WordPress provide a ‘stats’ service which allows bloggers to observe which posts receive the most traffic, my stats are showing me that there is an huge interest at the moment in my ‘Placentae’ post. Why this surge in interest? I have absolutely no idea, I can only hazard a guess that a cohort of student midwives must be doing an assignment on the Third Stage of Labour or on the structure of the placenta and when searching they have happened upon this entry. Musing on this I realised that they may be using the photos of the twin’s placenta. I haven’t got a problem with this, especially if it is being used in the learning process, but I would like to know if photos are being used elsewhere on the web so have put a little message on my side bar, hope people read it!
On the ‘stats’ page we can also see what search terms people have used on the way to our blogs and this is now giving me an idea for entries. I’m thinking that once a week, or so, I will pick a search term that seems particularly popular, interesting or poignant and write an entry based on it, I’m quite excited about it as it could make me expand, review and revise my current knowledge base.
Clips out today, virtually painless. Not surprised that there is a section that is not healed, ‘gaping’ is how the nurse described it, and then promptly covered it with a dressing. I never heal particularly well so I’m not particuarly worried, just fed-up that I can’t shower for a couple of days. I also saw the G.P who reassured me that my ‘slow’ recovery was not in fact ‘slow’, it is just that I am impatient ( I think he really wanted to say that I am not a ‘good’ patient).
Job-share partner has been a gem, keeping my spirits up, updating me on how my women are doing and reporting back on ‘happenings’ at work. The other day she popped into one of the units and looked through the labour ward delivery book and was horrified at the number of PPH’s, she chatted to one of the labour ward managers about the high rates, the manager believes that it is pressure of work, i.e not enough midwives, which is contributing to the problem. Anyway, it has got me thinking so I think there will be a Third Stage Management entry coming very shortly.
I saw Jack and Izzy today for the first time since my op, it’s only 2 weeks but they have changed. With Jack it was his widening vocabulary, he now sounds so grown up and as for Izzy, well her walking is so confident now, she is even incorporating little dances and hand-clapping, last time I saw her she was a baby, now she’s a toddler. Tomorrow I see Amy and the boys, I love being a Grandmother!
Hi there, if you are thinking about license/copyright for things like photos, it might be worth thinking about creative commons license. You can create a licence that applies to your work that incorporates all your req
Hi there, if you are thinking about license/copyright for things like photos, it might be worth thinking about creative commons license. You can create a license that applies to your work that incorporates all your requirements eg, you are happy to share but it cannot be used for commercial uses and you must be cited. Have a look at the creative commons web site that tels you what you must do to generate a license – I have a 3.0 on my blog:
http://tinyurl.com/2m5pgl
Hi, love the blog. However for several weeks the bar on the right has been displayed over the main text as if the page needs to be widened. It makes the last few words of each line very difficult to read. I have no problem with any other blogs. Do any other readers have this?
Alice, it’s displaying that way on my PC too. Didn’t know if it was just me!
Alice & Della – It’s displaying OK on Hubby’s and my computers. I’m going to try taking ‘tags’ and recent readers off the sidebar, see if that helps. Can you let me know if it works?
Sarah – Thanks for the advice. When my brain is in sync I shall give it a go! Love the look of your site.
That looks perfect now, thanks.
BTW can you do a piece about… I think its called “placenta papyrae”. I read about it ages ago and I am curious about how common it is in the UK and whether it is practice to inform the mother that it has happened or not.
Alice – Pleased it worked! After I had fiddled with the sidebar I then read a FAQ which suggests that Internet Explorer6 can make it happen.
Placenta papyrae, if we are both thinking the same thing it’s when a twin fetus had died and been ‘mummified’ and is discovered when checking the placenta following birth. My Mother (a midwife) had one that she kept in the kitchen cupboard at home in a small specimen bottle. I think she gave it to the hospital when she retired, I’ll have to ask her. Interesting topic, I shall look into it, I might even have an original photo!
Thankyou for making the adjustment midwifemuse! I can enjoy your blog even more now!