AboutSierra Glinatsis Expertise I can answer questions that pertain to pregnancy signs and symptoms, young girls having scares with being pregnant and often mistaking early pregnancy symptoms for menstrual symptoms, I have been there as well...I can answer questions about where to go and what to do if you have had any unprotected sex and have questions about Birth Control or testing for Sexually Transmitted Diseases. I can also answer questions about fiction vs. fact on if you could be pregnant. For example, a question like, "Can I get pregnant the first time I have sex even if I use protection?" My answer would be, "Yes you can get pregnant the first time you have sex, even if you do use protection...any time that you have sex there is some chance that you could get pregnant." I can also answer any questions that you may have on adoption and different types of adoption, or abortion.
Experience I have had a lot of personal experience in this area, as I have practiced unsafe sex before, and had a few pregnancy scares. I have even psyched myself out a few times into thinking that I was pregnant when I wasn't; as a lot of girls do. So in my mind there are no silly questions that you can ask about this topic... If you are unsure, then by ALL means, you should ask a question. I have also counselled other close friends when they had pregnancy scares, miscarriages, and were pregnant. I have been and taken various friends to Planned Parenthood, and have gone through their counselling process as well. I am also an adoptee, my birth mother was sixteen when she had me, and gave me up for adoption. Since then I have also met both of my birth parents, and keep in touch with them
Organizations In High School I was in AFJROTC, Marching Band, Orchestra, and Colour Guard (aka Flag Team) I was also a volunteer for Teen Korps and worked with kids a lot. I have also been a volunteer Camp Counsellor for a Teen Korps volunteer project and Assistant Counsellor for YMCA Camp Surf. I have also been a volunteer for over ten years with Special Olympics, so I have a lot of experience working with disabled Children.
Publications None.
Education/Credentials . I am a high school graduate and currently in my second year of college. I am a Nursing major and after attaining my Master's degree in Nursing, intend to continue my education and get a Doctorate in Public Health Administration. I have taken various Science courses, including Biology and Human Anatomy/ Physiology, so I have been through sexual education more then a few times, and done research on my own to find out what is fact or fictional when it comes to sexual topics. If I am unsure about it, then I ALWAYS look it up, and provide a source of where I got my information.
Awards and Honors I have received various Academic Scholastic Awards, and The nicest Person in Orchestra Award.
Past/Present Clients Past and current "clients" would have to be friends that came to me for advice and help when they were having troubles with the kinds of situations that are dealt with in this forum. If I can't help them with something medically related, as in they are having stomach cramping and don't know why, or are having a ectopic pregnancy and need surgery, then I will always highly recommend they see a doctor.
Amber wrote at 2008-02-08 08:23:48
Hello Karissa. Im also 19 and also went through the same thing you are going through. I tried to have a baby for a year and a half at your age. Now looking back Im glad I didn't get pregnant then because Im also not with the same person. We were together for 4 years and he cheated on me...So anything can happen. A baby isn't going to keep you and your boyfriend together. And also please either take your birth control or dont. It really messes your body up and skipping days doesn't help get you pregnant. I really recommend waiting until you two are out of highschool There is no way you can go to school, work and raise your baby.
An answer to your original question? What could be the problem since your only 16? Maybe it just isn't meant to happen right now. Just something to think about...
Good luck with everything.
Olivia wrote at 2008-04-25 06:09:03
You said how your mother would help you out - if you're relying in that, are you really ready to have a baby?
Regardless, I would really suggest talking to your mother about the decision you would like to make, I am sure she would have great advice to offer you with this decision.
Teresa wrote at 2008-09-19 01:02:59
I will tell you what you are doing wrong...
the wrong thing is that YOU WANNA HAVE A BABY AT YOUR AGE... and let me tell you missy that you are one of the heck!
You dont know what you are talking about... I really hope you dont have a baby until you get into a WOMAN (a real woman with a job and the RESPONSABILITIES that being a woman brings!) and then if you still wanna have a baby later when you CAN take care of it by YOURSELF (not asking mommy missy! she wont be there forever!) then you have your baby and be happy...
But bringing a baby just for the sake of doing it, or beacuse is "in vogue" (which is SICK).. c'mon! have you take a look around the world you are bringin a baby into?
