Still in school

[Universitymom]

Hi my name is Jessyca I am almost 10 weeks my question is for moms who have gotten pregnant while they were in school and how they managed to balance everything and still pass. I am about to go into my second yr of university. Thanks

 

[littlefishygg]

I'm 22 years old and got pregnant half way through my masters. I have one month left of my masters now so will finish about 8 weeks before my due date so I can't give much advice about how to cope in the final stages/whilst baby is here.
But the best advice I can give for coping whilst studying is to take advantage of when you feel good. I didn't have morning sickness but I was exhausted and had headaches the whole way through until 20ish weeks so any day I woke up feeling ok I made sure I was productive and used the time to catch up on any work I had gotten behind in. Also learn what helps with when you feel rough, I found that if I take a nap for around an hour and drink loads my headaches are better so I have been extra careful to prevent feeling rough so that I can get my work done. Also talk to your university, most have procedures in place for if you are unwell etc and can't get work done by a deadline, make sure you know how to access this just in case you need to use it at any point. I have managed to get everything done in time but there were a couple of occasions when I was finishing work the day before and considering having to ask for extra time and knowing how to do that already was one less stress as I didn't need to worry about rushing getting that approval if needed.
Good luck!

 

[tinymumma]

Hey there lovely xo My name is Georgia, I'm 18 and 34+4 with a son. I found out I was pregnant on the orientation day of my Aged Care course. It was really difficult to manage at first, what with the morning sickness and all but the best advice I can give you is be honest with your educators. Tell them you're pregnant so if you really do need a day off, you cam compromise on work and gain support that way. Once you hit the second tri, things will be so much easier! You will find your rhythm, I promise. Just don't give up Congrats and wishing you a happy and healthy 9 months xo

 

[Breeelizabeth]

Hey Hun! I'm 19 and am in my first year of university. I found out I was pregnant just before my exams.
I've been extremely sick and fatigued throughout this pregnancy so it's made keeping up with study really difficult, but I've found that by resting when I need it, and asking for help from lecturers and class mates I'm getting through fine. I've changed some of my subjects to distance (online) courses to give me a little more spare time and more time to rest if I need it.
Make sure you ask for help if you need it

 

[Universitymom]

Thank you so much I really appreciate it I am going to be just at the start of my second trimester when I start school so hopefully I will have more energy to get the work done. I decided to take my winter semester entirely through distance education so I can still graduate on time, and spend time with my DD or DS. if anyone else has advice I would love to hear it, even throughout the different stages of pregnancy and after birth and how you managed to keep up with school especially with a new born

 

[TryinFor1]

I went to school throughout pregnancy with my son and managed straight As. I think it's more difficult when you already have kids. I am doing it again this semester, and my due date is the week of finals so I will have to talk to my professors. It's doable even with kids, especially if you have a good support system. Good luck!

 

[TryinFor1]

I really don't have advice.. you just do what you have to do in the time you have. There are there it's easy and times it's extremely difficult. But you'll be fine

 

[pinkribbon]

I fell pregnant with my first son during christmas break in my first year. I went back to uni when he was 1, got pregnant with my second son and still managed a pregnancy, raising a child etc. I graduated in 2012

My advice would be to speak to your tutors about it you can sometimes have extra support if you're struggling.

 

[purplerat]

Hi, I'm 25 but I fell pregnant with my first son at 20 (unplanned) at the end of my second year of university. It was hard going, but luckily the first trimester was mainly over summer holidays so I didn't feel I'll during term time. I lived at home at did a lot of my course online, my university were very understanding. I did tv production so it was more practical than theory, no exams just lots of coursework. I went down to Bournemouth where UNi was a few times in the first term of yr 3 for a few days a time, staying with friends and would do as much research for my dissertation, planning for my films and seeing staff as I could. I have birth in the January, had about 6 weeks break and then started working on stuff from home again while my son slept. He was a good baby, tjough had health problems so I would be back and forth to hospital too. I visited UNi a few more times again making the most, and got an extension of a few weeks with my dissertation. I graduated with all my class mates in the summer 2010. It was hard work but I think I worked harder than I would have as I felt the pressure more and like I had something to prove. I had a lot if support from my friends family and staff. As long as you've got a good support network around you , you can do it. Good luck! X