Just finished OB rotation

L&D and PP were not my favorite rotations. Honestly, they were the worse of all of my rotations. I didn't do anything on my L&D floor except observe a few c-sections. PP, none of my patients allowed me to do anything on them, but they were around my age (20) which is understandable.

Overall, I don't think I will be going into the L&D career field. lol

I just had my last OB clinical day this week. I must admit I came into it with low expectations, but my experience has greatly surpassed those expectations. I don't know if it was the facility, the nurses, the patients, my clinical instructor, good luck, or the universe falling into place, but I was never rejected by any patients, got to observe numerous C-sections and vaginal deliveries, got great experiences in the NICU, and learned a lot in the nursery. L&D and PP weren't my favorite sections, but I was able to learn and do a lot. A lot of it I attributed to the attitudes of the nurses I was assigned to. While I have no desire whatsoever to work in L&D or PP, I could see myself working in the nursery or NICU.

I think much of the experience with OB has to do with your clinical instructor and the facility that you are at. I was NOT looking forward to that quarter and in the end it ended up being my most enjoyable. Not that I'll be going into L&D, heh, but it was definitely an unexpected, yet very positive and educational experience for me.