Certified Nurses? Lactation Consultants? i need help

clope18

I'm 20, & a FTM to a 9day old baby boy & looking to go back to school to be a certified nurse, preferably a Lactation Consultant. I'm just wondering how long yall went to school for? & was it difficult w/a baby? Being a mommy is not cheap, & I want to go to school to better my future for the sake of my son Thanks mommas!

clope18

Sorry if this is a little off topic

jerricab

I didn't go to school to be a nurse but my best friend did. It took her 3 1/2 years. It would of took her 4 but she got some classes out of the way in high school. It is a lot of work. You really have to be dedicated and know that's what you really want to do. She didn't have a baby till her second year but she was lucky cuz she didn't have to work. Her bf worked and let her finish school. She told me that if she had to work she probably wouldn't have made it.

DreaMaria

I first got my RN (bachelors degree) then went back to school 4 years after graduation and got my Masters degree for Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS). My Bachelors/RN degree took 4 years and my Masters degree was 2 years. I did not have children when I went to school, but plenty of ppl in my classes did. I think it will work out as long as you have a good support system. I would first get your Associates degree and then work at hospital that provide you with finacial assistance for continuing education and then you can get your BSN, MSN, PhD at their expense. I say go for it...its only a couple years and will pay off in the end. Good luck!

DreaMaria

Oh...and to become a lactation consultant you need to work in maternity/labor and delivery for a certain number if hours before you can take the test to become certified. I think its something like 1200 hours, but I'm not sure.

Bahamamama4828

I'll link ya some info on becoming an LC (I am one)

mam082711

I went to a baccalaureate program so it took 4 years. I half agree with @dreamaria about getting your associate's RN and half disagree. The associate's programs around where I live take almost as long as the baccalaureate programs bc of waiting lists and whatnot. So if time isn't a factor for you, and programs by you don't typically take longer than what they're supposed to, then go that route bc it's def worth it to work and have your job pay for some of your schooling (when all's said and done my BSN cost me $90k and I didn't even go to a high cost school). If you just want to be done, I'd go baccalaureate route.

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Bahamamama4828

http://www.americas.iblce.org/steps-for-becoming-an-ibclc

clope18

Thanks girl @Bahamamama4828

Bahamamama4828

No prob! Those are really great career choices!