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Alena92

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School And Being Pregnant?
Posted: 08-10-07 14:45pm

Hi, my name is Alena, and i found out that i was pregnant with twins about a month ago, i am very happy, ive decided to keep them, and my boyfriend has agreed to help me in any way possible. Now, when i told my mom this, she was mad at first, but knew i could handle the responsibility, but also knew i would have to eventually drop out of school...i am entering my 3rd year of highschool grade 9, and id like to know if there are schools that are just for pregnant teens, or teen mothers? any more useful information is really appreciated, thanks so much =]
-alena
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Posted: 08-10-07 15:02pm

You should call your school district.

How far along are you? How did you find out if was twins?
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Alena92

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Posted: 08-10-07 15:31pm

well im a bit more than 5 months pregnant, and i had an ultrasound at 3 months, and thats how i know. it obviously shows, and since its summer, no one at school knows that im pregnant. i dont think ill be going to school this year, since it already shows and can be a distraction. but yea, i think i should speak with the school..
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Posted: 08-10-07 17:06pm

Alena92 wrote:
well im a bit more than 5 months pregnant, and i had an ultrasound at 3 months, and thats how i know. it obviously shows, and since its summer, no one at school knows that im pregnant. i dont think ill be going to school this year, since it already shows and can be a distraction. but yea, i think i should speak with the school..


Your babies will be a distraction later. Might as well get as much done now as you can. Smile School pregnant is much easier than school with babies. Although I only had one, when I was 16 and going to school it wasn't easy.

There are alternative schools that have daycare in the school. You might want to look into that.
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Alena92

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Posted: 08-10-07 17:21pm

thankss, ill definately look into it, wow, i didnt even know that existed Razz good to know, just one question...im actually pretty nervous about giving birth to my twins, i dont have any health problems or anything, but are there any risks during the birth that may occur? or may i even lose one or both before its even time? its just a concern, ive kinda gotten very attached to my baby girls, Hannah&Jazmine<3
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Posted: 08-10-07 17:50pm

Alena92 wrote:
thankss, ill definately look into it, wow, i didnt even know that existed Razz good to know, just one question...im actually pretty nervous about giving birth to my twins, i dont have any health problems or anything, but are there any risks during the birth that may occur? or may i even lose one or both before its even time? its just a concern, ive kinda gotten very attached to my baby girls, Hannah&Jazmine<3
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Your doctor would be a better person to talk to about the risk of twin delivery. Unless there is something else going on with you healthwise, you should be fine.
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HEATH3R

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Posted: 08-11-07 11:14am

schools cannot ban you from going to them if youre pregnant. i was 3 and a half months pregnant when i graduated. most people will be excited for you, and i highly doubt youd be any sort of distraction, and if you are its the fault of the idiots who are "allowed" at the school and not you. but to answer your question i dont believe there are any schools that are JUSt for pregnant teens, but homeschooling is always an option. i know that when my son is born i will want to be with him whenever possible, granted i work all day every day, but maternity leave will enable me to do so for the first 6-12 weeks. you could always do schooling online, or find an area home near you that takes students who wish to be home schooled.
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prettygirlygirl

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Posted: 08-11-07 21:50pm

How do you know the genders if you had the u/s at 12 weeks (3 months)?
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Posted: 08-11-07 23:02pm

She had an ultrasound at 3 months that determined it was multiples. It is very likely she has had one since that told her the sex of the babies. She IS 5 months along now.
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prettygirlygirl

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Posted: 08-12-07 02:40am

iridescent_opal wrote:
She had an ultrasound at 3 months that determined it was multiples. It is very likely she has had one since that told her the sex of the babies. She IS 5 months along now.


I get that, but in her last post she said they were both girls named Hannah and Jazmine.

When I was pregnant my doctor told me that they could make a reasonable estimate at gender at around 16 weeks, but wouldn't make a real guess until 20 weeks. To me, 12 weeks seems entirely unreasonable.
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Posted: 08-12-07 09:28am

shes a little more then 5 monthes, so she is a little more then 20 weeks, whats so hard to understand about that?

i found out i was pregnant about a month into my senior year, and had my daughter 3 weeks before graduation, i stayed in school (regular school, although we do have a specific school for pregnant girls here) and graduated on time, with no special treatment other then having a few extra excused absences, which many people get for many things (how my school worked was you get 7 absences in every class per semester after that you fail, but you can get an appeal if there are real reasons for missing more days)

i missed about 6 or 7 days total in the 2 semesters and then left when i was 38 weeks because i was having contractions and my counselor was worried about me going into labor at school

its doable and the school cant refuse you an education if its a public school, it wont be much of a distraction, especially after everyone gets use to it, once the initial shock wears off no one will even think twice

good luck

~alicia~
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sexxybexxy

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Posted: 10-01-07 06:47am

i know how it feels to be pregnant at school.
I was in year 9 when i feel pregnant the first time and i had a beautiful baby boy.
I am now in year 11 and pregnant the second time.I am jue on the 24th march 2008.Anyway congratulations and yes there is certain schools that u can go to.
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Posted: 10-03-07 13:14pm

There are plenty of options... how old are you? 9th grade? like 14-15?

There are night schools, learning centers, maternity schooling. You can contact your school district and see if they provide options. if not you may need to transfer districts
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