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Whats YOUR Story??
BelleMorte08 posted:
I am 19 and found out I was pregnant after going to the doctor to discuss BC options. I was sent for blood testing to make sure I wasn't allergic to anything and to make sure everything was okay internally before starting a new medication and she called back two days later to say: "SURPRISE, you're pregnant" and I was terrified.
I found the exchanges on Web MD and thought that I'd have someone to talk to about my fears, noticed there wasn't an exchange for teens, so I started one.
Whats your story?
I found the exchanges on Web MD and thought that I'd have someone to talk to about my fears, noticed there wasn't an exchange for teens, so I started one.
Whats your story?
17 Replies |Watch This Discussion | Report This| Share this:Whats YOUR Story??I am 19 and found out I was pregnant after going to the doctor to discuss BC options. I was sent for blood testing to make sure I wasn't allergic to anything and to make sure everything was okay internally before starting a new medication and she called back two days later to say: "SURPRISE, you're pregnant" and I was terrified.<br /> <br />I found the exchanges on Web MD and thought that I'd have someone to talk to about my fears, noticed there wasn't an exchange for teens, so I started one. <br /> <br />Whats your story?
chopstix85 responded:
Well I am not a teen any more but I have had babies when I was 14, 18, and 19 and so on. And I know the feeling of being terrified. But still congrats. Have you told anyone?
Report This| Share this:Whats YOUR Story??Well I am not a teen any more but I have had babies when I was 14, 18, and 19 and so on. And I know the feeling of being terrified. But still congrats. Have you told anyone?
Tiphawee replied to chopstix85's response:
Hey, im 16 and one night i was watching a movie with my mom talking about how sick and sore and how my back has been hurting well her being worried thinking maybe it was swine flu (it was going around in December) took me ot the ER and i called my fiancee, and was like omg im scared come up.. so he did and i went in telling them what was wrong and they took my temp and all and was like your symptoms dont make sense.. im like well im not lying! (thinking they thought that) they did a urine test and they are like "oh well we can do anymore test cause shes pregnant" the first things to come out of my mouth was "WHAT? its wrong do another" so they did blood work and yeah it was possitive to. lol. it was priceless when she walked in and said that my Fiancee was standing up staring at the tv and as she said that he didnt even move he froze staring at the TV.. my mom started crying but she was happy cause she already new my choice (to me killing a baby is soooo wrong and i wouldnt want to grow up not knowing who my parents are so why would i make my child, he/she didnt chose to come into this world, and now i need to step up and take care of him) and now im 22 weeks and 6 days pregnant and could be happier 
Report This| Share this:Whats YOUR Story??Hey, im 16 and one night i was watching a movie with my mom talking about how sick and sore and how my back has been hurting well her being worried thinking maybe it was swine flu (it was going around in December) took me ot the ER and i called my fiancee, and was like omg im scared come up.. so he did and i went in telling them what was wrong and they took my temp and all and was like your symptoms dont make sense.. im like well im not lying! (thinking they thought that) they did a urine test and they are like "oh well we can do anymore test cause shes pregnant" the first things to come out of my mouth was "WHAT? its wrong do another" so they did blood work and yeah it was possitive to. lol. it was priceless when she walked in and said that my Fiancee was standing up staring at the tv and as she said that he didnt even move he froze staring at the TV.. my mom started crying but she was happy cause she already new my choice (to me killing a baby is soooo wrong and i wouldnt want to grow up not knowing who my parents are so why would i make my child, he/she didnt chose to come into this world, and now i need to step up and take care of him) and now im 22 weeks and 6 days pregnant and could be happier <img src="http://img.webmd.com/community/images/smile.gif" align="top" border="0">
MartinaWilliams responded:
Well I'm 19 and my boyfriend is 47. I found out I was pregnant on Easter Monday. We took 2 tests and the another one the following day. Im attending university full time to be a Psychologist. I know that money wont be a problem for us but Im just really worried about when I can return to school cause I dont plan on droping out or staying 3 months with a baby. I know it sounds bad but I need my education to help support the child. We can always employ a babysitter. Im 7 weeks and I have no morning sickness, im just tired. When are you due?
