You’ve Just Got To Wait For Labour
Today I was hanging out downstairs in the birthing centre. Last night there were 2 births; one was a postpartum haemorrhage. I wasn’t present at the birth but there was a lot of blood and an emergency Iv was fitted. Apparently, the blood was very heavy (obviously) and then just completely stopped! Haemorrhages tend to
Ambulance Adventure
As the midwives are still away I wasn’t able to go out again this morning however there was still some excitement in the day! We went out for bubble tea around mid-morning, a drink popular in the Philippines which has jelly bead type things in the bottom. It was so bizarre I’m not really sure
Birth Number Five
Many of the midwives are away at a conference over the next few days, so there are only a few left! First of all today the doctor called me over to see a jaundice baby. She explained that it tends to begin in the eyes and the head, and becomes most serious when it reached
Zzzzzzzz
Today I woke up bright and early at 6am, thinking I was going into the community, only to find there was some confusion with my rota. This allowed me to go back to sleep and wake up at a more reasonable hour! I was grateful to have a chilled morning as the last three days
Greenhills
We had another day off today so we went to Greenhills which is a big market place with loads of bargains. We started off in the pearls section and as we were first there we got a lot of bargains but it’s still so cheap – pearl studs cost only 50 pesos which is
Abdominal Palpations In The Jungle
Today we went on our antenatal outreach programs. The first place we went was an antenatal clinic that was pretty much in the middle of the jungle. Here we did antenatal assessment so we took the women’s vitals (weight, blood pressure, heart rate and temperature) then did an abdominal palpation (feeling where the baby is
One Week Marker!
As today was Sunday I got up bright and early to go to church and was my day off so was not involved in the centre today. I went to a church where they sang English songs that I recognise from when I was little so that was a nice comfort and a lot of
Caffeine And Even More Caffeine
After being threatened to being woken up by a bucket of cold water if I’m not up at a normal time, today I actually woke up before midday! Realised I’m pretty much just keeping on English time which really isn’t helping to get over jet lag so I’m forcing myself to stay awake with caffeine
Home Away From Home
Today Rebecca and I got out of the birthing centre to go to a nearby mall. First place we went to was COSTA!! My home away from home <3 Was so cool to see it in another country – it even had a red telephone box in the corner! We then went to a cute
Day Four Part 2: Catching My First Baby!!
About 10 minutes after putting up my blog post last night I got called down as a lady was 8cm and I caught my first baby! As she was pushing but not fully dilated, her cervix was moving down and was swollen – I was able to feel it which felt so weird!! Although she