Pregnant after 35
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Anyone else going back to school while pregnant?
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Hi ladies! I'm glad to find a board for older moms here. Im Tracy, and I am 37, expecting my second (surprise) bundle in June. A few months before getting pregnant, I decided to go back to school and pursue a nursing degree (BSN) as a second career. I'm so excited to start nursing school in January, but feel overwhelmed by everything coming at once! Can anyone else relate?
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Re: Anyone else going back to school while pregnant?
Good luck and congratulations.
The clinic move is unavoidable - my lease is up in the current place at the end of the year and the building is literally falling down and the landlords won't do anything about it, so just about all the tenants have left already. I had already decided to move before I got pregnant, and as I was working with my real estate agent to find a new location, we came across a large, brand new building where I can build out my clinic to spec. It will cost more and be more time consuming, but ultimately, I want this to be the last time I ever move -- a forever home for my practice - so it's worth the extra hassle, and all my patients know I am pregnant and willing to help because they are so excited about the new space too.
The doctorate program ... my grad school just announced adding it (it is a newly accredited program, so only a few schools have it) and the first class starts in January for a pretty reasonable tuition. I was interested but totally thought no way I could handle it ... until I saw that 4 or 5 of my colleagues - close colleagues who were either: in my master's class, or one class above or below me, are all also signed up. So I thought: I will have a support team of study buddies that won't be available in the future; the price is only going to go up from here and I can afford it right now but maybe not later (they are giving alumni a discount for this first class enrollment); and half of the 22 credits are online courses with no "set" time that I have to log in for class - so I can do the work in the middle of the night when the baby is up or what have you.
I know, it's crazy, but I feel like the stars have aligned and this is the right time. My husband is in full support, and I talked to my mother who I thought would shake some reason into me and she said: "A doctorate for only that much! Do it! You have to do it!"
So I hope my story of craziness helps you feel better about your own decision. I don't think I would have been able to handle this after my first baby. He was easy, but as a new mom I didn't have the confidence in myself to handle this much. This time, I'm so much more laid back as a parent, so I know I can do it. And you can too!