mflaws

Hi all, So I have been a CNA on a med-surg unit for 5 years now and have seen some nasty/crazy things. Today during my Labor & Delivery clinical, I fainted during a lady partsl birth. The thing is, I was not grossed out or squeamish at all and was actually really upset that I fainted and could not continue assisting. I have seen way worse stuff in my career such as flesh eating bacteria that wore away through muscle, tissue, & ligaments where I cared for the large mass wound of their upper thigh and groin. I have witnessed blood spurting across the room/onto myself, have been drenched in blood from patients to where my scrubs are no longer viable, and love dealing with trauma patients/situations. I was super excited to witness my first lady partsl birth too. We had already been in the room helping her push for at least 40 minutes. Nothing in particular made me faint either, it just happened out of nowhere. I am really in Labor and Delivery too and have been on the fence between being a trauma nurse or a Labor and Delivery nurse. Now I'm super embarrassed and shocked i passed out. I know passing out is a normal thing to occur in those situations but I had eaten an hour before and made sure i didn't hold my breath along with the patient when she pushed. I do have have a condition called postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS for short) and have fainted a couple times before due to it but I can easily control it and has only ever happened from change of positions like laying to standing too quick. I am just confused to why I fainted but I was wondering if anyone else had any stories similar or even if they know coworkers/friends that passed out during L&D clinicals and then still went on to become and L&D nurse?