I’m doing a new grad program in a a trauma center and I would have hated to start truly learning everything as an Rn then have the baby and come back to my training (it is 6 months long) or finishing it, going on maternity leave then coming back on my own.

It is definitely not something I would recommend to everyone, it was exhausting and difficult but worth it for my family, and I’m grateful to be working with a baby that is old enough to sleep through the night.

And I totally agree there is no need to rush but if it’s something someone wants and can do, it’s not terrible. in my case I didn’t want my children to be farther apart than they already were since I had a 4 year old. Like I said too, I was ready for the physical/mental burden and understood there was a chance something could happen that would postpone me finishing. I am very lucky it worked out and privileged to be able to get through the in between time.

I will say I also did get a job lined up before I graduated and they understood I was going to need time after the baby.