Joined: 25 Mar 2008 Posts: 40 Location: racine, ohio, meigs usa
teen pregnancy getting married Posted: 03-25-08 09:24am
hi, i'm 17 and im 9 weeks pregnant, i
would just like some experanced womens
advice on how to deal with morning
sickness, feeling to full when you barly
ate, and all the symptoms of pregnancy. im
also getting married in 2 months, how can
i stay happy and in a good mood for my
wedding when im always angry or crying i want
to be happy but my hormones have other
plans. what can i do to help? also i want
the father to understand that im not
really mad at him, i try to tell him but
when he doesn't understant it makes me
madder at him. how can i explain this to
him? please someone help me?
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Ingi
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Posted: 03-25-08 10:58am
Pregnancy can be a rough ride on the
emotional roller coaster! The best thing
to do is stuff. Exercise. Walking is
incredible for helping with emotions and
feeling like you accomplished something.
The morning sickness is a tricky one
because what works for one woman doesn't
always work for another. You can try the
tried and true like crackers and ginger
and preggo pops. Or maybe the cure for you
will be something else. Eat small meals if
you feel full.
Get pregnancy books. They will help you
communicate with your bf how you feel and
show him that everyone goes through it.
When are you getting married?
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michellep2
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Posted: 03-25-08 11:01am
I'm getting married on may 22 ,2008
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Ingi
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Posted: 03-25-08 11:02am
Why are you waiting?
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michellep2
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Posted: 03-25-08 11:07am
we were going to get married before we
found out i was pregnant, so we just kept
the date the same.
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Ingi
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Posted: 03-25-08 11:12am
Is your birth day that day? It seems weird
to keep a thursday wedding date I think its cool
though.
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michellep2
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Posted: 03-25-08 11:28am
no its just a special day for us. we
started dating on aug 22 and that is the
first day of school! and may 22 is the
last day of school this year! it only
seems right
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Ingi
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Posted: 03-25-08 11:30am
You are still going to school? Good for
you. Don't stop. Being pregnant and having
a child doesn't mean you can't continue
and further your education. It will be
harder, sure, but it isn't any reason to
stop!
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michellep2
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Posted: 03-25-08 11:35am
oh yes i'm still in school, i go to school
online, it's easyer for me that way. i'm
also going to college in 2 years!! I'm
going to be an art teacher!!!
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krystineM
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Re: a teen pregnancy at 17 and getting married Posted: 03-25-08 11:50am
michellep2
wrote:
hi, i'm 17 and im 9 weeks
pregnant, i would just like some
experanced womens advice on how to deal
with morning sickness, feeling to full
when you barly ate, and all the symptoms
of pregnancy. im also getting married in 2
months, how can i stay happy and in a good
mood for my wedding when im always angry
or crying i want
to be happy but my hormones have other
plans. what can i do to help? also i want
the father to understand that im not
really mad at him, i try to tell him but
when he doesn't understant it makes me
madder at him. how can i explain this to
him? please someone help
me?
first off, congrats on your pregnancy and
getting married!
thats a wonderful thing to experience, but
i can only imagine a little more hecktic
when expecting a baby at the same time. My
fiance and i are planning a wedding about
a year after our baby is born...but at
first when we told his family they seemed
to push for marriage, but we told them we
are going to wait and its our decision.
Some ways to stay happy right now, are
having some me-time for yourself. A nice
shower, a nap, relaxing on the couch,
having a cry if you need it, hanging out
with a close friend, eating a comfort
food..the littlest things can go along way
while pregnant, at least they work for me
when i get a little down.
Morning sickness, a few tips i recieved
while having bad morning sickness at the
beginning of my pregnancy was eating some
un-salted crackers before getting out of
bed, dry toast, drinking some water, also
some women get a bit more sick when they
take their materna first thing in the
morning, so i take mine in the afternoon
time, it settles in me better and doesnt
make me rush to the toilet like i used to
when i took it first thing with my
breakfast.
Instead of eating 3 big meals a day, have
some smaller meals to help you feel not so
full, like a few crackers, granola bars, a
fruit or veggies any healthy little snacks
that you can eat throughout the day and
then try eating meals a little later on
like dinner.
As for your soon to be husband thinking
your mad at him, explain to him your
feeling emotional or angry and its not
towards him, its just a feeling your
having right now and maybe he'll talk to
you about it. and help you not feel so
angry.
i hope this was a little helpful for you!
good luck!
