I actually don't like l&d 😔 What to do!

[Jordan1927, ASN, BSN]

So L&D has always been my dream specialty. I've been a nurse 2 years and some change now and have worked so hard to get to L&D and I finally got here. I've been here at a very busy and high acuity unit for 5 months now. . . And I don't like it. I cant quite pinpoint what exactly it is but I don't like it how I thought I would. I enjoy seeing lady partsl and c-sections births but outside of that I don't get any enjoyment out of this job. Im feeling very guilty about this feeling though because I worked so hard and went through so much and so many people helped me get here, but I think I want to leave. Any advice on how to get rid of this guilt I have and what I should do? Thank you in advance.

[Emma_RN]

At the end of the day you have to do what you enjoy and at least you gave it some time to see if you’d like it. Sometimes things just aren’t what we expected and only way to know is by testing it out. The guilt is understandable but they will understand, you have to think about you. Next step would be possibly asking about transferring to another unit you’d prefer to be.