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down syndrome

I am 26 years old and expecting my first child. I had the first blood test done to see if my child might have down sydrome not thinkin that it would come back abnormal since i was only 26. The next time I went back to my doctor she told me that my blood work was a little higher then it should be for somebody my age and that my child might have down syndrome. I was shocked and couldn't stop crying. Then when it finally came the appointment for them to tell me what i was having all i could think about is if my baby was healthy or not. Since i was doing all kinds of research online i went in asking all kinds of questions as my doctor was trying to figure out if it was a boy or girl hanging out in my stomach. As i laid there looking at the screen my heart sunk when she said it was a boy. I was so happy and so worried at the same time. All i could say was thanks and is he healthy.
As i went back into the room my doctor told me that the ultrasound tech couldn't see the nasal bone. Now i am scared to death that my baby boy has down syndrome. I am waiting for specialist appointment for them to tell me more. But i am going crazy waiting on that.

jen

MOM AT 17 CAN'T COMPLAiN

I became pregnant at 17 years old of my junior year in high school. i went to clinic to get birth control they told me to take a pregancy test before recieveing the test. so i did and of corse it came back postivie. I cried at the news and left to tell my boyfriend of the news. he meet up with me and i told him with tears in my eyes and he hold me in his arms and told me "everything would be okay babe".he told my mom and his mom yes he had courage. My whole pregancy was hard me and boyfriend had a lot of problems but he never left my side just loved me more. My baby was born premature due to some water loss durning pregnancy. My boyfriend held my hand durning the whole labor and help bring her into this world. My baby is now 4 months old and im 18 and my boyfriend is 17. i can honeslty say im am lucky to have such a great guy by my side. im inlove with him and he loves me. im currently in my senior year of high school and planing to enter college in the fall of 2011 as well as my partner. We are planning to get married when the time is right as well as move in together. having a baby is not the end of the world you just have to know who the partner. And he really loves you he will be there for you. im happy with my child and i love my little family i also have a great mom who was upset at first but has been holding my hand since the beginning. I love alexis and her daddyyy!

GlENDA

A sad love story

hey my name is anna i am 17 years old just recently found out that i am pregnant. i can definatly say i am not ready but have to be now. About 2 months ago i tried to move out with the love of my life and ended out getting arrested into the 2nd month of me leaving the house. The reason i got arrested at age 17 leaving the house was because i have been on probation since i was 12. I am not only on probation but i am also commited to the state,. Now that ive found out im pregnant i found out in RYDC which is children jail. they have said i can not have anything to do with my babys father. he has nothing to do with my problems but they say he does i now have 45 days to prove to the court that i can be a fit mother and so far so bad cause i feel as if the courts are trying to hurt me and my baby by keeping my new family me chris and our kid apart, Please pray for me

Anna Harris

Young and Pregnant

i am 15 and pregnant.... When you get pregnant at a young age the baby can have alot of problems and that what has happend to me.. I went to the doctors and they couldnt find a heart beat and it really scared me i thought my baby was gone but after half an hour of trying to find a heart beat they did. I was so excited that i didnt loose the baby and after they found the heart beat they tried to tell the sex of the baby and they told me it was a GIRL! i called my boyfriend and told him and he started to cry and i was thinking to my self when i got home because most guys would walk out on a girl when they found out there girlfriend was pregnant but now im 6 months pregnant and my boyfriend is so excited he cant wait for the baby to be born her name will be Angel Marie Rose. He has painted the babys room and the wall says daddys little girl and everything he could think of i cant wait intill my sweet princess is born though she will be born 1 month premature and for the next 2 months i will be spending it in the hospital waiting for the day when i have my c-section i just cant wait intill i get to hold my baby girl for the first time.. And to the first time parents when you find out you are pregnant for the first time it is going to be very scary because alot of things will run though your mind like will there be any problems with my baby or if the baby will make it but all you can do is pray that everything goes well and just eat healthy and try not to get sick alot durning the pregancy because that can hurt the baby. I hope and pray that everything goes well with all you soon to be new mommys and dont let anyone bring you down all you girls will be awesome moms (: and im still waiting for my little girl to be born

Sara

Second life

I feel so sad reading all the stories. I had been in the same experienced they had. I was so healthy on the 1st week to 25 weeks of my pregnancy but still my Doctor told me to be careful with the foods im taking. I am very much careful and very excited for my pregnancy but then suddenly when i was monitoring my Blood pressure, it became 190/120. So, i decided to visit my Doctor why my BP is so high. When i reached there in the hospital, she told me that my BP is 230/120, so i got scared. She told me to admit in the Hospital and monitored my situation. The baby is 26weeks that time. I spent how many weeks in the hospital coz my BP is not getting better, it became worst than ever. One day, i got stomachache and its very painful. I called the nurse and told her to give me medicine for pain because I cant take it anymore. When the Doctor came. She told me that we need to deliver the baby as soon as possible because the baby is also not in good condition inside my womb. That day, i delivered a pre term baby of 1.5lbs and in the afternoon on that day, when they transfered me to the private room. I suddenly feel that im losing my eyesight and hearing. I told my mom, I'm going to die because i vomited, i cannot breathe. So my mom shouted and called the doctor, 6 nurses came as i remembered they rushed me in the delivery room to save my life. When i was in the delivery room, they injected me so many medicines on my body, but still my eyesight is gone and so with my hearing. I feel i have no chance to live anymore. I was praying to GOD give me chance for my kids.

When i feel asleep. I had this dream that i went to one place with no other people around and it's like im in the desert and looking for someone to ask where I am and which way home and then when i woke up, i was on the bed lying and waiting for myself to get better. Since that day, i never slept for 2days. I am so scared that the next time i go to sleep, i might not wake up again. I just realized that i still cannot see and hear anything,i was so depressed. My doctor told me, it is just a temporary loss of hearing and eyesight and it will be soon become better. But i waited for so many days, my eyes got better but my hearing is not.

I am so happy that my baby boy whose 1.5lbs is so healthy, he has only one tube on his month for the milk but when he was at 2months. we've learned that he has Retinopathy of prematurity stage 3. So, once that not lasered, he might be blind for life. We decided to take him to the Hospital to arrange the laser for his eyes. Well, thanks God it was successful. But i didnt know that his left ear is also not working. SO many problems came to our lives. Me and my son lost our hearing. Mine is no chance at least my baby have a chance.

Until now im working in a call centre. My company accepted me despite of my hearing loss. What can i do??? I still feel desperate because i am not comfortable with my ear whose not working anymore. Im only using one ear now. Thank you.

cathy