Registered Nursing & Single Mommyhood?

I am a young (20) mom with a 3 year old daughter. When it comes down to the nitty-gritty, I am a VERY motivated person to get things done. (I.E. graduating high school early even after childbirth, starting college early & properly raising my daughter.) I went thru a faze of taking breaks from college and making borderline grades. This was primarily to my inability to juggle home, work and school. Now I've realized the importance of getting a degree and I'm pursuing one in the field of registered nursing. I've heard the pros and cons & understand its difficult. I'm prepared to make the high GPA expected of us to complete the program. The part that breaks my heart is hearing comments on here about practically "living at school" and "spending less quality time with their children" just to pass in that field of study. I had the pleasure of staying home with her the 1st couple years. Is it really going to affect my time with her that drastically? Any other moms in my situation?

you are doing the right thing going back to school and get your degree as far your daughter she will understand you are trying to give her the best Imagine if you don't have a degree how many hours you have to work to get enough money to pay bill think about it go back to school get your degree nursing is the best degree you can work around your daughter schedule or you can take the 9 month program to be a LPN then 1year to be a RN there is several school that offer those program good luck

I am 21 years old and have a 9 month old son. I am currently in my third year of college going for my nursing degree. My first major was Elem. Ed, but i soon learned that there was something else that i wanted to do, so i changed to nursing. Because i already had my pre-reqs for El Ed, I only needed one year untill i can apply for nursing school. I plan of applying in march. As for "living in school" i did not experience that. I had 3 classes (2 of which were 5 credit hrs) to put me at full time last semester. Chem. AP and math and it was a lot of work and studying, but if you learn to manage you time i believe you could do just fine. I also work 2 part time jobs on the side. I work many 3rd shifts on my main part time job so after work i drop Austin off at the babysitters and go to school for the rest of the day. I was always home by 4 p.m. and had a lot of support and help from my boyfriend. Try and scedule you classes on the same days. Mine were on Tues and Thurs. If you register early enough you will be able to get the days you want. This is a wonderful feild and i feel like i made the right decision changing.

You may be away from you child more than you would like, but you are providing a brighter and more stable future for you daughter. I tell myself that every time i feel stressed or worn out. Good luck and dont give up, it will all be worth it in the end!!

If you would like to email me or IM me i wouldnt mind talking with you. I cannot find anyone who is going through this either and its nice to be able to talk to someone every once in a while.