jakers

It's great that you're thinking about this!! My story is quite interesting and hopefully will help you out! I started my two year program when I was 38 and all three of my children were in school--4th, 8th, and 10th grades. It was working out perfectly! The children are all girls so they helped a lot with cooking, cleaning, etc... Toward the middle of my 2nd semester I found out I was pregnant!!! Wow!! We were surprised, happy, aprehensive... I still had a couple gen eds to do so the girls went to grandmas for a few weeks in the summer and I went to summer classes four days a week with a growing belly and greying hair. I am sure I was the talk of the school! The baby was due in Oct. and we could only miss one clinical day which lucky for me we only had once a week for 12 hours. I decided to stay in school rather than take a semester off. I was afraid I wouldn't go back if I stayed home! Our little BOY :loveya: was born on a Tuesday and I was back in class for a 12 hour day at the hospital 9 days later. That was about the hardest thing I have ever done. I cried off and on all the way there!! I would not advise having a baby mid-semester! The worst part of the whole thing was that after the baby was born my brain was fried, literally! I felt like I was just walking around in a fog. I had lots of help at home and was able to get enough sleep but the whole thing just took a lot out of me. So, from that point on my test grades went down and at the end of the semester I found that I had failed by a very small fraction!! :angryfire I made myself go back, passed and passed boards on the first try, but then felt I needed to take a few months off before working just to catch my breath. I am now starting with a home health agency which has very flexible hours. Works great for me. So, as others have mentioned, only you will know the right time to start a family, but maybe something will help you as you look ahead to this exciting time of life! My one bit of advice to you is just remember that not every pregnancy and birth goes smoothly which unfortunately we can't always predict. Sorry for the long post but hopefully something I've said will help.

Thanks to all who responded, I appreciate your helpfulness. I've also been reading old threads that have helped out some. It's so good to communicate with other graduates who are facing or have been through NCLEX. Thanks again, now I need to get back to the books and quit finding more interesting stuff on this forum! Best wishes to all the March testers, jakers

I am taking NCLEX in about three weeks and I am still struggling with medications!! It has never been a strong area with me. Does anyone out there have any advice that would help me?? I am studying everyday so it's not like I am sitting here waiting for it to just happen. Just wondering how I should focus my study, like just categories or are there specific meds that will definitly be on NCLEX? Any and all help will be greatly appreciatd!! Thank you all so much, I love this site!