Comments on: 10 Things Your Labor Nurse Wishes You Knew

By: Top 10 Posts of 2015 | AWHONN Connections

Top 10 Posts of 2015 | AWHONN Connections — Tue, 29 Dec 2015 13:35:13 +0000

[…] 10 Things Your Labor Nurse Wishes You Knew AWHONN Member Shelly Lopez Gray and author ofAdventures of a Labor Nurse shares a list of what labor and delivery nurses wished their patients knew! […]

By: Wednesday Wrap Up June 17 | Andrea Lythgoe Doula Salt Lake City Utah

Wednesday Wrap Up June 17 | Andrea Lythgoe Doula Salt Lake City Utah — Wed, 17 Jun 2015 17:38:25 +0000

[…] Ten Things your Labor Nurses Wishes You Knew. As a birth photographer, I particularly liked #6, but 7 and 8 are also really good. […]

By: Adventures of a Labor Nurse

Adventures of a Labor Nurse — Tue, 16 Jun 2015 16:06:57 +0000

In reply to Nic. That's why I said most ;) xxx

By: Janinne

Janinne — Tue, 16 Jun 2015 16:02:27 +0000

In reply to astrid.

As a very old L&D nurse who formula fed, hybrid formula/breastfed and exclusively breastfed I get all 3 viewpoints. However, there are very very few medical reasons that contraindicate Breasfeeding and yes you really “should” try to breasted, even if it is only for the first 6 weeks until they get their shots – the same way you really “should” take insulin if you are a DM1. It is medical advice given with wrong encouragement from your provider with the desire for the best outcome for mom and baby. It is not a moral judgement.

By: Lina

Lina — Sat, 13 Jun 2015 15:37:42 +0000

Awesome lnformation, and these are the good old fashioned old nurses use to do at bedside.Sad to say new technology took over.

By: astrid

astrid — Sat, 13 Jun 2015 15:32:47 +0000

I find the tone of this piece is rather patronizing. Especially: 4. No matter how much you educate yourself, the truth is you cannot possibly conceive how painful labor will be until you are there. 5. Also, not everyone will be able to breastfeed regardless of their desire to do so. Others may choose not to breastfeed for other reasons, and really, it is “NUNYA”. Stop TELLING women how or how not to react. Beyond informing them to educate themselves as much as possible, the rest is up to them to decide for themselves.

By: Nic

Nic — Sat, 13 Jun 2015 05:12:09 +0000

I loved your article except the pain part. I’m a HypnoBirthing Teacher and my parents rarely experience any pain whatsoever. I think it’s good to educate parents in the right way so they have a beautiful, empowering birth experience and bring their babies into the world in a natural, calm and confident way. Thanks. Nic.

By: Charlene Hamilton

Charlene Hamilton — Sat, 13 Jun 2015 01:02:03 +0000

It is a well thought out list, and good advice… but I don’t think it went far enough with #2- No, their provider won’t be in with them for labor. But your nurse won’t be the one “staying by your side” either- even if she (or he!) would dearly love to. Odds are that your nurse will be caring for multiple other women at the same time, and will only be checking in with you at intervals, or when monitors indicate a change that needs evaluated.

Even though nurses know how much the data supports having continuous trained support in labor, it just isn’t a service they can provide! This is why doulas are so important, to provide that continuity when your nurse has to be with someone else, or a shift change happens, or any of the other reasons that keep nurses hopping for patient to patient.

By: travelerwife

travelerwife — Sat, 13 Jun 2015 00:27:20 +0000

It is reassuring to hear from you, to know how you feel about what a laboring woman wants.

By: oc15

oc15 — Fri, 12 Jun 2015 21:35:20 +0000

Reblogged this on Hello My Name Is TUBELESS and commented: for all the ladies about to welcome their babes soon or in the future xo