tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25614794.post116192861336547498..comments2021-08-29T05:04:49.259-07:00Comments on Is there a doctor in the house?: "It"Irishdochttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01719177360151576253noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25614794.post-69179813808516199032007-02-23T14:36:00.000-08:002007-02-23T14:36:00.000-08:00what about the recent miracle baby...the size of a...what about the recent miracle baby...the size of a pen. If she can survive, will new protocols be written?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25614794.post-74299191434056396142007-02-21T08:44:00.000-08:002007-02-21T08:44:00.000-08:00P.S. to add on to kim's comment, I'd have named th...P.S. to add on to kim's comment, I'd have named the baby a neutral name rather then calling the baby an "It".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25614794.post-81011517441497564272007-02-21T08:43:00.000-08:002007-02-21T08:43:00.000-08:00Wow that story brings chills to my spine. That's ...Wow that story brings chills to my spine. That's horrible the way they just put the fetus or embryo in a jar like that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25614794.post-30157207759259110722006-12-31T17:35:00.000-08:002006-12-31T17:35:00.000-08:00for fear that 'it' feels pain or cold or fear can'...for fear that 'it' feels pain or cold or fear can't an umbilical line be started and just flooded with morphine? this seems like a way to stop 'it' from breathing and treat any feelings.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25614794.post-7720354550011540152006-12-18T14:13:00.000-08:002006-12-18T14:13:00.000-08:00Wow. And very relevant to what I'm currently goin...Wow. And very relevant to what I'm currently going through.<br /><br />To echo and earlier comment, I don't understand why the mother wasn't holding the baby until it died (perhaps it was too difficult for her?). I would have held it until death, and given the baby a name.Anjalihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17469613639032593194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25614794.post-52338254002602940592006-12-16T22:22:00.000-08:002006-12-16T22:22:00.000-08:00Over ten years ago, when I was EMT (before paramed...Over ten years ago, when I was EMT (before paramedic), I was working with a partner whose wife was pregnant at the time with their second son. Hot, hot summer day - took a call with Engine 34, and get to the apartment in the projects, and there's just blood everywhere in the bathroom, and the fetus in the sink. My partner put his stethoscope on the chest and got nothing. We wrap it up and take Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25614794.post-7165151697662469632006-12-10T11:53:00.000-08:002006-12-10T11:53:00.000-08:00I finished reading the post and discovered that I ...I finished reading the post and discovered that I was barely breathing. Powerful and disturbing.Gumbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14043111476730716502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25614794.post-45509961755280699772006-11-27T09:18:00.000-08:002006-11-27T09:18:00.000-08:00Really moving post. How sad. Can completely unde...Really moving post. How sad. Can completely understand the compulsion to return and to wait. Agree with Kim - definitely a human being.Nicholahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11760668349810879429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25614794.post-1163273170672050342006-11-11T11:26:00.000-08:002006-11-11T11:26:00.000-08:00Moving post.Moving post.Kay Wottonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03014140544871209009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25614794.post-1163144914690712742006-11-09T23:48:00.000-08:002006-11-09T23:48:00.000-08:00I really enjoy the intensity of your Posts. I have...I really enjoy the intensity of your Posts. I have been hospitalized over 100 times for a variety of maladies – although most stemming from my auto-immune illness – Crohn’s Disease – and you seem to capture the unique atmosphere inside the hospital. I have linked to your Blog on my “Patient Blog” at www.hospitalpatient.org – and if you deem it appropriate to trade links that would be much Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25614794.post-1162998247272245572006-11-08T07:04:00.000-08:002006-11-08T07:04:00.000-08:00Irishdoc,Wow. You blew me away with that story. I ...Irishdoc,<BR/><BR/>Wow. You blew me away with that story. I am a mom and pregnant with another baby, both healthy *knock on wood*. This story made me teary too. The poor mum, baby and all the medical staff. I understand why you call the baby "it", but it breaks my heart. I can't imagine watching it struggle to breathe. I am glad that you had the courage to check on the baby. Don't beat Chili Pepperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04334714921706020435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25614794.post-1162937247473981972006-11-07T14:07:00.000-08:002006-11-07T14:07:00.000-08:00Great post, beautifully expressed.Great post, beautifully expressed.Ugly Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14181309466404802573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25614794.post-1162926198132434042006-11-07T11:03:00.000-08:002006-11-07T11:03:00.000-08:00.......wow...............wow........Flightfirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05998284112013856616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25614794.post-1162921031504790912006-11-07T09:37:00.000-08:002006-11-07T09:37:00.000-08:00If the baby was breathing and had a heart beat, it...If the baby was breathing and had a heart beat, it was still alive. <BR/>It was a live birth then a neonatal death.