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About Brenda
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I have been an R.N. since 1988 and come from a family of nurses. I have clinical experience in labor and delivery, as well as post-partum care and pre-term pregnancy complications. I have also worked in Community Health Clinics dealing with this area of expertise, including WIC (Women, Infant, & Children) clinics performing nursing evaluations and assessments in determining a need for services or intervention for pregnant women, newborns, and young children. I have worked in immunization clinics in and around my community as well. I also have several years experience in OB and Pediatric Home Care Nursing. In addition to that, I am a mother of two, ages 21 and 16, both of which I had hoped would be vaginal deliveries, but ended up being C-Sections... one of which had me in pre-term labor...another which was frank breech (bottom first)... one who rejected the breast... and so on... to list my personal experience would be a bit lengthy! I'd simply like to help anyone who might have a question or concern that I can draw on my expertise to answer!

Experience
I have been an R.N. since 1988 and come from a family of nurses. I have clinical experience in labor and delivery, as well as post-partum care and pre-term pregnancy complications. I have also worked in Community Health Clinics dealing with this area of expertise, including WIC (Women, Infant, & Children) clinics performing nursing evaluations and assessments in determining a need for services or intervention for pregnant women, newborns, and young children. I have worked in immunization clinics in and around my community as well. I also have several years experience in OB and Pediatric Home Care Nursing. My experience also includes approximately three years working in Behavioral Services.

Education/Credentials
Graduated from the Mary Lanning School of Nursing in May 1988. Have been a licensed Registered Nurse in the state of NE since 1988.


   

