Need a nudge

strength_n_song
strength_n_song Posts: 13 Member
edited November 19 in Introduce Yourself
Hey, y'all. I've been so busy with my midwife apprenticeship that I've gotten out of the habit of working out.
I love martial arts (especially sparring), swimming, bike riding, swing dancing, trampoline jumping...
I'd love some fun friends to keep it interesting and some badass friends to keep it challenging.

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  • danavelling
    danavelling Posts: 1,224 Member
    Yay for you!! I just finished nursing school. So I can understand the stress and everything getting put on the back burner. I think I put on about 30 lbs during school because all I did was study and that usually involved snacking. Best of luck to you in midwifery and loosing weight!
  • CoffeenSquats
    CoffeenSquats Posts: 982 Member
    Uhm, I'm already in love with you. Midwife apprenticeship? So jealous! I've had four babies naturally, one at home :) Best of luck to you not only in weight loss, but in your career!
  • dymenard89
    dymenard89 Posts: 5 Member
    Awesome. RN student here. I'm going on level 2 next semester. It does get stressful but I want to be healthy because I know all the complications that can arise from being overweight. I want to set an example for my future patients. I don't want to be an overweight nurse!! Good luck y'all.
  • strength_n_song
    strength_n_song Posts: 13 Member
    danavelling wrote: »
    Yay for you!! I just finished nursing school. So I can understand the stress and everything getting put on the back burner. I think I put on about 30 lbs during school because all I did was study and that usually involved snacking. Best of luck to you in midwifery and loosing weight!
    Congrats to you! What area are you going into?
  • strength_n_song
    strength_n_song Posts: 13 Member
    edited July 2017
    CoffeenSquats wrote: »
    Uhm, I'm already in love with you. Midwife apprenticeship? So jealous! I've had four babies naturally, one at home :) Best of luck to you not only in weight loss, but in your career!
    Thank you! (I typed out a reply but it didn't post it all, and now I can't remember what I typed! Something along the lines of being called to this for years before finally answering the call, lol.)
    I've been a RN for 20 years, but the path I'm on is CPM. CNMs don't attend home births where I live, and that's where my heart is.
  • strength_n_song
    strength_n_song Posts: 13 Member
    dymenard89 wrote: »
    Awesome. RN student here. I'm going on level 2 next semester. It does get stressful but I want to be healthy because I know all the complications that can arise from being overweight. I want to set an example for my future patients. I don't want to be an overweight nurse!! Good luck y'all.
    Good for you for making time to be healthy while you are still in school! And best of luck to you!
  • CoffeenSquats
    CoffeenSquats Posts: 982 Member
    strength_n_song wrote: »
    CoffeenSquats wrote: »
    Uhm, I'm already in love with you. Midwife apprenticeship? So jealous! I've had four babies naturally, one at home :) Best of luck to you not only in weight loss, but in your career!
    Thank you! (I typed out a reply but it didn't post it all, and now I can't remember what I typed! Something along the lines of being called to this for years before finally answering the call, lol.)
    I've been a RN for 20 years, but the path I'm on is CPM. CNMs don't attend home births where I live, and that's where my heart is.

    I was a CNA at one point, but my path went into a different direction for a time. Mostly because I decided it was best to finish having children before I started school again, but hopefully in the next 1-2 years I'll be enrolled in an RN program as well. While my dream is to do something where I'm able to attend home births, I would be happy with any form of birth or even more so in a hospital setting, Neonatal <3
  • strength_n_song
    strength_n_song Posts: 13 Member
    CoffeenSquats wrote: »

    I was a CNA at one point, but my path went into a different direction for a time. Mostly because I decided it was best to finish having children before I started school again, but hopefully in the next 1-2 years I'll be enrolled in an RN program as well. While my dream is to do something where I'm able to attend home births, I would be happy with any form of birth or even more so in a hospital setting, Neonatal <3
    Doula work is a good option, too. I have lots of doula friends who attend both hospital and home births, and if you work with an agency you can share call. (I hope I can someday find someone to share call with!)
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