Single Moms Relocating

I'd like to know of any single moms that have relocated to different cities for jobs as an RN. How did you develop a new support system? How did you find childcare? Do you love or regret your decision? Also, where did you relocate to? I really want to relocate in a couple of years (my youngest will be 3 then) and I'd like to hear from other moms that have done it. Thanks!
Not a mommy yet, im only 23...but while i was in nursing school i babysat for a single mom. She had about 3-4 babysitters she would rely on. she worked nights, so we all loved babysitting her kids. I picked the kids up from school so she could sleep before she goes to work. She woke up enough time to have dinner with the kids. She would leave, i would get the kids ready for bed, finish up homework if we needed more time etc. they go off to bed at 8:00 on weekdays, 9:00 on weekend and i get the house quiet, time for me to study and do my homework. She had a bedroom for her babysitters. I'd get the kids up/ready for school, she would come home have breakfast with the kids and the kids would be off to school, she would sleep...and to do it all over again.So yea...not a mommy, but i know it can be done. I know single moms who still work as a nurse, some how they manage to work and raise wonderful children

Quote from Jenni811Not a mommy yet, im only 23...but while i was in nursing school i babysat for a single mom. She had about 3-4 babysitters she would rely on. she worked nights, so we all loved babysitting her kids. I picked the kids up from school so she could sleep before she goes to work. She woke up enough time to have dinner with the kids. She would leave, i would get the kids ready for bed, finish up homework if we needed more time etc. they go off to bed at 8:00 on weekdays, 9:00 on weekend and i get the house quiet, time for me to study and do my homework. She had a bedroom for her babysitters. I'd get the kids up/ready for school, she would come home have breakfast with the kids and the kids would be off to school, she would sleep...and to do it all over again.So yea...not a mommy, but i know it can be done. I know single moms who still work as a nurse, some how they manage to work and raise wonderful children

I would love to relaocate to get a better paying hospital job too! But I am too scared to leave my free babysitting and great support system. Interested in hearing what others have to say

15 years ago, I packed up a U-Haul trailer (towing a car) and my girls drove my van. My boys rode w/ me. We moved from North Dakota to Louisiana. I was actually moving closer to family. My kids were all at the age that I no longer needed sitters. My family was somewhat close to me (between 50 and 200 miles). I made new friends at work and church and met the parents of my boys school mates. Change can be scary, but it can also be good.