OHSU and other PDX area applicants for 2009

Wow! Congrats on the baby! How exciting. Do you know boy or girl? We didn't find out with either of ours and it was so much fun! So, I would HIGHLY recommend NOT doing the ABM with a newborn! I was pregnant with my 2nd son during my pre-reqs of A&P. I finished A&P1 in December and was due in early Feb. I debated taking A&P2 knowing we would have family in town for a month after the baby was born. I figured they could help take care of the baby, except feeding him, and I could study, etc. I was due right around mid-terms and talked to the instructor and she said she could accomodate me if I needed it. I knew that the family in town would last until very close to finals so I thought it might work. Hubby was a little worried, remembering back to what the first 6 weeks were like with our first son and he suggested I take time off. I AM SOOOOOOO GLAD I DID!! I went back in the fall and winter quarters to finish up the other 2 sections of A&P. My son was about 7 months old...perfect timing.

Is this your first child? If so, then you may want to wait a year if it's possible. I was only taking 1 class at a time and felt that was plenty on my plate. I am a full time stay at home mom. My kids are 3.5 and 2 and I am now feeling like things are getting "easy" enough (but it's never easy) to apply to nursing school.

Of course, with the way things are with the schools right now, if you get accepted, you better take your chance when you get it, right? I, too have the ultimate dream of becoming a midwife, but I am going to take it one step at a time right now. I'd like to get through nursing school and get some experience in L&D but I am also interested in peds or NICU or mother/baby, so I'd like to see how the various clinicals go.

Whatever you decide, best of luck to you!!