tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8568619474449091271.post3423078262964469531..comments2023-11-02T04:21:19.463-05:00Comments on 10 centimeters and beyond: Small Steps in the Right DirectionNurse Lochiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07137987823813922532noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8568619474449091271.post-60995766751217857392012-03-20T18:29:00.466-05:002012-03-20T18:29:00.466-05:00I'm a soon to be father, but I still find your...I'm a soon to be father, but I still find your blog pretty useful and informative.birth defects caused by prozachttp://www.prozacbirthdefect.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8568619474449091271.post-54362417042083887072012-02-17T21:26:08.947-06:002012-02-17T21:26:08.947-06:00Keep up your work in the OR and keep those babies ...Keep up your work in the OR and keep those babies close to their Moms! I totally admire what you are trying to do for them!<br /><br />I had a c-section for my twins and because they were early I only saw them briefly before they had to go to the NICU. I sorely missed bonding with them, I know I couldn't because they were early. But it still made everything harder.<br /><br />There is something so incredible about those first few moments after birth, it makes such an amazing bond, breastfeeding easier and the relationship between baby and mother better. <br /><br />My 2nd birth was better but my 3rd was the icing on the cake. Home birth and amazing bonding time! Its incredibly important!<br /><br />Just wanted to say thanks for all you do!Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03249046716027081156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8568619474449091271.post-65593776833978788802012-02-12T13:42:47.966-06:002012-02-12T13:42:47.966-06:00Wow, I feel sad for the women this happens to. I h...Wow, I feel sad for the women this happens to. I had two vaginal births and the last by c-section due to GD and baby size. It was just as if I had had the baby in the LDR room, only the OR. Baby went from womb, to my chest, to daddy's arms and then to the warmer to get cleaned up etc. The warmer was 2 feet from my head so I could see everything. Then Daddy brought baby back to me and we were all together before going to recovery. I just thought that was how it went. I hope you can make progress for those other women! How sad to be cheated of those moments.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8568619474449091271.post-81272935045264440842012-02-11T21:58:45.243-06:002012-02-11T21:58:45.243-06:00I really appreciate this post. After 3 children I...I really appreciate this post. After 3 children I have never had that defining moment that we wait, not only 9 months, but our whole lives for...those first moments with your child. My son was delivered vaginally, but wasn't breathing and had to be intabated (sp?). So even after 18 hours of labor and an hour and a half of pushing out an 11lb baby, he was wisked away and I still feel cheated out of that moment-- of course I know it was medically necessary...but it has always something I get I missed out on...and my 2 daughters born section were held up and then brought to the nursery...and like you said, i was left alone to be stitched up...in the freezing OR...i wish someone had suggested my babies stay while surgery was finished! I think what you are doing is great!Pietrowski's of North Andoverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02533905937174095197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8568619474449091271.post-12052828556334298002012-02-11T11:48:56.356-06:002012-02-11T11:48:56.356-06:00Wow. I am so grateful that on my unit, we keep bab...Wow. I am so grateful that on my unit, we keep babies in the O.R./ by mom (with support person holding baby)- even doing vitals while support person HOLDS baby. Yes, I have also seen the effects it has on mom- even right post-partum- to even have to have a c/s and feeling like a failure, even though it was emergent or whatever. AND, I have seen not having baby skin/skin or in their arms...minutes seem like hours (if they aren't out of it). My sister also had 3 c/s and trouble bonding later that resulted in PPD. I am heartbroken that THAT was your experience and you even KNOW the ropes and they KNEW you. Yes, things need to change. We don't even have a nursery to keep well babies. We have special care (like a step down unit up to level 2 NICU) AND for a baby needing a longer transition, we extend recovery to 4-6 hours, depending JUST TO SEE if the baby really needs the extra care- even letting them transition with blow by and O2 sat monitoring. :) Sorry, ran a little long there. Yes, I agree with you and have enjoyed your blog for like I think at LEAST 2-3 years or something. (Lost count).Erikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03587995346069036549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8568619474449091271.post-59383609692756621272012-02-10T20:58:30.614-06:002012-02-10T20:58:30.614-06:00Thankfully it's really more of a "it'...Thankfully