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Post by psyched on Apr 5, 2011 18:28:01 GMT -5
wow- good for you
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Post by psyched on Apr 5, 2011 18:25:13 GMT -5
thank you all . we had a beautiful girl.
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Post by psyched on Mar 29, 2011 8:39:47 GMT -5
baby is a week old. Im going to have to start looking for a new job one of the days- unless i want to go back in 3 weeks!
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Post by psyched on Mar 16, 2011 11:49:40 GMT -5
Thanks everyone. I actually just heard a shuir on davening. My husband is unbelievably supportive of all this. I'm concerned bec I am our primary source of income, but the truth is, this position has been very draining for all of us (myself, my husband, and the kids) maybe Hashem is nudging me to find something else. Be'h the baby will come in the right time!
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Post by psyched on Mar 14, 2011 15:06:27 GMT -5
I'm feeling stressed out about this today. I have five weeks left of maternity leave (well, five weeks and two days) and I'm still pregnant. I have been working at this company for about 10 months and they made sure to let me know several times that since I haven't been with them a year, they do NOT have to give me maternity and/or guarantee me my job back for after leave but they will, out of the utter kindness of their hearts. They offered me a 6 week leave. I started my leave on wednesday bec I was up half of tues night with strong contractions and even though they stopped by morning, I didn't feel well enough to keep working. Just some background: I do homecare and it's a 1 1/2 hour commute each way (3 hrs total) and the function of my job is that I'm walking a LOT throughout the day (think, miles) with a heavy bag which contains a laptop. But here I am, no sign of labor in sight and I'm very aware of the ticking clock of work. At this point even if I deliver on wednesday that will still have be back traipsing around for miles in just 5 weeks- that doesn't seem normal or doable to me. I AM looking for another job and have started sending my resume around as in general, I find the work very draining, but I'm wondering if there's any way around this or if anyone has any tips for me to at least not feel so nervous and stressed about it. I just want to relax and enjoy this birth and new baby be'h, without this horrible pressure over my head. I am trying to remember that Hashem is in charge, but I would love any other insight or support.
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Post by psyched on Jan 24, 2011 20:14:45 GMT -5
Your baby has the same birthday as my son
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Post by psyched on Jan 24, 2011 20:14:20 GMT -5
Your baby has the same birthday as my son
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Post by psyched on Apr 25, 2010 10:13:46 GMT -5
Turns out, she's been thinking that I breastfeed babies from 8-4 three days a week! ;D The other day, we were discussing how Mommys nurse their babies from their "tummies" and dd interrupts and says, "And Mommy, YOU'RE a nurse"
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Post by psyched on Apr 25, 2010 0:34:50 GMT -5
awesome!
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Post by psyched on Apr 22, 2010 9:09:20 GMT -5
I know it's just a vent, but just a thought: When you think of someone as a "spoiled brat" they become one, and you always think of them as one. It sounds like your sitch is VERY frustrating, but if you can rename what your step daughter is, it may even end up helping your frustration. I.E. she's being inconsiderate This is something I struggle with myself when I feel my own daughter is being a "brat" This sounds like a huge test of your inner strength which I've seen to be absolutely remarkable from knowing you online. Know that although screaming may get your point across, in the long run it can damage your respect in her eyes. Can your dh speak to a rav/mentor/therapist re setting limits with his kids? that's not your place to have to do that and that too can damage your relationship with his kids. again, I know, you don't really want me and my big mouth. Just ignore Amen to achot's bracha.
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Post by psyched on Apr 22, 2010 9:00:08 GMT -5
Hi again. I'll say it again- you're welcome to work at my hospital. Send me your resume, and I'll submit it. I started here fresh out of nsg school.
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Post by psyched on Feb 24, 2010 11:07:01 GMT -5
B"h a million times I saw the blood results online, negative for HIV, Hepatitis still pending.
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Post by psyched on Feb 21, 2010 16:36:40 GMT -5
You know, the more I think about it, the more impossible it seems to me that this was the patient's blood. We're tying to contact the mom for consent to do the bloods, but if we can't get that, I'll just test myself in a few months. I never felt anything touch that finger, so I'm pretty certain now that it was just my own hand bleeding. I'll keep davening...
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Post by psyched on Feb 18, 2010 19:26:35 GMT -5
Update: The patient is 14. She wasn't raped in the end at all. It was a misunderstanding. However, she did have a sexual relationship last year with a boy her age (13). So the good thing is, we're dealing with kids who probably haven't had ALL that many "partners". We're trying to get parental consent which, if obtained will allow us to test her for HIV, Hep B, and Hep C. This way, I'll know if it's even an issue. My anxiety is sky high at times, I can hardly take care of my kids. As far as the "safety officer" see my first post. I told my supervisor almost immediately. She advised me to "wash it with betadine". I'm shocked anew at how horrible my workplace is. They simply don't care.
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Post by psyched on Feb 18, 2010 12:05:48 GMT -5
I'll preface by saying that I'm definitely the type to obsess and make myself nervous, but this is really scary for me. On Tuesday, a girl on my unit went beserk, we had to hold her down and I gave her two injections. (IM) after the second one, there was some blood coming from the injection site, and I applied pressure for about 15-20 seconds with an alcohol pad, and that was that. I left the room, and I don't remember what order I did things in (did I take off one glove to open the med room door?) but bottom line is, I took off my gloves and there was blood on my right hand's finger. I THINK it was my middle finger where I also have a small cut because my hands are chapped. now consider the following: -I didn't get a fingerstick. Definitely not. I had retracted both needles into the syringe after injecting the meds -the blood MAY have been my own being that my hands were chapped, but I can't know for sure -I may have touched my finger accidentally to the bloody glove and that's how the blood got on my hand. -I'm pretty sure the glove wasn't torn Needless to say I washed my hand many times with soap, and wiped down with alcohol. I told my supervisor who thought I had gotten an ACTUAL FINGERSTICK and told me to "wash it off with betadine" can you believe that??? I'm back and forth with the ADON today trying to figure out what to do. I looked in the patients chart, don't think she's been tested for HIv, but she does have hx of rape, so there's a chance she could be carrying anything. Today I called the PEP warmline, and the doctor there told me that there's a one in 1000 chance that I contracted HIV and based on that I can decide weather or not I want to take PEP. I have basically decided not to but every so often I get seized with panic about this. Then I think, 1 in 4 ashkenazi women get BC, so there's a much bigger chance of that happening (cv's) than this. Then I try to remember that Hashem is in charge, and what He wants, will happen. Anyone with comforting words or advice?
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