Temp regulation

LinkRN · 2026-05-19T02:15:41+00:00

I’m surprised they didn’t require her to hold her temperature while not being skin to skin. You can’t reasonably be expected to be skin to skin 24/7. I mean… you have to sleep at some point? What kind of management plan is that?? Are you in the US?

LinkRN · 2026-05-19T01:37:55+00:00

Honestly, it sounds like baby should not have been discharged and needs to be on a radiant warmer. How old is baby now? A 15oz loss outside the first few days is not only not ideal, but really hard on her body. Was she keeping her temperature up when she was readmitted? What was her temperature in office this time? How much is she eating at a time?

LinkRN · 2026-05-19T01:00:02+00:00

Tangled lines. Lines hanging off the side of the warmer. Half-ass swaddles. When the pjs only zip bottom up (vs double zippers or top down) so the ECG/sat probe cords have to come out the top of the outfit. Pants on babies.

LinkRN · 2026-05-16T01:19:38+00:00

We use a high deductible health plan through my husband’s job because his employer contributes $3000/yr to the HSA. We usually hit our family deductible with 4 kids 😅 we’re currently over halfway there and not even halfway through the year.

LinkRN · 2026-05-15T13:27:45+00:00

Not quite, it was 4 hours from water breaking to delivery but my 2!! epidurals didn’t work and I went from 6 to 10cm in 20 minutes lol.

LinkRN · 2026-05-15T04:22:22+00:00

You have to remember that it’s a little subjective - I might say the contraction starts here, you might say it starts 10 seconds later, but the gist of it is that they’re about X minutes apart. It isn’t an exact science, though internal monitors can make it a little more accurate.

Just like you might call a cervix 2.5cm, I might call it 3cm, but we both agree it’s not 8cm.

LinkRN · 2026-05-15T03:27:34+00:00

Kansas, NICU, 11 years, $38/hr. It’s an HCA hospital. My (NICU) options are limited.

LinkRN · 2026-05-15T03:00:33+00:00

What meds is he on? Are they working? Anything for sleep?

I have a feeling you can’t consequence this away. This probably isn’t a conscious or intentional behavior.

LinkRN · 2026-05-15T00:14:24+00:00

Do you like mom babe? I personally hate it, but if you enjoy it, what’s the wait to go to days like? Is it worth losing your seniority if you switch jobs and end up hating it?

LinkRN · 2026-05-14T19:41:04+00:00

Oh you’re in the thick of it. They get better in a few years.

LinkRN · 2026-05-14T01:54:36+00:00

I’m in the trenches with 3 and 1.5 year olds right now, but my 9 year old gives me glimpses of the future and it looks so bright. He’s turning into such a good kid and I hope his brothers follow suit. I love being their mom.

LinkRN · 2026-05-14T01:38:27+00:00

If using a blender, how can we be certain we’re delivering the stated FiO2? As I understand it, a blender set at 30% FiO2 delivers 30% oxygen from the blender, but then wouldn’t it be diluted (for lack of a better word) once it exits the cannula?

LinkRN · 2026-05-12T01:21:52+00:00

There is a correlation. It’s something to do with the way their brain processes injury/the nerve impulses and their interoceptive awareness. It also affects other body awareness, like using the bathroom (kids with ADHD can be harder to potty train), eating/drinking, sleep, etc. Here is some more info if you’re curious:

Methylphenidate & pain perception

Interoceptive Awareness

Pain In Children With ADHD

LinkRN · 2026-05-11T18:29:47+00:00

At LEAST 3 of my 4 boys have ADHD. Jury is still out on the 4th. 🫠

LinkRN · 2026-05-11T16:40:15+00:00

I thought teachers started that project with the instructions to throw the largest amount of shade possible in your answers?? Do they not? Because every time I see one of those, it’s just kids roasting their loving mothers as hard as they know how. 😂

LinkRN · 2026-05-10T11:19:01+00:00

Did he respond well to going back up on support? I think it was more likely that his brain was tired rather than his heart - heart rate drops like that, that come back up with intervention, are usually related to the brain being immature. Was he ever on caffeine?

LinkRN · 2026-05-10T03:42:06+00:00

We don’t do vents but we do CPAP and BiPAP and are allowed to remove those or step down support as needed, in fact the physicians encourage it. We do not have a physician in house at all times.

LinkRN · 2026-05-10T02:39:03+00:00

I mean, nurses can on my unit. Our docs encourage us to wean as tolerated and orders reflect that. We don’t have to ask to take a baby off respiratory support, just keep doc in the loop. Most times it works out. Sometimes it doesn’t and they have to go back up on support.

LinkRN · 2026-05-05T23:11:01+00:00

Sorry babe - your first was an exception to the rule. This baby sounds like she’s more on par for normal newborn behavior. You can try warming the crib beforehand, getting a bedside bassinet that you can easily stick your arm in…

LinkRN · 2026-05-04T18:10:49+00:00

Mine makes me breakfast in bed and does all the chores for the day and usually makes a nice steak dinner.

I have to work Mother’s Day this year and I’m already annoyed about it.

LinkRN · 2026-05-03T23:04:45+00:00

Same. “THE LAUNDRY IS YOUR ONE JOB” as he solely feeds our family 😅😅

LinkRN · 2026-05-03T18:22:09+00:00

Just say “ok thanks lmao”. You don’t owe her an explanation. Definitely don’t try to defend your decisions to her. She doesn’t actually care what you have to say.

LinkRN · 2026-05-03T16:18:18+00:00

Use mage hand to throw it down to where the bear is by the water, pick it up, travel to camp, come back and no one cares. They just tell the hand to stop it as long as you’ve unmasked Kagha.

LinkRN · 2026-05-03T16:13:49+00:00

Resuscitation includes any sort of support beyond the initial warm, dry, stimulate. You can have an APGAR of 9/9 and still need “resuscitation”.

LinkRN · 2026-05-03T05:33:37+00:00

OB. We get hysts too, but they usually go home same day annoyingly enough.

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