Baby Fever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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HI everyone...:bow:

I am currently 24 yrs. old(soon to be 25) and entering an ADN program this fall. Now, my fiancee and I who have been together for the past six years want to and are thinking about trying this october or november to have a baby,(Only those two months if it happens okay if it doesnt oh well) so that I would deliver in the summer. However I do know this would be difficult because we dont know how my pregnancy will be but I really do not want to wait till my first year as an RN because I want to devote that to learning everything about my floor and not have to take time off for maternity leave halfway through the year( plus I dont know if that might look bad:() which would then make me 28 when we start a family. I dont know:banghead: ,all advice would be greatly appreciated:)

Thanks in advance

P.S. I do have a very strong support system that will be able to help me care for our baby in my last year allowing me to study

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All I can say is that I've been there and done that. I found out I was pregnant the last week of november during my first semester of school. My son was born the first week of August, and I returned to school the first week of september. My pregnancy was complication free. Clinical time was hard, being on my feet so much, but then summer was when I was at my most pregnant, so I got to rest some at that point.

I'm graduating on time this coming May, but it has been hard. I don't have time to study, I just make due, and I still have a B average (from an A average my first year). The one thing, that may be different for you is that I've been breastfeeding, and pumping milk for him while he is at daycare. If you do plan to breastfeed (and pump) the amount of support you have to care for you child won't necessarily matter because you will still be the one to either wake to feed baby, or constantly pumping milk so that others can feed. Its a full time commitment, breastfeeding is. Also I don't know if you planned to work or not, but that is something else to consider, if you don't have a choice about working (I've worked this whole time).

I don't want to encourage or discourage you, its really your choice, and like I said I am managing fine. I just wanted to let you know it can be done technically, but it hasn't been easy by any stretch of the imagination.

One other thing, a classmate of mine had to drop out simply because she had a c-section and she could not find a doctor that would write a note permitting her to return to school in time. She was due during the school year though, so if you had a few weeks before school started, that might not be an issue.

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Also, 28 is not too old to start a family! I'm 29 now ;)

Good luck!

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Thnks love and j that really helps!!!! I think I might give it a try:)

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We currently have 4 students pg in my class. Well one, is a guy so he's not pg but his gf is. The one student is due the week of graduation so she is 30w now and already dilating and ctxing. She is on modified bedrest and I'm pretty sure she won't be able to finish.

I would wait. I really want another baby, I have a 6yr old and a 3yr old. I'm 24, married 8yrs and I'm dying for another. But I'm dying to start my career also so I know it has to wait.

I think 28 is a great age to start a family!! You will have your career going and your life straightened out. Me and my husband (both in NS together) are doing things totally backwards and while it works, it's not ideal and it makes things harder. I see the people in class who don't have kids and they breeze by a lot easier then those of us with kiddos.

GL in whatever you decide. :)

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lovenandj, I wanted to tell you great job on breastfeeding! I'm all for BFing (wanting to become a LC). I started doing Pre-reqs when I was 7m PG, only going 1 day a week and only took less then a week off school. I haven't stopped school and I'm about to graduate this May. I nursed my little guy for over 2yrs, he never got formula. I either pumped or was around to nurse him. Ahhh, I miss bfing, sigh! Great Job Mama!
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Specializes in CTICU.

You've been married for 8 years at 24yo? Wow!!

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Yes, it was 8yrs last month. I also turned 24 last month. Married at 16. I'm not what people consider "normal" in any way. :p

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Specializes in CTICU.

Good lord. I just turned 34 and can't imagine giving up enough of my time to be married now, let alone at 16. Congratulations on 8 years of marriage!

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Yeah, it's defiantly a different situation. Both DH & I are in school together. (He's got a bac in psychology, a bac in criminal justice, a cert in dental tech, and soon RN and his goal is Nurse Anesthetist.) I still am shocked that at the age of 24 I've been married 1/3 of my life!! We have the best boys, Erik is about 6.5 and Jack just turned 3.

Here are a couple pics of us. I loveee pics! Me & DH, pics taken at Jcpennys...we grad in may.

http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb85/the_thomas_4/?action=view&current=GradPics0915.jpg

My loves!

http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb85/the_thomas_4/Pennysgood14.jpg

:D

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I would postpone delivery until after graduation and before job hunting.

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lovenandj, I wanted to tell you great job on breastfeeding! I'm all for BFing (wanting to become a LC). I started doing Pre-reqs when I was 7m PG, only going 1 day a week and only took less then a week off school. I haven't stopped school and I'm about to graduate this May. I nursed my little guy for over 2yrs, he never got formula. I either pumped or was around to nurse him. Ahhh, I miss bfing, sigh! Great Job Mama!

Thanks, it wasn't really ever an option for me, I felt such guilt that I bf'd my daughter for only 3 months. There really wasnt anything that was going to stop me this time! Also, I cant afford formula, I'm a poor student! :chuckle

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