Hello everyone and than so much for your input. I contacted the college and they said that if I decide to cancel then they will just book me in for the next course later in the year. So I will be able to decide what I want to do after I have bub.
Spoke to hubby too and he said he will take annual leave and come with me as a holiday if I like, which is another option.
There are courses later in the year but they are highly competitive to get into and the business I am starting satisfies a niche market in my area, so I have to get in before anyone else. The other reason I am doing this is because I was fired from my job when I was 16 weeks pregnant. I was not able to find another job, also because I was pregnant, and no one hires pregnant women and we are seriously strained financially. So, unfortunantly, I need to do this now and balance a part time job with it.
I would do the later course for sure. Like I said, I understand you are raring to go - but on the off chance that someone else in your area gets in first, you can still be highly competitive with a better business in the long run.
It's not us all saying "oh I'm such a good mummy that I can't possibly leave my child", it's a biological feature that means you protect your baby and you just can't help it. I doubt any dr or midwife will advise you it will be ok to leave your bubs for an entire week. How much do you think you will really get out of the course if you can't put you whole head into it?
I would be inclined to at least get all the business plans and market research and all the other set up stuff done before bubs, then do the course later in the year and have everything ready and set upto go when you have your mum role sorted.
It can be done properly, just one thing at a time!
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