Good evening,
As above I've always dreamt of becoming a midwife. About 13 years ago I almost went for it and changed my mind due to not being very confident and getting myself a rubbish under paid job.
I've since had 3 of my own children and I've always thought my god what a privilege it is to be involved in someone's most important special moment and helping get those babies out safely. The whole thing still blows me away it truly amazes me the female body I'm just in awe of it.
My hesitation these days is since I've become a mother myself, I'm over sensitive to a lot of stuff I'm ever so much before. Things like stillborns, I'm not sure I could cope with that, mothers who are drug addicts falling pregnant and the baby coming out addicted to for knows what, knowing a baby will be born and go straight into care.....all the downside negitive stuff I'm not sure I could switch off from so that's currently what's holding me back. I thought that was it, if I can't handle that's stuff then it's not for me as you can't pick and choose! But I still find myself wondering about it and imagining what it would be like to do for a job, it must be so interesting and always busy so not time for boredom.....
Thoughts and feelings on this? I'd appreciate 100% feedback from any midwives out there as if I did commit to this career I'd be starting right at the very beginning and I mean from the taking gcse's so it will take me quite a long time to do plus working around 3 kids will be a huge challenge.
Thanks in advance