Comments on: Suturing sucks http://www.bellytales.com/2006/09/21/suturing-sucks/ The Diary of a New Midwife Tue, 02 Dec 2008 13:13:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: The Student http://www.bellytales.com/2006/09/21/suturing-sucks/#comment-2800 Fri, 22 Sep 2006 12:35:04 +0000 http://www.bellytales.com/2006/09/21/suturing-sucks/#comment-2800 Once I am eventually a midwife (*knock on wood* assuming I manage to get through this year and pass my comps and boards), my plan is to keep my hands off of women as much as possible, especially during pushing. *At most*, I think maybe a warm perineal compress or two? Do you ever use those? We were talking about them in class yesterday, and they sounded so nice and warm and soothing and comforting: just what I'd want on my perineum while it was stretching to such new, awe-inspiring heights. Course, I'll be doing my clinicals in the hospital, so it will be very interesting to see how my hospital-based preceptors handle the perineum during pushing. I love the way you attend so many hands-off births (hands-free births?), though! And I'm also glad to hear that suturing doesn't come easily to other people, either. What a difficult skill! Once I am eventually a midwife (*knock on wood* assuming I manage to get through this year and pass my comps and boards), my plan is to keep my hands off of women as much as possible, especially during pushing. *At most*, I think maybe a warm perineal compress or two? Do you ever use those? We were talking about them in class yesterday, and they sounded so nice and warm and soothing and comforting: just what I’d want on my perineum while it was stretching to such new, awe-inspiring heights. Course, I’ll be doing my clinicals in the hospital, so it will be very interesting to see how my hospital-based preceptors handle the perineum during pushing. I love the way you attend so many hands-off births (hands-free births?), though! And I’m also glad to hear that suturing doesn’t come easily to other people, either. What a difficult skill!

]]> by: sagefemme http://www.bellytales.com/2006/09/21/suturing-sucks/#comment-2799 Fri, 22 Sep 2006 07:32:59 +0000 http://www.bellytales.com/2006/09/21/suturing-sucks/#comment-2799 suturing does suck! I've only done it about five times on a real live person and every time I'm not so sure I did it right. It's why I choose not to suture so often - if the edges come together then I keep my suture pack closed. hands off the perineum and vulva during pushing is key to preventing tears...seriously. :) suturing does suck! I’ve only done it about five times on a real live person and every time I’m not so sure I did it right. It’s why I choose not to suture so often - if the edges come together then I keep my suture pack closed.

hands off the perineum and vulva during pushing is key to preventing tears…seriously. :)

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