dragonfruit28 Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 I need some advice!I just found out that I am pregnant (a HUGE surprise) and was accepted to physician assistant school recently. My husband will also be completing his master's degree during that time, and we will have a full time income during that time as well. We will be fairly close to family, but not next door by any means.I've accepted my seat, but am wondering if I should ask for a deferment now, when it gets closer to school starting, or try and power through it. I would love to hear from other people who have been through this. Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator rev ronin Posted January 17, 2017 Administrator Share Posted January 17, 2017 Yes, defer. Being a new mom and a PA student are each MORE than a full time job. Better to succeed sequentially than to fail trying to cram too much into one year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MT2PA Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 Absolutely defer. Tell them ASAP. Heaven forbid something happen and you need significant time away from school and end up dropping back a year (or dropping out) - better to start on the right foot in a year. Save up some money, get your childcare lined up, figure out logistics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enpears Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 First off, congratulations! I hope you have a smooth, easy pregnancy and a healthy baby :) While I've not gone through it, my co-worker did. She was accepted in February and found out she was pregnant in March. She did defer, and was glad she did so she could spend the first months of being a new mom focused on her daughter versus drowning in stress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
south Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 Defer immediately. We had this happen at my school and it was a complete disaster for all parties involved. Take care of your new first priority and congratulations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonfruit28 Posted January 17, 2017 Author Share Posted January 17, 2017 Thank you for your input - I think that is definitely the smartest thing for us. Now, let's hope the school agrees! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliB Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 I survived (am surviving - in clinical rotations now), but it was painful all around. So, from personal experience, yes, request a deferral to join the next year's cohort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenmood Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 I'd request a deferral. If they refuse to grant one, you'll have to do some soul searching. As I (and others) have written elsewhere this is not the end of the world and is certainly possible to do, but it's not ideal. We all want to assume we're going to have easy pregnancies, healthy babies, and be back bouncing around five days post-partum, but that doesn't happen for everyone unfortunately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonfruit28 Posted March 22, 2017 Author Share Posted March 22, 2017 Update: I contacted the school, and they are allowing a deferral. I'll start w/ next cohort, when baby is 8 months. Thanks for your input! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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