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They take after their mom

May 5th, 2008 · No Comments

I am a sleeper. No early bird gets the worm for me. I would sleep till 10 am (or longer) if you let me. I love to lounge in bed reading and have someone bring me coffee. The twins must know that about me because last night they slept from 11 pm to 7 am. [...]

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Tags: food · friends with babies · nursing · sleep · twins

Aren’t there starving babies somewhere???

March 7th, 2008 · 5 Comments

In regards to our overflowing freezer of breast milk a friend gave me the contact info for a local milk bank. I contacted them thinking how nice it would be to have at least one freezer be free of breast milk. Donate a gallon or two for those preemies who are less fortunate, a win-win [...]

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Tags: nursing · twins

Maybe I’m not crazy

September 12th, 2007 · 3 Comments

Lately I’ve been wondering what the hell I was thinking when I decided to become a nurse. The floor has been SO busy with constant admits and discharges, everyday there is 5 patients to a nurse (legally that is the most you can be assigned). I wasn’t sure if I was cut out for it. [...]

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Tags: exhaustion · Family · fetal movement · nursing · twins

Nursing is HARD

August 27th, 2007 · 2 Comments

I sometimes wonder how I am going to make it. 12 hours shifts, on your feet most of the day. I see older, more experienced nurses and they are sitting and chatting. All of their work is done in a timely manner and their charting is up to date. I on the other hand am [...]

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Tags: exhaustion · nursing · twins