Report This| Share this:Whats YOUR Story??Well I'm 19 and my boyfriend is 47. I found out I was pregnant on Easter Monday. We took 2 tests and the another one the following day. Im attending university full time to be a Psychologist. I know that money wont be a problem for us but Im just really worried about when I can return to school cause I dont plan on droping out or staying 3 months with a baby. I know it sounds bad but I need my education to help support the child. We can always employ a babysitter. Im 7 weeks and I have no morning sickness, im just tired. When are you due?
WaitingOnAGirl responded:
I am almost 20. I have a 2 year old son who is missing part of his brain that I had when I was 17, and am 37 weeks with another baby boy 
With my first, I just started feeling really sick and my mom told me, go to the dr your pregnant. I thought she was kidding, until she repeated herself, dead serious. So just to humor her I went and got a pregnancy test done, and tada! Sure enough was pregnant! Funny thing is I was only 2 weeks pregnant, so we still to this day have NO idea how she knew, seeing as I wasn't living with her, I was on my own and only saw her a couple times a week if that..Then with this one, I missed my period, got the pregnancy tests from the store, and tada! Once again pregnant And wouldnt trade my decisions to have my boys for anything.
With my first, I just started feeling really sick and my mom told me, go to the dr your pregnant. I thought she was kidding, until she repeated herself, dead serious. So just to humor her I went and got a pregnancy test done, and tada! Sure enough was pregnant! Funny thing is I was only 2 weeks pregnant, so we still to this day have NO idea how she knew, seeing as I wasn't living with her, I was on my own and only saw her a couple times a week if that..Then with this one, I missed my period, got the pregnancy tests from the store, and tada! Once again pregnant And wouldnt trade my decisions to have my boys for anything.Report This| Share this:Whats YOUR Story??I am almost 20. I have a 2 year old son who is missing part of his brain that I had when I was 17, and am 37 weeks with another baby boy <img src="http://img.webmd.com/community/images/litesmile.gif" align="top" border="0"> With my first, I just started feeling really sick and my mom told me, go to the dr your pregnant. I thought she was kidding, until she repeated herself, dead serious. So just to humor her I went and got a pregnancy test done, and tada! Sure enough was pregnant! Funny thing is I was only 2 weeks pregnant, so we still to this day have NO idea how she knew, seeing as I wasn't living with her, I was on my own and only saw her a couple times a week if that..Then with this one, I missed my period, got the pregnancy tests from the store, and tada! Once again pregnant <img src="http://img.webmd.com/community/images/litesmile.gif" align="top" border="0"> And wouldnt trade my decisions to have my boys for anything.
lazeebee1029 responded:
My name is Lacee. I'm 18 now but i got pregnant when i was 16. Me and my daughter's father were never really in any kind of committed relationship which made thinking I was pregnant that much harder. So I talked to one of my teachers about it cause i trusted him(to this day he considers himself the god father cause he really is my mentor). But i kept asking him to go the bathroom and finally after class one day he pulled me aside and was like do you have sex??(awkward lol) but nonetheless i answered honestly and he was like well do things just smell weird to you and are you like able to smell stuff really well...and I was like ya...why?? and his answer was Lacee you're pregnant. I just about passed out right there. So i looked up all my options and couldn't figure out what to do so he said well how bout you take a test first to see if you actually are. So i did, and i was. So when i told my daughters father his first reaction was for me to get an abortion. His next was adoption...but i couldn't do either. And i am thankful for that decision every day. Because now i have a beautiful nine month old baby girl who looks just like me and is a holy terror on my house but i wouldn't have it any other way.
Report This| Share this:Whats YOUR Story??My name is Lacee. I'm 18 now but i got pregnant when i was 16. Me and my daughter's father were never really in any kind of committed relationship which made thinking I was pregnant that much harder. So I talked to one of my teachers about it cause i trusted him(to this day he considers himself the god father cause he really is my mentor). But i kept asking him to go the bathroom and finally after class one day he pulled me aside and was like do you have sex??(awkward lol) but nonetheless i answered honestly and he was like well do things just smell weird to you and are you like able to smell stuff really well...and I was like ya...why?? and his answer was Lacee you're pregnant. I just about passed out right there. So i looked up all my options and couldn't figure out what to do so he said well how bout you take a test first to see if you actually are. So i did, and i was. So when i told my daughters father his first reaction was for me to get an abortion. His next was adoption...but i couldn't do either. And i am thankful for that decision every day. Because now i have a beautiful nine month old baby girl who looks just like me and is a holy terror on my house but i wouldn't have it any other way.
