Hello everyone! I have a dilemma that I am having a tough time with and looking here for advice and information.  I am 28 years old and I have a Bachelor of Arts with my teaching certificate.  I taught for a few years and then decided to stay home with my kiddos.  Those few years that I taught were very demanding and i felt like my family suffered and that is why I chose to stay at home.  I have several friends that still teach and anytime I talk about going back they always talk me out of it! I know very few teachers that are actually happy with their job - I dont know if it is the area I live in or if that is the case everywhere.  Anyhow - when I was in high school I debated between pursuing nursing or teaching but my high school was able to supply me with experience in teaching and so I went with that field. Every since then it has weighed in the back of my mind if I made the right choice.  I am now considering  doing the 2nd degree BSN but it is very costly and time consuming - I need to make sure that I want to change careers before I put all my time and money into this.  Basically I am looking for advice and information from people who are neonatal nurses and can truly speak from their heart about their experience with this field.  I am curious as to the work hours/days, workload, and pay. I want to make a choice that is good for not only me, but my family as well.  I have two young boys at home and I need to have a career in which I can be there for them but that brings me joy to do!  thanks so much in advance!

This might already be a late reply to your post, but hopefully, you can still read this! There are a lot of areas in nursing, which is why it is one of the most flexible careers...If you chose to be a neonatal nurse, then there's no reason for you not to pursue that... however, once you go back to the nursing school, you really have to be ready to make sacrifices for your family, considering that nursing is a very demanding course/ job and of course financially...Wishing you all the luck as you travel through your nursing path!