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I am planning to get pregnant during my studies in medical school, as I will be too old by the time I finish. What medical year would be best to do this? First year? Second? I would think being pregnant during residency would be too much for both me and the baby. What are your thoughts?
It depends on what you mean by ‘too old’ – obviously there are people having kids when they are much older (though personally I think having kids at 60 is not really thinking of your children). Think about your reasons why before you plan this.
I had my son midway through my degree program (unplanned pregnancy – hubby and I planned to wait until I had finished my degree), and I managed but it was extremely hard work and I was exhausted and overworked for two years of my life. I can’t imagine life without my son – he was such a wonderful surprise! I do think that it made it all so much harder though.
Think really hard about it before planning this – could you perhaps defer your degree for a year and have a child before you begin your medical degree? Could you plan to take a year off and defer for a year midway through? HOw old is too old and what are your reasons for deciding that it’s better to have a baby at age 35 vs. 37 or 32vs.35 or whatever it is in your situation.
And this may sound a little strange/judgemental/unasked for, but it’s not intended that way at all. Make sure you really want both. Lots of women feel they have to have kids, lots feel like they have to have a career because they can and because they are smart and able enough to do it, but I personally feel like too many of us are pushed into doing both and feeling torn between them for the rest of our lives. I changed my life plan from Avian Vederinary Medicine to being a music teacher because my family is important to me and I wanted a job that would fit with my priorities. Just make sure before you plan this that you really do want to have a child AND that you really do want to be a doctor – make sure they are both important enough for the sacrifices that will inevitably come.
Good luck with whatever you decide!!
Don’t screw up your med school education by getting knocked up.
You’re going to wear yourself out & your grades will suffer.
Med school will prepare you for a rewarding career & enrich your life.
Getting pregant will just make you fat, give you stretchmarks and a screaming brat.
But that’s jusy MY opinion.
Good luck.
I’ve never been to med school, but I did get a 3 years masters degree… so I did a lot of school. I waited until after school to have my baby (but I wished I had timed it right and gotten preg during school).
Anyway, I don’t know what year of med school to do this in, but if you don’t get summers off… I would recommend getting pregnant in mid-March, so that your baby is due mid / late December. THat way you have time during the holidays to have your baby and adjust
Definitely go for it!! You don’t want to wait and wait and wait until the perfect time
I started Nursing school at 3 months of pregnancy. It wasn’t easy pulling a full class schedule, a fulltime job and having a new baby.
During the last year of school, I got pregnant again. I graduated, and was able to support my girls after my deadbeat husband skipped town.
My girls are my life. They are now 25 and 27 and my pride and joy. If you really want to, then you have to be committed to sleepless nights, long hours of study (while the kid is sleeping) and a drive to succeed.
All I ever wanted was to have a family and be a nurse. I reached my goal (though I lost my first husband in the process, not a big loss). I now am a manager for a big pharmaceutical company and my girls are STILL, my pride and joy.