<BR/><BR/>I am glad you kept going back, so that the baby was not totally alone as s/he battled for life, even though it was an unwinnable battle because of the extreme prematurity.<BR/><BR/>As a midwife and a mother, I can`t help thinking it was a shame that the mother wasn`t ableElizabeth @ The Garden Windowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00274788007550318693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25614794.post-1162918240405622342006-11-07T08:50:00.000-08:002006-11-07T08:50:00.000-08:00What a beautiful post.What a beautiful post.medstudentitishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09740144837675438466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25614794.post-1162918177177908552006-11-07T08:49:00.000-08:002006-11-07T08:49:00.000-08:00Just found your blog thorough Grand Rounds. What ...Just found your blog thorough Grand Rounds. What an absolutely amazing post, beautifully written. I'll be back to read through your archives!The Tundra PAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11389307878200524785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25614794.post-1162571719217896402006-11-03T08:35:00.000-08:002006-11-03T08:35:00.000-08:00I had so much that I wanted to say, but then I rea...I had so much that I wanted to say, but then I read Kim's comment and <I>she said it all</I> . . .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25614794.post-1162530369979265632006-11-02T21:06:00.000-08:002006-11-02T21:06:00.000-08:00You can try to rationalize it, or you can move on....You can try to rationalize it, or you can move on. On one side, nothing you were going to do was going to make that baby live. But on the other hand, you were perfectly fine in not ending the life prematurely. "It" may have felt pain, it may have felt cold, it may have felt hungry. You cannot fix those things. <BR/><BR/>Sometimes our jobs just suck. Sorry yours had to today. Maybe tomorrowQCOMDRJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08534502938146857182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25614794.post-1162487648769999062006-11-02T09:14:00.000-08:002006-11-02T09:14:00.000-08:00First, thanks for visiting my blog and leaving a c...First, thanks for visiting my blog and leaving a comment.<BR/>Secondly, i have to say u write it as it is. <BR/>When i did my NICU posting, i was emotionally so traumatised.<BR/>Ur post 'It'Was totally moving. brought back tons of memories.<BR/>Wish u could take time to write more often.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25614794.post-1162414737501422332006-11-01T12:58:00.000-08:002006-11-01T12:58:00.000-08:00Thanks so much for your comments. They really mean...Thanks so much for your comments. They really mean a lot to me.Irishdochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01719177360151576253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25614794.post-1162409689225407442006-11-01T11:34:00.000-08:002006-11-01T11:34:00.000-08:00Great post. I am usually a lurker because my medb...Great post. I am usually a lurker because my medblog obsession is kind of embarrassing. But I wanted to tell that I really enjoyed your blog. Your medical experiences are interesting, but I also like reading about how you try to balance career and motherhood. Also, regarding your earlier post: I was jaundiced once. I recognized my color change, but thought I looked more orange than yellow. ButMedblog Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13040521269327418240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25614794.post-1162329510740134202006-10-31T13:18:00.000-08:002006-10-31T13:18:00.000-08:00Tough day. Thanks for sharing.Tough day. Thanks for sharing.shadowfaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11648279307230813762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25614794.post-1162225011002698632006-10-30T08:16:00.001-08:002006-10-30T08:16:00.001-08:00Well, if bawling first thing in the morning is goo...Well, if bawling first thing in the morning is good for you, my day will be perfect.<BR/><BR/>That baby was fighting so hard to live and yet there was no way.<BR/><BR/>This post will stay with me for a long, long time.<BR/><BR/>And we both know it wasn't an "it". It was a "he" or a "she" and a human being at a point of development we rarely (thankfully) visualize living outside of an ultrasound.Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14955312313903598555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25614794.post-1162224992944562942006-10-30T08:16:00.000-08:002006-10-30T08:16:00.000-08:00Well, if bawling first thing in the morning is goo...Well, if bawling first thing in the morning is good for you, my day will be perfect.<BR/><BR/>That baby was fighting so hard to live and yet there was no way.<BR/><BR/>This post will stay with me for a long, long time.<BR/><BR/>And we both know it wasn't an "it". It was a "he" or a "she" and a human being at a point of development we rarely (thankfully) visualize living outside of an ultrasound.Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14955312313903598555noreply@blogger.com