xvalerievanityx replied to lazeebee1029's response:
My name is Valerie. I am 17 almost 18 and I am 18 weeks pregnant. I was told I would never have kids because I have Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (i don't ovulate) so bad that all the doctors thought I couldn't ever concieve. I am alone in the situation because my ex-boyfriend was having an affair with me behind his girlfriends back. She is pregnant also, so noone knows that my baby is his...He wants to be involved with mine but he is only 18 and the idea of having 2 babys on the way is very overwhelming for him. It's alright I am fine with doing it on my own. I still love him and I know that he will love his son/daughter more than the world. It's been a long road but I am glad that everything has happened the way it has.
Report This| Share this:Whats YOUR Story??My name is Valerie. I am 17 almost 18 and I am 18 weeks pregnant. I was told I would never have kids because I have Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (i don't ovulate) so bad that all the doctors thought I couldn't ever concieve. I am alone in the situation because my ex-boyfriend was having an affair with me behind his girlfriends back. She is pregnant also, so noone knows that my baby is his...He wants to be involved with mine but he is only 18 and the idea of having 2 babys on the way is very overwhelming for him. It's alright I am fine with doing it on my own. I still love him and I know that he will love his son/daughter more than the world. It's been a long road but I am glad that everything has happened the way it has. <img src="http://img.webmd.com/community/images/smile.gif" align="top" border="0">
An_216553 replied to xvalerievanityx's response:
I know I am not a teenager and haven't been one in quite sometime but that is not ok to look at the situation this way. Not only is this baby going to grow up without a father, you are going to raise this child on a single teenage income. If he doesn't want to be in this child's life, that's fine but he is responsible for a lot of legal aspects. Do you realize how much it costs to raise a baby? If you do not want him to have legal ties to this baby, you need to go to court and have him sign papers giving his rights away. Technically nobody has to know he is the father, but he screwed his girlfriend over and screwed you over and now he is going to screw his children over. It is really not ok....who else has he impregnated? Do your parents know about this situation? There is a lot more to this than he said/she said type stuff. You should really speak to someone that can help you out with legal facts.
Report This| Share this:Whats YOUR Story??I know I am not a teenager and haven't been one in quite sometime but that is not ok to look at the situation this way. Not only is this baby going to grow up without a father, you are going to raise this child on a single teenage income. If he doesn't want to be in this child's life, that's fine but he is responsible for a lot of legal aspects. Do you realize how much it costs to raise a baby? If you do not want him to have legal ties to this baby, you need to go to court and have him sign papers giving his rights away. Technically nobody has to know he is the father, but he screwed his girlfriend over and screwed you over and now he is going to screw his children over. It is really not ok....who else has he impregnated? Do your parents know about this situation? There is a lot more to this than he said/she said type stuff. You should really speak to someone that can help you out with legal facts.
An_216554 responded:
I got pregnant when i was 17. and my bf was 20. now im 18 and my bf is 21 haha. and im 34 weeks pregnant. me and my bf found out together because he was there when i took the test. i had always been against abortion but when i found out that is what i seemed to be wanting the first 2 weeks. my bf automatically wanted to have the baby and keep it. the only reason i wanted an abortion was because i did not want to tell my mom or dad. i am SOO happy i changed my mind. i told my mom and yes she was disappointing but she was really understanding about it. i didnt tell my dad until 2 months later. My dad used to be a pastor. so he is very into his beliefs. I finally told him and yes and it very emotions and he didnt talk to me for a week. he still is stuck on his beliefs on how it is wrong because we are not married.but i think he got used to it. but with all of the excitment and support i got from my mom, sisters,family and friends made me feel alot better. sense then me and my bf now live together in an apartment we have together and our relationship has never been better. im due this july and im so excited. good luck!
