Thinking of having a baby while in LPN school - Page 5

I became pregnant the last 5 mths of LPN school. It was very hard. I was extremely sleepy and hungry all of the time. It was hard to schedule my dr appts because we didn't get out of class/clinicals til 3 and I went to school 5 days a week plus worked weekends. I finished and passed the boards. You can do it, but I would suggest not being pregnant the entire time and after you do your psych rotation. My fear was getting kicked, pushed down or having to lift a pt that was heavy. I wasn't showing til my last month in the program. I was also afraid that once I finished, that no one would hire me due to my growing belly. In my case I was hired on at a facility (not a nursing home) a month after I passed my boards. Everything seems to be falling in place. Hopefully you have an understanding and helpful husband. Good luck.

Every single pregnant gal I was in school with wound up finishing at LEAST a semester behind the rest of us. It just got to be too much.

Good luck whatever you decide to do!

You seem to have your mind made up. Go for it!!But I wouldn't do it. Just seems like a bunch of added discomfort and extra possibility for things to go wrong. We are going to wait until I finish school to try. That said, some women have done it and would do it again. Some women have done it, and flunked out. To each his own.

Oh, that is the worst! My littlest one is 15 months, too, born in April . In fact, the only reason he exists is because everyone I knew got pregnant in 2010 and it blew my baby fever off the scale . I also should've graduated NS in May of this year. Now I'm STARTING this year.

I wish I had some awesome trick for ya to do it all and have it all right now, but I don't ;/
I do know that your desire to have a baby will also be balanced out by moments when you're exhausted and stressed and you're grateful you only have one kid. And then when it's finally time, you'll just be happy in the moment, not worrying about all the time that's passed.

I'm thinking I'd rather be pregnant at the end of school than at the beginning of a new job. If something DOES happen, the worst thing that would happen would be you'd maybe take an extra semester to graduate. Being a new grad, you'd have all the new grad stress plus being on your feet all the time, PLUS getting to tell your employer you'll be going on maternity leave right away, and you wouldn't have any paid time off accrued. Obviously nothing is perfect and the real awesomeness is having a new, tiny baby, but btwn getting pregnant right after getting a new job and last semester of school, I think I'd pick school.

Mallorgy:
I want to digest what i am going to write here carefully.I am due to have my baby in two weeks and no,i am already an lpn;i want to continue with lpn to bsn online.I had to take 15 credits worth test between May and July,i passed but failed med-surg twice.You said you have AS right?I have bachelor of science in biology with honors and masters in public health with a gpa of 3.9 with a 4years old and 1years old.It is hard and it is a stupid idea to think of going to school while pregnant;i will never do it again.I fought my husband everyday for petty **** and marriage was on a rock.You have to scarify somewhere and it looks like not getting pregnant for now will be it.My lpn to bsn program wanted me to start this fall 2012 and i said no!I said no because i know it is going to be hard with a new born and dealing with school:this program is online but still,i want to be more than prepare.I am too tired to explain further but you can either wait till you finish second semester not first of your lpn program then sit your husband down with your grades and let him be the judge of getting pregnant or you can either way till school is finish,secure a job and have your kids back to back without worrying about money,moving and all the good things of life.Associate degree that you got and my listed accomplishment is nothing compare to nursing school.I forgot to tell you i was not able to finish medical school because i had my now 6years old then and it is somet

i hit enter before finishing.It is something i have to go back someday i hope to finish and i still get e-mails from my school every months about things to do to get back.Your husband needs to be realistic about nursing school not focus on your associate degree.I understand what you are going through because baby fever is real,fight it and wait till you finish and secure a job.Good luck with whatever your decision is.

Just to note I asked if you went to community college because I wanted to know if you could sit out a semester. My LPN program does not go by semesters so if you are unable to complete it you have to reapply and pray they will accept you the following year even though you left. Is that the same way your school works or can you actually sit out for a semester?