine doing anything else.

There are so many cool, crazy, weird, wrong, and wonderful things that go on in my world---my world on a labor and delivery unit.  I hope you think that my life as a labor nurse is as interesting and funny as I do!


Until my next delivery, remember....eight is usually too late! (at least for my multigravidas!)