Some days I feel like a bad mom. Yesterday Girl-N had a nose bleed and I threw up. I am a nurse fergodsake! I can handle blood when it is in small amounts. Something about blood coming out of a nose with long strands of who-knows-what is too much. Her nose is bleeding all over the place and I am pinching her nose with one hand and holding a bag to throw-up in with the other. So much for the post on knowing how to not vomit. So there I am about a second away from fainting and I am thinking I need to get her to the hospital if it continues. 20 minutes later I am in the car with her on my way to the hospital. The nurse asked me if I was o.k.! How embarrassing! Anyway...Girl-N is o.k. The doctor said it was because she had a cold and it may start again but it would stop if I pinched it. Incidentally, the way to pinch a bleeding nose is to grab the middle of your nose with your middle knuckles and roll up so your top knuckles are near your eyes. Does that make any sense?
Any other mom's out there just feel like ya don't quite measure up some days?