17 And Pregnant.
Found out I’m pregnant 2 or 3 days ago. I’m only 4 weeks along but really excited! The baby wasn’t planned, but now I’ve got just used to the idea. I wouldn’t have it any other way!
Me and my family have been through a lot during the past 10 years or so, with my dad being seriously ill and my mum being in and out of hospital. So at times, there’s plenty of stress for the whole town! LOL
Me and my boyfriend have been together since November 09 and are engaged 🙂 We’ve been on and off for years so we know each other well. He’s been living with me and my parents since Christmas and everything’s going fine, until…
I found out I was pregnant. It came as a shock to both of us. I totally didn’t understand what was going on. So I took an HPT in the morning…positive. Wasn’t sure so went out and bought 2 more, then took the 2nd one…positive. So my boyfriend took me to the doctor’s and I had a blood test. I didn’t get the results from that till 2 days later. So I woke up the next day and took a 3rd HPT and guess what it said,…. positive! By this time, I was getting excited about being a mummy! So I went to the docs a few days later and the blood test results came back…Positive! That’s when it hit me, I was going to be a mummy! I couldn’t believe it! 🙂 I was and still am so happy!
My parents weren’t so thrilled though. as you could imagine! They want me to get an abortion, but I could never do that! I don’t even know how she can suggest it! But I’ve told her it’s my baby and my choice and I choose to keep my baby! 🙂
Mum told me early that if I am keeping him/her, then I will have to move out! So be it! I’m applying for jobs and I’ve even applied for a council house till I have money for my own home.
But my boyfriend is very supportive and I plan on finishing college and going onto level 2 of my course. Having a baby is not going to get in the way of my dreams. If anything, it will give me more determination to do the things I want to do. Because one day, I want to look into my child’s eyes and see that they are proud of their mum! And I know I can be a good mum! I’m going to give my child everything they need/want!
I’m only 4 weeks, but love my baby already! 🙂
So If You’re Young And Pregnant, Believe In Yourself. You Can Do It!
I am new to this site and I just wanted to share my story about my pregnancy, delivery, and motherhood.
Me and my boyfriend have been together since freshman/sophomore year (I’m now 18). We loved each other so much that we chose to not use protection. In June, I found out I was pregnant, and I was heartbroken because my relationship with the father was really going downhill, but I knew I was going to keep the baby. We talked about what we were going to do because I lived so far away from him and my life at home wasn’t fit to raise a child in. So we decided that it would be best if I moved in with him and his parents. Keep in mind we are both the same age. Neither of us had a job and both of us were scared. The first part of my pregnancy went well. I didn’t get sick a lot. I was just tired. I ended up changing to a school where I went only four hours a day. That way, I could go to doctor’s appointments when I needed.
At around 25 weeks, I went to the doctor and they measured my belly and I was measuring 29 weeks (that’s a HUGE difference). So my gut feeling told me that things weren’t probably going to go right. I began keeping an eye on my blood pressure and each time I went to the doctor’s, it was higher than the time before, and my body began to swell( I gained 9 pounds in one week!). I was worried. Around 32 weeks, I got a cold that just wouldn’t go away. So I called the doctor’s office and they told me to come in, so I did. They did the usual weighing and blood pressure. Well, when they did my blood pressure, it was 160 over 101 (this is very high). So they sent me to the bathroom to pee in a cup to test my urine for protein (this is done the a little stick, you just put it in the pee and it will turn a color) and I did have a good amount of protein in my urine. So they sent me over to the hospital for more tests and monitoring. I was so afraid for my son. I kept thinking how could this be happening. Hours later, the doctor came in and said that they wanted to give me a steroid shot to help the baby’s lungs mature faster if he needed to be born now. They also said that I had preeclampsia and that I was at a high risk of having a stroke or something like that. They told me that I needed to stay at the hospital.
My world was being flipped upside down in a matter of a few hours. I was terrified! While I was in the hospital, my boyfriend stayed with me, but he complained the whole time that he was bored, or that he was tired, and that I slept too much. So I didn’t have much support from him. I felt alone, scared, overwhelmed. I worried about my son, about how small he would be and if he would survive. I was admitted to the hospital on Dec. 30. And on Jan 2, the doctor came into my hospital room and told me that she didn’t like what she saw on my blood work and that she wanted to start inducing me. At that time, I was alone. My boyfriend had left hours earlier to go help his grandpa. I was so afraid. They had me change into an ugly dress thing and they transferred me over to labor and delivery. One nurse tried to get an IV in me, but I was so swollen they couldn’t nor could they feel my veins very well. So they had someone numb my arm so they could dig for one. Thankfully, he got it on the first try. They started me on this medicine, which made me feel like my skin was on fire. It was to help my blood pressure. Then my boyfriend arrived and told me sorry it took so long, I was busy. Then he started complaining about how hungry he was. Needless to say, I was pissed!
