Newborns galore!
Never seen so many newborns in one week before. Started working in women's health this week....so lots n lots of babies as working on the maternity wards. All a very new experience for me.
They are very cute I have to say, but just for a little while! Glad I'm not the broody sort myself and have never really wanted kids but I can see how others would start to get pangs of longing to be a parent being around babies. My mum couldn't cope with parenthood and as a result ended up having a severe nervous breakdown when we were all very young and never recovered. I myself had a severe nervous breakdown (3 months in hospital and a very long recovery) 7 years ago after Mum died, so all of that as well as not being the broody sort has completely put me off ever wanting to have kids. I just know I would really struggle to cope or manage and would be terrified of not being able to be a parent, like my mum was unable to be to us due to her illness. She didn't get diagnosed until her later adulthood after her breakdown, but at least I have a diagnosis and awareness of my genes/illness and therefore know what I can and cannot manage. It hasn't scared my 3 other siblings off as they are younger than me and all want kids big time. But then again none of them seem to have inherited any mental illness and seem to manage much better than me in life in general, so role on Aunty Kitty in the future..I do know can cope with that and look forward to it!
But yes, it does all seem like such an amazing experience as all the parents this week have had tears of joys in their eyes and are just so full of love. And again I do have to say that they are very cute little things!
All going well so far in the new rotation and new hospital. Commute going ok...wee little bus, but am getting up way earlier and home later...so off to bed now as need to be up in a few hours!!!
As for the physio side of things, very very interesting area and really enjoying it, but pregnancy and giving birth does really takes its toll on our bodies...glad I am learning techniques to help these women manage with all these changes that are occuring.
They are very cute I have to say, but just for a little while! Glad I'm not the broody sort myself and have never really wanted kids but I can see how others would start to get pangs of longing to be a parent being around babies. My mum couldn't cope with parenthood and as a result ended up having a severe nervous breakdown when we were all very young and never recovered. I myself had a severe nervous breakdown (3 months in hospital and a very long recovery) 7 years ago after Mum died, so all of that as well as not being the broody sort has completely put me off ever wanting to have kids. I just know I would really struggle to cope or manage and would be terrified of not being able to be a parent, like my mum was unable to be to us due to her illness. She didn't get diagnosed until her later adulthood after her breakdown, but at least I have a diagnosis and awareness of my genes/illness and therefore know what I can and cannot manage. It hasn't scared my 3 other siblings off as they are younger than me and all want kids big time. But then again none of them seem to have inherited any mental illness and seem to manage much better than me in life in general, so role on Aunty Kitty in the future..I do know can cope with that and look forward to it!
But yes, it does all seem like such an amazing experience as all the parents this week have had tears of joys in their eyes and are just so full of love. And again I do have to say that they are very cute little things!
All going well so far in the new rotation and new hospital. Commute going ok...wee little bus, but am getting up way earlier and home later...so off to bed now as need to be up in a few hours!!!
As for the physio side of things, very very interesting area and really enjoying it, but pregnancy and giving birth does really takes its toll on our bodies...glad I am learning techniques to help these women manage with all these changes that are occuring.