Pause to Remember
4. Whitney Jablonski, CRNA and Her Daughter, Colby
May 26, 2022
Amy Pelkey, MSN, CRNA, RYT 200
Whitney Jablonski, CRNA lost her daughter, Colby, less than two days after she was born in March, 2019.
Listen to this honest conversation about Whitney's grieving journey and how Whitney is trying to help other families in honor of her daughter.
Whitney and Amy discuss the following in this episode:
- Mother's intuition in the 1st trimester
- Self advocating to see maternal fetal medicine (MFM) before 20 weeks
- Trisomy 18
- Fetal cardiac workup
- How are you the same person prior to this situation? How do you get out of bed everyday and go back to the routine of being a mother?
- Returning to work in the same facility where you lost your baby
- Working in the OB department and taking call
- Maternity leave - Is six weeks enough?
- Funeral and the need for bereavement days
- The emotions felt when your milk comes in
- How do you respond to peoples' comments (that are upbeat) about your pregnancy when you know your baby will not survive?
- Anticipatory grief
- Worried about decreased fetal movement, your baby dying, and wanting the obstetrician to check for a heartbeat while wondering if this is going to be your baby's last day alive
- Grieving the life you had as well as your baby
- Feeling less organized
- Wanting to move into a new home
- Getting pregnant after loss, grieving, and COVID-19
- How COVID-19 impacted the grieving process and next pregnancy
- What journaling revealed
- Caring for yourself so you can care for your patients
- Biggest trigger at work, talking to the hospital chaplain
- Wishing for more self care and feeling like a different person
- Sufficient Grace Ministries in the Toledo, OH area
- New Virtual Support Group for Healthcare Providers grieving after pregnancy and infant loss
Virtual Support Group for Healthcare Providers after pregnancy and infant loss
- 2nd Monday of every month
- 7:45-8:45pm EST
- Led by Amy Pelkey, CRNA and Whitney Jablonski, CRNA
- Via Zoom - get the link and updates here
- This is for female, licensed healthcare providers grieving after pregnancy or infant loss
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