Whenever I read "Matilda," I'm hopelessly earwormed with either "Waltzing Matilda" or "Matilda" ("Matilda, Matilda, Matilda she take me money and run Venezuela.").
Giles! I accidentally killed Spike. That's okay, right?
Buffy ,'Never Leave Me'
Spike's Bitches 32: I think I'm sobering up.
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risque (and frisque), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
Ginger - Sep 25, 2006 10:45:28 am PDT #4797 of 10000
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Cashmere - Sep 25, 2006 10:46:33 am PDT #4798 of 10000
Now tagless for your comfort.
GAH! BATTLING EARWORMS! One in each ear and they're going to duke it out in the middle of my head.
Jen - Sep 25, 2006 10:48:24 am PDT #4799 of 10000
love's a dream you enter though I shake and shake and shake you
Jen, are they putting her on the clock for 24 hours post-break, or no?
I didn't ask, but that's pretty much SOP. I'd be surprised if they didn't. That said, I really hope they just do what IMO is more sensible, which is to monitor her temperature and the baby's heart rate frequently once 24 hours have passed, if she's still pregnant 24 hours from now, and let her continue to labor as long as she doesn't show any signs of infection.
Aims - Sep 25, 2006 10:49:46 am PDT #4800 of 10000
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Jen, is it SOP to cath a woman before an epidural or even during?
erikaj - Sep 25, 2006 10:50:16 am PDT #4801 of 10000
Always Anti-fascist!
I say 3:00. Not that I really know how long it takes...just wanting to feel part of stuff.
P.M. Marc - Sep 25, 2006 10:50:26 am PDT #4802 of 10000
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
I didn't ask, but that's pretty much SOP.
Yeah, that's what I figured. (AKA, why I wouldn't consent to bag breaking during labor.)
That said, I really hope they just do what IMO is more sensible, which is to monitor her temperature and the baby's heart rate frequently once 24 hours have passed, if she's still pregnant 24 hours from now, and let her continue to labor as long as she doesn't show any signs of infection.
Me too.
Amy - Sep 25, 2006 10:50:58 am PDT #4803 of 10000
Because books.
And checking crack ebay.
Ain't it the truth.
let her continue to labor as long as she doesn't show any signs of infection
That would be good, if they can. The less interference the better, I always say.
Frankenbuddha - Sep 25, 2006 10:51:39 am PDT #4804 of 10000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
ZMAYBY!!!!
That is all.
Polter-Cow - Sep 25, 2006 10:56:51 am PDT #4805 of 10000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
ZMAYBY!!!!
That is all.
ZY!!!
Jen - Sep 25, 2006 10:58:19 am PDT #4806 of 10000
love's a dream you enter though I shake and shake and shake you
is it SOP to cath a woman before an epidural or even during?
It's definitely not SOP before (though you'd be encouraged to empty your bladder the old fashioned way before the epidural is placed).
That said, it's definitely SOP after the epidural is placed. After the epidural, you can't get up to walk to the bathroom, but you've got IV fluid running at a pretty good clip (to counteract the possible drop in blood pressure associated with epidural placement) so your bladder gets full somewhat quickly, which can interfere with the baby's head dropping down effectively. So usually a woman has her bladder emptied with a catheter every four hours once epidural is placed.