Is it possible to manage a newborn and NP school?

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Hello all! 
I wanted to get opinions of others regarding juggling both grad school and juggling a newborn/baby. I start my 21 month PMHNP program at the end of august but hubby and I are planning on TTC the beginning of August. We have been married for nearly 5 years but together for 10 years and do not want to keep putting off having a baby. We have a great support system and plenty of family who will assist us with childcare. I just wonder if I will be doable working part time (16-24 hours a week), while also trying to take care of a newborn and attending NP school. If we do conceive in early August, my due date would be around May which also happens to be the first term I start clinicals. My program goes by 10 week quarters/terms, not semesters. 
 

Overall, I would like to receive advice and opinions from any other moms out there who have tackled NP school while pregnant or having a baby in the midst of school. Thank you! ?

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