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I'm 35 weeks pregnant and I enrolled for the fall semester. I'll be due 2 weeks after school has started but I had no choice but to enroll. You can enroll for school but I would talk w/your instructors to let them know the situation. Usually instructors are pretty compromising when it comes to things like that b/c it's kind of like taking a sick leave at work. If you miss cla__s sometimes they will email you a__signments or if you stay in contact w/them over the phone you can get a__signments. Also another thing is if you know anyone in your cla__ses, you can always get the work from them. There are ways to go to school and have a baby. People do it all the time and I'm about to do it myself. Look at all the options you have if you do enroll b/c there are ways to work it out.

i too am due about 2 weeks after the spring semester starts. i am going to enroll because i only have 2 cla__ses left to graduate! i figure a few months of it being tough will be worth it because i will have my degree in may and we wont be living paycheck to paycheck anymore! i am going to talk to the dept head or my advisor this semester and give her the heads up. Probably will miss like 2 weeks of cla__s and either quit working or take the alotted 6 weeks off but go back to school. cant miss 6 weeks of cla__s!!!

Schoolwork will be the farthest thing from your mind once you have the baby. The postpartum time is extremely trying. I would not recommend going to school so soon after the birth. Unless you are a machine and can handle major stress and fatigue... I think you will want to drop your cla__ses, in all honesty. It will be a waste of money unless you drop your cla__ses before the deadlines set by your college. Still, if you can drop your cla__ses without much financial penalty, you may want to try going to school. Good luck!!

I think it all depends on how well you can handle stressful situations and how well your professors are willing to work with you. Remember, you are going to be up all hours of the night for about the first 3 months, so its not llike you're going to be able to get a good night's sleep before school starts. Also, not only are you lacking in sleep, your body is dealing with the loss of hormones, you may still be bleeding, if you're b___stfeeding, even if you're not, your b___st will more than likely be engorged and sore. Along with your body going through changes, you baby is going to be pretty demanding! If you can handle all of this, then throw in the task of studying for school and attending. Its a very stressful situation to go to school immediately after having a baby. I would recommend taking off a semester and continue in the summer after you grown accustome to all the changes (I have 2 children and took off both semesters that they were born-thank God I did!!) Also, some professors are jerks about missing cla__s, but some are totally willing to help you and even allow you to skip some a__signments. I'm not saying thats its impossible, I'm just saying that its going to be hard. (of course, if you have a nanny, maid, and cook, then many of your stresses will be alleviated!!!) Good luck and best wishes for you and your baby!

I say go for it...you'll probably welcome the opportunity to get out of the house.

I am so glad I found this site, and others who are doing the same thing I am. I am 29 years old and 11 weeks into my first (planned) pregnancy. I am also in my second year of Medical school. I have debated taking some time off but to take any time, I'd have to take a full year, pretty much. The school has a b___stfeeding friendly policy so my husband can bring the baby in for feeding whenever needed (he does shiftwork and can plan around my schedule to some extent). The major problem will be after about 5 months postpartum when I'll have to put in some major hours on the floors, instead of the home studying I can get away with this year. I know there are others in very similar situations, what are your plans for dealing with motherhood and school?

I've been debating the same issue. I got my degree in June. I intended too enroll for some masters cla__ses, but because I will be delivering dec/jan I had to look intot he school incomplete policies. Even if I only miss a week of one cla__s for delivery, I would have a very difficult time making up that incomplete in the three months I have to finish my new course work

I have the same problem. My son was born on sept 9th and i started school on sept 12. i went back when i was 4 days pp. i also only have a couple of hours of cla__s three days a week ( for now) and i am also b___stfeeding which makes it a little harder but it is possible.

I am a recently single mother of three. With my fourth on the way.I attend college full time and volunteer part time. and although the demands of motherhood can be very trying, I've learned to work around my childrens schedule. wich at 6yrs,3yrs,and 11 months can be very trying, but yes can also be done.

Wow, exhausted, that sounds brutal...congratulations for taking all that on and coping so well! Good luck with everything.

Hi ladies! I am in the same boat! I had my first my second year in college-was lucky because my dd was in the summer and I take summers off and now I am pregnant again! It is hard, but my hub helps a lot and I will be due in late may and I won't be able to take the finals for the spring semester bc I am having a c-section. But I have arranged to take off the winter and spring semesters because I can start my clinicals in the fall with the next cla__s and still graduate on time. I know that if you make plans ahead of time with your professors a lot of them are willing to work around it. Just let them know your intentions.

I think that it is very possible for you to give birth and stay in school. I was in a similar situation. I made sure that I told my professors that I was pregnant. They really did work with me. After I gave birth, I made sure to call them and share the news. We arranged an independant study. As long as I had my internet connection I was able to stay at home with my newborn. I ended up returing to cla__s 4 weeks after giving birth. I was 23 when I gave birth. Now my son is 14 months old and thanks to all the support and help from my husband, I'll be graduating in 2 1/2 weeks. You can do it!!!!