I was toast Friday...
Feb. 18th, 2013 11:36 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
osodecanelaChildbirth takes a lot out of me.
No, nothing like the mom, but really, either the child is born in the middle of the night, or the mother is in labor during the middle of the night. Either way, I'm up in the middle of the night.
The lady I delivered on Friday, I thought would likely deliver right after I finished work on Thursday. Mother nature however had other plans. Now for most women, 3 previous deliveries will post a sign on the inside of the cervix that reads, "This way out." Such was not the case for this lovely lady. She required antibiotics, an epidural and pitocin to complete the blessed event. The birth was at 2:15 am, and by the time the sewing, the baby exam and all the paperwork was done, it was already 4. Add a half hour drive to get home, plus a quick shower, and it was 10 minutes of five before I slid between the sheets.
My eyes rolled open at 9:18. I was dressed and walking out the door 12 minutes later. Keep in mind, my first morning patient was at 9:30, and there is that sticky issue of a 30 minute drive.
I called my office manager from the road and said I was likely not going to last the day. I thought I was clear in asking her to lighten up my afternoon, so I could head home early. At 2:35, seeing my 3rd person of the afternoon, it dawned on me that the afternoon had NOT been truncated.
By 4, I was fading faster than a bad dye job.
I was home at 7, in bed at 7:30 and out cold at 7:35. In that order, at least I think.
No, nothing like the mom, but really, either the child is born in the middle of the night, or the mother is in labor during the middle of the night. Either way, I'm up in the middle of the night.
The lady I delivered on Friday, I thought would likely deliver right after I finished work on Thursday. Mother nature however had other plans. Now for most women, 3 previous deliveries will post a sign on the inside of the cervix that reads, "This way out." Such was not the case for this lovely lady. She required antibiotics, an epidural and pitocin to complete the blessed event. The birth was at 2:15 am, and by the time the sewing, the baby exam and all the paperwork was done, it was already 4. Add a half hour drive to get home, plus a quick shower, and it was 10 minutes of five before I slid between the sheets.
My eyes rolled open at 9:18. I was dressed and walking out the door 12 minutes later. Keep in mind, my first morning patient was at 9:30, and there is that sticky issue of a 30 minute drive.
I called my office manager from the road and said I was likely not going to last the day. I thought I was clear in asking her to lighten up my afternoon, so I could head home early. At 2:35, seeing my 3rd person of the afternoon, it dawned on me that the afternoon had NOT been truncated.
By 4, I was fading faster than a bad dye job.
I was home at 7, in bed at 7:30 and out cold at 7:35. In that order, at least I think.
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Date: 2013-02-18 10:08 pm (UTC)Sorry. I'll let myself out.
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Date: 2013-02-20 02:46 am (UTC)(well played my friend! )
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Date: 2013-02-23 06:57 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2013-02-19 12:36 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2013-02-19 08:24 am (UTC)*HUGS*
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Date: 2013-02-19 01:18 pm (UTC)Hope yer weekend was restful