Love, Love, Love It!

This week, I helped DELIVER A BABY! Now for anyone who doesn’t know….. I am in my last year of nursing school. I didn’t just watch a friend have her baby, or help a mom who’s water broke….I was front and center, in the hospital, for the whole birth!  Actually, I was front and center in the OR, for a C-section.  It was the most incredible experience, and definitely far surpassed my expectations.  I was responsible for taking care of the baby once she was out of her mom’s stomach. That meant making sure her lungs were clear, briskly rubbing her skin to stimulate circulation, re-clipping her umbilical cord, taking her vitals, giving her shots, applying ointment to her eyes, and doing her first footprints. It was so fast-paced and so amazing to be apart of.  I also got to spend the entire day, post-delivery, taking care of both mom and baby. I love that these nurses get such a 1:1 experience here. THIS IS DEFINITELY an area of nursing that I want to be apart of!