Posted by: deliveryqueen on: December 6, 2009
I have a friend who is due to have her fourth child on Christmas day. I hope she has her baby exactly on her due date. There’s nothing like having a baby on Christmas. Hopefully the baby won’t grow up getting ripped off with sharing birthday and Christmas gifts combined. I told my friend to [...]
Posted by: deliveryqueen on: August 31, 2009
I can only imagine what it will be like on the labor and delivery unit on September 11 th. I will be a part of it since I am on call that day as a volunteer doula. I do not receive any payment for my services as of yet. That is what it means to [...]
Posted by: deliveryqueen on: August 15, 2009
Someone recently suggested for me to apply to be a blogger for a health blog site. My labor and delivery blog was reviewed and accepted by the owner of the web site. I will be writing about pregnancy and fertility. If you have any suggestions on what subjects you would like me to write about please [...]
Posted by: deliveryqueen on: August 11, 2009
No matter what you may think….. Your opinion really does matter. I loved receiving patient comment cards or thank you cards when I worked as a labor and delivery nurse. It’s ironic how one negative comment changed my life for the better. Instead of dwelling on the negative aspects of the comment, I chose to [...]
Posted by: deliveryqueen on: August 9, 2009
I decided to volunteer for another teen lamaze class on comfort measures. This time I will be bringing a few more gadgets that I have in my Doula bag. I recently bought a nice pink massager at Bath and Body Works http://www.bathandbodyworks.com/family/index.jsp?categoryId=3707199&cp=3161131 The other item came from Walmart. I will not promote the item because [...]
Posted by: deliveryqueen on: July 30, 2009
Every minute a newborn comes into this world. At that exact moment a star is born in their parent’s eyes. I have seen the look over the thousands of births that I have been a part of for the past 17 years of my career as a labor and delivery nurse. I look forward to seeing [...]
Posted by: deliveryqueen on: July 30, 2009
Here are just a few of the searches that have brought people here: breastfeeding- a vital emergency. are yo 1 international breastfeeding week 1 Yesterday Search Views receipes for an oven stuffer 1 oven stuffer roaster recipes 1 recipes for oven stuffer roasters 1 fan & feather baby blanket 1 As my blog reaches the [...]
Posted by: deliveryqueen on: July 8, 2009
I have bnd een busy preparing for a mother and baby reunion with the other doulas that I am working with. I found some really cute woven totes colored pink and blue. Now I have to fill them with some different items. I have 24 bags to fill. I have some odd and end items [...]
Posted by: deliveryqueen on: June 25, 2009
Tonight will be the end of the month doula meeting and the educational topic will be about waterbirth. There will be a video shown about the topic. I have decided not to take my five year old son with me. Children are allowed at the meetings but I can’t see myself trying to explain why [...]
Posted by: deliveryqueen on: June 19, 2009
I attended a three hour post partum doula class last night. This class was an information class so that I could learn how to better serve the new moms at the hospital. I did not like some of the opinions regarding breastfeeding that was given by the post partum doula who gave the class. She [...]
