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Becoming a Mother with a Special Nurse

Created On: May 10, 2015  |  Updated: May 9, 2015  |   Leave a comment

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With Mother’s Day approaching, it has me reflecting on the time when I first became a mother. It was December 2009, and I was 9 days overdue. I was incredibly anxious to meet my daughter!

I worked with Dignity Health and SocialMoms on this post to pay tribute to the incredible nurses who helped me become a mother in honor of #NursesWeek.

I will never forget getting to French Hospital and meeting my wonderful nurses. I was throwing up because of the pain, and they were holding my hair back and wiping my mouth for me. They were so sweet and accommodating!

I have always had a hard time with needles, but not for the reason you might think. They don’t scare me at all – I just have slippery, hard-to-find veins. I’ve been poked so many times and had giant bruises from a needle going straight through my vein before. So I always warn nurses that I don’t do well when it comes to IVs and such. My nurse, Claudia, was perfect. She calmed my fears and said that we would find a nice vein and that she’d never missed before. She was asking me about what we were naming the baby, where we were from, and before I knew it – the IV was in! Magic I tell you :) She also made sure that I had all of the red Jell-O I wanted!

Pregg-O Jell-O

Here is the direct quote from my labor story: “My nurse, Claudia, was INCREDIBLE! She bent over backwards to make sure that my family and I were comfortable. She was such a sweet, calming, funny, perfect person to have around. Love that woman.”

1st Family Picture

I remember my mom coming to meet us at the hospital. I was laboring and they had the whole labor & delivery wing nice and quiet with dimmed lights. My mom said that Claudia greeted her warmly and asked in a hushed tone who she was here for. When she said my name, Claudia gently led her to my room and made sure she, Matt, and I had everything we needed. It was all such a peaceful experience thanks to her and the other nurses! I remember telling my doctor that I never wanted to leave Hotel French ;)

For such a life-changing event of becoming a mother, I am forever grateful that I was surrounded by such loving, kind, and considerate nurses. They made the labor, surgery, nursing, and recovery the most memorable and wonderful experience in a situation that can be overwhelming and uncertain. Thank you, nurses.

New Mommy

Which nurses have touched your life and made an impact on you?

Check out the posts being shared on the @DignityHealth Twitter feed, Facebook page, and  @Hellohumankindness Instagram.

This blog post is part of a paid SocialMoms and Dignity Health blogging program. As always, the opinions and ideas expressed here are my own.

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