Report This| Share this:Whats YOUR Story??I got pregnant when i was 17. and my bf was 20. now im 18 and my bf is 21 haha. and im 34 weeks pregnant. me and my bf found out together because he was there when i took the test. i had always been against abortion but when i found out that is what i seemed to be wanting the first 2 weeks. my bf automatically wanted to have the baby and keep it. the only reason i wanted an abortion was because i did not want to tell my mom or dad. i am SOO happy i changed my mind. i told my mom and yes she was disappointing but she was really understanding about it. i didnt tell my dad until 2 months later. My dad used to be a pastor. so he is very into his beliefs. I finally told him and yes and it very emotions and he didnt talk to me for a week. he still is stuck on his beliefs on how it is wrong because we are not married.but i think he got used to it. but with all of the excitment and support i got from my mom, sisters,family and friends made me feel alot better. sense then me and my bf now live together in an apartment we have together and our relationship has never been better. im due this july and im so excited. good luck!
CarmenBreck responded:
I'm 19 (20 in two days, but I'm still a teenager for now!) and my boyfriend is 25. I had the prescription for birth control and everything, but one day I was in an angry mood and left my boyfriend's house. I came back hours later crying because I felt terrible for leaving on such bad terms. We settled everything and after I calmed down he told me I had to get a pregnancy test; that had been the first time he had ever seen me cry, so obviously he figured there was a reason I was so emotional. Well, he was right! I went to the store the next day and bought the cheapest pregnancy test I could find, and sure enough, the second I peed on the thing it said I was pregnant. I went to a clinic two days later and paid $8 for a pregnancy test and, of course, that one came back positive too. So here I am now, 19 weeks pregnant with my first child (his second; he has a one year old from a previous relationship) and I couldn't be happier. I'm working part time and my boyfriend just got a full time job making good money to support us and our baby.All we need now is a cheap place to live and we'll be all set (I refuse to move in with him and his roommates lol).
Report This| Share this:Whats YOUR Story??I'm 19 (20 in two days, but I'm still a teenager for now!) and my boyfriend is 25. I had the prescription for birth control and everything, but one day I was in an angry mood and left my boyfriend's house. I came back hours later crying because I felt terrible for leaving on such bad terms. We settled everything and after I calmed down he told me I had to get a pregnancy test; that had been the first time he had ever seen me cry, so obviously he figured there was a reason I was so emotional. Well, he was right! I went to the store the next day and bought the cheapest pregnancy test I could find, and sure enough, the second I peed on the thing it said I was pregnant. I went to a clinic two days later and paid $8 for a pregnancy test and, of course, that one came back positive too. So here I am now, 19 weeks pregnant with my first child (his second; he has a one year old from a previous relationship) and I couldn't be happier. I'm working part time and my boyfriend just got a full time job making good money to support us and our baby.All we need now is a cheap place to live and we'll be all set (I refuse to move in with him and his roommates lol).
Noodlesbaby11 responded:
I am not a teenager anymore, however, I have an inspiring story. I was 19 when I found out I was pregnant, by a kid who I still am convinced date raped me. I don't remember the night or even having sex with him, only waking up on his couch in the morning. DNA tests have proved that he was the father so there is no doubt, but I knew right away that it had to be him. I was scared to death to tell my parents, but everything turned out ok, and I don't believe in abortion so I knew right away I was keeping the baby. My beautiful son is now 7 years old, and until he was 6, I succesfully raised him completley on my own. He made my life worth living. I am now married, 27 years old, and pregnant with #2. I am SOOOO glad I chose to have my son, even given the horrible circumstances of my pregnancy. I wouldn't change it for a minute, even though I STILL HATEEE his father with every bone in my body. Good luck to all you teen mom's. You can do anything you put your mind to.
Report This| Share this:Whats YOUR Story??I am not a teenager anymore, however, I have an inspiring story. I was 19 when I found out I was pregnant, by a kid who I still am convinced date raped me. I don't remember the night or even having sex with him, only waking up on his couch in the morning. DNA tests have proved that he was the father so there is no doubt, but I knew right away that it had to be him. I was scared to death to tell my parents, but everything turned out ok, and I don't believe in abortion so I knew right away I was keeping the baby. My beautiful son is now 7 years old, and until he was 6, I succesfully raised him completley on my own. He made my life worth living. I am now married, 27 years old, and pregnant with #2. I am SOOOO glad I chose to have my son, even given the horrible circumstances of my pregnancy. I wouldn't change it for a minute, even though I STILL HATEEE his father with every bone in my body. Good luck to all you teen mom's. You can do anything you put your mind to.
