pacifyproblems

I wouldn't be opposed to having a baby a year or two later, but would taking time to stay at home for a year or two be better at that point? I don't want staying at home to ruin my career! I am working very hard to get my degree. I intend to apply to graduate schools in the future. My GPA is 3.8. I want to be a nurse more than almost anything, but not more than an intimate year or two with my child! So if I'm going to stay home, when should I do it?

Hello! I'm a junior in a BSN program. I will graduate in a year! Currently my partner and I are trying to plan when we want to conceive--and we want to start trying next winter, I think. Ideally, I would like to stay home with our baby for a couple of years before getting my first job. How detrimental would this be to my chances of getting a job if I passed the NCLEX, didn't work for a couple of years, but instead volunteered 4 hours a week or so? I love nursing school, and can't wait to be a nurse, but I want the experience of being home with my child more than anything. I know I can't "have it all," but is there a way to almost have it all?