Hi everybody!  My name is Kristen and I am planning to start my nursing education very soon.  I am a former police officer who realized that it wasn't for me.  I'm hoping to start LPN school in 2009 but I plan on taking some courses before hand to get myself used to being in a classroom setting again.  I know it's kind of early to think about but I was thinking about specializing in either Labor&Delivery or Neonatology.  I may even do the doula/midwife thing.

 My 6 year old daughter was born at 28 weeks and weighed 1lb 131/2 oz.  I was so touched by the love and compassion I received from the nurses in her NICU that I wanted to become part of the nursing community right then and there.  Unfortunately that's not the direction my life went.  I know it is a difficult specialty to enter but I want to help mothers that are going through what I went through.  It's so hard and I want to be there for them.   I look forward to any and all advice and information you have to give.

Ok...now that I've rambled on I can't wait to chat with some of you real soon.

                                                              Blessings & Hugs.....Kristen

I'm not sure many LPN's work in neonatal or NICU, none I know are nursemidwives, because you must be an RN.  Good luck, but don't narrow your choices, to often your speciality picks you, not the other way around.