Adventures of a Labor Nurse

Delivered and Delirious

June 20, 2020 Adventures of a Labor Nurse 4980 Views 18 Comments blood pressure, complications, delivery, high risk, labor, pregnancy, pregnant, premature, preterm

When I was blindsided during my pregnancy that my baby had a cerebellum brain bleed in utero, I was consumed

For My Children Lincoln Lopez Gray

To Lincoln: When I Found Out I Was Pregnant…

May 21, 2020 Adventures of a Labor Nurse 3025 Views 0 Comment announcement, baby, family, Lincoln, pregnancy

I had wanted another baby for so long. After your sister was born, your dad told me he could never

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Family Time

April 21, 2020 Adventures of a Labor Nurse 2606 Views 0 Comment family, reading, together

…even Lily the dog is listening to the poetry.

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Calm is (Now) My New #Nurse Super Power

January 23, 2020January 23, 2020 Adventures of a Labor Nurse 3605 Views 0 Comment

Calm is my new super power. For whoever needs to hear this right now…your baby will still likely come out

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More Than Birth and Babies

January 23, 2020January 23, 2020 Adventures of a Labor Nurse 59264 Views 175 Comments core, death, demise, dying, IUFD, loss, nurse, nursing, OB, obstetrics, patient, perinatal

Perinatal nursing is sweet and magical and everything you think it would be. But everyone only thinks of the birth

Before, During, and After Pregnancy Breastfeeding Information For Parents...

Milk that is MILK: What You Should Know Before You Decide NOT to Breastfeed

August 25, 2019 Adventures of a Labor Nurse 4902 Views 3 Comments baby, breast milk, breastfeeding, child, delivery, infant, labor, milk, perinatal

Breastfeeding is important to me. Why is it so important? Because I work with a lot of women who have

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#Nurses Should Know about Caregiver Strain – When You Want to Forget Your Child Exists

July 26, 2019 Adventures of a Labor Nurse 2433 Views 0 Comment

The below posts are hard to read, but I thought it was especially important as healthcare providers to be aware

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The Versed Nurse: Empower Others

July 16, 2019July 16, 2019 Adventures of a Labor Nurse 1173 Views 0 Comment leaders, quote

Every #nurse is already a #leader, whether they know it or not. What kind of leader do you want to be?

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Diaries of a Labor and Delivery Nurse: When Work is Like an Abusive Relationship

July 6, 2019July 6, 2019 Adventures of a Labor Nurse 2047 Views 0 Comment

In nursing, sometimes work can feel like an abusive relationship. I don’t say those words lightly. I’ve worked at places

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Dying Before Birth and Other Lows in OB

June 2, 2019 Adventures of a Labor Nurse 11018 Views 10 Comments delivery, fetal death, labor, maternal death, OB, sad, spontaneous abortions

There are four types of deaths in OB. As a nurse, one of the easiest deaths for us to deal

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Pregnant and Blindsided

March 4, 2019 Adventures of a Labor Nurse 11725 Views 27 Comments bleed, brain, complications, inutero, pregnancy, stroke

It had never really occurred to me that some of the women I see in the cafeteria, or the elevator, or walking the hallways may have also had to cope with unexpected news.

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7 Common Fears about Going into Labor

February 2, 2019February 2, 2019 Adventures of a Labor Nurse 2236 Views 0 Comment

The good news? Your #nurse doesn’t care what you look like naked, and more importantly, they won’t remember.

Adventures of a Labor Nurse

The Highs and Lows of Labor and Delivery

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Delivered and Delirious

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To Lincoln: When I Found Out I Was Pregnant…

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Family Time

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Calm is (Now) My New #Nurse Super Power

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More Than Birth and Babies

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Milk that is MILK: What You Should Know Before You Decide NOT to Breastfeed

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#Nurses Should Know about Caregiver Strain – When You Want to Forget Your Child Exists

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The Versed Nurse: Empower Others

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Diaries of a Labor and Delivery Nurse: When Work is Like an Abusive Relationship

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Halloween in Labor and Delivery

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Dying Before Birth and Other Lows in OB

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Lincoln Lopez Gray – Born September 10, 2013

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Pregnant and Blindsided

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7 Common Fears about Going into Labor

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