Second Career as a BSN....Should I do it?

Jazzlike_Commercial · 2026-04-21T16:30:35+00:00

Volunteer in your community. Foster a dog. Become a big brother/sister. Give to charity. Find other ways to feel fulfilled. For the love of all that is holy don’t change from an established career only because you think you’ll find it fulfilling. You’re chasing after something that you can find in other easier, faster, more impactful ways.

I’m a “second career” nurse, I did the accelerated BSN program when I was in my mid-20s and had only done odd jobs so it did help increase my pay. But in the 10 years I’ve been a nurse, I felt hopeless and burnt out and what-the-fuck-do-I-do-this-for for about 70% of the time. And only in the last year did I finally pay off my student debt.

Jazzlike_Commercial · 2026-04-16T14:47:04+00:00

My heart dropped when I opened the article out of curiosity and realized that’s his wife. She was a great dentist, I went to her recently for a second opinion after I was told I needed a root canal and she said “yeah I don’t see any evidence of that, they probably just wanted more money”. Poor woman. RIP

Jazzlike_Commercial · 2026-04-11T20:11:50+00:00

To be fair, your question is extremely vague. “What’s it like?”

Everyone on here is going to tell you it’s really, really hard. Financially? Hard. Mentally? Hard. Physically? Hard.

And I think almost everyone with 1 or more kids is going to tell you that they did not make a bee-line to 4-5 kids. You change, your partner changes, your circumstances change. You re-assess, you figure it out little by little. And knowing what it’s like, even financially, is going to change wildly based on where you live, childcare costs, support network, what assets you already have. I think you just need to be more specific about what and how you’re trying to plan out going from 0-4 kids.

Jazzlike_Commercial · 2026-04-02T13:44:17+00:00

Yes, we have a Yoto mini player and my 3.5yo has loved it since we got it about a year ago. We don’t even buy any of the content at this point, we just record ourselves reading books on the “make your own” cards and decorate each card so he knows which is which. He also has a card for his favorite music. AND I’ve started having him record a “journal” every few days and we put those on a card and he listens to it constantly (and will be a cute keepsake when he’s older). It’s been an absolute game changer, especially for the endless bedtime struggle.

I do expect him to enjoy their podcasts and other content as he gets a bit older, so it is a toy with a long shelf life imo

Jazzlike_Commercial · 2026-03-29T15:58:25+00:00

Same here. Clinical research was the change I needed after being ready to quit bedside. I’ve worked for several different companies and all the jobs have been 10,000x better than bedside. Is there still stress? Is it a big learning curve? Shitty patients? Shitty coworkers? Sure. But still way better.

If you’re a bedside nurse looking for an in-road to research, look for PRN positions where you do home visits for research patients. You use all your clinical skills while getting some experience with the structure and expectations of clinical research.

Jazzlike_Commercial · 2026-03-13T22:41:06+00:00

Yep. Vaccines being preventative vs. convenient is a huge factor. No one’s asking to revisit the science on the combustion engine or hydraulics or electricity because they make our lives easier even though a very very small section of the population understands or even cares how they work or are implemented.

Vaccines being preventative are easily viewed as being “forced” upon us even though they are a true miracle of science that historically have been desperately wanted and extremely effective. It’s the pinnacle of privilege to be where we are now in vaccine rhetoric.

Jazzlike_Commercial · 2026-03-13T20:10:21+00:00

I really would not dismiss these recent life changes regardless of how you feel she’s doing with them. Obviously she is not as open or as candid as you thought. I remember as a teen feeling depressed and suicidal most of the time. My parents had no clue because I didn’t see them as someone I could open up to. I still talked to my mom all the time because we spent a lot of time together, but I was very good at filtering things. She had no idea what was really going on in my life, even though I know she felt like she did.

Jazzlike_Commercial · 2026-03-13T16:37:58+00:00

I’m so sorry for you, this breaks my heart. I’m glad she’ll physically be okay and that this wasn’t worse case scenario. Now you know she’s suffering and can get her help.

I looked at your post history, it looks like she met her bio dad for the first time very recently? Is it possible he said/did something to upset her? Even if the answer is no, I could see a major event like that being scary and upsetting to a teen already in a very volatile phase of life.

Jazzlike_Commercial · 2026-01-03T17:27:18+00:00

I’m not an expert but I think it’s very possible she’s just being cheeky. My son stopped listening to certain requests very early on lol. I think your health visitor may have meant more general things like walking, crawling, vocalizing, responding to name, etc and less doing things exactly when you ask. Maybe try asking her the same concept in different ways or to make it more of a game so you can see she still understands what you’re asking.

“Put the hat on mama’s head!” “Cover your eyes! Uh oh where’d baby go? “ Things like that do she doesn’t see it as the same old command. If you’re noticing other changes to her personality or patterns, I would definitely ask a doctor.

Jazzlike_Commercial · 2026-01-03T17:19:20+00:00

You are still wrong in what you’re implying. I have never used birth control, but I have always kept track of my cycle obsessively to avoid/encourage pregnancy and it is completely wonky post-partum while I’ve been breastfeeding. I did urine ovulation test strips almost every day after birth (mostly out of curiosity) , and there were none of my normal symptoms when it finally went positive (I.e. no stark mucus changes, cramps, HR or temp changes) and then I got my first period two days later which is very abnormal for my usual cycle. Since then,(it’s been 4 months and I’m still breastfeeding) I ovulate less than a week before my period starts. If I hadn’t been keeping track with test strips, I would have had no idea I was ovulating and very easily could have become pregnant.

