HolliLovesCake

I don't know where you keep getting this idea that I think there is some magical rainbow road that will take me to nurse anesthetist exactly how I plan. I'm a realist. Who knows if I'll even still want to do that after x amount of years of nursing? I know I have to go to nursing school and become a nurse, that's common sense. This is just the goal I am making and for me, having a goal set, especially one that's as high as nurse anesthetist makes pushing through all the hard work and years that come before it worth it. I was just asking how I should get started and hoping for some advice from moms that may have been in my situation before about starting school.

Thank you! That is the kind of answers I was looking for. I obviously don't want to start nursing school right away because I'll have a newborn in 6 months, but I knew there was something I could do inbetween that would make starting nursing more bearable in the future.

And I just wanted opinions on if rn-bsn or starting out with BSN was the best option.

I want to wait until my child is 3 because it's my first child and I'm not anywhere near my family at the moment so finding childcare is difficult and I would like to be home. By the time I am back home and around family my child will be in school hopefully and it will be easier for me to work and get a masters with family around to help and him being in school. My mother in law was 33 before she went to nursing school and her youngest of three kids was 3 so I'm just basing that as a good age to start.

And I understood that from the get go. I will be in my 30's before I get to where I want. I'm asking for the best route to take and your statements were just a little discouraging.

So go straight for my bachelors? Don't worry about an associates or anything?

Yes I'm aware of that.... It's not like I was planning to go straight to CRNA... I'm aware of all the time it will take and that I "will actually have to be a nurse" I don't think there is anything wrong with having a goal set to work towards.

Long post ahead, sorry. Okay first a background check, I'm 20 years old, married, and pregnant with my first child ( no judging ). I am a stay at home mom because my husband has a good job with benefits and we are comfortable. In high school I always wanted to be an anesthesiologist but after graduation I got lazy and rebellious and went to school for graphic design for a semester and dropped out because I didn't enjoy it. I worked and supported three other people other than myself until my husband was presented with an amazing opportunity to support us. Then I decided to go back to college for 3D modeling and animation because let's be honest, it sounds cool. And it is, for a hobby, not a career. So now I guess with hormones and impending motherhood, I am ready to buckle down and start working towards a serious career. Don't think I am too lazy for school. I made excellent grades, I just didn't enjoy the program's I chose and don't want to continue something I will never use. So after a LOT of research I decided I want to start working towards nurse anesthetist. I know I need a bachelors and masters and I don't want to start my bachelors until my child is at least 3. But should I pursue anything in the meantime? Something that would help make getting my bachelors simpler since I will be new to the medical field? Also looking for other CRNA's that could point me in the right direction for when I do start.