Baby Now or Wait 2 Years?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:NP here. I am a CRNA and a mom, and (I’m sure you know this already since you’ve been accepted into a program) CRNA school is intense, to put it mildly. The didactic part of the program is rigorous and once clinical rotations start, expect your days to start at the crack of dawn (I was up around 4:30 most mornings) and go late into the evening.

I started when I was your age, got married about 6 months into the program, and waited to have a baby until I was 37. Several of my classmates had young children (one of my best friends in the program got pregnant and delivered a few months before we graduated!), so it’s not impossible. However, I doubt I could have done it; it’s just really grueling (but totally worth it!).

Trying to get pregnant during the last six months-year of the program might not be a bad idea. I will say I do wish we had started trying earlier, since we had a few struggles trying to get pregnant. It’s ultimately a very personal decision, but I would advise against putting off starting a program. I imagine it would be very hard to start with a young child, although you wouldn’t be the first to do it.

Congratulations! It’s an awesome profession. I love my job and am happy every day I go to work.

Op here. Thank you! It's nice to see someone who was once in my shoes, at the same age, as I am now. I am so glad things worked out for you! My DH and I decided waiting a year to try is the best choice. I can't wait to be a mother, but with a CRNA program, I am realistic that I can't do all 3. I want to be able to give my full attention to my baby, and I am glad I have had some posters who see my side of things. It's much easier getting a perspective from someone who is in the medical field, or went for an advanced degree, while planning their family. It may take us a little longer, but we will manage. It's tough asking a board of mostly SAHMs or people who don't think nursing, or a degree is nursing, is hard work. Their life experience or prospective I see are more more baby oriented. Thank you, and keeping enjoying enjoying the wonderful job!

FYI: This is a very uninformed and offbase response, and you're going to piss off a LOT of people with it. Myself included. Before I thought the posters who called you naive and dumb were coming on too harsh, but now I am in agreeance.

Are you even from this area? If you were, you would know that the demographic of this area and CERTAINLY of this website is highly, highly educated and successful. I don't know many people in the area who do NOT have advanced or graduate degrees. People here hustle and are highly successful; many of s have children and work in very demanding high-powered (non hourly!) careers. The vast(.) majority of people in this area and certainly on this site are not "more baby oriented"...we're just not stupid.

You sound ridiculous. OP is making a wise decision. YOu think the wise decision is to drop everything and have a baby when she has been accepted into a rigorous program? Screw you.

[Anonymous]

OP, why not do med school if you are so smart? Oh yeah, you aren't.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:NP here. I am a CRNA and a mom, and (I’m sure you know this already since you’ve been accepted into a program) CRNA school is intense, to put it mildly. The didactic part of the program is rigorous and once clinical rotations start, expect your days to start at the crack of dawn (I was up around 4:30 most mornings) and go late into the evening.

I started when I was your age, got married about 6 months into the program, and waited to have a baby until I was 37. Several of my classmates had young children (one of my best friends in the program got pregnant and delivered a few months before we graduated!), so it’s not impossible. However, I doubt I could have done it; it’s just really grueling (but totally worth it!).

Trying to get pregnant during the last six months-year of the program might not be a bad idea. I will say I do wish we had started trying earlier, since we had a few struggles trying to get pregnant. It’s ultimately a very personal decision, but I would advise against putting off starting a program. I imagine it would be very hard to start with a young child, although you wouldn’t be the first to do it.

Congratulations! It’s an awesome profession. I love my job and am happy every day I go to work.

Op here. Thank you! It's nice to see someone who was once in my shoes, at the same age, as I am now. I am so glad things worked out for you! My DH and I decided waiting a year to try is the best choice. I can't wait to be a mother, but with a CRNA program, I am realistic that I can't do all 3. I want to be able to give my full attention to my baby, and I am glad I have had some posters who see my side of things. It's much easier getting a perspective from someone who is in the medical field, or went for an advanced degree, while planning their family. It may take us a little longer, but we will manage. It's tough asking a board of mostly SAHMs or people who don't think nursing, or a degree is nursing, is hard work. Their life experience or prospective I see are more more baby oriented. Thank you, and keeping enjoying enjoying the wonderful job!

