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Posted: 30 April 2007 at 12:58pm |
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hey im 18 and i know how it feels to not have anyone to talk to about things the same age range as me so i thought we could start our own lil chat will be gud to hear from all u girls
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BaAsKa
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Posted: 30 April 2007 at 2:21pm |
HI! im not quite a teenager anymore (almost 24) but im happy to chat 
I had my son when i was 20 and i also had a MC when i was 17 so im not shy to teenage pregnancies 
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Posted: 30 April 2007 at 2:26pm |
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I'm not a teenager either at 26, but I'm happy to chat too. I had my daughter when I was 20, actually finding out I was pregnant at about 18 weeks.
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Becca, mum of 2 girls & 3 boys
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chonni
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Posted: 30 April 2007 at 2:31pm |
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good to know that people have had babys young and are living there lives people somethimes make me feel like im sily and wont be able to do it alone i know its going to be hard and all that but i just would like some support thats not negative lol
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Posted: 30 April 2007 at 2:38pm |
I'm 22 and pregnant with my first. Not as young as some, but I really do feel like I'm still fresh out of high school, or that I'm too young to handle it.
It's not going to be easy, but there are so many supportive people around that are happy to help and give you good advice.
I don't how on earth I would be coping if I didn't find this website.
Everyone here is just so lovely and non-judgemental, that you are able to share your worries and fears knowing that there is always someone that feels the same, or has been through the same.
Good luck!
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chonni
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Posted: 30 April 2007 at 2:42pm |
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yeah ive been ut of collage for 2two years and and half amd did a chef course a year and a half ago so its not like im so imature that i cant handle and dont know wat im doing.
same this site is great lots of people willing to be honist and and havint read anythig yet where someone was being jugemental
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Posted: 30 April 2007 at 2:49pm |
Even though some of us are years off teenage years we are all going through the same thing. I dont think age really comes into it. I have no idea how old most of the people on here are. You are an August mum too, so we will be experiencing similar things. you will just cope better and bounce back to your pre preg figure faster....bet your boobs wont droop as fast as mine 
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Posted: 30 April 2007 at 2:53pm |
Being a young mum never made my life harder in fact i think it made my life happier (not so much being the young part but just being a mum part ) I married my high school sweetheart and we are having another wee man
Alot of people told us that we were ruining our lives when we got pregnant with Bay especially as DH was 2 yrs younger than me! so only 17 when i got pregnant!!! but we certainly did not ruin our lives....Bays definately a pain in the butt sometimes!!!!  but certainly not a bad thing both DH and i went on to get good careers and are living very happy
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Posted: 30 April 2007 at 2:54pm |
hhaha nah age doesint matter i just thought it would be nice to get the younger mums to talk about wats going on coz ive lookd and lookd and theres nothing anywhere for teen mums which isint good for a country which has a lot.
haha nah my boobs have gotten so big its just not funny lol every time i buy a new bra it doesint fit anymre and its gunna get worse when mila is born haha 
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Posted: 30 April 2007 at 2:54pm |
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I was 20 (turned 20 the day before my daughter was born!). It is hard being a young mum, esp with people commenting on your age - ie "oh, you look too young to be a mum". But you get used to it, and you learn to just shrug those comments off.
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Posted: 30 April 2007 at 2:57pm |
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I know Beanz (she on here every now and then) had her little girl at 18 and i'm sure there are others. I had my first at 22 and i'm glad I had my children young. You will find that there will be a lot who had their first in their early 20's a few years ago now.
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I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived!
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chonni
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Posted: 30 April 2007 at 2:58pm |
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yeah i definetly feel much happier now and just cant wait till shes born i bleaive everything happens for a reasson and this is my path and im loving it heheh
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Posted: 30 April 2007 at 2:59pm |
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I was 19 when I got pregnant, 20 when my son was born. I have just turn 22. I was lucky in that I never got any negative comments about my age.
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Posted: 30 April 2007 at 3:03pm |
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haha yeah lucky when i first got pregnant evryone including my partner of 5 years was so rude and told me to get rid of it when i chose not to he left me and took all our friends with him i had to start everything new with friendships. i just couldint bleaive people could tell someone alse wat to do just because they are young
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Posted: 30 April 2007 at 3:03pm |
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there is a teen mums site - cant remember what its called tho sorry - but when i looked (was a reading a thread a friend had recommended) it looked very immature and catty and if you are used to oh baby it it might be hard to get used to.
i can see if i can find the site again for you if you want.?
oh and as an older mum i wish i had had mine younger, maybe not teen young but def early 20's.
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chonni
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Posted: 30 April 2007 at 3:05pm |
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yeah i know wat u meen that would be good if you can find it and ill have a look and see but most teen sites are very bitchy and like to judge evryone even for the silly things haha
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Posted: 30 April 2007 at 3:11pm |
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teenmummy.co.nz I think it is. I had a look at it and agree with you deb it did look very catty, reminded me a bit of high school (but then teenage girls that was all that was at my high school).
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I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived!
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chonni
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Posted: 30 April 2007 at 3:14pm |
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thanx girls ill have a look. haha same i come from an all girls school so im used to it i gess
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Posted: 30 April 2007 at 3:15pm |
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Hey I'm 18 and pregnant too LOL! I know how you feel, having all these people judging you and stuff! I'm kind of scared to go to any of the Ohbaby meet ups because of it. Not that I'm saying anyone on this site is like that. But I think after having comments from some people your self esteem and everything drops!
By the sounds of things you already are mature and have a life going. I'm in the middle of study too, people think 18 wow thats young but people have to look at your maturity age and who you are as a person not just "18!! What a brazen hussy"
I think every mother should be celebrated because of who they are and what they do.
Ok end of novel :D
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Posted: 30 April 2007 at 3:20pm |
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hehe i know do u find that every one stairs at you when your walking all my frineds say its like people have never seen a young mum b4 i just look proud and keep walking lol. where abouts are you from??
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