I studied when my first set of twins were born. I finished my nursing degree. I did two years full time and when they were 8 months old went back for the third year part time. I also accessed SUmmer School to get some of the subjects out of the way.
When the twins were three I did my midwifery, Lily was 1. I had no choice but to do it full time (it was only offered that way.). That was HARD. Having said that, I did it. It's just learning to juggle things and prioritise.
Has anyone studied during their pregnancies? I just re-enrolled today in the last semester of a part time TAFE course. DH is not too happy about me re-enrolling as I am currently 15 weeks pregnant, working fulltime, studying parttime and looking after the house, hubby and two young teens (I'm a bit of an overachiever if you hadn't guessed already). The final exam will be in my 38th week, but if things work out well I will only have one exam.
Apart from the missing exams if bubs comes early, I think I will be OK as I will be on maternity leave from week 30 onwards anyway and will be bored sitting at home waiting for bubs to arrive (not to mention stressing about the birth - that has GOT to hurt something cronic! lol).
What do you guys think? I don't know what to expect as this is my first pregnancy - is DH right that I am taking too much on?
Babydust, my hubby saya the same about me. I'm in my final year at Uni which involves a 6 week placement, I work part time, volunteer with the local fire brigade and have house duties too. I think the trick is to know when to stop, don't be afraid to ask for extensions on work or defer exams, and be able to accept that sometimes we need help. And as my best friend keeps telling me "You only need to pass". Good luck with your TAFE course.
Thanks MG!
Yeah, that's that I was thinking, and I can always stop at anytime, TAFE is pretty flexible in that way.
lol, I can imagine the teachers will likely be pretty agreeable to being flexible if I turned up with my then big preggie belly nearly ready to explode!
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