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Hi my name is Denise and I'm 16 years old and currently 32 weeks pregnant. I wanted to knOw how things work such as ultrasound like how accruate are they ?? Yes this is my first pregnancey and I'm very nervous but when I was told at the doctor that I was measuring small and my baby weight wasn't on target. Should I worry ?? Would I go into labor early ?? May you please let me know what I should know to ease my pain??
P.S ~ me and my baby father is still together and waiting on the baby to arrive and just as happy while I finish school and work and he's working a good job so things should go well with having a baby at a young age even though it wasn't plan but I'm happy n so is he we taking care of our responabilty .
Hi Denise,
Can I just say congratulations on your pregnancy, and I hope you have a healthy baby! You shouldn't worry, because of your age the baby won't fully develope to the size of say a 30 year olds baby. However, it isn't riskful to you or your baby. You may go into labour early because of the size, but not 100% gauranteed. The best thing to do for the pregnancy pains is walking for 30 minutes each day, and a bath with lime everynight. These will relax your muscles honey!
I wish you the best of luck, and can I just say how proud I am that you stood up to your resposablityys. All the best sweetheart.
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Answers by Expert:
Kimberley, Expecting Mother.
Expertise
I am 20 years old, and have a beautiful 21 month old daughter, a 7 month old son and pregnant with my third child. I can answer any questions about dealing with teenage pregnancy, telling your partner/mother/father etc. I can help you find out if you are pregnant, how to cope through-out pregnancy, the birth and raising your child. I can help with the different options of child birth. How to recover after birth and preparing for the arrival of the baby. I can also help you deal with abortion or thinking about abortion. I myself have had an abortion so I know how it feels. Dealing with an abortion isn't easy, so I will help in any way I possibly can. I can answer most questions on teen pregnancy, and I may not have the perfect answer every time but I will always try my best.
Experience
I am a 19 year old mother, I have two beautiful children. I am pregnant with my third. I have learned how to cope and support myself during my pregnancy, and raising my child.
Organizations
I belong to a group in my local community to help teenage mothers. It is for support for mothers expecting or mothers that have had children in their teenage years. I also belong to a group helping mothers who have children with learning difficulties.
Education/Credentials
I have 2 children of my own, and am expecting another. I have worked in a nursery with children with learning difficulties. And days during the week I work in a local nursery caring for young children.
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