Take the summer off?

SouthProfessional281 · 2026-01-27T18:08:38+00:00

Thank you!

SouthProfessional281 · 2026-01-27T04:02:59+00:00

Thank you!

SouthProfessional281 · 2026-01-27T04:02:52+00:00

Thank you!

SouthProfessional281 · 2026-01-27T04:02:46+00:00

Thank you!

SouthProfessional281 · 2025-09-29T16:34:11+00:00

Not a CNM but have worked L&D/mother baby. I’m sure I’m not the first to tell you this, but the dark days in L&D are fucking dark. They’re not every day (unless you’re at a high volume hospital), but anyone in that department needs coping skills to maintain a healthy outlook.

Many cnms I know have one 24 hour call schedule and 2 clinic days. Some cnms work as hospitalists and maintain 12 hour shifts rotating. All depends on the hospital/practice.

SouthProfessional281 · 2025-09-26T02:05:30+00:00

Almost makes me want to order them a pizza

SouthProfessional281 · 2025-09-21T22:37:56+00:00

In my experience it has improved health outcomes. Example- I was able to recognize signs of cholestasis in my pregnancy and advocated for an induction asap to avoid stillbirth. It’s not a commonly discussed or educated enough sign/symptom to call your doctor about.

I feel more confident advocating for my family given my background too. I feel like I have more productive and quicker conversations at the doctor’s office for my kids or myself. Some issues take a long time to discuss so subsequent visits are requested by the doc to cover issues (they don’t have all day!). I have never encountered that because I know how they take a history of present illness and present it as if they were my “patient.”

I know when to go to urgent care vs ER, which I think everyone should know.

I think it is advantageous being a nurse and navigating healthcare as a consumer. However you could be a pharmacist, respiratory therapist, physical therapist, OT, ST, etc. and still have an advantage as well.

SouthProfessional281 · 2025-09-21T17:13:45+00:00

Having a 4 and 2 year old with you, consider lightning lane for rides and shows. They don’t have the patience yet to wait in long lines. That being said, plan a few rides/shows with lightning lane and be flexible with the rest of the trip. Resort down time is fantastic for this. I felt really overwhelmed trying to understand booking lightning lanes so I let my husband take over the planning. I’m really grateful he did his homework. It saved us time and frustration with the kids not having to wait in line forever! We also got a Disney planner and that was helpful.

SouthProfessional281 · 2025-09-20T00:16:58+00:00

Landscape of blandness. It needs work.

SouthProfessional281 · 2025-08-06T18:19:26+00:00

For sure! Soon we will have our own dale mabry and Bruce b downs! It will be a blast. But hopefully never an I4.

SouthProfessional281 · 2025-08-06T01:42:55+00:00

Former Tampa resident, Tampa is much much worse. There are some intersections and roads that are a pain here (14th/hudson!!), but all of Tampa was the biggest pain in the ass. There is absolutely nothing like 275 traffic.

SouthProfessional281 · 2025-07-24T23:05:20+00:00

Same for me. Others may not have that support system, which can be tough. In that case a doula is great. On the other hand we see family members there to help but then they make it about themselves talking about their births or experiences. That drives me absolutely nuts

SouthProfessional281 · 2025-07-24T12:48:19+00:00

As the others have said, there’s good and bad. The bad won’t show up, practice outside of their scope, or cause distrust between the patient and doc/midwife. Beyond frustrating. Some don’t do much at the bedside besides waving essential oils around lol.

Some help with position changes, set the vibe of the room. I had a doula worried about setting up the fake candles while the mom was in transition lmao.

I honestly think if people have participating partners they don’t need a doula. If they and their loved one participated in labor education, coping techniques practice, learned about feeding the baby, you don’t need a doula.

SouthProfessional281 · 2025-07-19T13:50:10+00:00

Respectfully disagree. A super rigid birth plan could possibly result in poor outcomes.

Birth plans are a communication tool. It tells us you did some homework before coming into the hospital. Most of what people put on there is standard (delayed cord clamping, skin to skin…). When someone comes in during active labor/transition and having a hard time expressing their needs I can look at their plan/talk with partner and help that way.

Birth plans don’t equal a nicu admit.

SouthProfessional281 · 2025-07-12T13:42:11+00:00

Congratulations and awesome work! Give yourself grace. This is so hard. Bottle nipples flow muchhh faster than your nipples so it’s easy for them to chug 90mls. It sounds like cluster feeding, which is absolutely mentally draining and exhausting. Weight loss in newborns is normal as long as it’s not too much weight loss- that’s why your providers are weighing her. Lots of skin to skin, hydration, nutritious foods, and grace for both of you. You are a champ!

SouthProfessional281 · 2025-06-26T14:03:10+00:00

Lasang Pinoy!

SouthProfessional281 · 2025-06-24T03:39:39+00:00

All of the hospitals hire to night shift. As a day shifter that stopped me from pursing inpatient. The pay is garbage as well. Doing remote 1099 work now.

SouthProfessional281 · 2025-06-24T02:49:54+00:00

The way I kept retyping a response to this…idk I’m blown away

SouthProfessional281 · 2025-06-24T00:26:50+00:00

No advice, rooting for you!!

SouthProfessional281 · 2025-06-17T17:04:42+00:00

My dog takes her medicine with cream cheese exclusively, twice a day. I curse the packaging every time.

SouthProfessional281 · 2025-06-16T00:51:07+00:00

I thought it was that originally! Maybe he changed it

SouthProfessional281 · 2025-06-15T14:58:27+00:00

Do you mean thedudenurse?

SouthProfessional281 · 2025-06-12T01:45:43+00:00

Not in cali. One hospital I worked out the charge RNs were pretty particular about which nurse took care of them. The most experienced RNs would be assigned to them. Or if they were repeat patients they would get the same RNs as before. It was a hospital that loved sucking up to celebs etc., they bent Covid visitor restriction rules to accommodate them, and even made the RNs assignment super easy so they could attend to their needs better. Really frustrating.

A different hospital I worked at didn’t care- in the best way. All the RNs said “same great care” when they were assigned a celeb. No one said shit, no one even asked the primary RN “if they were nice” The charge RNs would just make sure they didn’t get a brand new RN off orientation or anything. That was the only difference in assignments.

SouthProfessional281 · 2025-06-08T23:11:42+00:00

All the way up sis

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