I’m a busy girl

Ok so maybe not so bad for the next few days, but I got this incredible opportunity handed to me. SM-UCLA has nursing students from several colleges throughout Los Angeles and they have their clinical rotations at our hospital. I know that I am still pretty green, but for some reason the clinical instructor loved me, and thought I was very knowledgeable and really good with the students. So she called my work and asked if I would be interested in being a clinical instructor (WooHoo!!!!) the money is phenomenal and it’s an 8 week rotation, 6 hours a day 2 days a week. So feb and march I am going to be BUSY, but I am really looking forward to it, I also got a freelance job doing laser hair removal and I will be doing that like 2 days a month maybe, it should be fun, the clients there seem pretty chill and laid back. So today is my last day of kicking back, as of tomorrow I am going to be busy busy busy. But it should be a good time.

Aiden discovered vegemite today. I happen to love it and eat it somewhat frequently. For those of you who do not know what it is, it’s an Australian thing, it’s this strong flavored, salty spread that you can put on toast, most Americans don’t like it. I was fortunate enough to find (and Marry) one who did;) Brandon and I both like it. This morning I made an egg sandwich, and while I was feed Aiden I was also feeding myself. Aiden finished his yogurt, looking longingly at my sandwich  and begged for “more” (one of his favorite words) so I handed the sandwich over, thinking he would take one bite and give it back. Oh No, it was like Where have YOU been all my life? Totally love at first site, pretty cute actually. I have tried to give Aiden scrambled eggs in the past, but he’s just not into it, but he wouldn’t let this vegemite sandwich out of his grubby little paws. Luckily I wasn’t too hungry.

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Just another day in Labor and Delivery

Just like any other job we have busy days and slow days. Today was particularly slow, no one in labor, just 2 c-sections (scheduled) and a few pre-term patients. I am not writing this to tell you all about work, I am writing this for women, all women everywhere, who might possibly give birth sometime in their lives. This is a little graphic, so if you can handle that, GREAT, if not, STOP READING NOW. Ok so now that is said. I had this terrific patient that was very sweet, having her first baby today. Things were fine, until we actually got into the OR. This is about pubic hair, so if you don’t want to know, THIS IS YOUR LAST CHANCE TO CLOSE THIS WINDOW BEFORE GETTING GROSSED OUT!!!! Ok so basically she (and many other patients I have had in the past) had really long pubic hair, in my opinion this is totally disgusting. We groom ourselves everywhere  else, why not there? (some of you do I am sure, here is my applause, and OB nurses everywhere appreciate it, trust me) So basically I needed a machete and a native guide to try and put her foley catheter in. This does not make for a good time when you have a slow anesthesiologist and two impatient OB/GYNS that have to get to the office. I know there are plenty of women who don’t need a foley catheter when they deliver a baby, but about 95% will get one at some point. But it doesn’t end there, oh no. So when the baby comes out (either the old fashioned way, or by c-section) it’s messy. Very Messy. Always. You can’t escape, there is no such thing as a “clean” birth. For those of you who have not had children and want to, please warn your spouse, they will see and smell things they NEVER thought they would. Birth, although amazing is very messy. Some of the things involved are (and not limited to) Amniotic fluid, blood, poop, blood, vernix, blood, placenta, blood, other “tissue” and did I mention blood? Ok so you have all the stuff down in and on your Ho-Ha, the only hair does is help it make a nest, you know so it can hang out for a while. Now I am not advocating that every woman go out and shave her Lady bits, I understand that this makes some women uncomfortable. But I am asking, pleading and begging on the part of every Labor and Delivery nurse, every Postpartum nurse, Every OB/GYN and their staff nurses, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE, do some grooming. It’s next to impossible to clean some of that stuff outta there with a huge pile of hair in the way. And whenever you read those Q&A sections in health magazines and women ask if their OB cares if they don’t shave. The real truth? Yes they care. It’s true they see it all day every day, but most OB docs don’t keep a machete and native guide handy in the breakroom, so make their job just a teensy bit easier, they get called after midnight on a daily basis because Sally Jo peed her pants and thinks her water broke. Being an OB is tough, being an L&D nurse is tough, so please take 2 minutes out of your morning and tidy things up, it won’t go unnoticed, or unappreciated. Thanks in advance

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January, it’s not over yet

So we all survived the Holidays, infact they were really great, I had a wonderful time with my side, and Brandon’s side of the family. It was nice to be able to get Aiden together with his grandparents, and cousins. Traveling wasn’t fun, and Aiden and i both managed to get very sick, but all is better now. I don’t think I want to travel with a toddler much in the future, sitting still is not easy for them.

We have both been very busy the last couple of weeks, Brandon and I went back to work right after we got home. I learned how to scrub in the OR and now I am done with everything in my orientation except Labor, which is what I am doing now. It’s fun, crazy and throws you for loops, kind of like life.

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