FRECTIS

If you’re a blogger, tomorrow begins the daily post fest, NaBloPoMo. It’s a lot of fun. Try it. I will probably not sleep a wink tonight in anticipation of my first November post. Either that or I’ll be at a birth, not sleeping for that reason. I hope not, my body hurts from the one [...]

My yesterday started at 0500 with a woman who thought her membranes had ruptured. She became my first appointment of the day to make the confirmation and plan; last appointment was at 7pm. By 9:30pm I had joined the primary midwife at the home of my 0500 call. I eventually made it back to my [...]

An act of self-hate is when you do something you know is only going to result in pissing yourself off. Like visiting a blog almost daily to read the steaming pile of shit served up daily as a means of “public education” against my profession, specifically against my classification of midwife the direct-entry midwife. On [...]

In my dream last night I was at a checkout counter buying something and put my beloved MacBook on the counter (it goes everywhere with me in real life) and it slipped off over the top. The sales clerk made no effort to catch it and I watched it slam onto the floor. I opened [...]

One more baby for this month and there will be a dozen more for November! This week I ran a bunch of NSTs, referred out for a few AFI evaluations, did a bunch of Paps (I am quick at these now!), added a new skill to my portfolio (Foley catheter induction) for use when indicated, [...]