FYI: This is a very uninformed and offbase response, and you're going to piss off a LOT of people with it. Myself included. Before I thought the posters who called you naive and dumb were coming on too harsh, but now I am in agreeance.

Are you even from this area? If you were, you would know that the demographic of this area and CERTAINLY of this website is highly, highly educated and successful. I don't know many people in the area who do NOT have advanced or graduate degrees. People here hustle and are highly successful; many of s have children and work in very demanding high-powered (non hourly!) careers. The vast(.) majority of people in this area and certainly on this site are not "more baby oriented"...we're just not stupid.

You sound ridiculous. OP is making a wise decision. YOu think the wise decision is to drop everything and have a baby when she has been accepted into a rigorous program? Screw you.

Hi OP

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, why not do med school if you are so smart? Oh yeah, you aren't.

bingo!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:NP here. I am a CRNA and a mom, and (I’m sure you know this already since you’ve been accepted into a program) CRNA school is intense, to put it mildly. The didactic part of the program is rigorous and once clinical rotations start, expect your days to start at the crack of dawn (I was up around 4:30 most mornings) and go late into the evening.

I started when I was your age, got married about 6 months into the program, and waited to have a baby until I was 37. Several of my classmates had young children (one of my best friends in the program got pregnant and delivered a few months before we graduated!), so it’s not impossible. However, I doubt I could have done it; it’s just really grueling (but totally worth it!).

Trying to get pregnant during the last six months-year of the program might not be a bad idea. I will say I do wish we had started trying earlier, since we had a few struggles trying to get pregnant. It’s ultimately a very personal decision, but I would advise against putting off starting a program. I imagine it would be very hard to start with a young child, although you wouldn’t be the first to do it.

Congratulations! It’s an awesome profession. I love my job and am happy every day I go to work.

Op here. Thank you! It's nice to see someone who was once in my shoes, at the same age, as I am now. I am so glad things worked out for you! My DH and I decided waiting a year to try is the best choice. I can't wait to be a mother, but with a CRNA program, I am realistic that I can't do all 3. I want to be able to give my full attention to my baby, and I am glad I have had some posters who see my side of things. It's much easier getting a perspective from someone who is in the medical field, or went for an advanced degree, while planning their family. It may take us a little longer, but we will manage. It's tough asking a board of mostly SAHMs or people who don't think nursing, or a degree is nursing, is hard work. Their life experience or prospective I see are more more baby oriented. Thank you, and keeping enjoying enjoying the wonderful job!

FYI: This is a very uninformed and offbase response, and you're going to piss off a LOT of people with it. Myself included. Before I thought the posters who called you naive and dumb were coming on too harsh, but now I am in agreeance.

Are you even from this area? If you were, you would know that the demographic of this area and CERTAINLY of this website is highly, highly educated and successful. I don't know many people in the area who do NOT have advanced or graduate degrees. People here hustle and are highly successful; many of s have children and work in very demanding high-powered (non hourly!) careers. The vast(.) majority of people in this area and certainly on this site are not "more baby oriented"...we're just not stupid.

You sound ridiculous. OP is making a wise decision. YOu think the wise decision is to drop everything and have a baby when she has been accepted into a rigorous program? Screw you.

Hi OP

Haha! I was going to write exactly that but you beat me to it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:NP here. I am a CRNA and a mom, and (I’m sure you know this already since you’ve been accepted into a program) CRNA school is intense, to put it mildly. The didactic part of the program is rigorous and once clinical rotations start, expect your days to start at the crack of dawn (I was up around 4:30 most mornings) and go late into the evening.

I started when I was your age, got married about 6 months into the program, and waited to have a baby until I was 37. Several of my classmates had young children (one of my best friends in the program got pregnant and delivered a few months before we graduated!), so it’s not impossible. However, I doubt I could have done it; it’s just really grueling (but totally worth it!).