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pregmumof2
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Posted: 03-25-08 15:36pm
Hiya....well i never had morning sickness
with any of my pregnancys but god didnt i
prepare for it anyway...i went to a health
food shop and bought loads of crysalised
ginger and ginger syrup that i put with
boiling water, i bought preggy pops from
mumstheword off the internet and i also
bought a morning sickness cd that i
listened to while in bed before going to
sleep...you can get air mists from these
sites aswell to help morning
sickness.....maybe i never got sick
because all these things worked but i also
might be one of those lucky people who
don't experience morning sickness at
all...my mum didnt iether though and she
didn't use anything like that.its trial
and error.Good luck,Jade.
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STB7542
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Posted: 03-25-08 17:36pm
I really recommend getting your bf a
pregnancy book, I highly recommend
Pregnancy Sucks for Men, not only is it
really informative but it's actually
really funny, and entertaining. It helped
my husband a lot realize all the crazy
things that are happening to my body and
the emotional roller coaster I was on, as
well as all the future stuff to prepare
too. As far as dealing with your own
morning sickness and stuff well my only
advice is just to try to make the best of
it and keep telling yourself it'll be over
soon. If your 9 weeks now than you should
only have another 3 or so weeks left.
You'll be amazed at how great life gets
once your out of your first trimester. I
was a miserable pregnant woman in my first
tri-mester and wasn't loving the whole
pregnancy thing, but its weird it's like
you wake up one day and the morning
sickness is gone, you have your energy
back, you don't cry at the drop of a hat,
and all of a sudden it gets fun. Don't
get me wrong the 2nd tri-mester has it's
whoa's too, but not as bad, or at least
not in my opinion. So hang in there and
know there's a light at the end of the
tunnel. And just get as much rest as you
can, sleep makes a big difference if
nothing else its that much more time your
not awake feeling poorly.
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preggie meggie
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Posted: 03-25-08 18:13pm
Hey im not older and all that experianced
but I am also 17 and pregnant. So if you
like I love to talk and I love new friends
so e-mail me some time! As for the morning
sickness...it sucks...Lol. I found that if
you do everything really slowly in the
morning it helps. I keep crackers in my
bed side table drawer...they help ALOT! If
you have any other questions e-mail me, im
always areound somewhere!
Megan
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wildwoodflower
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Posted: 03-25-08 19:22pm
Wow! I'm 17, 9 weeks pregnant, getting
married on July 4th because its the day we
started dating, are keeping the date we
decided before we found out I was preggo,
will continue school online, and art
teacher is one of my career choices! Long
lost twin? haha, kidding.
As for as morning sickness, I have to eat
something right when I wake up in the
morning until my stomach is full, even if
its something really small like a bit of
fruit. Then I have to eat like every
couple hours to keep my stomach from being
irritated, verses meals. Because you get
full quicker and don't feel like eating
big portions, make sure you get enough
nutrients through frequent eating.
With your hubby, just remind him when
you're in your good moods that you love
him. Tell him to read up on hormones and
he should begin to understand and be more
accepting. My man just thinks its cute
when I get grumpy because he knows its
because of our baby, and he deals with it
and lets me get my way most of the time
and does little things for me.
Get excited about our wedding by thinking
about how happy you'll be to be marrying
the man you love! And being able to share
your fiance & baby's last name.
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Reptar
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Posted: 03-25-08 19:32pm
Congratulations! It's so nice to see a
teen on the right track (even if some
would say you're getting married and
raising children a little young, you just
have more energy!). While I can't help
with the pregnancy thing, I can tell you
that in two months you will be 17 weeks,
and therefore in your 2nd semester and the
general consensus is that 2nd semester is
the best. A lot of the symptoms you have
now will probably have disappeared and
you'll be at your best! Good luck
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kerryn
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Posted: 03-25-08 21:18pm
try getting motion sickness pills, make
sure theyre safe to take during pregnancy
though. they worked really well for me
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wildwoodflower
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Posted: 03-25-08 22:45pm
kerryn
wrote:
try getting motion sickness
pills, make sure theyre safe to take
during pregnancy though. they worked
really well for
me
Hmm, I heard all motion sickness pills
were bad during pregnancy.
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rainstorm
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Posted: 03-27-08 17:43pm
wildwoodflower
wrote:
kerryn
wrote:
try getting motion sickness
pills, make sure theyre safe to take
during pregnancy though. they worked
really well for
me
Hmm, I heard all motion sickness pills
were bad during
pregnancy.
It's not a good idea to say ALL of
anything is good or bad, unless you are
100% SURE. The best thing, if a person is
unsure of something, is to ask their
doctor about that particular medication,
food, or whatever happens to be in
question.