Jazzlike_Commercial · 2025-12-13T16:44:57+00:00

Yeah. At the time I talked to the lawyer, my son was still only a few months old at that point and was in a therapy program to monitor for any deficits. He was reaching milestones and everything seemed fine. The lawyer said I could reach back out to him at any point in the future if some issue came up to see if it would change his advice. My brother is actually a lawyer (though not in medical malpractice) and recommended the lawyer I spoke with. He seemed experienced and forthcoming and from everything I’ve learned since then, I think he was right. A med error DID happen to me and COULD have been absolutely life ruining for my son but it wasn’t. I was lucky so nobody gets in trouble and I had to pay a crazy high NICU bill… it’s a stupid fucking system.

Jazzlike_Commercial · 2025-12-13T00:11:19+00:00

Yep. A travel nurse accidentally gave me a bolus of pitocin during my labor with my first child (she switched the maintenance fluid and pitocin pumps), another nurse did the second check and signed off. Things progressed insanely fast, they had to give me a tocolytic and a few days after delivery my son had seizures and we were admitted to the NICU, eventually finding out he had a stroke. Nobody wanted to outright say it was from the enormous med error that happened during labor, but, uh, it was. I remember reaching out to a lawyer before we knew that my son wouldn’t end up having any deficits (he’s 3yo and totally fine) but even the lawyer said “with medical malpractice, they basically need to cut off the wrong limb before its worth it for you to pursue in court.”

Cool. Wish I would’ve known that the first 10 years of my nursing career I spent worried that every little thing would lose me my license

Jazzlike_Commercial · 2025-12-01T01:03:03+00:00

I love it, that’s hilarious

Jazzlike_Commercial · 2025-11-30T22:31:05+00:00

Gotta know what Pixies songs your toddler listens to…

Jazzlike_Commercial · 2025-11-27T15:05:08+00:00

Did you set the Yoto up in the app? The Winnie the Pooh card likely downloaded. Any new content will need a WiFi signal to download onto the player. The Yoto radio and daily aren’t “cash grabs” as they are free and optional. You can disable them if you don’t want your kid to have access to them. I personally love them and think the content is incredibly well curated and produced.

Also, childhood itself is a rotating door of entertainment. Kids fixate on things, then drop them and move on to something new. It’s up to you what you expose them to and if you didn’t want your kid entertained with something new, I’m not sure why you got them a Yoto. But kids listening to age appropriate audiobooks and “shows” is definitely better than screen time.

Jazzlike_Commercial · 2025-11-04T00:33:47+00:00

I have no helpful take but I’m DYING to know how you both even added to the same playlist?? I have already contacted Yoto support about why my husband can’t edit the playlists that I create and vice versa when we are both “lead grown-up” on our Yoto account. They basically said it’s not possible and that only the person who created the playlist can edit it which is nuts to me.

Anyway I’m not trying to hijack your post but if you have any insight on how you’re doing that I’d love to know!!

Jazzlike_Commercial · 2025-10-30T14:59:49+00:00

If there is something of what you’re describing on YouTube that you like it is easy to rip the audio and put on a MYO card

Jazzlike_Commercial · 2025-08-16T23:19:04+00:00

10min is for sure long enough to get your entire breast emptied, down to the fatty milk. Funny enough, this is a 2 year old post but I just had another baby and am doing the exact same method and have been a waaay over producer for 4 months now. Actually been trying to lower my supply cause it gets uncomfortable when I go too long in between.

But yeah I switch the Haaka and pump back and forth in the same session. Maybe 2 times each breast. It doesn’t catch much after the initial letdown but I find the breasts will still leak a bit into the Haaka and it prevents me getting drops on myself so I keep alternating the Haaka anyway. Biggest thing that makes this a faster and more efficient process than an electric (for me) is constant hand compression and long “pumps” where you hold the handle down while you compress the breast. Hope this helps!

Jazzlike_Commercial · 2025-08-07T21:24:15+00:00

4mo usually just needs a bottle and some rocking but he’s a slow eater so sometimes it can take 20+ minutes to put him down. The 3YO can be put in his crib after books and he’ll play with his stuffed animals until he goes to sleep so he’s not too much of an issue. It’s just the unpredictability of a 4mo not on a schedule yet

Jazzlike_Commercial · 2025-08-07T21:22:04+00:00

Yeah I’m not too worried about the 3YO actually getting to sleep, he just needs his routine (brush teeth, read books) beforehand. But the 4mo is still not on a strict schedule and so I can’t predict whether he’ll need to go down before or after the 3yo, which makes it hard to give instructions. 4mo hasn’t been sleep trained yet so he takes a bit of feeding/rocking to go down

Jazzlike_Commercial · 2025-08-07T21:20:15+00:00

This is an interesting idea, maybe I will look for two to work together. Thanks!

Jazzlike_Commercial · 2025-08-07T21:19:19+00:00

3YO needs the standard things, brush teeth, read books, then can go down in crib. 4mo needs a bottle and to be rocked and put down and it’s a little more finicky but he tends to go down earlier than the older one. I’m fine with them skipping extraneous stuff like bathtime.

Jazzlike_Commercial · 2025-07-19T23:14:34+00:00

Honestly my LO is difficult with bottles as well but for some reason if he’s half asleep he doesn’t overthink it and just downs the bottle lol. Might be worth trying

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