Young Mom in Nursing School!/Help!

[SunRose7]

hi everyone! i feel so blessed to have found this site!

i have been getting kind of down on myself lately because i'm young and i have an 11 month old son and i'm married and i'm trying to squish work and nursing school into all of this. i have always been more mature than any of my peers but i am depressed that i am going through school and working so much while my son is still so young. i have been trying to find a place to connect with other moms in nursing school & this website seems to be the greatest resource so far! i have been fortunate enough to connect with another young mom in my bio 090 class last summer who is 13 days older than i am and has a daughter 3 wks older than my son.

what i am getting at is...

#1. how did any of you moms make it?

-did you stress out as much as i am?

-did you feel guilty for the time lost with your children?

-or does it seem worth it to have a career you can enjoy & provide for them with?:loveya:

#2. were you ever jealous of your "non-mom" friends who had the energy to go party (or take another 12hr nap) or whatever after class and you had to go home and study because your baby kept you up all night when you had planned on studying?

& #3 did you always look like this?! ---->>>:smilecoffeeilovecof :trout:

(or almost always?)

& what are your techniques for "re-motivating yourself?"

[mommyof2Tees]

Very encouraging! Thanks for the update!:clphnds:

[yetanotheramanda]

oh my god, thank you for replying.

i just feel so overwhelmed.

it's a great re-motivator when you remind yourself that if you don't do well, you've basically wasted a lot of time away from your family, so you better pass!! i'm still doing my pre-reqs and then i have at least a year on the wait list and then another 2 years of actual nursing school itself. i am taking anatomy and phys right now so thats part of why i am stressing. i will also be starting a new job as a new cna next thursday at a really big hospital in town and thats adding to my stress/ excitement. i have been working as a cashier/ sales associate for almost 4 years now and having my son last october made me realize that i can't keep doing this. i didn't want to be 44 years old (i just turned 21) and still ringing people's groceries, cursing under my breath/ gritting my teeth:angryfire when somebody called me the b-word (or worse (and yes its happened)) for ringing their apples wrong or not bagging their groceries in plastic then paper and then plastic again for like 3 items. craziness.

been there, done that. i was depressed and grouchy and just generally not a nice person because i felt i was wasting my life and my brain by selling shoes. i was not a good mom, wife, friend..etc. i worked through nursing school and survived on very little sleep and tons of caffeine. it involves a lot of juggling, but you are a mom so you are used to that, right? you can do it.

by going to nursing school you doing something good for both you and your family. yes, it is stressful. yes, you are going to feel enormously guilty for not spending enough time with your child. but it is all worth it. i just graduated friday and it is amazing how much lighter i feel with the weight of nursing school off of my shoulders, as well as knowing that i have a "real" job and that i can contribute to both my family and community. my kids survived, and are happy and well-adjusted, despite having a crazed mom for 2+ years. my marraige even survived!

a mom who is happy and fufilled is a great mom, in my opinion. just think of what a great role model you are. you are proof to your child that hard work and determination pay off in the end.

hee hee! just saw that this is an old thread that has been resurrected. glad to see that you are doing well. i hope this is an encouragement to all moms in nursing school!