Has anyone gotten pregnant and continued w/NS?

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I was just curious. I'm just about to turn 27 and my husband is going to be 36 in January. I've seen so much about people who have difficulty getting pregnant - that it scares me to wait until I'm 29 to start to try in case we do have problems conceiving.

Have any of you been pregnant during NS? Or have any of you ever gone to NS w/someone who was pregnant? I'm passionate about getting through school and I'm not planning to make any split decisions. I guess I was just looking for the general consensus of if it's even possible.

I hope this is the right place to post!

My hubby and I are waiting to have our first child until I am out of school. I don't need added stress.

As far as pregnancy difficulties, a relative of mine is 8 months pregnant with her first child and she is....... 37 years old.

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I continued after finding out I was pregnant. I had my second child a few weeks before my number was finally up for school, after a 2.5+ year waiting list. I deferred at that time, mostly because I had no job and neither did my husband and we were living off savings. I finished a course I had to retake because it had expired and prepared for nursing school. But after many losses and struggles, I got pg a 3rd time by pure accident!

My program had a very high failure rate, which correlates with a 100% NCLEX pass rate. I could not take off a semester or a day or even defer again without waiting another 3+ years. I gave birth January 3rd and returned to school Jan 7th. Clinicals started 3 weeks later. To put things in perspective there were 6 students in my clinical rotation. FOUR of us were sent home the second day for being unprepared, but I was not one of those four.

It meant I had to ask family members for help in a way I never had before. But since I'd never asked for a thing, everyone was willing to pitch in. My childless aunt flew out and held my newborn for a week while I worked, then my stepmom did the same. Neither had newborn experience but they learned on the fly how to reheat breastmilk and snuggle. Then my MIL and my mom stayed for 2 weeks each. At 6 weeks he went to daycare. It was HARD. I had been a stay at home mom for my other babies, and breastfed them all exclusively. I often went to clinicals on less than 3 hours of sleep.

I did fail a semester in school, but it was not that semester and it was because I got so sick I ended up in the hospital, missing 1/2 of a unit. In my class there ended up being 4 of 22 students pregnant. It was very obvious from administration that we were not appreciated and it was assumed we'd fail out. I'm happy to say we all graduated, in one of the toughest programs in the state. It probably depends on your level of commitment to being a nurse. Most of us had been on the wait list at least 2 years and sometimes over 3 and we put everything else on hold for this chance. We all worked twice as hard as a result, but it's been worth it for most of us in the end. (One is still looking for a job, thanks to the economy.)

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i would wait. but to answer your question, yes, it is doable.

just think, why bring a baby now when you'll be so tight up with homework, reading, and studying and little time for the baby? babies require tons of time, which i'm sure you'll give the baby, but you'll be so tired.

anyways, i have a three year old, this is my second semester in ns, so i already had had him before entering ns, but a baby is not in my future plans or at least while in ns.

ns is hard as it is, i want to focus more in school than having another child.

(i think i'll go crazy) lol.

take care, god bless, and wish you the best in ns and with your decision.

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I have to respectfully disagree that a baby requires more attention than an older child - I think it's exactly the opposite. When my 3-year-old was a baby, she slept a lot more and she wasn't mobile or she wasn't nearly as mobile as she is now. To me, babies are a piece of cake. Their needs are easy to attend to and they're easily entertained. They do keep odd hours, but overall they sleep a lot more than an older child.

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I guess what I was thinking was that if I got pregnant - I could continue NS all throughout my pregnancy (as long as there were no complications) - take a leave of absence and come back potentially after I got into the swing of things with a newborn. I'm not sure how it works at my school regarding that type of thing.

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Hello, I am currently 6 months preggars and due during finals. I know it is going to be a challenge but I have found the students and teachers are very very helpful at my school. This is my 2nd so I am hoping to have her then return 3 days later. I have a very supportive family and have made all the arrangements for my 3yr old and baby. I think it takes a LOT of organizing but I hope to make it. I start on Monday :)

And yes if things dont go as planned the teachers are aware and we have discussed what I will do. Good luck to you in whatever you decide

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Hello,

I can definitely understand where you're coming from. I'm only a pre-nursing student and I've been wondering the same thing. I'm 26 years old and I really want to start my family soon, but I'm not sure if I can wait until I'm done with school (I'll be 29 by then). I want so badly to have that first child, and have entertained thoughts of getting pregnant during nursing school, perhaps timing it so I can deliver the baby during summer break.

I know the best thing is to wait til I'm done with school, get a job and work for a bit, but it's just so hard when I have baby fever and all my close friends are having babies.

I hope you find the answer you are looking for. Congrats on getting into nursing school, and good luck in your decision.

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Hello,

I can definitely understand where you're coming from. I'm only a pre-nursing student and I've been wondering the same thing. I'm 26 years old and I really want to start my family soon, but I'm not sure if I can wait until I'm done with school (I'll be 29 by then). I want so badly to have that first child, and have entertained thoughts of getting pregnant during nursing school, perhaps timing it so I can deliver the baby during summer break.

I know the best thing is to wait til I'm done with school, get a job and work for a bit, but it's just so hard when I have baby fever and all my close friends are having babies.

I hope you find the answer you are looking for. Congrats on getting into nursing school, and good luck in your decision.

I feel exactly like this. It's really nice to know that there are others out there around my same age that feel the same way. So many people look at me like I'm nuts, but the older I get the more a family is important to me.

Being a nurse and being able to help my family with finances is one of the many reasons I'm going to school to become a RN. Part of me thought about not accepting to go to school now - and to go back after I had a baby. But then it's like - what if I *didn't* have a baby for some reason and just pushed off my chance to get into my program.

There are really sooooo many factors, huh? Thank you guys all though for the help and stories and everything. It really has been so helpful. :)

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I, too, have wondered the same thing (in fact, I posted this same question a few months ago). My husband and I are really ready to start our family...plus being 31, my clock is ticking - loudly!

I just started NS last week. I'm in an ABSN program, so I'll be graduating in 12 months. I thought really hard about trying to get pregnant during the summer, but that would've put my due date before I graduate. I decided against it because I didn't want to risk missing too much school after the birth or have to deal with not spending all the time I want to with my newborn. As of now, I'm planning on trying to get pregnant before I graduate, however, there are definitely risks involved. Fatigue and nausea during early pregnancy will definitely disrupt class/clinical/study time. Also, what if something goes wrong? Being placed on bedrest will most likely lead to dropping out of the program (being an ABSN program, I can't take time off and pick up where I left off). Also, this all depends on how I feel with my schooling at the time when I want to start trying or if I'm even home to see my husband when it counts - if you know what I mean! ;)

This is a huge decision not to be taken lightly. Good luck with your decision and let us know what you decide.

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Doesnt anyone worry about the high cost of a baby in daycare when you are not even working? Where I live newborn daycare is $200/wk and it doesnt go down much after that for full time daycare.

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Doesnt anyone worry about the high cost of a baby in daycare when you are not even working?

I don't personally worry about that. My parents live 3 miles away and are both retired, my husband's parents live 7 miles away and his dad is retiring next year, and my best friend runs a small child care out of her home, which will supplement me on the days that neither of our parents can watch our future baby. I'm lucky, because if I didn't have those options, then yes, I'd be very concerned about child care. $$$

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I can't speak from personal experience but my nursing instructor has taught for 28 years and in those years she said she has never seen a student have baby in the midst of the program and make it.

I think you should go ahead and try for a baby. You can go to school any time!

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