Help! due date falls after nursing school starts?!!!

[gapeachmamom3]

I will hopefully get accepted into the nursing program for ASN this fall. Class starts September 8th. My due date is September 11th. I think the earliest age any babysitter will accept is 3mos old! Does this mean I should take my list off consideration for the nursing program? What if I loose this baby? I lost one dec 2013. Do you think there is any possible way I can have both my dreams? My rainbow baby and getting accepted into the nursing program? I'm 39. I decided two years ago not to just sit around and just make my children and I lives better by getting back on my feet and to try to get a n above minimum wage paying job. Can you all help me straighten this out?

[Buttons511]

Home.  Talk with an admissions counselor and see what their advise is.

[Buttons511]

See if you can take online gen ed courses if needed, something you can do from h

[GeekMom1213]

How long before you find out whether or not you were accepted into the program? Is it a program that starts yearly, or do they have a new class starting each semester? If you get accepted I would strongly suggest talking to an advisor or a program administrator about deferring for a semester and starting in January instead.
I started nursing school when my son was 5 months old and even that was tough - it was much harder than my CNA job that I'd gone back to at 6 weeks postpartum. It takes incredible dedication and focus - I learned quickly how to manage huge textbooks with one hand while holding my son to my breast with the other, and successfully breastfed until he was two years old. I had help, which was wonderful! My husband arranged his schedule to be home every Friday while I was at clinicals, my brother watched him every Monday while I was in class, so we only needed to pay for part - time childcare (in a home daycare, not a center - I felt much more comfortable with the dedicated care).
It wasn't easy, and I missed my baby boy. But my husband was an amazing support and we all worked through it together. My little boy came up on stage at my pinning ceremony to help celebrate, and brought the house down when in his tiny 2-year-old voice he shouted "Congraduwashuns, Mumma!" in an otherwise silent auditorium.
As soon as I passed the boards and got my first part-time job I doubled my previous full-time income. It's made an enormous difference for our family. Once baby #2 is born I plan to become the household breadwinner so that my husband can stay home with the kids - my earning power outstrips his at this point.
It is totally worth it, but you've got to be prepared. I don't think it would be beneficial to you to try and start your classes with a newborn baby. Your focus would be all mixed up, if you're anything like me.

[gapeachmamom3]

Wow, that's a lot to think about. Thanks for spelling it out to me. I really didn't know where to start.

[2015Harmony]

:-/ that's difficult. 1st the baby rarely comes on the due date... Your little one could be two weeks early or two weeks late. Also you need to consider you are going to want and need to take at least a week off... Talk to the school, see if they offer a type of leave of absence they offer and what they suggest. Most infant care takers don't want babies before 3 months. Talk to your partner/family/ close friends, is anyone able to help. If this is your first even if someone's says they are going to help- sometimes things come up and they will not be able to help. Remember your going to be effected with lack of sleep due to night time and day feedings-every 2/3 hours the baby will be up for milk and changing. Think of what kind of student you are. How easy does  come to you. Take that into consideration too. Best of luck!