What do you think is most important?

Question

First let me say when I got pregnant, life was great. Things happen and now we have moved back to parents for a few months to get on our feet and also live in the same city so I can use grandma for daycare. Now I was going to school where I used to live. Only a semester tho. Now I want to start school again in May..the baby is due in August. I haven't found work I guess bc of my belly and boyfriend is making good money this is just a high area. We are saving up to rent a home. Anyway Im having doubts, I think I could find a job if I was available in the day but I need to be a full time student for financial aid and full time has to go in the day.Should I continue on with school and leave it to him to somehow get us on our feet or should I forget school and work full time?The school Im going to can get me my associates in a little over a year and my plan was to have the high paying career before my little one even turned one.What should I do...what's best for now or best for later

And to let you know the semester ends the week my baby is due and we have off for 2 months so that works out...also mom runs ebay business at home and is here all day and she wants my baby period but will settle for babysitter...and if that fails my school has daycare....and about the fast food thing...im a high risk pregnancy and cannot do too much standing and lifting my only job option is a call center or receptionist type deal

Answer 1

You DO NOT have to stop going to school or anything. Maybe for now, you can go to school full time, but also talk to a councelor about taking online courses if offered. If not then look into an online school. Financial aid should still help you with online schools as long as you are registered for 12 credit hours. If not try Fastweb.com you take a survey and it will pull up many many many scholarships and grants you qualify for. Since I did that I get $1,200 every term as long as its full term. If you take online courses and maybe a few on campus, you can work full time. Schools WILL work with you. You CAN still go to school. I do not know why everyone keeps saying you have to put it on hold. There are many men and women going toschool with kids at home. Good luck

Answer 2

I don't think it is a good idea to start anything while you are pregnant. It can cause you and baby too much stress. I think you should let you man take care of you the best he can and prepare to get a job or enroll in school a couple of months after baby is born. If you have to use any kind of daycare you might need the money then. Also, there are sometimes scholarships available for single mothers. My school had a daycare program also.

My story is I finished my A.S. in chemistry last May and continued at the 4 year University in August. By the first of October I could no longer make myself do my homework or any kind of studying, I was very tired and even had a hard time getting out of bed for work or anything else. A couple of weeks later I gave up and dropped out. I didn't find out I was pregnant untill Thanksgiving and I was already about 10 weeks along. Now I still have the student loan to deal with, I have to force myself to go to work everyday, I'm late all the time and have called in sick a lot more than normal. I have trouble concentrating on things sometimes too. My boss is very understanding and hasn't gotten mad at me at all. It helps that I have been there 13 years and he knows that this is not normal behavior for me. I can't imagine a new job being anywhere near as flexible. What ever you decide good luck to you.

Answer 3

think long term...if you have the means to finish up your education...DO IT!! by all means, DO IT!! if you quit now you will resent it and it will be harder to go back once you have moved out of your parents home and all of your resources for cheap daycare are gone. also, have you considered online school?? i'm not sure what your major is but there are LOTS of online schools now a days that offer financial aid (i saw a website where you could become a NURSE without ever actually setting foot in a hospital or clinic) and you could at least do some courses online and be on campus some of the time. think about what's best down the road, i know $$ is tight now and it'll get harder once the baby is born, but there is A LOT of public aid available too and you can get grants and other things that can help you make ends meet. just hang in there...the worst is yet to come!!

here's a link to the illinois public aid website just to give you a general idea of what's available. just Google "public aid in ____) and you'll be amazed what you can get!! good luck and congrats!!

http://www.hfs.illinois.gov/

Answer 4

Ok, if you think that boyfriend can get you on your feet for a while, I would say go to school. I think it would be worth it for you to get your degree and find a better job with better by later on, rather than settling for a ho-hum job now. HOWEVER...if boyfriend is struggling to make ends meet and it's possible for you to go to work and have good child care, you might want to consider that for a while. I also think that if you get use to having the 2 incomes now, it will be harder for you to quit work and go back to school later.

That's all the advice I have for you...I wish you all the best and pray you make the best decision for you and your family.

Answer 5

start school at night .try looking for schools with day care. if your single.there should be government program.s to help you.you need your schooling to help your little one try a part time job .your school is more importune then your job.try a office job that have child care for free.your associates might take a little longer.just cut back until you get that high paying job.then you can go high.you can do both its just going to be a little bit longer and you have all the time in the world.

Answer 6

Once the baby comes, you're going to have to stop going to school for at least a few months. You should plan on that. Also, I suspect that grandma isn't going to be able to give you enough babysitting help for you to continue full time.

Try to get in what classwork you can before the baby comes, but expect to go part time afterwards.

Answer 7

It really depens on what kind of job you really want to work I worked all the as through my last two pregnancies at a fast food joints mostly nights and weekend .....I know most are too good for those type of jobs but it was money

Answer 8

if i where your mom i would tell you that yo can live with me untill your done with school and he can work you will help with the bills but pay no rent to me you will put money in savings for your own home and the babys needs you would stay untill you have a few thousand in savings and the baby had all that it needed