Anyone planning to start a family before Nursing School or has?

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I need some insight with my future. I plan to attend LPN program this August but was also wanting to start a family. I'm turning 26 this summer and my husband is turning 28 this spring we have been together going on 8years in August. He has an ok job I don't work at the moment. The school I plan to go to is about 4hrs away so I would be moving. The LPN program is 11months and to bridge to RN it's another 11months. However I won't be doing RN right after graduation. If I plan pregnancy this year my start date is pushed for May2017 then graduate March2018 and could start RN September2018 and graduate RN August 2019... I will be 29years old by then!!!!:( I feel like nursing is a rewarding job and also pays really good but to be honest I could be making RN wage other way plus some, so just confused if I should waste my time chasing this RN nursing dream? Or just settle for my LPN but still what's really the deference from my CMA. The reason I wanted to do LPN is to have my RN... I plan to also get into the house flipping business so don't know how nursing and that will play off.. Anywho thanks to whoever took the time to read.. Any mother out there that had to sacrifice time with kids, husband, family for school let me know how you did it thank you!

If you look at my basic info, you'll see I've been on AN since 2003. THIRTEEN years since I've seriously considered nursing as my profession. I am now 42 and in pre-RN classes! I tell you this because the best of plans and time lines get decimated my real life. If you're looking for advice but don't want to hear ALL the advice because you perceive it as negative, maybe you aren't ready to start nursing or maybe you're not ready to start a family. One of my best friends started her family at 32. She's a FNP, her hubby is a CRNA. SUPER busy lives but they have two amazing kids, a beautiful home, and are established in their respective fields. I often ask what if I'd started in 2003, where would I be? Who knows? I was a single mom at the time and I went into a less challenging field that paid waay more than nursing. I was also miserable. I sacrificed my joy for a paycheck. Now that my daughter is 16 and I'm married to a great man who DEMANDED I go back to school for ME, I'm a lot happier and more motivated.

What's your motivation? What are you willing to sacrifice? Maybe when you have those answers, you'll be able to answer your own question. Either way, if nursing is for you, you'll make it happen!

Congrats on your profession but I also don't recall saying anything to you that was negative? I did respond to some ppl on here that simply have nothing better to do but to start drama and not focus on the actual question being asked! Just move on from this post if it seems negative to you or the way I respond with my opinions! And to be honest I'm surprised some of these ppl are or finished nursing school if you claim to be a professional act like one.. But yes thanks for letting me know the steps I need to take to accomplish my RN. It's apparent my sacrifice is leaving my home town for a couple of months since the acceptance in this nursing school is so much faster

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I have four children ages 16,6,4 and three and I'm just beginning my classes for nursing school. I have known a lot of people who have been pregnant or had children during nursing school... My advice is wait and finish school first. Once you have children they become your top priority and school needs to be your main focus! Good Luck

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I have four children ages 16,6,4 and three and I'm just beginning my classes for nursing school. I have known a lot of people who have been pregnant or had children during nursing school... My advice is wait and finish school first. Once you have children they become your top priority and school needs to be your main focus! Good Luck

Thank you! Just seems like forever when I get to finish school :(

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