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[quote=Anonymous]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. [/quote]

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