I promiseee more videos are coming! I have a ton to edit, but I am just trying to find time! But more to come soon, so watch this space :) thank you for your support! <3

@@elliesjourneytomidwifery6142 thank dear, I'm à midwife in making in Africa, most of us love to work and leave in canada, but no one really talks about midwifery is as if we are not needed anywhere 😂 thank you

How did it go ?

Good luck my interview is next month

I spoke to my CPFs (who are the people in placement who sort my shifts, offer support, do sessions with us etc - they’re so nice!), my partner, best friend, and then a councillor <3

Ahh I’m so glad!! :)

Hi Shardai! I'm glad you are finding the videos useful and is making you feel more prepared - that's exactly the reason why I love doing them :) I am so sorry to hear about your loss in July, and you are such an amazing and brave person to be able to talk about it here and how it made you feel. It is awful that you didn't get to experience those early pregnancy moments such as scans, excitement etc like many others do. I would think that being in those environments may be difficult initially, and that is absolutely normal and okay. It might be a good idea (if you feel as though you are able to) talk to your CPF's about it and they might be able to give you further support, and will understand if you are struggling (they are the people who support you in placement, do your rotas etc). You could even speak to the midwife you are working with on early pregnancy unit, or antenatal clinic in scans or labour ward etc if you feel like it might trigger you, to just give them a little heads up and that you may need to leave the room. Of course though, there would be no expectation for you to have to tell the midwife or anyone you are working with just so they can understand. You do whatever feels right. Although you might find that in these situations, you can tell women and their partners advice that you wished you heard, or be the person that will just listen to them in their time of need. You might even become more passionate about it and go into bereavement once you have qualified. It is so difficult to predict how you might react, especially if it is a very similar loss to the one you experienced. However, just have an open mind that it might be easier than you expected, or could be more difficult in other ways. Have those you love and can offer support around you. I am sure you will be an excellent Midwife. My inbox is always open on my instagram account 'elles_journey_to_midwifery' if you need to chat or if things get hard :)

@@elliesjourneytomidwifery6142 thankyou so much for your kind words ❤️. I am quite a strong minded person and of course I have days where I feel quite down about the situation, but I think that this later start to the course, as the usual start for most universities is in September, will help me as I have had that time to reflect on the situation and heal as well as support my partner through the loss too. That is a great idea, as maybe just letting someone such as the midwife know about my situation may better help them support me through my learning on the placement in that specific environment. Thankyou so much 😊

Hiya! Well I went into labour ward and I was just so unsure of the process of birth with physiology, what to do once the baby is out (as silly as that sounds!) in terms of preparing syntometrine, baby checks etc. A lot of other things like recording partograms etc but you really do learn everything you need to know while you’re there, but I think I wish I magically knew everything before I started there😂enjoy your labour ward placement!

Aww I’m so glad you’re enjoying the videos! Hope your degree goes well hun! :) xx

So I’ve heard of this happening quite a lot! I guess it would depend on if there’s no chance of being able to pull anymore, the risks of the woman bleeding etc. I would assume that it might at times be possible to have a physiological delivery of the placenta after that point (where the woman would push it out herself) but if there’s a high risk of her bleeding or other implications involved, she may have to go to theatre for a manual removal of the placenta. Good question though! Sorry I’m not 100% sure on the answer but I guess it would be decided on a case by case basis

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@@elliesjourneytomidwifery6142 thank you !

I’m sure you’ll be fine! Talk to your friends, family and peers if you are struggling, do things you enjoy alongside, make memories on holidays and remember your passion and your “why” to go into midwifery❤️

Hiya! Don’t worry too much, did you pass your anatomy and physiology exam in 1st year? If so, then I can imagine you know so much already, and just try and build on that knowledge this year. Go over a revision video or something about each topic before you study it this year just to refresh your memory which might help :)

It does get a bit overwhelming at times, I won’t lie. It’s a 5 day per week course for a reason! But there’s lots of academic support at unis and you can go to the lecturers if you need some help understanding. I think the worst bit is not knowing what to expect, but once you’re there I’m sure you’ll find your way of taking notes etc and managing the workload. You usually have 4 modules, and some unis do 1 module at a time and some do them combined throughout the week, so it’s hard to say how the theory will be. In 1st year you’ll learn about anatomy and physiology, public health, midwifery policies/laws/medicine management and skills. Hope this helps!

Aww so glad to hear it’s helpful! 😊

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Aww thank you my lovely 🥰❤️🥺

Aww good luck with your degree!! You’ll do amazing🥰and ahh I never thought about that before, but that does make sense!😊x

@@elliesjourneytomidwifery6142 thank you so much 🥰 love following your vlogs and insta ♥️😘 good luck with your final year!! Xx

@@samlewis8400 I’m glad to hear! And aww thank you!🥰x

Aww that’s so sweet, thank you! 😊 and good luck for your degree! You’ll do amazing🤩yeah with the osces you will get told what skills you need to practice quite a while before hand, and you will have chance to practice them a few times at uni as well :)

Aww I’m so glad you’ve found this so useful! If you have anymore questions you can always message me on my instagram😊good luck for your degree! You’ll love it! ❤️

Aww I’m so glad the video helped you! Good luck with your degree! You’ll do amazing🥰xx

Aww thank you! 😁 and I’m so glad you enjoy them! The support really means so much. And you’ll be absolutely fine! I remember it being such a mix bag of emotions before starting of excitement, nervousness and unsure of what to expect, but honestly when you get there youll settle in and feel like it was exactly where you were always meant to be😊xx

@@elliesjourneytomidwifery6142 means so much Ellie thank you so much! Haha I hope you don’t think I’m stalker commenting on so many of your videos 😂🤣😬🤦🏼‍♀️ xxx

@@samlewis8400 haha not at all, don’t worry😂xx

Hi Amy! If you want to message me on my instagram @ellies_journey_to_midwifery, I can try and help you on there :)

Aww I’m glad you enjoyed this! I hope everything goes well with your applications hun! Good for you for wanting a career change in something amazing 🥰

Hi again! Sorry I’ve only just seen your comment! I used to take a spare uniform, but to be honest I’ve been quite lucky in that I’ve only needed to change uniform once🙈and I just put some scrubs on for that. It saves you carrying extra uniform in your bag :) xx

@@elliesjourneytomidwifery6142 don’t worry at all I get how busy you’ve been bless you! Yep that makes sense thank you for your reply 🙏🏼🥰 xx

I’m so glad you find them useful! And I can definitely try! It will probably be in a few months when I’ve got much more of a better understanding with CTGs, but I would be happy to do one :)

Aww thank you so much Victoria, your kind words really do mean a lot!❤️good luck for September! I’m sure you’ll be an amazing student midwife. Be sure to book onto a Beyond Bea online study day for bereavement training if this is something you are nervous about, as it really did help me so much x

That would definitely be one each! (Although a lot of women with twins do opt for an elective c-section, which obviously then wouldn’t count), but I would probably do them in a purple colour so they stand out! :)