Carli Barton
September 2025
Carli
Barton
,
RN
Labor and Delivery
Madisonhealth
Rexburg
,
ID
United States
She always looked to do things that helped me feel comfortable, like refreshing my ice chips and recognizing my potential wants and needs before I even expressed them.
Earlier this month, I went into labor to deliver my son. This happened to be a long process, so I had Carly take care of me for both the start and the end of the process. The first part of this was nerve-racking as I didn't understand just how difficult labor was. I was surrounded by machines I didn't understand, and I was in an unfamiliar place. Carli was extremely comforting, positive, and did a great job of explaining things to me in a way I could understand. Her gentle, fun, kind, and attentive approach helped me feel like I was the most important person in the world that night, though I doubt I was the only patient she had. She did a great job of checking on me, and I felt like she genuinely cared about how I was doing. She always looked to do things that helped me feel comfortable, like refreshing my ice chips and recognizing my potential wants and needs before I even expressed them.
When she finished up her shift covering the first portion of my labor, I was sad to see her go. You can imagine how delighted I was to have her as my nurse again the next day, as I was still in labor. In the intervening time, my baby's O2 had taken a dive twice, and I'd spent the day in bed laboring. Needless to say, I was a bit worried and tired by the time Carli returned. When I finally progressed to the point of pushing, she once again did a great job of explaining how to go about it and was very encouraging. After an hour and a half of pushing, I was spent, though what really pushed me over the edge was learning my baby wasn't even close enough to be vacuumed out. I had a proper meltdown at that point, but Carli was once again very understanding and took the time to give me a proper 10+ minute pep-talk that left me feeling much better. She helped with the ensuing C-section, remaining calm and positive as I went under the knife. It's partially thanks to her that I was able to remain so calm even though this! All in all, Carli is the kindest, most positive, attentive, and hard-working nurse I could have asked for in this intense experience!
When she finished up her shift covering the first portion of my labor, I was sad to see her go. You can imagine how delighted I was to have her as my nurse again the next day, as I was still in labor. In the intervening time, my baby's O2 had taken a dive twice, and I'd spent the day in bed laboring. Needless to say, I was a bit worried and tired by the time Carli returned. When I finally progressed to the point of pushing, she once again did a great job of explaining how to go about it and was very encouraging. After an hour and a half of pushing, I was spent, though what really pushed me over the edge was learning my baby wasn't even close enough to be vacuumed out. I had a proper meltdown at that point, but Carli was once again very understanding and took the time to give me a proper 10+ minute pep-talk that left me feeling much better. She helped with the ensuing C-section, remaining calm and positive as I went under the knife. It's partially thanks to her that I was able to remain so calm even though this! All in all, Carli is the kindest, most positive, attentive, and hard-working nurse I could have asked for in this intense experience!