GO FOR IT! I JUST COMPLETED MY ADN PROGRAM IN DEC. I HAD MY FIRST SON IN MY FIRST SEMESTER OF COLLEGE, AND HAD MY DAUGHTER IN MY LAST SEMESTER. PLUS I WORKED 24 HRS A WEEK. YOU CAN DO ANYTHING YOU PUT YOUR MIND TO! IT'S WORTH IT, AND IT FLY'S BY!! GOOD LUCK! AND YES YOU CAN BECOME A LACTATION CONSULTANT WITHOUT BEING AN RN...YOU WANT TO CONTACT THE LE LECHE LEAGUE OUT OF VIRGINIA....GOOD LUCK TO YOU ALSO!