Umm.....Remember me?

I have been trying to get online and make a new homepage..but I have been so busy with study/work and more work that time for myself, seems to be a luxuary I don't have anymore.

I am really enjoying my midwifery, however the assignments and reflective journals, course readings, clinical assessments etc... are getting me soooo tired...However the hospital where I am doing my clinical placement is really fantastic and the staff treat me as if I am part of the midwifery team, not like just another student midwife.. The Unit Manager called me "INDUSTRIOUS", which made me feel like a Matron - lol!!! She meant it with the highest of praise though, giving me a tap on my forearm and told me about her nursing history. The Unit Manager on first meeting, made the hair on my hands stand up(she saw me first time and said "Oh, you're another student. What am I going to do with you all?"), but after leaving her antique rings in the delivery suite room whilst washing her hands for a proceedure, and I returned them all to her as soon as I found them, earned her trust. Before that she was indiferent to me, now she is very friendly and will come over to me, sit with me(at lunch breaks) and ask me how I am, how I am enjoying my clinicals etc. She also said to me, that if I had any concerns at all, that I should come straight to her and we could discuss it. Thank the stars, that has not happened yet. I aim to keep it that way.

The worst thing about my job, is having to squeeze the breasts of the women who are having trouble breastfeeding and need some help expressing...luckily they know I am just doing my job. It's usually a hands-off technique, but have you ever see someone express colostrum/milk by wishfull thinking? The preceptor midwife insists on lending a helping hand, whilst the new mum cringes in discomfort and anguish as her babe cries in hunger...

I've already Accouchered my first baby. What an adrenaline rush I had..I was still shaking all the way home. With this stupid smile plastered on my face.

I'm doing well at my part time work too. So far I have set a record for doing triple the amount of work in less than the normal time for the shift. It's a good feeling. I have been asked to work more shifts, but I have no time. My assignments are due in the first week of June. I have no time to waste..

I must go now...I guess you know its me now, since my spelling hasn't improved :) (*grin*)..Take care all and have a great week!

Missing you all...Sooshie :)

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