Gotta go in at the start of my call shift because one mom is about to give birth. Probably will be there until 1 or 2am at the earliest. Oh, and another mom is in early labor at home so if she comes in tonight I'll be there even longer...
Full-time and salary paid now so I don't get paid per birth either... oh well. In a field I wanted and getting good experience.
Currently a zombie. Worked a 10 hour office day Thursday. Worked on call Thursday night through Friday morning with 2 deliveries. Was awake for 29 hours straight. Was on call all day Saturday. Had 3 postpartum appointments that day and worked 6 hours. Tried a new bible study and went to service on Sunday and also did a 2 & 1/2 hour premarital counseling session that afternoon...
And I had a paper due yesterday night that I'm just starting today. Thankfully I thought ahead and asked for a 24 hour extension last week which I was given. So today I have to crank out a 5 page nursing philosophy paper for my bachelor's transition program.
Also trying to schedule appointments for all these taste testings and photographer meetings for my wedding.
I'll sleep next year. It's fine. I'm fine.
All the term mommas going into labor because of stress and anxiety and giving us so much work... for nothing because now Dorian isn't even really effecting west Florida... lol
Completed birth assistant training and already did a solo shift and birth. Completed training for MA when I need to cover that position. About halfway through with RN office training. Engaged. Planning my ceremony and reception (doing in unconventionally and will explain more later). Planning my sister's baby shower. And my RN to BSN online program starts Monday...
So much that has happened/that is happening this month and I never would have expected to feel this happy and content while being so stressed lol. God truly works in mysterious ways. 💝
And just like that, I'm done with birth assistant training. The other nurse didn't even get there until after baby was delivered, mom transferred to bed, cord clamped and cut, placenta delivered and I had completed vitals on mom and baby.
My first solo on call shift is Saturday.
Passed my check off and one step closer to being qualified to be the only person at a birth to assist the midwife
I am so exhausted. There have been so many births this week. I worked an 11 hour day in the office on Wednesday. Then at 10:30 that night I got called in for a birth. Got home at like 4 am. Worked a half day in office on Thursday starting at 1pm. Then Friday at 1:30 am I got called in for a birth. Got home at 7. Got a shower and ate then had to be back at work at 8:30 for our monthly staff meeting. I stayed for an on call postpartum visit as well. Got home at 2pm.
They gave me that afternoon and yesterday until 9pm off so that I could sleep. There was a birth while I was off. Thankfully there wasn't a birth last night. I am like half way back to being caught up with my messed up sleep schedule.
I need to attend one more birth before that part of training for my job is done. I finished training for the MA office position that I'll cover when people need time off and this week I'll train for the RN office position.
Can't wait until all training is done because during training I get paid half for the office hourly wage and about a quarter for the birth rate.
More office training today while I'm on call waiting for another birth. Hopefully this momma who's 11 days past her due date will deliver today or tomorrow so I can be there. I've seen her in the office 3 times already and she's super sweet 💝
I have today off work and not on-call so I can meal prep and get errands done. Then I work Wednesday and Thursday.
I think I only need to attend two more births before I’m done training!
I get my NRP certification next Tuesday. I got into an employees only class at a hospital downtown. I’m going to be this new RN working at a natural birth center with all these ER nurses with much different equipment and protocols. The instructor already emailed me and told me she’d tried to figure out adjusted pathways based on what I have available at my facility.
Excited for everything to be official and concrete!
Aaannnd I'm on call again... for the whole week...
Got called in at 1am last night. First time getting called in while I was asleep.
Precipitous labor and baby beat me there. Minor postpartum hemorrhage, but we got it under control.
I headed home around 6am and didn't go in for office training today since I was practically up all night. I'm still on call until tomorrow at 9pm so they just want me rested so I can come in for any more births.
I need to practice my discharge teaching and continue studying for my NRP certification, but I think overall the nurses who are training me are saying I'm doing good. This is definitely a much better training experience than that pediatric office. Everyone here wants to see me succeed!
Been in a birth for an hour still no baby yet
Beautiful little baby girl born earlier today! Mom did so amazing!
Another mom is in early labor so I'm heading home after we discharge this family to sleep since I'll likely be called back in within the next 10 hours or so.
Been in a birth for an hour still no baby yet
I went in to work today to start training after signing my new hire paperwork. I was going to train from 1pm to 6pm. On my way in I got called that there was a birth happening.
I got there before she started pushing. Baby was born a little over an hour later. I did all postpartum vitals (mom and baby), did charting, assisted the midwife, and did their discharge teaching! I was there from pushing until we helped them load up in the car and drive off.
I'm officially on staff and getting paid. I get paid about a third of normal while training but I should be done training in like 2 weeks.
I'm so happy and excited still from the birth! I have the whole weekend off and then I'm on call again starting Monday at 8am until Thursday at 9pm (I won't have to go in for every birth though, they know I'm exhausted and trying to adjust, they just want to give me as many opportunities to experience births as possible to speed up my training).
Tonight went really well. I'm still on call to hopefully help during the actual delivery part of a birth. We have several mommas past due and expecting any minute now. But I go in tomorrow during lunch to sign my new hire paperwork!
