Lulu 34
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Re: Back to labour ward
on monday went on and there was only one lady on labourward... my mentor had already gone in to care for her, which was cool cos there was another student on duty... so i was really pleased my mentor had gone in  .
when i went into the room the lady was having a contraction so i just stood quietly  till it was over and then introduced myself to her and her hubbie.
she said she didnt really care who i was  cos she was too busy trying to cope with the pain... she felt a wee bit disapponted with herself for having morphine as she had really wanted a natural delivery, but i reassured her she was doing really well, which she was  .
my mentor said she noticed the woman was starting to get a bit pushy but i couldnt see it at first , and felt a bit useless  , but after a few more contractions i started to see what she meant  . she was due for an internal and this indicated that she was fully dilated and hospital policy is to leave her for an hour and push if she wants to.
i tried to familiarise myself with the paperwork again as it had been a while since id actually completed any of it  . during that hour we reassured mum... and dad. and talked about what happens next, which was active pushing.
my mentor told the woman just to concentrate on my voive and that i would be telling her exactly what to do and that id tell her when to push and then when to stop and pant.... i got really nervous when she said this cos i started to worry that i wouldnt know when she was to pant  .
however this lady was a natural she was pushing really well and when we started to see the head i got my gloves on so i was prepared this time  .
the head was really advancing well, but then over 2 contractions seemed to stop and we called in another midwife however just as she walked in the woman did a really big push and things started moving again ....
the head seemed to go on for ever though but she pushed really well and when she got to the panting stage she coped so well  , she didnt even pant she just listened to my voice and did tiny wee pushes till the head was right out and what a head...
on the next contraction tried to deliver the shoulders but they appeared a bit stuck  but mum pulled her legs back and gave a big push and out came the whole baby girl  , although she was a wee bitty flat and took a few seconds to take her first breath.
muym and dad were so proud  and i felt great cos mum had really helped me by being so focused.
the placenta got stuck though and took a bit of shoogling to be delivered but it eventually appeared. mum had no external lacerations even though her baby was over 10lbs but unfortunately had a few internal tears that needed suturing.
as labour ward was so quiet the family stayed with us which was really nice as although i didnt know them so well i really got to know them well afterwards.
mum went on to breastfeed her daughter and both were pure stars 
it was an excellent shift and i felt like i was actually getting it
--- Lulu
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6/Oct/2005, 11:42 pm
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loopylops
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Re: Back to labour ward
You sound as if you are really enjoying your time on labour ward. It is something I would love to do after my adult nursing training - keep up the good work!
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7/Oct/2005, 2:23 pm
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.... ooooh it just about makes me 
