Comments on: Creating a Balance

By: Candy

Candy — Wed, 14 Mar 2007 16:25:28 +0000

I agree with Kim — Baby first, work second. My babies are 25 and 28 and I’d anything to have those first few years with them back again. There are jobs for nurses that allow them to stay at home (phone triage, case management, UR) — maybe that would be a good path for right now. Once a nurse, always a nurse — you can go back to practice when Gabriel is in school full time.

By: NPs Save Lives

NPs Save Lives — Thu, 22 Feb 2007 16:38:32 +0000

Work a few days a month to keep your feet in the water. Spend as much time as you can with your little one. They don’t stay that way long.

By: Kim

Kim — Wed, 07 Feb 2007 22:11:09 +0000

Gabriel will only be the age he is at any given time for that one period of time. He’s the priority. Nursing is ALWAYS there and if you work 2-3 days a month when Gabriel is with Daddy, you can do it. You won’t be out of the loop – anything new you will catch up on right away. If you want to keep those relationships from work, make sure you call and say hi. It’s all doable, but Gabriel will someday be grown and out of the house. Nursing will always be there. : )
I had to work through all three of my children’s lives. I’d give anything to have been at home with them and worked per diem. Enjoy your baby!!!!

By: shrimplate

shrimplate — Mon, 05 Feb 2007 10:13:38 +0000

It’s all about having as much family time as is possible. And avoiding television and driving.

I honestly belive that driving has an inversely-proportionally negative effect upon one’s intellect.

By: Jenn

Jenn — Sun, 04 Feb 2007 10:09:42 +0000

My boys are the result of IVF and two years of other treatments, losses, and surgeries. The plan was always for me to stay at home with whatever children we had. What I didn’t count on was the infertility taking such a toll on me that I ended up quitting my job before I was even pregnant.

One of the hardest things I did was renew my license as inactive. I have no intention of returning to nursing any time soon. But it still was hard, and I didn’t even like my job.

Every other weekend sounds like a good compromise.