DaisyMae543 replied to Noodlesbaby11's response:
hii i am glad that you decided to keep your son. im 15 and i want a baby so bad i k now how to take care of one, i kan afford to take care of it, i have the time and me and my boyfriend really both want one so from someone with experience do you think it is ok for me to have a baby now? Is it bad to be pregnant at a young age? please reply because i really need some advice. Thanx
Report This| Share this:Whats YOUR Story??hii i am glad that you decided to keep your son. im 15 and i want a baby so bad i k now how to take care of one, i kan afford to take care of it, i have the time and me and my boyfriend really both want one so from someone with experience do you think it is ok for me to have a baby now? Is it bad to be pregnant at a young age? please reply because i really need some advice. Thanx
nicky_ole replied to DaisyMae543's response:
no! nononononono bad idea. You're not even out of high school yet, how do you expect to take care of a baby while still going to school? Or do you plan on dropping out? If you do drop out, you can pretty much forget about getting a job decent enough to provide for the two of you on your own. What if you and your boyfriend break up? Then what happens? You're stuck by yourself with a baby you can't afford to take care of or give everything he or she will need. You deserve better than this and so does your baby.
Report This| Share this:Whats YOUR Story??no! nononononono bad idea. You're not even out of high school yet, how do you expect to take care of a baby while still going to school? Or do you plan on dropping out? If you do drop out, you can pretty much forget about getting a job decent enough to provide for the two of you on your own. What if you and your boyfriend break up? Then what happens? You're stuck by yourself with a baby you can't afford to take care of or give everything he or she will need. You deserve better than this and so does your baby.
I'm sure everyone on here would tell you that yes, they love their child and would not trade them for anything, but that they would have liked to have waited until a little bit later in life given the choice today. Give yourself and your boyfriend more time to grow as individuals before adding a child into the mix. If your still in love and together down the road, then why not wait til then? Why now?
Report This| Share this:Whats YOUR Story??I'm sure everyone on here would tell you that yes, they love their child and would not trade them for anything, but that they would have liked to have waited until a little bit later in life given the choice today. Give yourself and your boyfriend more time to grow as individuals before adding a child into the mix. If your still in love and together down the road, then why not wait til then? Why now?
Noodlesbaby11 replied to DaisyMae543's response:
I can tell you from my experience it would be a BAD idea to get pregnant at 15. I was 19 when I got pregnant, and 20 when I had my son, and if I could go back and do it over again I definatley would have waited probably 4 or 5 more years. I was very lucky that I already had a little bit of college education under my belt and had a halfway decent job as an EMT. Like I said the circumstances of my pregnancy were very different and I was a single mom from the get go, but I wouldn't rely on your boyfriend saying he would be there. I don't know how old he is, but alot of men panic when the pregnancy actually happens. You need to ATLEAST finnish high school. I wanted to go to nursing school SO bad, and still have not been able to go because of raising my son. Now I have a good job (because I got lucky), but I hate my job. So do yourself a favor and wait a few years. P.S. My sister had her first baby when she was 16 and went on to marry his dad and have 3 more kids and they are still married 14 years later BUT they have had ALOT of problems. Its not a good idea. Good luck sweetie.
Report This| Share this:Whats YOUR Story??I can tell you from my experience it would be a BAD idea to get pregnant at 15. I was 19 when I got pregnant, and 20 when I had my son, and if I could go back and do it over again I definatley would have waited probably 4 or 5 more years. I was very lucky that I already had a little bit of college education under my belt and had a halfway decent job as an EMT. Like I said the circumstances of my pregnancy were very different and I was a single mom from the get go, but I wouldn't rely on your boyfriend saying he would be there. I don't know how old he is, but alot of men panic when the pregnancy actually happens. You need to ATLEAST finnish high school. I wanted to go to nursing school SO bad, and still have not been able to go because of raising my son. Now I have a good job (because I got lucky), but I hate my job. So do yourself a favor and wait a few years. P.S. My sister had her first baby when she was 16 and went on to marry his dad and have 3 more kids and they are still married 14 years later BUT they have had ALOT of problems. Its not a good idea. Good luck sweetie.
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