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3catwoman3

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23. In my 45 years as a peds NP, my favorite thing was always well baby visits...

Reply to debm55 (Original post)

Sat Jan 11, 2025, 11:55 AM

Jan 11

...with first time parents and newborn and young babies.

There's so much to learn when you are a new parent, and I love to teach about babies - normal variations in appearance, in behavior, when to worry and when not to, etc, etc, etc. Most first time parents don't know much about new babies, and are scared about everything - hiccups, sneezing, the pulsating of the soft spot, puke that comes out the nose as well as the mouth, the umbilical cord stump - so they are very eager learners.

I retired in on March 31st, 2021. I've kept in touch with one mom with whom I developed a real friendship above and beyond our professional relationship. She has 3 daughters and one son (her youngest). The oldest daughter is now a college junior. In our most recent text exchange, this mom thanked me, yet again, for all the ways she felt I had supported her during her travels thru motherhood and said, "I carry you with me always."

That single sentence validates my whole career, and I cherish this statement.

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What was the best thing you like or liked about your job? I liked having the summers off to spend with my child and [View all] debm55 Jan 10 OP

I liked the international travel, cloudbase Jan 10 #1

Thank you cloudbase. My husband had a job like that. debm55 Jan 10 #2

Yes & No ProfessorGAC Jan 10 #13

Same Deb. arkielib Jan 10 #3

Enjoy our retirement. As a teacher, even as a very good teacher , one needs the time to regroup, take class. garden and debm55 Jan 10 #4

It was different every day. I made a difference berniesandersmittens Jan 10 #5

Thank you very much for the heart and soul you placed into your career. Bless you berniesandersmittens. debm55 Jan 10 #11

I worked in Medical Materiel (Supply) in the Air Force LogDog75 Jan 10 #6

Dear LogDog75. My late MIL was a M A S H nurse in Italy during WWII, You had a wonderful career of helping in the care debm55 Jan 10 #16

Things that I like about my job Niagara Jan 10 #7

Dear Niagara, You are blessed. I don't think I could do your calling. You are a very strong women and I admire you for debm55 Jan 10 #9

Thank you, Debbie. Doing this job makes me think about my own mortality at times. Niagara Jan 10 #12

They're lucky to have you! True Dough Jan 11 #21

Thank you,True! Niagara Jan 11 #22

We're familiar with the effects of dementia, unfortunately True Dough Jan 11 #27

My grandmother succumbed to dementia last spring Niagara Jan 12 #40

definitely the academic calendar and the degree of autonomy... mike_c Jan 10 #8

Thank you mike_c for the work you do debm55 Jan 10 #10

They Left Me Alone ProfessorGAC Jan 10 #14

Thank you ProfessorGAC. You are very intelligent, That in turn lead to the freedom to be your own boss, you are blessed debm55 Jan 10 #15

I get to work from home 🙂 Luciferous Jan 10 #17

Thank you Luciferous. I bet that that is nice. debm55 Jan 10 #18

Same as you, Deb, KitFox Jan 11 #19

Same here KitFox. debm55 Jan 11 #24

The paycheck True Dough Jan 11 #20

Thank you True Dough, My paycheck was not very good. though. I did it for the love of Teaching. debm55 Jan 11 #25

In my 45 years as a peds NP, my favorite thing was always well baby visits... 3catwoman3 Jan 11 #23

You are very blessed with your career. You made a difference to so many parents and children. debm55 Jan 11 #26

Pretty much liked it all... WheelWalker Jan 11 #28

Thank you very much, WheelWalker. Are you a lawyer? debm55 Jan 11 #29

I am well retired at this point, WheelWalker Jan 11 #31

Thank you very much. WheelWalker. debm55 Jan 11 #32

Job change at 40 JBTaurus83 Jan 11 #30

Thank you very much, JBTaurus83 and welcome to DU. My husband has a PhD and decided to go with the Fed Gov. He would debm55 Jan 11 #33

A life well lived doesn't have to be for profit JBTaurus83 Jan 11 #36

Thank you, debm55 Jan 11 #37

Many things Cirsium Jan 11 #34

Thank you very much. Your post is written as a story. I felt like I was there with you. Hold on to your memories. They debm55 Jan 11 #35

I liked my coworkers Mad_Dem_X Jan 12 #38

Thank you Mad_Dem_X That makes a big difference. debm55 Jan 12 #39

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