Karina1481

Thank you everyone for posting! It definitely gives me lots to think about. One point that I'm really thinking about is loosing time with my kids in exchange to provide them nice things. While the salary benefits that come with being a nurse are a definite plus for me, that's definitely not something worth giving up the time with my kids while they are little for. I love being able to stay home with my daughter, and I am very grateful to my husband who makes that possible. I'm also the kind of person who likes to look nice, and have my kid dress nice, but that's where my fashion sense and bargain shopping comes into play! Thrift stores, Marshalls and TJ Max are my favorite stores to shop at! And after becoming a nurse, I'm 99% sure I will continue to shop there... LOL... Kids have way TOO MUCH these days anyway! Between the grandparents, the aunts and uncles, birthday parties and holidays, I have to store my daughter's wardrobe in 2 closets! And toys? I wont even go there! I maybe had 1/10 of what she has, if that. Kids really are spoiled these days. I want to become a nurse because I want a career that's fulfilling, pays good of course, flexible with hours, room for growth and different opportunities. I think I am really going to consider going full force into nursing in a few years, when both of my kids are a little older. I really do cherish the time I spend with my daughter, and I can't believe she's 2 already! I mean this stage of their life really does go by so fast and I think I would regret it if I was gone for majority of the time of it. In the meantime, I will take the advice of taking prerequisites here and there a night or two a week, and worry about the daycare issue later. Thanks again! It really helps to hear suggestions and opinions of others who are or were in a similar situation.

Hello, I'm 29 years old, with a 28 month old daughter, and expecting number 2 in August. I have been a graphic designer for 7 years now, and have become part time (working 2 days a week) since my daughter was born 2 years ago. I have now been considering a career change as I am loosing interest in the graphic design field for many reasons. I have been leaning and researching nursing. My daughter was a 3.7 lb preemie, and I spent 11 days in the NICU with her. I was never interested in nursing before, but ever since then I guess my eyes were opened up to other options for where my passion lies. I would love to be a NICU nurse if that was the path I chose. So as I've researched into this possibility I have looked into a community college that offers an excellent 2 year nursing program that would get me an RN degree. I looked into what my schedule would look like, and it would basically be like a full time job. The program is very rigorous (as I'm sure most of you know), 90% of classes and clinicals during the day. Which is where my problem is because I have no one to watch my kids. I plan on quiting my job once our baby arrives in August. And my husband makes enough money to sustain us if I stay home with our 2 children, but I know we would not be able to afford me not bringing in any income, and having to pay full time daycare for 2 kids while I go to school. We don't have anyone to rely on as far as family members to helping us in watching our kids, as everyone works during the day. So to make a long story short (probably too late for that)... I would like to know if there is someone that was in a similar situation and how you got through it. Maybe there's options that I am missing. Thanks for reading! Karina