Nursing School with Baby ... Possible?

[amae519]

I've been thinking of nursing school for a while now. I work as a care manger for a home care agency but to move into a bigger company doing similar work I would have to get my RN. Eventually my goal is to get my doctorate and teach

I have an 9 month old and have heard very unsupportive opinions in a lot of the boards that students with children had to drop out because t was too much.

Anyone survive nursing school with a baby?

[s2bLuluRN]

I have 2 children, 5 and 3, and I am almost finished with my pre reqs for BSN. My husband works 13 days straight 12 hour night shifts with one day off, so he isn't around as much to help and I work full time Monday-Friday and cater Friday-Saturday nights. I do mainly online courses and science courses are taken on campus either at night or on Saturday's. Once I start the nursing program it will be nights and weekends. My parents or in-laws help at night for a couple hours so I can go to school but they have a life too so that is the only time they watch them. I study on my lunch breaks and once I put my children to sleep around 8:00. Some nights I am up studying late and regret it the next day at work but it's what I must do in order to have my dream job as a nurse. At first I only took 2 classes a semester until I was used to college and now I am taking 3-4. It's not a breeze, but do-able and worth it! Those who say it's not are not dedicated enough.

[zonbihime]

It is very possible! My baby was 7 months when I started my BSN program. He is 17 months now and I also have a 3 year old and an 8 year old. It is harder and you have to organize your time better, but it is possible. I am doing much better than many of my childless classmates. I have two semesters down and have a 4.0 so far.