MrsStutler
Mom of 3!
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I'm a nursing student almost finished with my second semester out of four right now. Our nursing program is known for being insanely tough, and if you don't have at least one nervous breakdown per semester...you're not doing it right. Anyways, it's a long story as to why I'm insane enough to get pregnant whilst in the midst of this and that's for another day. We tried our best to end up with a baby due right after the semester ended or mid-summer but we ended up falling pregnant later than what was ideal and now I'm due on July 31st.
This would make my daughter about a month old and myself only 4wks postpartum when I return, if I do. That's assuming everything goes according to the perfect plan (which I doubt will happen).
School resumes on August 27th which includes at least one clinical day (12hrs and up to two days a week) and one lecture day (5 hours). The clinical days are long, and they involve repositioning patients/providing assistance/bathing patients and just general patient care. This is problem number one. I need a doctors clearance to say I can do clinical activity...and last time I was told rest/no lifting anything heavier than baby for 6 weeks. I'm going to speak to my OB about it at our next appointment but I don't have high hopes she will be alright with it. If I can't do clinical then I can't be in class.
Second problem...time! I'm really hoping to breastfeed my daughter like I did with my son but I am so concerned that I won't be able to keep my supply up with all of the traveling and time spent in school. I am lucky enough to have an amazing mother and mother-in-law who do not work during the day and are willing to take both children whenever I need them to but I still know it will be tough. Doing school with a newborn is going to be hell, I know it is quite difficult just to function with a newborn anyways but having to learn on top of it just seems more and more daunting.
I spoke with the teacher for next semester and she highly, make that very highly, recommended that I defer a semester and come back in January. I thought I had this all figured out. I thought I could handle it...but now I am freaking myself out over whether or not I can do this. Sorry, I just needed to get this out and get some thoughts out of my head!
This would make my daughter about a month old and myself only 4wks postpartum when I return, if I do. That's assuming everything goes according to the perfect plan (which I doubt will happen).
School resumes on August 27th which includes at least one clinical day (12hrs and up to two days a week) and one lecture day (5 hours). The clinical days are long, and they involve repositioning patients/providing assistance/bathing patients and just general patient care. This is problem number one. I need a doctors clearance to say I can do clinical activity...and last time I was told rest/no lifting anything heavier than baby for 6 weeks. I'm going to speak to my OB about it at our next appointment but I don't have high hopes she will be alright with it. If I can't do clinical then I can't be in class.
Second problem...time! I'm really hoping to breastfeed my daughter like I did with my son but I am so concerned that I won't be able to keep my supply up with all of the traveling and time spent in school. I am lucky enough to have an amazing mother and mother-in-law who do not work during the day and are willing to take both children whenever I need them to but I still know it will be tough. Doing school with a newborn is going to be hell, I know it is quite difficult just to function with a newborn anyways but having to learn on top of it just seems more and more daunting.
I spoke with the teacher for next semester and she highly, make that very highly, recommended that I defer a semester and come back in January. I thought I had this all figured out. I thought I could handle it...but now I am freaking myself out over whether or not I can do this. Sorry, I just needed to get this out and get some thoughts out of my head!