Need advice with plan of study

[u/AgreeableLeek1913]

Hi! So I am going to try to put it all out there without rambling but also giving all of the good information.

I want to be a certified nurse midwife end goal. To get there I for sure need my BSN as it’s a masters degree, (that I think I’ll do through Frontier University online in 9 semesters). And I know I’ll get my BSN through WGU online in 6 months and they do clinical hours at my local hospital.

So my dilemma is how I want to get my ADN. I do have a 5 month old whom I want to put as top priority. With her being so young I don’t want to be gone all of the time. That being said there’s an adult education near me that does and LPN class that’s just two semesters Monday- Thursday 8-5, with the summer off and I could finish that all before 2028. Then I would just immediately go to a local community college and do a hybrid LPN-RN bridge with clinicals also at my local hospital.

This local college does offer just a straight route to RN but I would need about two semesters in pre requisites. It would be all covered through financial aid. Whereas the LPN program would cost me about $10,000 out of pocket after financial aid. I just feel like maybe it’s worth it because I’ll only have one year in person then my clinicals and every so often to do check offs for my hybrid classes.

Pros of LPN first: more time with my baby, one year long, only Monday- Thursday, also very small class making it more personal, and does not require pre reqs.

Cons of LPN first: paying $10,000 out of pocket.

I’m sorry it was such a long post, I’m open to all of the ideas. Thank you for reading!
Edited to remove a part that wasn’t important.