Nursing School or Kids?

[CareerORKids]

I wanted to be a Physician Assistant for years, but I went into teaching instead. I have a Master's in Teaching and five years of teaching experience but I'm too much of a perfectionist to keep at it--it burned me out! Now I believe I will enjoy being an RN (and will maybe become an NP later). I finished all prereqs but won't be able to start nursing school for another 6 months. It will take me until I am 31 to finish (that's five semesters). That's longer than I planned because I didn't make it in to an accelerated program. I'm having a hard time not giving up these nursing school plans because I would prefer to start a family now. I really doubt I'd ever go back to nursing school once my husband and I start a family, and we would be fine on my husband's income alone.

In a nutshell: I think I'd love to have a career once our (theoretical) kids would be in school, but I'm not sure it's worth it to put in the three years now when we don't need my income. Is it really worth waiting three more years for a child?

[TiffySinkRN]

Could you volunter part time at a hospital or work part time as a med assistant somewhere a lot of places will train you and you could still teach? Just an idea, not sure if it will work or not.