Then they had someone from the NICU come in and talk with me about how small my baby was going to be and that he probably will have a hard time eating and all this other stuff. I couldn’t help, but to feel like this was all my fault.
My interview to US Embassy this morning was a brilliant success! Yay! I got my luck charm (my baby Sheina Lauren). it was so smooth. I’m so happy and proud!
I’m so excited to go to US. My dad said I’ll be going there by the end of the month, possibly in May.
So I need to buy some clothes and stuff for baby Sheina here in the Philippines so I can save a big amount of money if I’m in US already.
All I’m thinking about is my future and Sheina’s future. I’m young and I have a baby so I need to be wiser this time and I need to think more mature.
I prayed so hard for this. Thank God.
Hi. I have had a confusing life since I got engaged on April 1st. It wouldn’t be that big of a deal, but I’m only 16 and my fiancé is 18 and it’s a long-distance relationship.
Well, Gabe (my fiancé) came and stayed a week with me over his spring break we instantly fell in love, and before he left that week, he had proposed on a dock on the lake. That was the first big change for me and my family. My mom’s side of the family and my mom and dad didn’t really mind, but my dad’s side of the family absolutely hated it! Anyway, he came back again like a week ago and that is when I lost my V-card… If you know what I mean… Anyway, I had never really kept track of my monthly because I didn’t have the need to, but now I wish I had. I started showing symptoms of pregnancy. The really bad one is being soooo tired! I have never been so tired in my life! After about two weeks of suspicion, I accidentally blurted it out to my mom. She took it well and I took a test and it was negative, but I still think it is too early to tell so I’m going to take another one in three weeks. Anyway, my mom told my dad and apparently he took it well also, but I haven’t talked to him about it yet. Gabe told his parents and they flipped! They started screaming at him and now I feel horrible!
Could I really be pregnant?!?! I don’t know what to do anymore and what’s worse? Gabe is going to a military thing in August for a year and he won’t see the baby IF I’m pregnant until he/she is 6 months old! I really need someone to talk to! This is so scary!
I had no idea I was pregnant until the nurse came in and told me I wasn’t going to have my surgery today. At that moment, I felt as if all my dreams were being ripped from me.
I was only 17. How was I going to raise a child? All I could think about was what my family was going to say and how people were going to look at me after they found out. I was never one to care what anyone thought of me, but I was also the one who had so many dreams and never disappointed anyone. When I came back to reality, I realized I had to tell my dad what was going on because he had to sign my release papers from the hospital. I imagined him yelling at me and telling me how stupid I was, but all he really said was he was more disappointed that I wasn’t going to have the surgery that I had waited for so long to have. He was so excited to learn that he would be a grandpa. When my boyfriend came into the room, he too had no idea the news he was about to receive. He thought I was crying because I was scared about going into surgery. But as soon as I told him, his eyes lit up and I knew he was going to be a wonderful dad.
Now, I am about 18 weeks pregnant and am so excited to be having this baby. I’m about to finish high school and enrolled to begin college classes in the fall. I want to prove to everyone wrong who says my baby will only get in the way of my dreams. In reality, this baby is one of many dreams I had, just coming true sooner than expected. I know I’m going to be a great mom and still do everything I said I wanted to do. Yes, it may be harder, but it will be well worth it in the end.
Hey girls
I’m really in need of some good advice so any help would be appreciated!!
Basically, I’ve been on the pill for ages now. And over the last few months, my periods haven’t been on time. So recently, I decided to come off my pill and have been now off the pill for about 2 months because I thought it may help to get my periods back on track. However, now at the moment, I am nearly a whole month late. I’ve taken 3 pregnancy tests and they have all come back negative. I’ve been with my boyfriend for nearly a year and we’re both equally as worried about whether I’m pregnant or not. I’m really scared and worried about what to do!!
Please help me try and sort this problem out!
xx