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period?7/5/2008Mohamed Kandeel
  Q: i am 7 weeks after giving birth to my son via c-section, i was bleeding for 5 weeks after until it ...
  A: It is possible that your period has started as in about 40% of women period resumes 6 weeks after ...
Lower abdominal pains7/4/2008Helene Byrne
  Q: My wife works in the Hospitality industry with causes her to be on her feet for long periods of ...
  A: Sharp pain in the lower abdomen that comes and goes is often caused by stretching of the uterine ...
could i possibly be pregnant?7/3/2008Brenda
  Q: ok i had unprotected sex twice and 5 days after that i started my period. it only lasted 2 days ...
  A: It really has nothing to do with whether you had unprotected sex once or twice or three times, if ...
Restarting Depo / Late7/3/2008Brenda
  Q: I am a 26 year old married female. I have been on depo for nearly 3 years. I was due for my shot ...
  A: If you were delayed in getting the injection, they definitely should have done a pregnancy test ...
LOW FETAL HEART RATE7/2/2008Brenda
  Q: Let me start off by saying on May 8, 2007 I had a miscarriage i was exactly 4 weeks pregnant so it ...
  A: When the yolk sac is unusually small, unusually large, irregular in shape, or calcified, there tends ...
No fetal pole at 5w4d7/1/2008Brenda
  Q: I went to the ER today. I should be almost 6 weeks, but I started spotting last night. It caught me ...
  A: The gestational sac can typically be visualized as early as 4.5 weeks of gestation and the yolk sac ...
Fifth Disease7/1/2008Brenda
  Q: I'm very close to my sister's children and my contact with him before the symptoms appeared was ...
  A: Because fifth disease is a mild illness, many adults may not be aware that they have had it in the ...
Pregnancy after provera7/1/2008Brenda
  Q: I had a miscarriage at 9wks and had to have a d&c on April 15,2008. I waited about 8wks post d&c and ...
  A: Provera is not a medication that is typically associated with multiples. Provera is simply synthetic ...
is this normal??????6/29/2008Mohamed Kandeel
  Q: Im about 14 weeks into my pregnancy and just yesterday morning I experienced some light bleeding and ...
  A: This is not normal and your case is most likely a case of threatened abortion. The most important ...
HCG and Progesterone Levels6/28/2008Mohamed Kandeel
  Q: I had extremely light brown spotting around 4 weeks, and it went away after about 2 days. (It wasn't ...
  A: Variations in hVG level is a normal finding and your values are reassuring as they show a rising ...
Tread mill6/27/2008Helene Byrne
  Q: whether it is safe to work out in tread mill in 4.5 to 5 km/hr speed in my gym? how long i can ...
  A: Generally, before 20 weeks gestation you can continue to exercise at whatever level that you body is ...
early pregnancy6/25/2008Brenda
  Q: I am 5 weeks pregnant and found out that my progesterone levels are at 8.3. I have a history of low ...
  A: The normal values for progesterone in pregnancy are very broad and are as follows: First Trimester- ...
pregnancy6/24/2008Brenda
  Q: is 5lbs 11oz is a full term baby
  A: It may or may not have been considered full term. You would need to talk to the ...
Pushing on tummy6/23/2008Mohamed Kandeel
  Q: I read in my pregnancy book that the uterus is just above the pubic bone now (13 and 1/2 weeks) and ...
  A: It is not probable that you have injured the baby unless you had some bleeding following the ...
Woried6/21/2008Mohamed Kandeel
  Q: Ok Im 21 I have a chid who is 4 now.Im with this other person who have 2kids already so me an my ...
  A: If you are trying to conceive for 1 year with regular sexual relationship then you are talking about ...
Pregnancy hormones after a period6/20/2008Mohamed Kandeel
  Q: I had a D&C on 4/18/08 (10 wks preg, but the baby stopped at 6 weeks), and at its highest my hcg ...
  A: Usually pregnancy hormones disappear on the maximum 4 weeks after a D & C. Persistent high level ...
Iud is broken and embedded and I am 7 weeks pregnant6/19/2008Mohamed Kandeel
  Q: I had an IUD in place for 7 years. When I decided to have it removed, it broke. There is a piece of ...
  A: This depends on the type of the IUD. Copper T IUD is the most commonly used across the world and ...
Unable to see pregancy during an ultrasound?6/18/2008Brenda
  Q: On June 9th I had a pregnancy test done. It came back positve. This past friday I had pains in my ...
  A: In order to determine whether you would have been too early in the pregnancy for it to be noted on ...
pregnant and scared6/18/2008Tandi
  Q: i am 6 weeks pregnant and experienced some light pink spotting and no pain or cramping whatsoever. ...
  A: Ashley, Congrats on your pregnancy, and try not to worry too much, at least not yet. A heartbeat is ...
Bleeding after sex6/17/2008Brenda
  Q: I had a natural miscarriage on 4/25/08 and my first cycle of period came on 5/27/08. Since then, I ...
  A: Bleeding which is brought on by sexual intercourse is never normal and is something that you should ...
i was pregnant but i ve my period6/16/2008Tandi
  Q: my period is always coming on 13 every month. on last 10 june i made blood test and i found the BHCG ...
  A: Rania, I am so sorry that you are dealing with this. A positive pregnancy test followed by ...
Need advice asap!6/16/2008Tandi
  Q: Iv have been sexually active with out protection with my boyfriend for about 6 months now. I hadn't ...
  A: Bianca, I am so sorry that you are dealing with all of these things! Typically pregnancy is not ...
pregnancy timing6/15/2008Mohamed Kandeel
  Q: i have a question about my pregnancy. I had a period on the 11/05/2008 and it was 3 days early. it ...
  A: Actually, the issue here is to role out ectopic pregnancy rather than to calculate the duration of ...
SCH6/14/2008Tandi
  Q: hay, I'm in 9. week and i have SCH, at last few days i was spotting, old brown with some little ...
  A: Tatjana, Congratulations on your pregnancy. SCH is very common in early pregnancy, and if found ...
Pregnancy6/14/2008Tandi
  Q: I had unprotected sex a week ago. I took a pregnancy test(Equate) tuesday and it came back positive. ...
  A: Rebecca, Your pregnancy test that was positive was not from the unprotected intercourse that took ...
amenorrhea w/o pregnancy6/13/2008Tandi
  Q: I have always had strange cycles, to say the least. When I first started, I could go for three ...
  A: Stacy, I am sorry for my delayed response, I have had a sick baby and been out for a few days ...
positive hpt test6/13/2008Mohamed Kandeel
  Q: forty six is the number of days from the first day of my last period to today when i got a positive ...
  A: In fact im not aware of this test with plus and minus sign. It is not available in my country. ...
spotting6/12/2008Mohamed Kandeel
  Q: I am 6 weeks and 5 days pregnant. Yesterday i started spotting red which only happened in the early ...
  A: This is a case of threatened abortion with a 50% chance to continue or to abort. The most importnat ...
Lovenox during pregnancy6/12/2008Tandi
  Q: I am 5 weeks pregnant and just recently started on lovenox bc I have the Leitin factor 5 gene (blood ...
  A: Gigi, Congrats on your successful IVF! I agree with your doc that the bleeding and lovenox are ...
am i pregnant?6/11/2008Brenda
  Q: my partner and i have been trying to get pregnant now for over a month - my last period started on ...
  A: First, if your cycle is typically 28 days, you would not have been due to start your next period ...
nervous...6/11/2008Brenda
  Q: I'm currently on Yasmin birth control. I started over a year ago on something else but was switched ...
  A: More than likely it is from the discontinuation of the pills. Your body is really confused about the ...
could i still be pregnant6/11/2008Tandi
  Q: so about a week ago i was still about 4 days from my period and every morning i would feel sick and ...
  A: Cassie, I am so sorry for what you are dealing with. Unfortunately, it sounds like you had what is ...
pregnancy6/11/2008Mohamed Kandeel
  Q: how often should homocysteine levels be checked during pregnancy? How much aspirin is recommended ...
  A: Homocysteine is not routinely checked during pregnancy unless there is a metabolic disorder is ...
conception6/11/2008Brenda
  Q: I am 23 weeks and 6 days pregnant, my due date is July 21. My period was the 10th of October, but ...
  A: Again, even the date given by the ultrasound indicates a conception date on/after 10/24. This would ...
breast tenderness6/10/2008Brenda
  Q: My breast have been very tender for the last 12 weeks, but today my breast dont feel tender or ...
  A: I assume you are pregnant. :-) I would not take this as a sign of a miscarriage. Very often once ...
Medication during First Trimester6/10/2008Brenda
  Q: I am in my first trimester and came to know that I am pregnant only few days back. I assume the ...
  A: Your conception date would be about 5/1 if your last period was approximately 4/17. You didn't give ...
Medication during First Trimester6/10/2008Mohamed Kandeel
  Q: I am in my first trimester and came to know that I am pregnant only few days back. I assume the ...
  A: I am not aware of the antibiotic MOX. It may be available under a different name in my country. ...
Medication during First Trimester6/10/2008Tandi
  Q: I am in my first trimester and came to know that I am pregnant only few days back. I assume the ...
  A: Lakshmi, First off, CONGRATULATIONS on your pregnancy. As far as your concerns, Mox-500 is a ...
Breastfeeding & Trying to Conceive...6/9/2008Tandi
  Q: I am 25 years old and a breastfeeding mom to a 10 month old baby boy. I only breastfeed at night ...
  A: Kristina, Congratulations on you son! Even when breastfeeding is not in the mix, occasionally women ...
bending over6/6/2008Helene Byrne
  Q: im 32 weeks today and what to know should i still be bending over? is it ok? or should i not be ...
  A: When the belly gets really big, bending over becomes cumbersome for everyone. The best way to lift ...

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