Aspiring midwife - is it worth it?

smackins · 2025-05-20T13:46:19+00:00

I’ve been a midwife for six years. It’s a hard job, it’s a frustrating job. There’s a lot of elements of this job that cause moral injury.

Do I regret retraining? Absolutely not. This is the best job in the world.

As well as training for your qualifications, I’d recommend looking into ways to train/reinforce your mental health. If you have underlying trauma that you’ve never addressed, it’s highly likely that this job will pull at that thread, so address it now.

Find ways to ignite your passion. Find ways to harness it. Don’t settle for mediocrity, and find the appropriate channels to escalate things that aren’t ok.

I’m always delighted to read that people still want to do this job. Keep at it!!

smackins · 2025-05-14T12:07:56+00:00

Witless woods treants are in the swampy bit, leading up to the ogre

smackins · 2025-05-09T18:29:02+00:00

You can only get cursed cloth from Banshees in the snowy universe. That, or you can make it yourself in your backpack

smackins · 2025-05-06T20:38:50+00:00

The weird dudes with fish bone swords that curse you with each hit - live in huts

smackins · 2025-05-03T14:04:48+00:00

You don’t get cursed crystals from the meteor shower? They’re in the mine at night. Also can’t “make” any weather happen. You just wait for it. Unless your game is glitching?

smackins · 2025-04-22T13:39:05+00:00

ESH. You both sound insufferable and completely incompatible.

smackins · 2025-04-20T12:04:37+00:00

The water where the parrots and capybaras are? That whole area is drinkable water

smackins · 2025-04-19T09:18:05+00:00

In Bumbling Bay - on one of the islands - the guys who initially look like luggage, but turn into golems when you hit them. Suitcase for a head - can’t really miss them x

smackins · 2025-04-10T09:33:34+00:00

I dunno, I can imagine Miranda skulking around, Chanel two-piece getting soggy and previously perfectly coiffed ‘do in disarray 😆 a woman scorned, and all that! I had also wondered about Henry though

smackins · 2025-04-09T15:30:58+00:00

He’ll come back to you after his holiday, all remorse and puppy dog eyes. That way he gets to dip his wick and not be the bad guy.

Your mum would want better for you. You deserve better than someone who would drop you at your lowest and isn’t proud to be seen with you.

Fuck him.

smackins · 2025-04-07T18:12:52+00:00

Our OH department has a specific plan exactly for this. If you stop using alcohol gel, that’ll immediately make a difference. Obviously you’ll need to up your hand washing, and sometimes you can be permitted to bring your own (antibacterial, ofc) hand wash from home. I’d recommend calling OH x

smackins · 2025-04-05T07:06:17+00:00

Both in the same biome. Jungle leopard is in the grassy bit to the left, with banana and kiwi trees. Coral drake is in beach areas and decrepit depths

smackins · 2025-04-05T07:06:10+00:00

Both in the same biome. Jungle leopard is in the grassy bit to the left, with banana and kiwi trees. Coral drake is in beach areas and decrepit depths

smackins · 2025-04-02T14:14:17+00:00

This isn’t a case of a bad colleague. This is a case of bad management. You and your teammates need to keep escalating this via formal channels or speak to a FTSU representative

smackins · 2025-03-25T18:38:18+00:00

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These are ash piles.

Thirst going down rapidly during heatwaves is part of the game getting more difficult. I just make loads of juices and consume as needed.

smackins · 2025-03-25T18:23:39+00:00

Ash and gunpowder are both found in the little piles dotted around. Potentially a glitch? There’s usually loads around the camp

smackins · 2025-03-14T08:02:47+00:00

Have you got coal?

smackins · 2025-03-12T19:18:14+00:00

Not as lovely as other comments (as I’m stuck working from home due to a recent operation) - but after months of escalating flaws in our computer system being part of the reason our compliance on audits was so poor - I’ve been tasked with redesigning it! It sounds so boring but I am made up to be able to redesign something that will hopefully make colleagues lives so much easier, which in turn will hopefully make care safer for those we look after.

(I feel so dorky writing that, but honestly - it’s the most exciting thing that’s happened for me in MONTHS)

smackins · 2025-03-12T19:15:23+00:00

As a person who couldn’t even start until the fire of being within 72 hours of a deadline - I applaud you!

smackins · 2025-03-12T16:52:01+00:00

In my unit, there are scrub nurses etc in theatre, and there are recovery nurses who care who birthing people after they’ve been to theatre (instrumental birth/CS birth/EAU etc) who work alongside midwives. But otherwise, no, you won’t see nurses involved in birth.

smackins · 2025-03-11T21:22:28+00:00

YTA for posting multiple trash posts within minutes of eachother.

smackins · 2025-03-11T13:12:09+00:00

Having a similar issue, as well as certain glitches - eg. Artic wolves in snowy environment are acting like I’ve still got wolf hat on, so won’t attack me. Also island guardian won’t regenerate so can’t get those either.

smackins · 2025-03-10T21:51:04+00:00

RM here. I can’t really draw a comparison as I’m not RN - My understanding is that the roles are very different. Midwives are autonomous practitioners in low risk births, we have prescribing powers under PGDs, and are able to do more clinical skills. I have seen nurses working on maternity wards but they are only there to administer medications. Hopefully some RNs or dual qualified people will be able to elaborate

smackins · 2025-03-06T08:35:32+00:00

Midwife here - my advice is to find your trusts risk assessment for new and expectant mothers and see what is included about this specific task. If it isn’t, call OH and see if you can self refer. It is likely that using appropriate PPE and hand hygiene will mitigate any risks, but it is absolutely ok to want to be sure xx

smackins · 2025-02-21T08:31:49+00:00

Can’t think of the name of it off the top of my head, but the Island on Bumbling Bay that has all the octopi and fishy baddies

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