8 month old, pre-reqs and clinicals, can it be done?

[krissypoo]

hey everyone. quick question here, i am hoping that all of you women who have gone through this can give me some advice. i recieved a phone call yesterday informing me that i am # 1 on the waiting list to begin fundamentals this fall. now this is wonderful news, truly, but i am having a little doubt on time availability. i have an 8 month old and it has been just fine for me so far- i have been taking night classes and her dad watches her then. anyways to get to the point here, how many of you out there had/have small toddlers at home while taking pre-reqs and clinicals?????

i do not want to jump in over my head-i guess i should say i don't want my daughter to suffer. maybe its subcouncious guilt.....

thanks in advance for your replies, i will keep you posted on if i get in and the decision i make.

[moliuchick, RN]

hey everyone. quick question here, i am hoping that all of you women who have gone through this can give me some advice. i recieved a phone call yesterday informing me that i am # 1 on the waiting list to begin fundamentals this fall. now this is wonderful news, truly, but i am having a little doubt on time availability. i have an 8 month old and it has been just fine for me so far- i have been taking night classes and her dad watches her then. anyways to get to the point here, how many of you out there had/have small toddlers at home while taking pre-reqs and clinicals?????

i do not want to jump in over my head-i guess i should say i don't want my daughter to suffer. maybe its subcouncious guilt.....

thanks in advance for your replies, i will keep you posted on if i get in and the decision i make.

:rotfl: hi here. i did my last pre-req class when i was 3 months pregnant with my second child. i started my rn program when my sons were 20 months and 2 months old. sounds crazy, isn't it??? i was also like you before i started my program. i called one of the nursing dept conselor and asked if it would be possible that i had to two kids. she said,"everyone is different but we do have a lot of students who have young kids" so i tried and i am already going on to my second year.

let me tell you. it is hard but it is all worth it. i worked full time during my 1st year. my husband helped watching the kids almost like 24 hours a day while i was in school at night and weekends. i was all stressed out but now i am enjoying a nice summer with my kids knowing that i can soon work part time as an rn and still make enough money to take them for vacations.

working full time with school and kids is very hard for the family. i would not recommend you to do that. that is why i just switch from full time to part time to get ready for my 2nd year.

hope things will work out for you. my opinion for you is hang in there and always think about there are many people out there who are just like you.

don't give up.