Leaving Nursing after first year - advice?

[RNandMom2012]

I have been an employee at the hospital I work at for almost 7 years. I graduated from nursing school last December, passed the NCLEX-RN in February and started my first RN job. I worked full time until the birth of my first child a few months later, took my 12 weeks of leave and have been back for a few months at part time. I want to work and I want to stay home with my baby and I'm having a hard time doing both. I have asked twice to work less and have been told those positions do not exist. In fact the only way I got off of full time is because my OB took me out of work for good about 5 weeks before my due date. (I had to beg him to let me go back to work and the only way he would allow it is if it was part time)I would love to work weekends, or PRN, or heck even one day a week less (I currenly work 3 evenings) but they are not willing to work with me. We currectly have a hiring freeze and I'm upset that they would rather me quit (haven't told them) then let me work weekends when that is when everyone calls off! I plan on asking again for a reduction in hours, but if I get the same answer then I plan on leaving in February. I am really torn though. I LOVE being a nurse and have worked SO hard for this. I just want to work less while my baby is still so little. As he gets older I will want to work more. Right now it's too hard and I don't feel like my son or my job is getting the best of me. My biggest concern is about leaving nursing so early into my career and the problems I might have coming back in a few years. I definitely loving working in the hospital and can't see myself doing anything else. My husband is supportive but is getting sick of the back and forth. One day I know I want to stay home and the next I'm sure I want to keep working. I'm just so torn and obviously cannot talk to any co-workers about this and my family is split on it.

[M/B-RN]

I work in OB and the charting is just as bad. When I have 5-6 couplets that is 10-12 people to chart on. However it is nice not to deal with confused patients, and things of that sort. OB would be a great place to work Registry or PRN because the census is so unexpected. So you should go for it if you can.