Trying to get pregnant during the last six months-year of the program might not be a bad idea. I will say I do wish we had started trying earlier, since we had a few struggles trying to get pregnant. It’s ultimately a very personal decision, but I would advise against putting off starting a program. I imagine it would be very hard to start with a young child, although you wouldn’t be the first to do it.

Congratulations! It’s an awesome profession. I love my job and am happy every day I go to work.

Op here. Thank you! It's nice to see someone who was once in my shoes, at the same age, as I am now. I am so glad things worked out for you! My DH and I decided waiting a year to try is the best choice. I can't wait to be a mother, but with a CRNA program, I am realistic that I can't do all 3. I want to be able to give my full attention to my baby, and I am glad I have had some posters who see my side of things. It's much easier getting a perspective from someone who is in the medical field, or went for an advanced degree, while planning their family. It may take us a little longer, but we will manage. It's tough asking a board of mostly SAHMs or people who don't think nursing, or a degree is nursing, is hard work. Their life experience or prospective I see are more more baby oriented. Thank you, and keeping enjoying enjoying the wonderful job!

FYI: This is a very uninformed and offbase response, and you're going to piss off a LOT of people with it. Myself included. Before I thought the posters who called you naive and dumb were coming on too harsh, but now I am in agreeance.

Are you even from this area? If you were, you would know that the demographic of this area and CERTAINLY of this website is highly, highly educated and successful. I don't know many people in the area who do NOT have advanced or graduate degrees. People here hustle and are highly successful; many of s have children and work in very demanding high-powered (non hourly!) careers. The vast(.) majority of people in this area and certainly on this site are not "more baby oriented"...we're just not stupid.

You sound ridiculous. OP is making a wise decision. YOu think the wise decision is to drop everything and have a baby when she has been accepted into a rigorous program? Screw you.

Hi OP

Haha! I was going to write exactly that but you beat me to it.

Yeah, don't flatter yourself. I am not OP. Check with Jeff if you don't believe it. But OP is doing the right thing. You hysterical women (HAVE THE BABY NOWWWWWW) need to stand down.

She's furthering her career. Good for her!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:NP here. I am a CRNA and a mom, and (I’m sure you know this already since you’ve been accepted into a program) CRNA school is intense, to put it mildly. The didactic part of the program is rigorous and once clinical rotations start, expect your days to start at the crack of dawn (I was up around 4:30 most mornings) and go late into the evening.

I started when I was your age, got married about 6 months into the program, and waited to have a baby until I was 37. Several of my classmates had young children (one of my best friends in the program got pregnant and delivered a few months before we graduated!), so it’s not impossible. However, I doubt I could have done it; it’s just really grueling (but totally worth it!).

Trying to get pregnant during the last six months-year of the program might not be a bad idea. I will say I do wish we had started trying earlier, since we had a few struggles trying to get pregnant. It’s ultimately a very personal decision, but I would advise against putting off starting a program. I imagine it would be very hard to start with a young child, although you wouldn’t be the first to do it.

Congratulations! It’s an awesome profession. I love my job and am happy every day I go to work.

Op here. Thank you! It's nice to see someone who was once in my shoes, at the same age, as I am now. I am so glad things worked out for you! My DH and I decided waiting a year to try is the best choice. I can't wait to be a mother, but with a CRNA program, I am realistic that I can't do all 3. I want to be able to give my full attention to my baby, and I am glad I have had some posters who see my side of things. It's much easier getting a perspective from someone who is in the medical field, or went for an advanced degree, while planning their family. It may take us a little longer, but we will manage. It's tough asking a board of mostly SAHMs or people who don't think nursing, or a degree is nursing, is hard work. Their life experience or prospective I see are more more baby oriented. Thank you, and keeping enjoying enjoying the wonderful job!

FYI: This is a very uninformed and offbase response, and you're going to piss off a LOT of people with it. Myself included. Before I thought the posters who called you naive and dumb were coming on too harsh, but now I am in agreeance.

Are you even from this area? If you were, you would know that the demographic of this area and CERTAINLY of this website is highly, highly educated and successful. I don't know many people in the area who do NOT have advanced or graduate degrees. People here hustle and are highly successful; many of s have children and work in very demanding high-powered (non hourly!) careers. The vast(.) majority of people in this area and certainly on this site are not "more baby oriented"...we're just not stupid.

