NARM test over!!!!

I took my NARM test on February 21st. I should hear my results back with in 2-6 weeks. I will post when I know how I did!

 

Fire Exit

 

NICU

I am doing a hospital rotation right now. These are some of the babies in the NICU. There are 101 babies currently and 2 doctors. In the last picture is 2 babies being ventilated by one ambubag. Someone has to pump all day long to keep these babies alive. There are some very tiny babies there, under a pound. Their parents leave some of the babies because they can’t pay for the bill. Working in the NICU for the last 2 days has been one of the saddest experiences of my life.

 

Bath Time

 

Clean Up

I love to clean up after a birth. It means labor is over, baby is born and nursing, everyone is safe and healthy.

 

Placenta & Me

I really debated if I should be putting this picture up, due to the bloody factor. I thought you could handle it, plus I think my face is funny in this picture so I wanted to share it.

 

More Coffee Please

This coffee will only sustain me for a few minutes then I will need another dose. I have a problem.

 

Babies Havin' Babies

This is Rohanne she isnt 2 yet but is already a promising midwife. Her mom is Grace a midwife at the clinic. Rohanne attends births with her mom and breaths with the laboring women, and pushes when they push and she rubs her stomach in between contractions. In this picture she is sitting on the birth stool. Most moms have their babies on this stool and we use newspaper to keep everything clean then throw it away.

 

LICE!

Here we all are checking for lice. My friend found a huge lice bug in my hair and it sent paranoia and fear through the house. I did a treatment and everyone look turns picking threw my hair. I now how whip lash from everyone bending my head but am lice free.

 

Granny Midwife

This is a midwife in her 90's that just last year delivered her last baby. She was trained and given a birth kit (the metal tin) in the 40's.

 

Beautiful Pinoy!

 

My new favorite baby

This is Dos, he is in an earlier picture of me holding him right after birth. He is now one month old and I love him so much. He has a whole head full of hair and he has gained 2 pounds since birth. I am very attached to him.