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i jus need 2 kno.

im 17 and i have been trying to concieve a child. i have been having cramps, back pains, mood swings and morning sickness but i've bled for a month twice in the last 4 mths whats wrong??
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634745 tn?1256844310
hey, i cant really answer your question because i dont know,
the sensible thing to do is to go to a doctor.
and if you feel you want a baby now then thats fine.
i myself am 17 and ive been thinking about having a baby, but its different in england because i already have a degree to get me into a job that i want to do, granted its not going to be well paid but id rather enjoy my job than work in an office and be bored every day of my life just to get money,
im not exactly trying for a baby im just taking it as it come,
i dont believe in god but i believe in fate, everything happens for a reason so it will all happen when it is supposed to.

and to do with statistics, well thats ****.
no offence but statistics means jack ****.
just because teenage mums turn into druggies dont mean your going to.
i grew up all by myself, my mum was an alcoholic and my dad left when i was 4
statistically i myself should either be a druggie or an alcoholic now,
statistically i should be stealing and living in a council house with no qualifications

but im not.

i have good qualifications, a house, a dog, a great fiance and hopefully my dream job.

good luck hun whatever you decide to do just go checked out by a doctor
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you should really rethink having a baby so young. i'm 23 and my dh and i had twins this past year (their almost 8 months old) i graduated from high school (stupidly didn't finish college) and he just recently got out of the marines and is in his 2nd year of college. and let me tell you....it's hard. very very hard. even with the support of our families and friends, him having a decent job and me being a sahm...it's hard. like kim said with the way the economy is it makes life h3ll. not to mention when you do have a baby your life comes to a screeching halt. i was ok with this. i knew what would happen when greg and i had our boys. we had our few years of partying and what not. (he was never a big partier anyways....i was the one who went to the bars, clubs and out dancing with my gf's) no more going out dancing, drinking or partying. no more privacy. no more going out with my husband whenever we feel like it. now we have to get a babysitter. which again doesn't bother us. we don't mind spending our evenings at home with the kids watching movies or just playing. now money. money money money. it takes LOTS of money to raise a family. even with one. for us...even with everything our parents got for us and what we got at the baby shower we still ended up spending a few thousand dollars getting the nursery done and getting everything we needed for them. and on average (and again we do have twins) we spend $300-$500 dollars/month on them. from formula, clothes. diapers, wipes, lotions, baby washes, rice cereal, baby food, bottles, binkies, toys and everything else (i'm sure i'm forgetting stuff) it's expensive. now....the sleep deprivation and no privacy. are you really prepared to get up every 2-3 hours until their 5-6 months old? then every 4-6 hours till their a year old? it's hard. i haven't had more then 4 straight hours of sleep in 8 months. there is no alone time with your s/o. when you go to bed...even if you PLAN on snuggling, watching a movie and maybe doing the horizontal mambo you end up not. you're to tired to even stay awake through 10 minutes of the movie. and if you do stay awake to watch the movie and whatever else might as well not go to sleep till the next feeding/diaper change is over.

that's the typical life of a mother. and to add in going high school (which would suck while pregnant because...well pregnancy is hard) then going to college. it's even harder. you really need to sit down with your bf/fiance and talk about this. make sure this is what you 2 REALLY want and make sure he is going to stick around. get a plan if you are or are going to continue trying on how you'll finish school, get a job, get a place AND take care of the baby.  if you think you're pregnant now...take an hpt or go to your ob and have a blood test done.
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Hey Girl,
Did you know that teenage moms are way less likely to go to college and get a good paying job? Did you know that children from teenage mothers are much more likely to use drugs and end up in jail? There are a million more statistics on teenage mothers; they are likely to have low birth-weight babies, etc. etc.. If you want the best for your baby/children you will wait.
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568659 tn?1256139982
I agree with Kim that your mind is playing tricks on you. Sorry, no one on here is going to give you advice on how to conceive. You are still a kid yourself, enjoy it, you have plenty of time to be a mommy when you are an adult.
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times are hard fincially and people cant do much of anything with just a high school degree. maybe think about finishing high school going to college getting a degree and getting a good job. get married first have a house then try to have a baby cuz its not  easy to say the least. and your young. not even an adult.

maybe your minds playing tricks on you cuz you want a baby so bad. you can take a test but your still getting your period it sounds like
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