Work Experience - Got some! now what?! HELP!

Hi Everyone!

I have for a little while now been trying to get some work experience working alongside a midwife. The trusts in my area do not accept volunteers on the maternity wards. I have contacted a local midwife who is very good and has recently been up for an award because of her good work in the NHS where I live.

She said I can go along to as many of her classes as I like! I am really chuffed too bits! I go to my first class tomorrow which is for teenage mums - it is just a sort of get together group for mums or mums to be, under the age of 20.

All of a sudden I have nerves....I don't know why! I am now starting to think...what should I talk about, what should I ask, what should I do.....what an idiot I feel - it should come natural I suppose - It's just because I don't have any hands on experience up until now!

I was also thinking abuot just going casual since it is a casual gathering... was going to go jeans but smart casual so a nice vest top and a shrug as it is quite warm here at the mo.

What does everyone think? Sorry for the babbling but you girls give good advice!

great news!! I am not surprised you're nervous, I still get nervous doing a shift or working with even my mentor, it's all scary at times!

Re clothes those sound appropriate, I 'd never say jeans are trousers or a skirt and your vest and shrug sound cool!!

Enjoy yourself, take a note pad and ask questions when you can maybe make a note of those too?

Good luck, let us know how it goes?

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HI - thank so much for your reply!

Are you saying jeans is a no no?

I wouldn't but it is informal, so you could I guess, Just my opinion that I wouldn't, as we werenot allowed to with community midwives or at the birthing centre, I guess it is not so important as you are there to watch as part of your shadowing experience

SO up to you! JMO

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Oh what should I do.... ha ha dilemma - right off to raid my wardrobe to see if I can find some trousers in there - I am a jeans girl! ha ha

yeah, me too, I now have tons of troooosers and skirts too midwifery even changes your wardrobe!

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Oh god - just looking in my wardrobe and most of my trousers are worn from working and look horrible!

The class tomorrow is in a church hall and it with babies too so is just sorta play and advice if needed etc etc - what do you think - still no jeans? Arghh - why am I not sorted - so stupid of me!

Awww, now I feel bad now!!

Wear your jeans hun! don't worry!!

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Hi - ha ha don't worry cos guess what...after my last message, I legged it out the house, jumped into the car and drove to shopping centre which is 10 mins away and open til 9 - I got myself a new pair of trousers and nice shoes - fastest shopping I have ever done - all set for tomorrow now - so pleased I chatted with you because I think I will feel a lot more comfortable!

he he

night night x

i just wanted to say good luck and just relax you will be fine let us know how you get on x

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