Needling butterflies

The nurse told us that she was going to administer nubain to help with the back labor. She thought the baby might have been twisted or in an awkward position. In order to do this, she had to hook up an IV. Dave and I both told her that my veins were very hard to find, and the best thing to do is use a butterfly from the start.

The first nurse tried a few times and poked around. They never believe Dave or me when we say that I have difficult veins. Each new nurse thinks they are super nurse and take my veins as a personal challenge to overcome at the cost of my bruised arms.

The second nurse was finally able to tap a vein in my forearm. Once the nubain was working, I started to believe that medication was the way to go!