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ANY TEENAGE MUMS ON HERE or is it just me if so give me some advice plz

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BloomingBennett · 24/04/2007 20:28

hi. just want some people to chat to bout stuff maybe like me if not then peoples experience in childbirth so every young mum knows what to expect

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BloomingBennett · 27/04/2007 22:27

bristols - nite nite and my dad is down which is always great hehe will get on tomorrow though hopefully speak soon!

nappyaddict- hi youre really welcome with any advice can give because i know everyone finds it hard but i really want to talk to people who wre my age to reassure me that yes evrything is fine about pregnancy and this happened for one and another. id just rather know this stuff than not and maybe make some friends. i am due on the 9th of october how about you? were you scared when you found out? are yoou still in college? sorry i dont have msn wish i did though and dont feel you have to answer all questions if they are innappropriate ever thanks alot!

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PerfectMother · 27/04/2007 22:28

oooh, Blooming, I've got something for you... back in a mo

BloomingBennett · 27/04/2007 22:29

ok yay pressies lol

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BloomingBennett · 27/04/2007 22:30

ps can anyone tell me about breast feeding

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PerfectMother · 27/04/2007 22:33

OK, let's see if my profile appears...

BloomingBennett · 27/04/2007 22:35

aaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh is that him from uni?????????????

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PerfectMother · 27/04/2007 22:36

OK, click here

And for questions regarding breastfeeding, post on the Breastfeeding topic, there are LOADS of women who know all about it and are very very helpful

BloomingBennett · 27/04/2007 22:36

my big sister wants to hunt you down and shake your hand lol

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PerfectMother · 27/04/2007 22:36

Oh, it worked!

Yes, it is , sorry for crap piccie, my scanner is broken so I had to photograph my yearbook!

Busybean · 27/04/2007 22:37

Hi, i was 19 with 1st son, 20 with 3nd, now 22 and soon to be student midwife! happy to chat....

Busybean · 27/04/2007 22:38

2nd that should read

nappyaddict · 27/04/2007 22:38

my ds is now ten months old, i had him last june. when i found out it was just before october half term of my 2nd year at 6th form. i had him the day of my last exam (2 weeks early.) my advice would be to continue at 6th form for as long as you can and to go back as soon as possible. i would have felt too isolated if i hadn't.

i started at cardiff uni last september and finish my first year in a week. you have to be very organised and not be tempted to miss too many seminars so you can be with your lo. (lectures aren't as important cos most of them are on the internet.)

i have been lucky in the way that all my friends are really involved with ds (even the boys!) and they often help me out with childcare if i need someone last minute. i know it isn't like this for everyone and some people find their "friends" soon forget who they are very soon. i hope your friends are as great as mine!

the one thing i would say is join as many baby groups or coffee mornings as you can once your baby gets to the 6 months mark. up until then he was great in the house and would just lie on the floor playing or go to sleep and i could get on and do things. after this he would get really bored staying in the house and very frustrated cos he would push his toys out of the way and wouldn't be able to reach them (he's non-crawler.)we are both a lot happier out of the house, or staying at home as long as there is other people to amuse ds - i think he gets bored of it being just me all the time.

sorry its so long!!

sohappyicouldcry · 27/04/2007 22:39

Just lurking as feeling old reading this thread !!! Just wanted to say good luck to bloomingbennett and don't worry. Enjoy the pregnancy and don't wish your time away !

P.S: Perfect Mother, your profile HASN'T appeared as far as I can see.

Night all xx

sohappyicouldcry · 27/04/2007 22:40

Sorry Perfect, just refreshed the page and your profile is there !!! SORRY....

BloomingBennett · 27/04/2007 22:40

OMG he looks so little and cute
thanks by the way i didnt know there was a thread on there but OMG i cant believe it did you bith study drama or something is that from your year book? youve got to show dotty!!

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nappyaddict · 27/04/2007 22:41

oh forgot about the breastfeeding... well it didn't go that great for us. i had to give up at 3 months cos i couldn't express and that's when i went back to uni.

firstly i would invest in a sling for ds to breastfeed in. means you can go about doing whatever you want whilst you feed your lo. secondly invest in lots of vest tops and shirts.

you might want to leave the hospital as soon as you can - i did. but really regretted it as i hadn't really figured out how to feed ds properly and they said we couldnt go home til he had eaten so to give him a bottle. i naively did as they said and then regretted it as ds would battle on the breast once he had had the faster flow of a bottle. my biggest piece of advice would be to stay in hospital until you have got the breastfeeding sorted.

Busybean · 27/04/2007 22:42

Ps Im at college and starting uni this sept

Busybean · 27/04/2007 22:44

I second nappyaddicts advice

PerfectMother · 27/04/2007 22:45

No, I was Finance, but we had creative writing class together (American uni works a bit differently than in the UK, you take lots of electives in different areas).

His senior picture is hilarious, I'll try and get that for you.

PerfectMother · 27/04/2007 22:46

Here's the breastfeeding topic

BloomingBennett · 27/04/2007 22:49

hi busy bean thats so great that you are training to be a midwife i bet it makes things easier lol

nappy-thats great advice thanks i too want to be out of there quickly so its a good thing you said that

thanks everyone for chattin to me tonight ive got to go to bed now wish i could talk longer its great havin this site here

thank perfect by the way now i can sho that off to my sister s wil you keep it on there for me ??

any thing else anyone wants to add about breast feeding very welcome

thanks for everythin tonite guys promise ill be back

nite nite xxxx

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BloomingBennett · 27/04/2007 22:52

ps perfect mother youre my star please try hehe didnt know you were from america WOW by the way hehe nite nite

that is really great advice i know thanks nappyaddict

nite nite

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nappyaddict · 27/04/2007 22:52

busy bean how long have you been at college? how old are your children?

PerfectMother · 27/04/2007 22:54

BB (I'm littlelapin normally, by the way ) I'm from North London luv! Just went to uni in the States.

lulumama · 28/04/2007 08:15

blooming- a friend of mine hires out the FEMME tens, it is £20 , not sure how long that is for, she is off on her hols today..so will get back to me in two weeks when she gets back....

also, re antenatal classes, ask your midwife about the NHS ones, often the SureStart midwife is a good place to start....i know at our local childrens centre they run classes, and hace a SureStart midwife there

also, private antenatal classes , with the NCT tend to book well ahead, and it is best to get in touch with your local branch...they do cost though, about £150 for a course

hope that helps x

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