My Experience With L Amp D
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I went up to the L&D here where I live over my concerns of the nausea and diarrhea and back ache and occasional cramping and contractions (strong bh). Well because 3 othr women today were there with the flu, I got lumped in with them. I know I don't have the flu, I have felt like this for a week or better. I just hate being minimized and talked to like i'm an idiot who doesn't know what the flu symptoms are. I even told the nurse I waited to call at least 3 days to make sure it wasn't the flu but I was ignored. She said my cervix is soft but thick. ok thats fine, but the opening is like a "donut that the hole closed up, I can get my finger in it but not far." No kind of acknowledgement that it COULD be signs that I am getting ready to have the baby. My biggest concern was that the baby wasn't moving as much, but when I got up there and had to push a button everytime she moved, she is moving more than I thought, so at least I feel better knowing that she is ok. It just makes me mad to be brushed off because someone else came in thinking the same thing and they "had the flu" when I know darn well I don't. I told the nurse what I had been experiencing and forgot something, so when i told her she said, "Oh, like you haven't given me enough work to do already" I was so disgusted. Makes me feel like, why bother going up there. This is the second time. Th e first time was in september and I ad a severe kidney infection and was dehydrated. My doc was surprised that they didn't put me on any fluids to help rehydrate me. So anyway I have to wait and see if this continues until my next appointment on wed the 27th. "If it does, talk to your doctor" she says. UGH! so frustrating!!
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 | djh - December 24 |
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I feel badly for you! I am almost done with nursing school and OB is one area I am keenly interested in. I was so lucky in that all my nurses were angels to me during my c-sections. What can I, a future nurse, learn from you? I do not wish to be a source of pain or unhappiness to my future patients. Good luck on your impending birth! Merry Christmas and happy holidays to you too.
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djh well to be open minded kind hearted at all times and dont treat a pregnant women like a medical problem or condition but like waht they are the carriers of miracles
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| djh - December 25 |
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Well said, Maryl14! You are correct in that pregnancy is not a medical problem under normal circ_mstances! The births I attended (the only v____al births I ever got to participate in) were awe-inspiring and fantastic events. I really thought I wanted to stay in trauma and emergency medicine (I am an EMT and nursing student) but after that OB rotation I have decided to give L&D serious thought. I am thoroughly amazed at how well the moms did during their births and was honored to be a part of the babies' entrances into the world.xoxox
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i've had that happen to me too i go into l&d (a while ago) and tell them that i was running a slight fever i was nauseated and i had direaha and they were like oh its probably an infection and im like uh no its not so they check my urine and guess what no infection but they still put me on antibiotics anyway i was soo mad and guess what the pills didnt work i go into my docs office that next week and she tells me that oh its probably just your body getting ready for delivery i was like thats what i thought but those night nurses can act so dumb sometimes they just irratate me and also the night before they induce me with my daughter i go up there puking my guts out i can't even keep water down so they put an iv in me gives me two bags and sends me home i was soo mad i knew that something was wrong i just knew it so the next night it was worse come to find out that i had preeclampsia and if you have that for too long you can end up having siesures and i was getting to that point i dont remember how close they said i was but i do know that if i would have waited one more day i would have been in serious trouble but just some people are like that i walk around with there head up there a__s well good luck and sorry just kind of in a venting mood i've been acting really weird today at first im tired then i start hurting really bad then i get tired again and now i just feel like being p__sed off i dont know these d__n hormones well good luck all and merry christmas and a happy new year
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djh i hope i get nurses that are as nice as you when i deliver because some just act like we are to much trouble to them and i'm glad to hear that there our still ppl who want to do it because they actually give a care about us pregnant women good for you
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