changing specialties during your first year?

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SO Im a new grad, 6months into my orientation. Started in ICU, but orginally went to nursing school to work with babies. During school I really thought ICU was for me, so I persued it and got it. but Now I don't know if that's the right thing for me. Feeling very overwhelmed with the many drips, multi-tasking alot of things with just 2 pts! I had a post-partum pt come down to ICU last week, placenta abruptio and fetal demise. I knew exactly what to do like the back of my head! How to assess, what to prepare for, psych as well as physically. I mean, it was fun for me. Which that hasn't happened for a while since I started my orientation with ICU, now I just feel stressed going to work, worried Im not cut for it. So I don't know what to do. Im on a contract with this hospital, I don't know if I should try another 6 more months and wait how I feel, or if I should break my contract now (pay them! which I will have to do anyways if I leave before 3yrs after my orientation is done!) and presue L&D/Nursery. But how would it look to leave now to a potential employer? And should I leave now or later with ICU experience?

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