- You have enough equipment in your car to set up a small field hospital
- You can’t decide whether to stay up late to avoid being dragged out of bed or go to bed at 6pm to cram in as much sleep as possible before that 2am wake-up call
- You hate your work phone’s ring tone with its oh-so-jolly tune because you know what it means…
- …and you keep imagining that you hear it!
- You don’t cook or eat anything special because if you get interrupted you don’t want it to go to waste
- Your glass of wine is unfortunately absent
- You go to sleep with a diary and pen by your bed
- You wake up, check your phone, try to get back to sleep and it rings
- There’s a sense of excitement and dread when you go out on the call
- Your partner is used to fending for himself
- You reach new levels of tiredness
- You’re used to a placenta being in your car…
- …and it doesn’t bother you in the slightest to eat a Macdonald’s breakfast sitting next to it
This is meant to be a tongue in cheek list, are you a Midwife or Doula? Have you got anything you would add? Share if you agree!
13 Comments
Interesting insight into the life of a midwife! It must be frustrating to never dare start anything in case you get called away! The placenta comments made me laugh 🙂 #TheList
December 18, 2015 at 4:18 pmDebbie
It is, thankfully its not too often!
December 18, 2015 at 5:09 pmYour kids know to plan their weekend activities based on whether you’re on call or off call.
You go to a movie with your significant other but you each take your own car.
Every time you leave the house you have a mental plan in case you don’t come home for 24 hours.
December 20, 2015 at 1:37 amVery true! Thanks x ☺
December 20, 2015 at 6:53 amAhaha this made me giggle! My midwife was wonderful and told us so many stories about being called out in the middle of the night to the most obscure of places, she was such a laugh, I guess this post reminded me of her!
I really enjoyed reading this 🙂
Lucy
x
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December 20, 2015 at 5:19 pmThanks!
December 21, 2015 at 5:29 pmSO ACCURATE! Im a midwife in the Netherlands and this I what your days looks like when youre on call
December 21, 2015 at 9:11 pmI’m glad to hear it’s the same internationally x
December 21, 2015 at 9:23 pmInteresting insight into a very different life to mine as an office worker! Thank you for sharing 🙂
December 22, 2015 at 2:49 pmYou’re welcome, thanks for reading x
December 22, 2015 at 2:51 pmHaha this is so true, especially eating a breakfast next to the placenta!
Nothing quite like the smell of a placenta to accompany a sunrise.
March 7, 2016 at 2:45 pmHey, great share….
Thanks for giving an insight of life of a midwife. I am 27 weeks pregnant and planning to hire a midwife to deliver the baby.
After reading your post I am quite sure that I will be in right hands.
Thanks for sharing this post.
March 28, 2016 at 12:40 pmYou’re welcome, I hope all goes well for you xx
March 28, 2016 at 12:49 pm