Moms,how hard was it studying and taking care of ur children at the same time?

Question

What did u do? How did u manage? were u fair to ur children and ur studies? How long did it take u to finish?
I'm pregnant and had plans of pursuing a masters, but now I'm rethinking everything over. How long should I postpone my studies for to be fully ready

Answer 1

I'm currently a university student with three kids. I found that the easiest time to go to school is when they are really little. I actually took my first son to class with me when he was the age when he slept most of the day. Not all professors are OK with this, but many are fine with it. One actually worked my son into one of the lessons. Check with your professor first.

At that age it's also easy to do homework while they sleep.

Most universities have a day care center, if you choose to go this route remember that your classes don't take up the full day. Use the hours you are not in class but your child is in daycare to study and do homework. That way when you get home you can spend the time with your child and relaxing.

Check into student family housing. Most universities have low-rent apartments on or very close to campus for married students or students with children. Often the university daycare is located in in the same location as family housing. Such housing often offers programs for parents such as daycare at odd hours so that a single parent can study the evening before an exam, social and study groups, yoga classes, exercise classes, etc.

Take classes only M-W-F or only T-Th so you can minimize the time you have to leave your child in childcare or with a babysitter. Even better, if the child's father is still with you, designate the days you are in class as "daddy time" if his schedule allows it. If he's also a student, one of you take the M-W-F classes and the other takes the T-Th classes.

I came in with 17 credits from a community college and will be graduating in December after 4 years with three majors/two degrees.

Although I occasionally had to miss classes because of a sick child or daycare problems, I probably missed fewer classes than the average student. When you have children involved school becomes more important, it's easier to focus because you know what you achieve is not just going to be for you, but it will also benefit your child.

Answer 2

I had 3 children 10, 9, and 4 full time student part time job and a husband that worked nights. I learned and lot and my children learned a lot I would study when the two older girls did home work but that was distracting I eventually learned to go to bed with my kids very early and get up very early several hours which was a quiet and uninterrupted time. It made for a long day but was worth the effort.
I am a nurse and all my children are grown and I have since went back to school for my bachelor's .It was worth all the lost sleep.My husband and children are proud of me .

Answer 3

i started my first year of college after my son was born (he was ust over a year) I was difficult, but after he would go to bed or be takign a nap, was ym study time. THe onyl reason why i stopped classes was because it was online and that wasnt for me. If you feel you are ready to go and continue your ed....than do. IF anythign you can always stop and pick up where you left off. Hope this helps

Answer 4

You can do both and you have to learn to manage your time properly. You can go to school at night and let your husband.bf/family help you care for the child(ren).

If you STOP going to school, chances are you won't go back.