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WELL DONE!!!
You should be very rpoud of yourself!!
Rhonda
-------Original Message-------
Date: Saturday, March
01, 2003 02:16:28
Subject: [ozmidwifery]
studing and baby
It is really hard studying and having a baby at
the same time, but it can be done. I had my son at the end of my
first year at Uni studying my undergraduate degree and went back 3 weeks
after he was born Being a single parent didn't help and I got alot
of people saying to me "Now you will have to either quit your course or
take a year off." I was very lucky to have a fantastic and
supportive head of nursing (she was a midwife!), who said I could bring
him to lectures and made a room where I could breastfeed and change
him. I only took up the offer a couple of times
when I didn't have a babysitter but the times I did he wasn't a
problem. I remember going to lectures then racing back to my babysitters
house during lecture breaks with full leaking breasts, feeding him then
racing back to attend more lectures. I have photos where I am
breastfeeding, studing and eating dinner all at once. Night feeds
were done in bed half asleep. Hard at first but then we both got
into the routine and I breastfed him for 2 years. I didn't
take him to lectures because I couldn't concentrate because I was so
focused on him and afraid that any noise he made would disrupt the class
so I found it more benefical to go during lecture breaks to the
babysitters.
I guess it all comes down to support and working
out ways that work for you, and always keeping in mind your goals.
He has just turned 5 and I have just finished my Graduate Diploma of
Midwifery which was my goal. We have both survived!
Veronica
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Thursday, February 27, 2003
10:53 PM
Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Today in
Parliament...
In a message dated 2/26/03 3:53:33 PM W. Australia
Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
My daughters friend who is due to have a baby in the next
few days -and is enrolled to start a doctorate in psychology at Melb
uni has been told by her supervisors that she is under no
circumstances to BRING a BABY to lectures. -these damn babies must be
so disruptive -how are women meant to live their lives??
And when they are psychology lecturers who dont get
the motherbaby bond what hope is there??
I have just started a Grad Dip Ed at Uni, and one
of my fellow students has a baby of (I guess) around 8 weeks old.
She BF's in the lectures but I have to admit that when baby starts
crying it is quite disruptive, and very difficult to hear the lecturer
(it is quite a large theatre). Mum takes baby out when he starts
crying, but then, of course, she misses out on what's been said. I
am in awe of her, when my kids were that age, I was still trying to get
my head around getting out and about let alone thinking of doing a Grad
Dip.
Debbie Slater
Perth, WA
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