I had the honor of riding around again with my preceptor today. I am so lucky, have I said that lately? She is so awesome and she is a midwife! Two of my favorite things! Although she normally picks me up and takes me to lunch, we had a long day today and didn’t even stop to eat. So, my lesson today is to eat a bigger breakfast. No, seriously.
I definitely want to start doing more hands on skills, but am not sure if I should jump in and start doing them or continue to shadow. It is a hard line to walk figuring out what another person is wanting and thinking. I just want to be helpful. An initial client came in today and the midwife asked me to do a head-to-toe physical and I couldn’t. I had not learned that yet. WHY??? I should be studying this stuff in between everything else I am doing. I have got to get my game face on and practice these skills in my off time so I can do them when I am offered the chance. They are not rocket science.
I also had the opportunity to see the mother and baby who had microcephaly. The baby was so adorable, but I cannot imagine having a baby and breastfeeding it for several months, then watching it die. We weighed the baby and her head was really moving and causing her body to move, which was surprising to me. Obviously, if the head is not big though, then there is nothing to anchor down the baby body, hence the almost rolling off the table. However, other than having a small head, the baby was very normal for her age.
My Journey as a Licensed Midwife in Louisiana 