Yesterday we gave Tristan his first real bath. Prior to that, we've just been giving him sponge baths ( Read more... )

During my maternity/newborn rotation, I gave newborns their first vaccines/shots. I've even seen circumcisions and heel sticks*. Some of the babies cried, some didn't. It was no big deal ( Read more... )

Yup, that's what I've been up to lately ( Read more... )

Tristan is one week old today ( Read more... )

Warning: This is a whiny post ( Read more... )

So I've been on summer break for a month now. But I've been busy checking off things on my to-do list. This is what I've been up to since my last post ( Read more... )

I've seen a Caesarian section done, including the administration of a spinal anesthesia right beforehand. It was a good thing I was behind the patient, because otherwise she would have seen me tightly clenching my hands on my uniform while the anesthesiologist did her thing and I said in the most relaxing tone I could conjure up, "You're doing ( Read more... )

During this second half of the semester, my nursing program will be focusing on nursing aspects as it pertains to Pregnancy and Newborns. I'm quite excited because I'm pretty much learning about me and my current situation. Not only am I learning as much as I can about pregnancy and babies, I'm also getting credit for it at the same time ( Read more... )

I had another ultrasound today, and we found out we're having a boy! :D
My due date is sometime around July 20.

During the first 13-15 weeks of my pregnancy, I was nauseous for most of the day. It helped when I stopped taking iron, but it was still annoying. I didn't want to eat anything, not even ice cream, because it seemed like anything that went in my stomach made me feel like it wanted to come back out. I didn't have much of an appetite so I just ate ( Read more... )