Hey everybody! Last week, I finished my Nursing Care of the Pediatric Patient class (with an A!!! Thank you Jesus!). On Monday, I began Nursing Care of the Childbearing Family. I am sooooo..... tired. I have been reading each night for 4 1/2 hours for the next day of class. However, it is preparing me for my upcoming labor and delivery in December.
I have been planning on attempting a natural birth. During my peds. class, I watched a doctor insert the equivalent to an epidural in a 5 month old. That definitely discouraged me from wanting an epidural block, just from imaging the pain from needle inserted into my spinal cord for the epidural space. (The 5 month old was under general anesthesia during the caudal.) Reading the information for all the medications to decrease pain today, once again emphasized the desire for a natural birth. Tim and I are registered for child birthing class on November 21, so hopefully we will learn techniques to decrease pain naturally during labor.
Well anyways, wish me luck during my classes. We have our first quiz tomorrow over the reading. This one is all about the stages of labor, signs and symptoms of labor, delivery, and medications.
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