Balancing School/Pregnancy or Baby

Hi all! Currently going through IVF/ICSI and planning on applying to a rigorous graduate school in January. Feeling worried about being able to balance the work load (in person classes/labs 9-5) and having a child. I am already 34 and feel the clock ticking on both my important projects! Any advice?

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Meditation?

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Ha! True. I was asking more about practical tips and advice for childcare, how did the program/instructors treat you etc. but I can work on my deep breathing techniques. 😉

I completely get your question. And while I don’t have children yet, I can’t tell you from an academic standpoint that law school beat me down. It was rigorous and challenging and left very little time for me. Although I had friends who had children, I think it depends on how supportive your partner is, what their work schedule is like and/or how much help you have. I can tell you there’s no way I could’ve done law school without my husband. So if you have a supportive partner, lean on them to make some adjustments in their life to support you and the baby. You can do it! Even if part time is an option for you, you’ve got this!

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And I meant *CAN* tell you

Eeek! Well I hope we can manage. My partner will have to stay here because of the nature of his work and my program is fully onsite. My mother would be the one to come with me. I must be crazy. I have been working 5 years to be able to apply to this program. Gosh, life is hard.