Young first time mums

[Chl00]

Hi I’m 20, currently 19wks+4 and thought I’d try reach out to others that might be feeling left out of other threads x

@KajalTanna22 at my 12 weeks I had to pay £5 per photo x

Welcome any newbies to the chat! Thank you for sharing your experiences I’m loving reading all of them 💛

@Pol96 I didn't feel pregnant really until about 25 weeks. I have an anterior placenta so it's hard to feel her wiggling around in there.

But now at 34 weeks I'd do anything to not feel pregnant again 🤣 I am so done!!!!

Yay I'm so glad this was made! I'm 23 and currently 17+2 with a baby boy

Im 24 and had my little boy a week ago! I agree that there aren't a lot of younger mums on here. When I had my little boy I was the youngest on the ward!

@happygolucky6 that's actually really reassuring, thank you! I can't wait to be able to feel my baby move.. But it's a long way off.. And the days draaag in lockdown! X

Hi I'm 24 and am 30+1 with my first baby, it's a boy the private scan clinic near us has just reopened so we are going to try and get in for a 4D scan

Hi everyone, hope I'm ok to join! Also mid twenties and 12 weeks pregnant 🙂 we had a private scan on Sunday which was so nice, especially as they let dp in. I've got my hospital scan tomorrow along with all the blood tests etc, I'm a little nervous to say the least! Has anyone had all of these done at the same time during Covid? I'm hoping someone can tell me it won't be as bad as I think 😂 xx

Hi 😊 I'm 25 and 17+3 with my first.
@Jasminex1 your scan will be fine! I had NHS scans at 10 and 12 weeks and they were absolutely fine. It's a bit sad having to go on your own but I felt completely safe! Sonographer and all staff I saw were wearing masks and aprons, lots of hand sanitiser about and hardly anyone in the department both times I went. In fact walking through the hospital it was like a ghost town as no visitors etc anywhere. I'd say try and relax but I know that's easier said than done and if you're anything like me you won't sleep tonight 😂 but I'm sure everything will be absolutely fine xx

@bluebell94 thank you so much for the reassurance! I don't know why I'm so nervous! I think it's the blood tests and checks which are getting me, also the 2 week wait after this to get all the results back! It's going to be a long and sleepless 2 weeks I think xx

Hi everyone, hope you don't mind if I join😊 I'm 24 (really had to think about that😅) & not an 'official' first time mum as I had a little boy last year but sadly due to ill health we never got to bring him home. So for this baby everything from the point on bringing them home onwards will be new! I'm 14+3 today with our rainbow🌈

I'm 21 and 16+3 weeks pregnant! I'm so happy I have found this post! When I went for my 12 week scan i had to stand at a 2 meter distance from the reception desk to which I felt like I was closer to the people in the waiting area than the desk, the woman at the desk then asked for personal details full name, address and date of birth, felt like everyone in the waiting area was listening in and looking at me as I shouted my personal details across to the reception, I was defently the youngest there and felt very uncomfortable

@Jasminex1 you’ll be fine I didn’t get told I was going to have my blood tests done that day but the ladies were all very friendly and chatty to keep me calm as I don’t mind needles but I don’t like the thought of them taking my blood😅 was my first time getting one done without my partner there lol, but I was worried about nothing and my results came back very quickly and I actually forgot about them in that time 😶 x

@lionsmum sorry to hear about your first time, but congratulations on your rainbow baby and wishing you all the luck in the world this time round 💕

@EBM20 yeah I felt so weird at my first scan in the waiting area because I was a lot younger than the women sat near me and the waiting areas were small and I was worried about getting too close to anyone and then I couldn’t get my mask on that they gave me😂

@chl00 my 12 week scan was 3 weeks ago now and I didn't have to wear a mask. Although at the start of lockdown a week after I found out I had bleeding and went to a&e, my partner was allowed into the waiting room and the pre-assesment area and I was given a mask with ties and I struggled luckily partner was there to help but from there he was asked to go wait in the car and I was taken to a bed in the a&e assessment area on my own. My 20 week scan is in a few weeks and I'm dreading having to put a tie back mask on again, I'm going to wear one of my own disposable masks with elastic round the ears into the hospital and hope they don't request for me to put one of theres on!

@EBM20 I’ve got my 20 week scan in a week today and I bought myself a mask to slip on easily but it hasn’t got a filter so apparently it won’t protect me it will just protect people from me but if everyone else is wearing masks then I’m sure it will be fine, they didn’t tell me I had to wear one last time but they made me feel like I should

@Chl00 oh gosh, I think I'd prefer that so I didn't have time to worry about it! 😂 we're waiting for the results to come back before we tell everyone so fingers crossed it goes super quick!

@Chl00 I think she does. She spends a lot of her time sat at the side of me with her hand on my belly feeling him move about. She will purposely sit next to me, and pull my top up so she can feel. She also has her hand on my bump everytime she goes to sleep. And blows raspberries on bump too, then laughs when he moves haha. It's super cute x

@Jasminex1 🤞

@savanahxx aw that’s so cute it’ll be nice having them quite close in age x

Hey! Hoping I can jump on this thread, I'm 24 and 30+4 weeks with a baby girl 💖 I've had times of feeling like I've been put in a box of "young mums" during my pregnancy, it's crazy! Congratulations to all of you 🤗

Another one who had a child young, had DD at 21 and even though she's at uni now we're still the best of friends, ignore the haters .

I always knew I wanted to be in early/mid twenties when I had my first, my mam had me when she was 22 and I love that she's always been slightly younger than my friends parents and we've always been close ☺️ my partner always felt the same but for different reasons, he's the youngest and his parents were a lot older when they had him. Got married last July and after 6 months of trying here we are 😄

Hi everyone I am so happy to see this as I have felt the same! I am 26 and 14 + 4 weeks. I have Crohn's and take immune suppressants but have had a easy pregnancy this far so i'm quite lucky! I have booked a gender scan for next week so that my partner can come along. So nice to see so many of you on here!

I always knew I wanted to be a young mum too but was hoping to have my life a bit more together first, but what’s meant to be will be I can’t complain ☺️, my mum got pregnant at 19 and then had me at 24 so it’s nice to talk to her about it but with not being able to go to pregnancy groups it’s hard to meet other mums too..

@Chl00 I'm glad they'll only have such a short gap. But I'm also abit nervous about how much hard work it's going to be. I love my little girl to the moon and back but she can definitely be a huge handful at times!!

I also knew I wanted to be a young mum. My mum had me 3 days before her 18th birthday. I didn't alot of the bringing up of my siblings because my mum's a crap mum tbh, and I just knew it was what I wanted. Once I met my amazing partner, and we realised we was both on the same page about wanting children etc, we started TTC. We had 2 MMC before our beautiful DD. And then another MMC in between her and this baby. I feel so blessed to have my DD and this little one. 👼💙❤️ x