elisemichelle

Thanks Sand_Dollar, I will definitely look into it. I've already found out that most of the local colleges offer internet classes for most of the basics (Eng, Bio, Math, etc.). Just have to find out about the testing and remedial classes. And I'm also interested in hearing about managing little ones and college. Besides my older kids who are in school already, I have a toddler and am due in July so I'll have my hands full for a little while longer.

I'm not in school and won't be for at least a couple years (I'm pregnant). But I figure while I'm a sahm, I can try to prepare myself for whenever I decide to go back to school. I'm interested in nursing and it would be such a huge jump that I want to make sure that I am prepared and do the best I can. I'm worried about not being ready for basic college courses, not to mention nursing specific classes. 10 years ago, I reluctantly had to drop out of high school after only completing the 9th grade but I passed the GED without having to study. (But that means no Chemistry, no Physics, no Calculus, etc.) I know I have a lot to learn, a lot to catch up on, but I loved school, I love learning and I'm usually pretty good at teaching myself most things... I just haven't been able to go school for years. I want to get some books, software, study aides, etc. so that I can teach myself the basics at home before I start pre-nursing college classes (hopefully, before I take the ACT or whatever tests I have to take just to get into college). I was hoping some of you could suggest resources you found helpful to prepare for the basics of college and for nursing in general... resources that were helpful to people trying to teach themselves. Thanks in advance! :redbeathe

Prenatal care for my last pregnancy (baby born last dec so it's pretty recent) was $2700. That's with an OBGYN, no complications and didn't include hospital costs, lab fees, etc. I didn't have insurance though so I don't know if that made a difference.

My great grandmother's sisters all had breast and ovarian cancer and after her own brush with cancer, they told her she could never had kids. At the time, she had a young daughter. Ten years later, she was so scared to go to the doctor because she had a huge 'tumor' in her abdomen. Even the doctor thought that's what it was! She thought she was dying but sure enough she ended up giving birth to my grandfather... :) Anyways, I have a question... In situations like this, what's the usual procedure re: psych/counseling? I would think that if the person really didn't know they were pregnant, then they wouldn't have had time to emotionally prepare like other moms... or if the person was in denial or hiding it, they'd need counseling for those reasons as well.:uhoh21: