Hi im 17, about 2 months ago i suffered a miscarrige although i was unaware i was pregnant at the time and i was/am taking the contraceptive pill, my boyfriend and i were very upset and confused about this at the time and a few weeks later i was on antibiotics (obviously stopping the pill being effective) and decided dat we wud not use any extra protection throughout this time and decided if i got pregnant again it was fate and if not we would leave it a few years (weird i know but we werent really thinkin straight at the time) anyway after that my next period was a week late and wen it did start i didnt have any cramps which was unsuall and it was extremly light and only lasted just over 2 days, at first i put this down to being due to my miscarrige but den i started to get usual feelings in my stomach and so took a test to be sure the first one came back invaild and the 2nd at first i thought was negative but den on closer inspection had a very faint blue line, i am currently due on but as of yet have had no signs of it starting...... do you think i might be pregnant or is this all due to my miscarrige????? PLEASE HELP!!!!
Can't answer your question, but at 17 you are trying to get pregnant??? You have 20+years to try and get pregnant. Once you have a baby you don't get to give them back...they are great but enjoy your teenage years and young 20s...then start a family. May be too late now but if you're not...don't try to get pregnant at 17...that is crazy. Don't you want to be able to give your kid everything?...save up money have fun with your boyfriend, get married, then think about family.
I have lost a baby and they recomend that you don't go straight back, try and give it a bit of time first as your hormones are settling again and you need to wait for your next normal period that can be different to normal, after losing my bub it took me another 3 years to get pregnant, things are different to everyone but having a baby so young is hard, I had my 1st daughter at 19 and not that I would have parted with her for the world, I had to study as a single young mum in order to better myself and provide her a better life and that would have been one of the hardest things I ever had to juggle in my life.
I know this is super old, but just in case someone comes across it googling...
If you take a pg test too soon after a m/c, the test could show up as positive because you still have the hormones in your body. Although, I dont know exactly how long it takes for the hormones to go away. Also, I think doctors recommend waiting at least 3 months before trying to concieve after a m/c, or else you put yourself at higher risk of another m/c.
btw, I had my son (not planned) when I was 17, and then I had my daughter (planned) when I was 19. No regrets. I was already married when I got pg the first time, but even if I wasnt - so what? Everyone is different, and different things work for different people. Ive been with my husband for 8 and a half years - we werent another "teen statistic". Our kids are very well taken care of. We own our house. etc. etc. etc. Not that I have anything to prove, especially over the net ;-) but the second poster really got under my skin. Do what works for you.
*steps off soap box* ;-)
If you take a pg test too soon after a m/c, the test could show up as positive because you still have the hormones in your body. Although, I dont know exactly how long it takes for the hormones to go away. Also, I think doctors recommend waiting at least 3 months before trying to concieve after a m/c, or else you put yourself at higher risk of another m/c.
btw, I had my son (not planned) when I was 17, and then I had my daughter (planned) when I was 19. No regrets. I was already married when I got pg the first time, but even if I wasnt - so what? Everyone is different, and different things work for different people. Ive been with my husband for 8 and a half years - we werent another "teen statistic". Our kids are very well taken care of. We own our house. etc. etc. etc. Not that I have anything to prove, especially over the net ;-) but the second poster really got under my skin. Do what works for you.
*steps off soap box* ;-)
While things may have worked out for you, being married before 17, and have a child at 17 and 19, that's great. However, I think that the other poster was saying, once you have a childed at that age, you lose many of the options you had for what to do with your life. You automatically have to take on the responsibility of being a mother, and not everyone is ready for that, and later regret their decision. You don't have the freedom to go to school, travel, or experience being that age.
Lastly, I'm curious as to how old your husband is, and what he does to support your family. If he was the same age as you, likely he was not able to pursue further education to better financially equip your family because he had to find work right away with the education he had. Choices are then limited with only high school education or less. Or else if you married a sugar daddy so they could take care of you, well, i wouldn't be promoting that to other young girls. As in those cases, once you get older, they get bored, and are looking for someone younger. Where does that leave you? No education, and a couple of kids.
Lastly, I'm curious as to how old your husband is, and what he does to support your family. If he was the same age as you, likely he was not able to pursue further education to better financially equip your family because he had to find work right away with the education he had. Choices are then limited with only high school education or less. Or else if you married a sugar daddy so they could take care of you, well, i wouldn't be promoting that to other young girls. As in those cases, once you get older, they get bored, and are looking for someone younger. Where does that leave you? No education, and a couple of kids.
Well that isn't such a nice thing to say.... i had my oldest at 17 and did just fine went to college and everything had my 2nd when i was 21 and my 3rd at 23 .We live just fine with my husband which we as well have a house and we both got an education with children...!! It may not be a great idea for everyone to have children so young but even so it isn't the end of the world.. You can still accomplish great things and still have children. You just got to make sure you are truly ready for such a commitment. So to u before me watch how you say things just because your narrow minded doesn't mean everyone is and to the post before yours congrads. i wish you the best!!
ok everybody is entitled to their own opinion but just like the young lady said she was able to go to college so on and so forth you go girl and with the other young lady you were happily married and still going strong i love that and you made it clear you were not another teen statistic!!!!!......and although this post was years ago its like damn the girl came for help to find useful answers instead your critisizing, but nehoo if you can reply to let me kno if you actually were pregnant or was it from the miscarriage?
Now that the attention seeking squabblers re done squaking . You could have gad a chemical pregnancy, the best thing you can do is go see the doctor for a blood test. Hood luck
She isn't asking you whether she should get pregnant at 17 and have a baby. She is asking you about the likelihood of her pregnancy. Instead of judging, you should just answer the question she asked to the best of your knowledge. If you don't have the knowledge, don't answer. Just keep your condescending opinions about life to yourself.