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Teen Mommy To Be.

Mommytobe47Mommytobe47
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I am 17 years old. Turning 18 in april. And 11 weeks pregnant. The shock of teen pregnancy is a lot to handle. My father is furious and refuses to talk to me. My grandparetns are disappointed. And my mother is the only one being supportive. My baby's father is a very complicated person and is here and there. We just broke up a few days ago. I am terrified to be a single mom. Are there any teens that are in the same boat that have any advice on how to cope..or how you dealt with the difficulties of pregnancy so young?

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  • BriAZBriAZ

    I'm not a teen mom, but a few of my friends had babies just after graduation. The only thing I can stress since you arent in the position to be a SAHM is to figure out what you will be doing school-wise after you graduate (you're on track to graduate HS in may/june, yes?)

    Look into assistance for health care (state health care) and look into your local WIC plan for food assistance. Because most likely, if you are on your parents insurance, they wont cover anything related to the pregnancy because you are a dependent.

    And after seeing a few friends struggle once the baby is born, PLEASE file for child support. It WILL help you make ends meet!!! 

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  • kristie2422kristie2422 member

    Do you belong to a church? If so maybe there is someone there you can talk to? Otherwise if you are still in HS you can talk to a guidance counselor who can probably point you in the right direction. Banner Health has a program for teens who are pregnant and/or moms but it's exclusive to the East Valley. I've called my child development specialist to see if there is a similar program in the West Valley. I will let you know after I hear back from her.

    Here's the website I was telling you about. There are 2 contacts for the NW region and one of them should be able to let you know of any programs in your area.

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  • judijudejudijude
    Hey! im also a soon to be teen mom. Im 18 and any day now i should be having my baby =D. your family will eventually come around but give them time because i mean its a little hard to get use to the idea of their little girl being a mommy and to the idea that they thought they taught you better. My babys daddy is also complicated, but really if hes going to walk out on you now and decides not to come back dont you think that thats what would be better for you and the baby, rather than having someone thats their sometimes but when he feels like it just leaves? there isnt anything wrong with being a single mom, if you can be the best example for your baby why not be it? and yeah it may suck doing it without your man or w/e but you do have some family support that will help you along the way. and i suggest you take teen birth preperation classes as well as breastfeeding classes when youre further along, they really help alot, and youll notice that their are alot of girls in the exact same situation.
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  • katiedollazkatiedollaz member

    Sent you a message. I work at YoungLives which is a Teen Mom organization that meets all over az. There is even summer camp. We hang out and we have a lot of fun. It's a special group created to support teen moms and their kids. Here is the site:

     

     https://www.younglife.org/YoungLives/

     

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