Attention all mothers!!! Help!!!

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Hello everyone! I would like to know how do you balance being a mother and a nursing. I really need help! I am very stressed out and sometimes feel like giving up, but I will not give up because this is my passion & my dream!

I am currently taking my prerequisite at a community college in Houston. I'm a single mother of three children (5, 2, & 9months). last semester was very challenging for me. My youngest child has epilepsy so dealing with all the hospital visits and everything took a toll on me. I ended up dropping all my classes. My baby is on the right meds and haven't has a seizure in two months so Now I am going back in December to do a winter mini course then I will go back full time in January. I am currently not working anymore because I had to quit after what was going on. I was thinking about working part time but I'm not really sure. My children's father helps out a lot while im in school so I'm trying to find out ways to balance motherhood and school. I know it's gonna be hard but I'm willing to try anything to help and make things easy! So please let me know ways your balancing your life with children... Thanks everyone

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I would do as many courses as possible online. Most all community colleges have online options. That would get you through to next fall, when one would be starting school again. The kid's Dad and you have to be on the same page, along with your daycare provider. I was in school full time and working full time with three kids as well. I also had to travel, so I was out of the house for 3 days a week. I had to have everything organized to a "T" before I left--so I did not go to bed until all clothes, backpacks, etc were done and ready. I now have just one in the house and I work, however, I am sure that my child is up, dressed, eaten, and ready to go before I go out the door. It took me a bit to figure out what type of time schedule I could keep. Finally, don't overwhelm yourself with classes. It may take more time, but the peace of mind is worth it. Good luck with your endevours!! And you got this!!

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It takes time to adjust when you have children and it's best to make those adjustments before you start clinicals. Do you have any family that can help? I have one child and go to school/work part time. I wouldnt be able to do that without my grandmother, my daughter's grandmother, and her father. Her father helps financially while the grandmothers help with childcare. On my clinical day, I drop my daughter off at school before 8am and I dont see her again until 7am the next day. Grandmothers are priceless when you're trying to work and go to school.

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I would do as many courses as possible online. Most all community colleges have online options. That would get you through to next fall, when one would be starting school again. The kid's Dad and you have to be on the same page, along with your daycare provider. I was in school full time and working full time with three kids as well. I also had to travel, so I was out of the house for 3 days a week. I had to have everything organized to a "T" before I left--so I did not go to bed until all clothes, backpacks, etc were done and ready. I now have just one in the house and I work, however, I am sure that my child is up, dressed, eaten, and ready to go before I go out the door. It took me a bit to figure out what type of time schedule I could keep. Finally, don't overwhelm yourself with classes. It may take more time, but the peace of mind is worth it. Good luck with your endevours!! And you got this!!

Thanks so much I really appreciate your comment... How many classes would u recommend? I try to do all my classes on the same day like Monday and Wednesday but all day long, but I'm going to try online.

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It takes time to adjust when you have children and it's best to make those adjustments before you start clinicals. Do you have any family that can help? I have one child and go to school/work part time. I wouldnt be able to do that without my grandmother, my daughter's grandmother, and her father. Her father helps financially while the grandmothers help with childcare. On my clinical day, I drop my daughter off at school before 8am and I dont see her again until 7am the next day. Grandmothers are priceless when you're trying to work and go to school.

My children actually go to a 24 hr daycare right now they only go for about 6-8hrs a day. But when there father isn't working he has the kids so I can get a break. So do you think part time work is better than full time because more time to study? Do you have your daughter on a schedule

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If I went to school full time I wouldnt work at all. 12 credit hours or more a semester equals a full time time job where you'll put in at least 20 hours of overtime a week.

I finally got my daughter on a schedule after I dumped the daycare. They would let the kids sleep from noon until 3 everyday and it was impossible to get her to sleep at night. I fix breakfast around 6:15am, she gets up around 6:30am, off to school at 7:35. She gets out at 2:20 and goes over her grandmother's house (where she does her homework) until I get off work at 5pm. We have dinner between 6-6:30. 7:30pm she's in the bathtub and by 8:15 she's snoring..lol NO NAPS DURING THE DAY!!!!! That gives me from 8pm until around 12:30--1am to study. Sometimes I can get a little studing in at work, too. Most of my housework is saved for the weekends.

My children actually go to a 24 hr daycare right now they only go for about 6-8hrs a day. But when there father isn't working he has the kids so I can get a break. So do you think part time work is better than full time because more time to study? Do you have your daughter on a schedule
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When I was finishing up my Bachelors degree, my children were 2 and 4. I think the keys are maintaining a schedule and definitely getting your study time in after the kids are in bed. When my kids were small like that, they were in bed by 7:30 and thankfully they slept until I would wake them up at 6am. Also, maybe you can go part-time to get the prerequisites out of the way and just ease into it so the whole situation doesn't get too overwhelming. Good luck with everything!!

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If I went to school full time I wouldnt work at all. 12 credit hours or more a semester equals a full time time job where you'll put in at least 20 hours of overtime a week.

I finally got my daughter on a schedule after I dumped the daycare. They would let the kids sleep from noon until 3 everyday and it was impossible to get her to sleep at night. I fix breakfast around 6:15am, she gets up around 6:30am, off to school at 7:35. She gets out at 2:20 and goes over her grandmother's house (where she does her homework) until I get off work at 5pm. We have dinner between 6-6:30. 7:30pm she's in the bathtub and by 8:15 she's snoring..lol NO NAPS DURING THE DAY!!!!! That gives me from 8pm until around 12:30--1am to study. Sometimes I can get a little studing in at work, too. Most of my housework is saved for the weekends.

I like how u have a strict schedule!!! I really need to map me out a schedule

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When I was finishing up my Bachelors degree, my children were 2 and 4. I think the keys are maintaining a schedule and definitely getting your study time in after the kids are in bed. When my kids were small like that, they were in bed by 7:30 and thankfully they slept until I would wake them up at 6am. Also, maybe you can go part-time to get the prerequisites out of the way and just ease into it so the whole situation doesn't get too overwhelming. Good luck with everything!!

Thanks so much... Did you work while in school?

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