19 and pregnant

[mum-to-be]

Reading these forums has helped me realised that im not the only young mum around. I am 10 weeks pregnant and over the moon with my pregnancy. I have great support from my partner and family. But I am really worried about my work situation as they don't know that i am pregnant. I am the youngest one in my workplace and feel that i will be looked down apon. How should i approach the situation? I really worry how they are going to react.

I am also a brissie mum to be, would love to talk to anyone about pregnancy and some helpful advice.

Thanks :)

[belinda]

hi there and congratulations :)
i am a young also i have a 5 months old and i am 20 i am really enjoying being a mum as it is fantastic... thats so great that you have lots of support... and just be strong about telling your work i know it is scary i broke down and cried lol i laugh about it now i also live in brisbane well hope your pregency journey is wounderful..

feel free to e-mail me or add me to msn if u have it
my e-mail is sweet_bindy4@hotmail.com

hope all goes well
belinda

[shinebrite]

Hey CONGRATS Im nearly Pg well I might be and Im 21 I know how daunting it is even though Im 2 years older.
Dont fret about your work Im sure if you look back in 5 yeasr time you wont even remember them... I know its hard becasue I feel sometimes I need the approval of my peers and people around me but at the end of the day we all need to get on with life and be our own person! and besides if they judge you theyre not really people you want to have around you!!!!!!!!!!! Who cares I say! GOOD LU :D CK

[mum-to-be]

Thank you. I really needed to hear that. I just need to be stronger. Im just going to stay at work and not worry about every around and concentrate on my pregnancy. Beacause that's more important. Congrats, when do you find out if your pregnant? It's such an amazing experience. I am so glad there's expecting mums that are around the same age as me. You don't feel so alone :) Ill let you know when i tell work. Im planning to tell them early October.

[madvoice]

Mum to Be, its your choice when to tell your coworkers/boss that you're pregnant. You cannot be fired because of pregnancy. I think that when you're starting to show then it may be in your best interest. You never know, your workplace could be a new avenue of support.

[BubbleBelly]

Congratulations on your pregnancy!
I'm 21 and pg with my first! I'm glad to hear you have good support and try not to worry about your work situation too much! Focus on your little baby.

[FamilyMum]

Hi my name is Tess, I'm 21 and a Mother to a beautiful 20month old boy. I fell pregnant to my husband when I was 18 he was 29 (were 11yrs apart). It wasn't planned, but there again life rarely is, lol. I wouldn't change my decision for anything in the world and I know you won't either. Everybody is entitled to thier own opions but you don't need to always listen (if you know what I mean?). So if you tell your work and you get discriminated against, tell people, call up the workers union. Being pregnant is hard enough without hearing people critisims aswell. Anyway if the country say your old enough to vote and put an input into how the goverment runs Australia then your defintely old enough to take on the responsibilty of becoming a parent.

I'm happy to see you have the support of a loving partner and family, it does help. Congradulations and take care and if you ever want a chat feel free to email me I also live in Brissy. sdonaghue@bigpond.com.

Tess, mother of
Iwan Jan04
DH Shaun

[jaydensmum]

Hi congratulations on becoming pg thats always good news. My son is now 6 months old and I was 19 when I was pg with him. I know how you feel about worrying what other people are going to say. The main thing to remember is that the majority of people will be supportive and happy for you and if they're not then dont worry about them. It took a while for my partner, family and friends to adjust to the fact that I was having a baby. The main people you worry about is yourself, your baby and your partner. Congratulations again and if you ever need someone to talk to or asks questions feel free to email me. Good luck with the rest of your pregnancy and enjoy it while it lasts. :p

Email Address: allhope@telstra.com

jaydensmum. :)