I am 30 years old, and plan on applying into a 2-yr RN program next summer. I really want to be a nurse and finish school as soon as I can. However, I don't want to be in my mid to late 30's, having my first child. My husband and I have been together for 6 years. He is 33. He wants kids just as bad as I do, however he thinks we will be in a better place if I finish school before we have kids. He has school behind him, and is self employed, and doing what he loves, and is ready to do whatever I feel is right for me. We are in a good situation right now....we don't have a mortgage to pay - and it seems like right now would be the perfect time to start a family. We can both devote time to a child, and time to each other. I am really torn with what to do. I know that once I finish nursing school and get a job, it'll be work, work, work for quite a while. Another thing I am concerned about is the $20,000 tuition. If there is anyone out there that has been in a similar situation, any advice would be much appreciated. I would also be okay with waiting until later in life to go back to school. I do think that family is more important than a career. I already have a degree in healthcare and have been working in the field for about 10 years.....
Being pregnant in nursing school right now I can say its been really hard and if I could go back I would have waited till I finished nursing school because having that degree for me anyways is important in financially supporting my family but if in your case you already have a career that your ok in for now I would have your babies now go to nursing school later, just dont try to do both at the same time its very exhausting! Plenty of women in my program are in their mid to late 40's your never too old to become a nurse. Good luck!
RN1981
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I think you should chose to start your family now and like someone else said you can do pre-reqs at this point in time. School will always be there.
So start having those babies girl! :loveya: