Pregnant at uni ?

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Hi everyone ! just have a dilemma, well not even a dilemma, I just need some encouragement and support.

Had my first DD at the age of 19, 18 when I got pregnant, she was a pill baby and I was 3 months when I found out, dropped out of my college course as I couldn't face going back and having everyone know I was pregnant, me and my boyfriend were very temperamental at the time and I felt to be honest ashamed.

I'm 20 now and ive just started uni in September, my daughter is nearly one and a half, I've just found out I'm pregnant. What is the protocol at uni for this ? Is it possible to continue my degree ? Has anyone else has this experience ? I really don't want to drop out of my degree but also cannot face an abortion, can anyone offer any advice or experience please !

I am pregnant and doing my degree. You don’t have to drop out unless you want to. You have to tell the uni for health and safety and also to apply for mitigating circumstances so they can help you with coursework extentions and exams etc

Good luck :)

@kawla that's made me feel slightly better, how far into your degree are you ? X

This is my third year, another year to go. My due date is before easter so will make use of the easter holidays and then see how I feel about doing my exams in May or will ask the uni to let me do them in August as first sits

I did my degree whilst pregnant. Speak to uni. They were really supportive

I was in exactly the same position as you when I started my degree. I spoke to the undergrad office. They moved my tutorials all to one day and they permitted me to miss all of my tutorials after I gave birth halfway through the year. I then interrupted my studies for two years until my eldest started school. They were really great about it and very supportive. I think that most tutors and administrators these days are much more understanding about students having lives outside of the course and many were downright keen to male sure that I had reasonable access. Fundamentally a lot of people are actually just nice people and will want to help you if you ask for it,

Feel free to pm me if you need any support. I know it’s tough.

Good luck OP totally do-able and depending on the Uni they can be so very supportive. Get in touch and let them know and they will help you out. It is not that uncommon of a thing for them.

You will also get special consideration during exams and coursework too. Oh and Mat Leave as well, I was able to postpone my dissertation as I was on "Mat Leave"

Hi

I used to be a co-ordinator at a Uni. At my place it depended on what degree you were doing. We had students fall pregnant who were doing Pharmaceutical degrees and they would have to take a break for a year as they weren't allowed in labs. If you are doing a course such as English then this shouldn't be a proplem.
Can you make an appointment with your Course Director to discuss this and see what they recommend?

I'm doing community studies with health so nothing in labs or anything like that. Thankyou everyone ! Feeling a lot more positive x

I'm pregnant and in the middle of a degree.

I'm just taking a year out and going back exactly where I left off and will graduate with the year below me.

People get pregnant all the time during their degree, they will make provisions for you.

Hi I'm pregnant I'm my final year so far it's been grand. I do a lot of work from home started my dissertation recently it's done at home pop in for the odd lefcure I should finish my uni work the week or two before I'm due all coursework will be in well before that. And I should graduate with my class in July. Failing a Christmas graduation. They are very accommodating!! Only thing I don't like is the younger ones in class are a bit annoying "omg ur pregggnannnnntttttt how r u gonna do it?!!!! Same way as u love . Just with a bigger belly" Don't panic it's grand!

Hi OP! Congratulations!

I'm studying at Uni and am currently 40+5 weeks (and praying this pregnancy ends soon!) As my partner is in the year below at a different Uni I decided to suspend my studies for this year and restart next September. I think quite a lot of Unis are happy for you to suspend for a year under these circumstances, so maybe this could be an option for you too?

You might not even find this necessary though if you already have a young child and are managing well at Uni. You sound like superwoman to me right now! My only advice is to tell your personal tutor or someone at your Uni as early as you can so that they can discuss your options with you :)

Best of luck with your pregnancy!

Hi I am in same position 2nd year uni 11 weeks pregnant I have a 5 year old and 4 year old and really want to make it through the year my course finishes in April and baby is due in June. I don't really want to take a year out and would start back in September however if this is do able or not I'm unsure!! congratulations

I fell pregnant towards the end of my degree (planned it that way however we didn't think it would happen that quick) and I found out the day before my dissertation was due in which made focussing impossible haha. I informed the uni and they put me in a MC room for my exams so I could pop to the loo and each time I went the loo I was given extra time to account for it. They were really nice and although it was at the end of my studies, I was studying chemistry so there were a few labs I couldn't go into. Do what you feel is best. I've postponed starting a PGCE for another year ontop of the year I intended to take out because I feel it's time I won't get back with the baby but do whatever is right for you x

Thankyou everyone ! I'm feeling so so much better after reading this, I really was panicking. I realised i put my daughter is nearly one when she's infact 16 months ??) clearly pregnancy brain is setting in early this time 😂 thanks to everyone who answered ! Xx

I fell pregnant in my first year of uni at 18. I never even contemplated quitting my course just got on with things lol. My son was born at the end of November so I had a nice long Christmas break with him and went straight back to my classes after he was born, even kept up breastfeeding too. All of my tutors were understanding and although I kept up with attendance to lectures I was given several extensions on course work when necessary. After the long three years (of also working part time throughout that too) I somehow managed to get a degree! So it is very much possible, 11 years on I am looking forward this time around though to not having coursework to write up every evening after baby number 2 arrives :)