You sound ridiculous. OP is making a wise decision. YOu think the wise decision is to drop everything and have a baby when she has been accepted into a rigorous program? Screw you.

Hi OP

Haha! I was going to write exactly that but you beat me to it.

Yeah, don't flatter yourself. I am not OP. Check with Jeff if you don't believe it. But OP is doing the right thing. You hysterical women (HAVE THE BABY NOWWWWWW) need to stand down.

She's furthering her career. Good for her!

Hm. I see that you're quite riled up, but I'm not sure you understand the meaning of that expression.

Sorry this topic seems to have upset you too for some reason; what about it is hitting so close to home?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, why not do med school if you are so smart? Oh yeah, you aren't.

She probably went to pharmacy to begin with because she couldn't make the med school. Then she realized she cared less about prestige than about the day to day work. But will still insist nursing is like a totally prestigious incredibly competitive profession.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:NP here. I am a CRNA and a mom, and (I’m sure you know this already since you’ve been accepted into a program) CRNA school is intense, to put it mildly. The didactic part of the program is rigorous and once clinical rotations start, expect your days to start at the crack of dawn (I was up around 4:30 most mornings) and go late into the evening.

I started when I was your age, got married about 6 months into the program, and waited to have a baby until I was 37. Several of my classmates had young children (one of my best friends in the program got pregnant and delivered a few months before we graduated!), so it’s not impossible. However, I doubt I could have done it; it’s just really grueling (but totally worth it!).

Trying to get pregnant during the last six months-year of the program might not be a bad idea. I will say I do wish we had started trying earlier, since we had a few struggles trying to get pregnant. It’s ultimately a very personal decision, but I would advise against putting off starting a program. I imagine it would be very hard to start with a young child, although you wouldn’t be the first to do it.

Congratulations! It’s an awesome profession. I love my job and am happy every day I go to work.

Op here. Thank you! It's nice to see someone who was once in my shoes, at the same age, as I am now. I am so glad things worked out for you! My DH and I decided waiting a year to try is the best choice. I can't wait to be a mother, but with a CRNA program, I am realistic that I can't do all 3. I want to be able to give my full attention to my baby, and I am glad I have had some posters who see my side of things. It's much easier getting a perspective from someone who is in the medical field, or went for an advanced degree, while planning their family. It may take us a little longer, but we will manage. It's tough asking a board of mostly SAHMs or people who don't think nursing, or a degree is nursing, is hard work. Their life experience or prospective I see are more more baby oriented. Thank you, and keeping enjoying enjoying the wonderful job!

Look OP. I'm not going to stoop to the level of insulting your chosen career path, but unless you're being purposely obtuse you know that this board is FILLED with highly educated women who completed very competitive and strenuous advanced degree programs. People here are no strangers to being accepted to prestigious top tier schools and academic programs. You are not a special exception standout based on your circumstances, in the least.. Our "life experience or prospective" (perspective?) is not "more baby oriented"...we are just giving what we perceive to be the best advice based on the fact that you say you really want to be a mother, and want multiple children. You know...advice that you came here claiming to want. You do you, but you're delusional if you're just going to tell yourself 'ah what do they know, they're just a bunch of simple stay at home moms who only have BAs and care about baby showers' to feel better about your decision. Even the other CRNA who weighed in told you she wished she'd started trying earlier...

[Anonymous]

Why did OP bother posting and starting this thread if she clearly had made her decision and has a strong opinion? Now she is berating anyone who makes a suggestion that doesn't fit what she already wanted?!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:NP here. I am a CRNA and a mom, and (I’m sure you know this already since you’ve been accepted into a program) CRNA school is intense, to put it mildly. The didactic part of the program is rigorous and once clinical rotations start, expect your days to start at the crack of dawn (I was up around 4:30 most mornings) and go late into the evening.

I started when I was your age, got married about 6 months into the program, and waited to have a baby until I was 37. Several of my classmates had young children (one of my best friends in the program got pregnant and delivered a few months before we graduated!), so it’s not impossible. However, I doubt I could have done it; it’s just really grueling (but totally worth it!).

