Pregnant and going threw it alone

Re: Pregnant and going threw it alone

• suzysurparis member

  October 2014

  I'm sorry you're going through this. If you don't want to be a single parent, have you considered adoption? You can have an open adoption and still be a part of your child's life. And the adoptive parents can provide a lot of emotional support during your pregnancy as well.

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• marissaabitu member

  October 2014

  Adoption is something that I don't want to do
  with or without the father I plan to love my child with everything I got I just need to try my hardest to be strong

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• Synnovus member

  October 2014

  So sorry you have to deal with this! Do you have any family or friends you're close with? If you have a supportive family that'll be a good help during pregnancy, birth and when baby is here, but good friends can also do the same! I know several single moms, and all of them are great caretakers for their little ones! It's normal to feel emotional during a pregnancy (hormones), so all the small things get bigger and the big things explode(!) and with no one to share with it's harder. Don't keep it all to yourself, share with someone you trust and are close with! Hugs and best wishes

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• clarebear300 member

  October 2014

  I just want to let you know I have been a single parent to my two oldest children! Not when they were newborns but still I just wanted to let you know you can do it! You will be surprised what you can do and it's an amazing feeling! I know you may not have planned for you life to be this way! I never thought i would get divorced my parents have been together since they were kids! Anyway I know it's hard but you will get through it and one day look back and think if wasn't as hard as I thought it would be xxxxxx

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• dojo1 member

  October 2014

  I'm sorry you're going through this.  It's going to be hard but other people have done it before you and you can do it too.  Luckily at the nb phase they really only need one person.  My DH felt like a third wheel because DS really only needed me and I needed to be there for DS. 

  
  

  

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• tahitiandreamin member

  October 2014

  So sorry that you are going through this.  You sound like you are an amazing, strong woman who just got thrown a curve.  You can do this.  Even if you don't have a strong support network around you right now, you've still got time to build one up.  You are strong enough to do this!

  
  

  

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• megj2013 member

  October 2014

  *hugs*

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• brody624 member

  October 2014

  I'm sorry for your situation!  I think you may be surprised at the amount of strength a woman has to go through things alone when they know it is for their child.  I have seem some AMAZING single mothers in my life.  Friends, parents when I worked at a daycare.  It is hard and it may seem overwhelming, but get support from your friends, family, and us You can do it and your baby will absolutely love you for it!

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• tachycardicdoll member

  October 2014

  I have a couple of friends that are single mom's or dads. Some of the strongest and most real people I know. You can do it, the amount of admiration your children will have for you when they are grown will be something you've never experienced before. Keep your chin up, shoulders back... head strong!

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• mommacandi member

  October 2014

  You've got this! The fact that you're already prepared to love your baby with all you've got tells me that you'll be an amazing mother! My very best friend is a single mom...and has been since her pregnancy and she is one of the best mothers I know! Surround yourself with people who believe in you, and remember to believe in yourself, and you'll be great!

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• adorebel member

  October 2014

  Some of the best parents I know are single parents! I hope you find all the support around you from family and friends to carry you through. 

  
  

  That said, to second what @suzysurparis said, I'm adopted, and the thing I'm most thankful for every day is that my birth mother loved me enough to give me to my parents instead of trying to keep me herself when she knew she wasn't ready. Giving your child up for adoption also shows just how much you really love them. 

  
  

  Either way, best wishes for a healthy pregnancy and baby.

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