starting out as a new grad...and pregnant

[momathoner09, BSN, MSN, APRN]

Well this is my situation. Let me preface it by saying that if you are not familiar with the military than this whole thing may seem crazy. I am starting my first nursing job in january at which time I will be 6 mths pregnant.My husband is deploying for a year so I am moving back to my hometown of NC. I plan on working 3 months, taking a month off, then finishing out a year's work. The reason behind this is b/c we got moved to HI where there are NO NEW GRAD JOBS. Therefor if i don't get a year's experience in then I will not work for 3 years!!! My mother has agreed to take on the role of full-time babysitter so I have that area covered. As my start date grows closer I am really worried about how I will be able to handle the stress/long hours. I get so tired now as it is. Also during nursing clinicals I barely had a chance to sit down, let alone pee. And as those you moms out there know, when you are pregnant you have to pee..all the time. I also am worried that the other nurses will resent having a new grad that is pregnant. I am a really hard worker and I know I will do as much as I physically can and won't complain. If there was another way to do this, then I would. I was a may grad and have already put my career on hold d/t 2 moves since then; I feel like it's now or never. Any words of encouragment/advice greatly appreciated.TIA.

[mama_d, BSN, RN]

I worked full time on the floor until one week before our youngest was born, at which point the charge nurses refused to have me come in b/c I was contracting consistently. We've had several girls who worked up to the day before they delivered...one girl even scheduled her C-section for late morning so that she could just clock out and go upstairs to deliver! The amount of support you'll get really depends on the people you're working with; hopefully you'll be in with a good group who pitch in without you even asking.