Trying to get pregnant during the last six months-year of the program might not be a bad idea. I will say I do wish we had started trying earlier, since we had a few struggles trying to get pregnant. It’s ultimately a very personal decision, but I would advise against putting off starting a program. I imagine it would be very hard to start with a young child, although you wouldn’t be the first to do it.

Congratulations! It’s an awesome profession. I love my job and am happy every day I go to work.

Op here. Thank you! It's nice to see someone who was once in my shoes, at the same age, as I am now. I am so glad things worked out for you! My DH and I decided waiting a year to try is the best choice. I can't wait to be a mother, but with a CRNA program, I am realistic that I can't do all 3. I want to be able to give my full attention to my baby, and I am glad I have had some posters who see my side of things. It's much easier getting a perspective from someone who is in the medical field, or went for an advanced degree, while planning their family. It may take us a little longer, but we will manage. It's tough asking a board of mostly SAHMs or people who don't think nursing, or a degree is nursing, is hard work. Their life experience or prospective I see are more more baby oriented. Thank you, and keeping enjoying enjoying the wonderful job!

FYI: This is a very uninformed and offbase response, and you're going to piss off a LOT of people with it. Myself included. Before I thought the posters who called you naive and dumb were coming on too harsh, but now I am in agreeance.

Are you even from this area? If you were, you would know that the demographic of this area and CERTAINLY of this website is highly, highly educated and successful. I don't know many people in the area who do NOT have advanced or graduate degrees. People here hustle and are highly successful; many of s have children and work in very demanding high-powered (non hourly!) careers. The vast(.) majority of people in this area and certainly on this site are not "more baby oriented"...we're just not stupid.

Op here. I never said anyone was uneducated. You put those words into my mouth. From those boards, some people are SAHM's, and I said some of more "baby oriented", because most posters are saying to delay school to have children. I never once said anything about anyone's level of education, other than it's best to get a perspective from someone who got an advanced degree while planning to have a family. Ie never said my profession was better than anyone's, or that I am smart. I defended my profession after some posters said it was just nursing, and a CRNA isn't hard. As other CRNA's and doctor posters said on this thread, a CRNA program is very intensive, and hard to accomplish with a young child. Defending my current and future professions, in no way means that I am putting down other posters professions.

[Anonymous]

I can see why you couldn't cut the medical school: just because people tell you not to delay motherhood doesn't mean they are more baby oriented than you are. since you "always knew you wanted children", plan on 2-3, were freezing your eggs at 19 (!!!) and even worked as a nanny, I would venture that you are more baby oriented than the average person here. it's just that we have the babies and the advanced degrees (in many cases way more prestigious than your certificate) and know a little bit more than you do about balancing it all.

[Anonymous]

How long have you been married OP?
Why won't you answer that?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, why not do med school if you are so smart? Oh yeah, you aren't.

She probably went to pharmacy to begin with because she couldn't make the med school. Then she realized she cared less about prestige than about the day to day work. But will still insist nursing is like a totally prestigious incredibly competitive profession.

You're ignorant. I'm not OP but I'm a doctor. I wonder what you you do that you feel you're superior? Is nursing hard? Yes. Is it prestigious? No. Is CRNA hard and prestigious? Yes. You are completely ignorant to what a CRNA even does or how hard the work to become one. A CRNA deals with ICU patients by checking vitals, intubating, standing in for anesthesiologists, etc., but no, they and OP are dumb. Spend one day in that life and then tell me how easy it is.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I can see why you couldn't cut the medical school: just because people tell you not to delay motherhood doesn't mean they are more baby oriented than you are. since you "always knew you wanted children", plan on 2-3, were freezing your eggs at 19 (!!!) and even worked as a nanny, I would venture that you are more baby oriented than the average person here. it's just that we have the babies and the advanced degrees (in many cases way more prestigious than your certificate) and know a little bit more than you do about balancing it all.

A CRNA is not a " certificate", idiot. Your MBA's are not anymore prestigious than a CRNA.