WHAT I LOVED AND DIDN’T LOVE ABOUT LABOR AND DELIVERY NURSING | the pros + cons of L&D

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In this video, I’m talking to you all about what things I loved about working labor and delivery, and what things I didn’t love.

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[kylaamaris]

This video is literally everything I was feeling. I did L&D for two years and I felt so much guilt when I decided to leave. It was my dream job. But that constant state of anxiety….I couldn’t do it anymore. Very relatable.

[daniellezimmerman]

Love this video! I’m thinking of switching from ICU to L&D. The hyper-vigilance and anxiety for 12 hours is my biggest concern, on top of working nights. I appreciate your honesty there. I also would like to add that trauma in the hospital settings obviously happens to patients, but as a nurse please don’t discount the things you’ve seen and experienced just because it didn’t directly happen to you. Support the patient in that moment, but care for yourself and feel those feelings later. We see the best and worst sides of humanity as nurses, but our experiences count too.

[guyaneseloveee]

I agree with the lack of information with Inductions. I would always give them a real rundown of how things usually go and ease their comfort by answering every question they had!

[TracieLinder]

I am just starting my nurse residency for L&D. I have the same fear about birth trauma to the Mom. I don’t want to be that nurse. I am blessed to work on a unit that has an 1:1 ratio and float nurses that are scheduled just to cover breaks and anytime you need to be away. I love your videos and I hope I can be half the nurse you are. 💜

[CC-lmtw]

Having my 3rd baby this summer, I cannot wait to do it again!!! L&D staff are my favorite and helped make my experience amazing. Plus I have an amazing OB. Y’all are awesome

[WendyCrafts]

I appreciate that you tried your best to not cause a trauma to the mother as I had a nurse do something to me that still is upsetting 29 years later and I won't ever forget.

[animaloverdani]

It's so crazy that even though Ive worked telemetry/cardiac surgery, I have so many similar struggles. Nursing is SO HARD to deal with emotionally especially when you get close to the patient. I am still grieving the loss of some patients that shouldn't have died or went so suddenly. Its the hardest thing. I start in labor and delivery in two weeks and am very nervous about it.

[samanthaharper]

I just started nursing school and was torn between ER and labor and delivery. As a cna I did a lot of post mortems with geriatric patients and wanted to work with the opposite end of the spectrum and see people coming into the world as opposed to the old age endings. I wanted a challenge and something stressful. As you were talking about your cons, I thought I would enjoy the challenge of them. I am a very empathetic person so dealing with miscarriages and mother deaths might be hard for me at first, but I'm sure with time and experience I can be that support that someone needs. I hope to go into L&D immediately after nursing school and maybe a year after have a child of my own. I worry about being a new L&D nurse having never had a birth or seen one at all.

[ililnavehbenjamin]

Thank you so much for keeping it real and giving details that I haven't heard or seen anywhere else. How dispiriting to hear about partners who have their headphones in. And I totally relate to the notion of birth trauma. I got to see the best and the worst of it. The best: I was hospitalized on bedrest with complications during my pregnancy in a tiny Catholic hospital in rural Wisconsin, and it was a wonderful experience - the best healthcare experience I've ever had, better than the care I've since received in a other world-class research hospitals. The nurses clearly enjoyed each other and enjoyed the patients. You could tell it was a fabulous place to work, and those nurses represented some of the best of humanity that I've ever seen in my life. I used to chat with them about their family lives (one of them, a fifth generation Wisconsinite ("Sconnie"), confided in me that her Brazilian husband's teen daughter from a prior marriage was skipping school and getting into trouble constantly back home in Sao Paolo, so her Brazilian mom was sending her to live with her dad in rural Wisconsin in the middle of winter to "straighten her out!" We laughed nervously at what the girl would think about Wisconsin winters, and brainstormed how to make her arrival less traumatic for everyone in the family, new siblings included).

But then... I ended up delivering my baby in a different larger hospital. Totally different culture. Much more tense and cold. The nurses who attended to me didn't seem to enjoy being there. People were rushed and snappy. I remember one nurse making me cry by scolding me that I was tensing up too much to allow my baby to latch. Breastfeeding was so incredibly painful to me, and having the nurse scold me "he's not going to be able to latch if you tense up every time!" only made me cry harder. I was never able to breastfeed properly after that, despite pumping and seeing several lactation consultants, and even though I know my medical history played a role in this, I will never forget how hopeless and sad I felt when that nurse scolded me that night. For her it was probably just a nuisance to see me being incompetent in the middle of her busy and stressful shift, but for me as a first-time mom recovering from a complex C section, it was devastating. So thank you so much for prioritizing patients' experiences and making them feel valued, especially about breastfeeding. You've made a lot of difference in their lives.

[psychlover]

I got hired as a new grad L&D nurse. I just left after 6 months and moved to M&B. The anxiety was the worst part, I kept having anxiety attacks and depressive episodes. I couldn't sleep well when I had to work that night. I was emotionally done and I had to get out.

[checkitoutlove]

I have worked in pediatric home care as a lpn for 6 years now. I am going back for my rn starting in august. L&D babies and parents feels like something in the same general feel of where I am coming from just entirely different nursing skills hopefully school will give me plus hoping to score a new grad residency position in it.

[michellemariedelrio]

This is such an informative video. It's on point! Thank you 😊

[carolinep.]

Not a nurse, however I am an esthetician excited to see how it goes! Although I do enjoy videos about this. Your channel overall is just my vibe :)

[Angelina-mwzu]

Just got hired as nurse extern on postpartum unit until I pass my NCLEX. Sooo excited! ♥

[TashaDaily]

I worked L&D for a year and moved on to dermatology too

[caitcahoon]

I loved being induced for my first!!! Your labor and delivery experience is really made by how amazing your nurses are!!! I am so grateful for mine. Thank you for sharing this. In another life I will be an L+D nurse ;)

[kyndall.melise]

You are the best!!! Thank you Amy. Always adding your knowledge to my tool belt. You’re an incredible nurse with a HUGE heart.

[libra]

I’m an experienced PP RN and finally now being trained to L&D. Still early in my training and all your points are so spot on and exactly my sentiments. Lots of high stress and anxiety and it also doesnt help my unit is toxic either. I see you transitioned to aestetics which is another area I’m interested in. Best of luck!

[drownzi]

you sound like an amazing nurse!! i hope mine are as great as you when i give birth next month!

[shannonleatherwood]

This helped me a lot I have summer and fall left of general studies in college. I still can’t decide which program I want to do. Whether it’s sonography or nursing. I really want to be a labor and delivery nurse, but needed to know the pros and cons. So thank you very much !!