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Abandoned and Scared

I found out I was pregnant about three weeks ago, when I realized that I was feeling nausea 24/7, and then took several tests (to date, five of them.) I screamed in agony when I got my first positive- I'm 20, unmarried, and going to college far away from home.
I called the father, and his reaction almost killed me. He told me to get an abortion. I refused. He said "Good luck," and hung up on me.

A week later, on Thanksgiving, he called me, and said he would pick me up from the airport. He did, and we talked, and he said he'd help take care of the baby.

2 weeks later, and he refuses to take me to my doctor's appointments, or help me in any shape, form, or fashion. He has accused me, repeatedly, of getting pregnant on purpose in order to trap him into marriage. Now I have been bleeding for two weeks, and unable to go to the doctor for two more days.

I am so worried that something bad happened to my baby.

I am stuck here, at school, without my family, with a father who just wants me to kill the baby, and a possible miscarriage. I have never been so frightened in my life.

Thanks for letting me rant here- I needed it.

Lee


Lee

What are my chances?

I am 20 years old, and for various, almost freakish, reasons, have been pregnant 3 times. Each time my fiancé and I made the painful decision to terminate the pregnancies. Three times. I know. It sounds awful--it IS awful. Each abortion occurred about 4 to 6 months after the other, and became progressively more painful (physically) each time. I am now pregnant again--for another seemingly impossible, weird reason, and am experiencing mixed feelings. I know my fiancé thinks we are too young (he's 23) and unsettled to be parents so soon, especially since we both feel we need to rush our wedding now. We've been together 2 years, engaged 1 year.

I am afraid to bring a child into this world when I have not even established myself in a career or even finished college. We both are very capable, and have very promising, bright futures ahead of us. I am terrified of being unable to provide for this child. These have been the reasons for terminating our prior pregnancies, but I refuse to have a fourth abortion. I decided long ago that should I become pregnant again, then it's for a reason. The Lord would never give me more than I can handle, so if I keep getting pregnant, maybe the Lord is trying to tell me something.

But now my greatest concern is that after three arranged terminations my body won't be able to keep this pregnancy past about 8 weeks. I've never had one, and don't know what I'm in for.

Thanks to all--and good luck and have faith.

Fearful in Knoxville


Fearful

Little miracle

My husband and I have been trying for 9 yrs to have a child. We are both 32 years old and I had given up on ever having a child with him. I have a son from a previous relationship who is 15 now.

On December 7 I found out I am 6 weeks pregnant. Now in the nine years of trying I have had 2 miscarriages. So with this one I'm nervous, every pain or ache I get anxious. 3 weeks ago I found out I didn't have a family doctor any more, so I have no one to call or ask. I found out through a walk-in clinic. I have symptoms like lower back ache, very mild cramps in my thighs, I feel nauseated every time I eat. I find I been having a lot of soda crackers and water. But I have not spotted or sighted any kind of blood.

So I'm just hoping these are signs of my body changing. On Monday I'll be going to the women's health clinic where I live to get a complete check up on me and the baby but till then ill be anxious and patiently waiting…


Darla

In the dark

I am supposedly in my 12th week of pregnancy don't know whether I am really that far along - hopefully we'll find out on 13 December. Has been pretty plain sailing so far except some brownish discharge around the time I would be expecting a period plus some puffiness of hands and some headaches.

I'm on antibiotics as my doctor thinks I have an infection but I think it is a suppressed period - I have endometriosis and I am sure that it is all linked. Being in the dark has got me worried and I don't take to my midwife but I have decided to air my concerns about the puffy hands and headaches and ask about the brown discharge.


Nina

Hoping

I am 39 and this is my second pregnancy. Last year, I had an induced miscarriage - there was no heartbeat at the ultrasound (9weeks). Yesterday, my boyfriend and I just saw our baby's heartbeat - I am 8 weeks and 5 days. It is freaking us out a little bit.…

Anyway. I love to eat but watching commercials (with fast food) makes me want to puke. I am also having hot flashes at work (I wait tables) and nausea here and there, but no getting sick. We are also praying everyday and I am just hoping that this one hangs in there. I am so worried about everything all the time!!!


KM