DONT BRING A BABY UNTIL U HAVE THE TOOLS TO GIVE A GOOD LIFE TO HIM/HER AND CAN RAISE IT WELL!
and i really hope God bless you and the best for you... think wisely...
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Kassiekayy wrote at 2009-01-10 20:57:50
I'm 16 years old and I was thinking I wanted to have a baby too but really it isn't a good idea any job you are going to get atthe age of 16 isn't going to pay many bills for the baby. And your boyfriend says he's going to be there for you but really do the guys ever stay at a young age there immature themselves go to college get a good paying job. If I was you I'd wait till I've been with someone a couple years and atleast 20 having a baby at this age will cause stress on your relationship
Misty wrote at 2009-02-10 23:00:00
Karissa,
I want to start by saying I am not here to judge you....But, the first thing I saw that stood out to me was your answer that you would never be alone and then it would mean you and your boyfriend would be together forever. I know at you may think this is a great idea but from experience let me tell you it is not all it is cracked up to be.. Having children is hard...I was 17 and pregnant..I thought my boyfriend and I would be together forever and my rational on having her was, well at least someone will always love me...I was so wrong...First, my boyfriend left after 3 months and we were high school sweethearts..We had been together for 3 years..I thought nothing could break us up...but of course it did...Were my parents supportive? UMMM I guess you could say that but all your going out even the little that you do stops! You are responsible for a little life now...You loose that privilege. Everything all your friends are ding you miss out on...Prom, Graduation, Dating, Partys, etc.etc.etc. Most important would be college...I missed out on all of that and the sad part is you grow to resent your child...That is not fair to that innocent baby...I learned all of this the hard way...Babys do not make anything better in your life...They are hard work and very very expensive...Look, Heres the deal, I lived in a studio apartment for 4 years with my daughter trying to juggle rent, food, lights, high school, college, and not to mention daycare ( which will run you 500 a month in tuition alone, this does not include diapers and wipes and extra clothing)...Please, please, please learn from my mistake...Take your time...go to college..Get married...Make sure you are financially stable...Please, Please, Please...If I had it to do over I wouldn't have had a child that young or I would have given her up for adoption. Have you talked to your parents about this? It seems to me, that if you thought they would support this that you would tell them...Am I wrong in assuming this?
I hope this will help you with your decision,
Misty
just a thought wrote at 2009-06-05 03:01:11
Some other things to think about:
If you really want to get pregnant, staying on birth control but messing it up is not the way to go about it. Either stop BC and try to get pregnant or stay on BC and stop trying to get pregnant. Taking your BC at the wrong time messes up your body/hormones.
Have you talked to your mom about HOW she would be there for you? Financially? If you are choosing to have a baby, it should be you and the baby's father, not you and your mom. Something you raise with your family (parents or siblings, etc) is a puppy or some other pet, not a baby.
Crunch the numbers. You said you've been dating you guy for 1/2 a year, which is 6 months. Just the pregnancy part is 9 months. And you're 16, but you'll take care of this potential child for 18 years. All in all, you'll be "done" raising this kid when you're 34, only about 1/2 a decade over the average age most married couples have their first baby.
Oh, and I dated someone from when I was 16 until I was 19. I'm now 22 and engaged to someone else. Someone I met in college, and no, we don't have a baby. We're waiting until we TOGETHER can legally take care of a child together, when my job insurance will cover a child.
haley wrote at 2009-10-23 20:28:26
This girl does not know what she would be getting herself into?
Half a year together. How is that love. You are sixteen years old...
And also I saw you mention that you want something to be just yours and your boyfriends. And that if you had a baby that means you and your boyfriend could be together forever. You can be together forever without a baby too...People are having babies for the wrong reasons when they just want something to love and be loved back and have a reason to be with your boyfriend forever. That is nonsense. Dont have a kid you are only 16 and you sound pathetic acting like you can take on a kid at the age of 16. Throughout that entire paragraph all i read about was you and your boyfriend. Is this your first boyfriend sweetie? Your dumb. Don't have a kid at effing 16 years old for the sake of your "Boyfriend" that will probably only last for what a year more?? Thats rediculous. Use the brain that god gave you and wake up.
Thanks. Thats all I have to say to you now. OPEN YOUR EYES.
