IS IT HARD BEING A LABOR AND DELIVERY NURSE?? | What they don't tell you about being an L&D nurse 

Drop your 2021 goals 👇🏽 I'm curious if everyone else has a positive outlook on 2021 like I do!

Starting my l&D residency February and I’m learning to give myself grace and stop being hard on my self each shift 😫definitely didn’t think it would be this hard of a transition , the struggle of still not knowing a lot I’m struggling with .

Currently on week 7 of my orientation as a new grad L&D nurse and I agree that it can get overwhelming during deliveries with all that the nurse is in charge of keeping up with! ❤

Thank you! Great things to talk about and share!

Great video, Nikkie - thank you!

That getting frustrating with yourself is so real, omggggggggg so real, I'm working on giving myself some grace. I've been on a step down unit for 11 months and it's been so stressful and overwhelming! I'm thinking of switching to l&D thank you for info !

Hey Nikkie, thanks for this video. It was very informative and spelled out. Labor and delivery is my desired specialty so this was helpful to know and be aware of the cons that comes with it.

Hey honey! I’m 3 months into my L&D Residency and feeling the exact same way you felt. Whew!! I’ve been going through the feels. I definitely didn’t think it’d be as much as it is prior to starting. I had to learn to give myself grace and not be so hard on myself & remember that I’m a new RN. I’ve been a LPN for 3 years. We’ll get there. ✨ Hope that you’re flourishing! 💜 Thank you for this video.

I started my Versant residency this past October...omg🤯!! It's getting better and I'm learning to love it! But you have def noted some FACTS!!

Take comfort in the Lord, he will give you strength, joy, peace, and rest truly🤍🙏🏽

Great advice ! I am considering but can’t wait for my maternity rotation

Thank you for your videos! When you do end up encountering scenarios with fetal/maternal demise can you make a video on how you are trained to handle those situations? I’m in an accelerated program and looking to do labor and delivery afterwards!!

Loved your video & your vibe. 😁

Waiiiit hey girl!! I was scrolling through l&d videos and saw yours definitely subscribing (idk if u remember me from high school, i graduated with your sis) lol

Hi beautiful! I really enjoyed your video. Do you mind sharing what accelerated program/school you went to?

I did L and D for 4 months, I tried to love it, but I ended up hating it. Too much documentation for me, and on top of it they wanted all us new folks to learn how to scrub for c-sections to, it was just too much at once. I found it stressful and unenjoyable, I had no interest in the position changes etc to get to the delivery part! I did what you did a couple times, Multips with epidurals who are not close to delivering, but then after their epidural you look and they are crowning! I went to postpartum and liked that a lot better, but they only had nights with no hope of going to days for at least 2 years. I did the nights for two weeks, and realized it was not for me, I just can't do night shift!! Anyway, I found my nursing niche in vascular access, day shifts, no patient load or wiping butts (or vaginas), day shift, putting in PICCs is cool, day shift.... It's truly the only nursing job I have not hated! Hope your are doing well in your nursing career.

What are the risks of not cutting the cord for 3 minutes? I've always heard it's best to wait until it's done pulsating, which for some people can be even over 3 minutes.

I really want to do L&D, but I don’t have experience 😭 I’ll try to do my senior practicum in an L&D unit if possible 🙏

In my second semester of nursing school . I'm also in an accelerated program. I get 5 weeks of maternity and I know it's impossible to learn everything and really see what a L&D nurse does. Thanks for sharing!!

I'm a doula who works at a local birth center but I mostly go to hospital births with the midwives, I see folks catch their own babies often, the midwives actually welcome it! It's possible you just need a care team who supports you.

Thank you for this video!! Do you need to have a BSN to be hired?! This is my dream career

Are you still in L&D? How’s it been ?

Question: if u had to choose would u prefer to stay a bedside nurse ... Or L&D nurse?

Drake fans: he’s trolling, y’all don’t get it. Me: ah, yes. The ole destroy the discography to prove you’re ahead ploy.