it's really more of a "it's what we've always done" thing. Not a hospital policy. Our idea of what is "best" is changing in a positive direction. It's been wonderful lately since I've been asking that the baby stay in the OR, for everyone involved and I'm glad I've not met any resistance. We are working on changing our processes to keep babe with mom, moving towards being more baby friendly. We have implemented skin-to-skin with all vag deliveries so we'll be pushing to do that with c/s deliveries as well.Nurse Lochiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07137987823813922532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8568619474449091271.post-3502328198868118402012-02-10T19:53:41.796-06:002012-02-10T19:53:41.796-06:00There's no reason you can't keep a well ba...There's no reason you can't keep a well baby in the OR; we do it all the time where I work. In fact, if mom's up to it, baby goes skin to skin oh Mom's chest. It takes some maneuvering with the drape and the cardiac leads (and sometimes a fight with anesthesia, but they've gotten much better since we've made it our standard of care), but it's doable. We've even had babies nurse on the table. <br /><br />Hospital routines should never trump best practice. I know I'm preaching to the choir, but that's what this boils down to.Melissanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8568619474449091271.post-44507944375348883302012-02-10T17:42:16.225-06:002012-02-10T17:42:16.225-06:00I've had 8 vaginal births and my last a c-sect...I've had 8 vaginal births and my last a c-section, and it was really emotionally an awful experience. I didn't see her come out of me, I only caught a 1 second glimpse of her face swaddled up in blanket - no vernix, no new baby smell. They did have to work on her for bit, but it was on the other side of the curtain. I asked why the bassinet was there - and - no one could answer. The doctor said that it was actually a good idea and needed to be considered when they built the new hospital. I would have done much better seeing her because it turned out all they were doing was just holding her upright as she looked around, but no one answered my questions as to why I wasn't hearing her cry. Basically she was out of my site except for nearly 2 hours.michelle mom of 9https://www.blogger.com/profile/17131842138573533489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8568619474449091271.post-13354942791955451702012-02-10T13:41:42.257-06:002012-02-10T13:41:42.257-06:00This would be wonderful, As a Mom who has had both...This would be wonderful, As a Mom who has had both c-setions and vaginal births this would be a great way to bond early with your baby. With my last c-section even though my baby was in the recovery room with me I would have loved to have held my baby right away. Instead of watching him lay in a bassinet I could not reach or even attempt to after having a C-section.Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08375667065756503864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8568619474449091271.post-48621717774081678142012-02-10T13:02:19.607-06:002012-02-10T13:02:19.607-06:00It's very hospital-dependent. If your hospital...It's very hospital-dependent. If your hospital's policy is to wheel the baby away right away, then they're not going to stop doing that until someone up in administration decides that it needs to change. It's great that you're advocating for it, as we need more baby-friendly hospitals.Dr. Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11931837802485153702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8568619474449091271.post-440864537235359822012-02-10T10:42:02.619-06:002012-02-10T10:42:02.619-06:00Unless baby needs extra help, they stay in our OR....Unless baby needs extra help, they stay in our OR. If mom feels up to it and is interested, we help with skin-to-skin and breastfeeding while she is being stitched up. It is possible!Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04769447142323394858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8568619474449091271.post-21823509031842325632012-02-10T10:30:47.693-06:002012-02-10T10:30:47.693-06:00We don't usually keep our babies in the OR, bu...We don't usually keep our babies in the OR, but they go directly to the recovery room, not the nursery, so mom and baby can be together as soon as she's wheeled out of the OR. Great idea though! Maybe we should just keep them in the OR!Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01674502605710098012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8568619474449091271.post-65527175858136669232012-02-10T09:09:41.726-06:002012-02-10T09:09:41.726-06:00I love this post... while I'm not a mother, I ...I love this post... while I'm not a mother, I know a lot of women who are mothers and who weren't satisfied with their birth experience. I want those precious moments with my child and it's good thing that other people realize this and want the same things.Amanda Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14912443877564435972noreply@blogger.com