Second 'real' day

Yesterday afternoon was very busy - an hour long appointment to squeeze in on top of a full afternoon. Then a woman with high BP and consult with OB (she was c-sectioned around midnight) to add to all of that. I was exhausted but satisfied at the end of the day.

Today I spent the morning sterilising instruments and packing my home birth kit - what fun! I got those hard pencil cases that are about 8 x 6 x 2.5 inches and made up a newborn exam kit, suture kit, sterile water injection kit, and kit for drugs, each with a different colour. Then I got an extra long one, probably 15 inches long, for a birth kit (with gloves, amnihook, instruments, etc). I also made an IV kit in a larger plastic bag-type thingy that the heating pad came in, but once my "real" bag comes, there are two pull out kits that I can put the IV kit and birth kit in. I am thrilled with it, especially the colour coding aspect. I can just reach for the blue kit and have all my newborn exam supplies! I can't wait until my really good bag comes - it will be so much better!

I took my hospital privileges application over to the General Hospital (I had already sent my application to University Hospital), and then headed off to a home visit this afternoon. I just met her today, and she is already nearly 38 weeks! I hope I have another week or so just to get to know her a bit more. Unfortunately she is going to birth (at U Hosp) before I have my privileges, so we'll have to admit under my backup. I wish everything was faster - I feel like half a midwife without privileges!