Today was the first time I saw a repeat patient, and in fact she was the very first patient I saw on Tuesday. She is now four days overdue and came back for another NST since it has been three days since her last one. The NST showed that she was having regular contractions every three to five minutes, but they weren't very strong yet, so she is waiting to go to the hospital. During her 20-minute long NST, she was asking me where I go to school and what exactly I am doing with the midwives. I told her all about what I get to do during my intensive, and she sounded very interested by it. The most exciting part is that I asked her if I would be able to attend her birth, and right away she said yes! It will probably happen either tonight or tomorrow, so I am very excited. Jon is on call all weekend, so she will most likely be the one delivering.
I definitely feel like I have accomplished my first goal as of today. Even if something happens and I don't get to see her birth, I got to know her well enough and she got to know me well enough that she felt comfortable saying yes right away when I asked. She not only said yes, but she responded, "Birth is such an amazing thing, and I would really love for you to get to see it." I had a feeling when I met her on Tuesday that she might be the one I would ask if I didn't run out of time.
I set my phone on the loudest, most obnoxious ringtone so that if I get the call in the middle of the night, I will be sure to wake up and get to the hospital!
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