have you been to a dr. yet??? Maybe you are not as far along as you thought you were???? Also ive read that smaller girls take longer to show.

It's perfectly normal not to show at 16 weeks, i only showed properly when i was 24 weeks, i'll try and find thelinkfor you. As for the race issue, your parents need toaccept that this is 2008, race is not and issue anymore and should not be. This will be their grandchild and they should love him/her whether they are black, white, asian or purple with pink spots

If you have a tall torso, it's perfectly normal not to show for awhile. I hardly looked pregnant at all, and I was technically 39wks when I gave birth (my daughter weighed over 8lbs too)

My cousin was raised Catholic... school, church everything... she turned 18, out on her own, and about a month later was pregnant to an African American man too. My uncle always said "Just don't come home pregnant to a black man" (they were pretty prejudice) but he accepted that it's his grandson, and they love him unconditionally. It'll be hard to tell them, but once they accept they are going to be grandparents and see him/her for the first time, they'll fall in love. I fell in love with my niece (who was biracial) when I first saw her and my sister gave her up for adoption.

Good Luck!

as for the race thing it should matter if the baby is green with purple strips and pink hair it is a grandchild and they will except it im sure it may take til the see and hold the baby the first time but they will and i didnt show til late in my 6th month im about 5 foot 2 and normal weight is about 120

hi, i am 18 and have a daughter and pregnant.
Your parents will take a while to get used to the fact that your baby will be a different colour but should love it no matter what. Even if it was red, blue, orange it is there grandchild and should accept the fact that you are pregnant and deserve to be treated fairly and so should the baby.In time everything will be ok and time will tell.
good luck with the rest of your pregnancy and hope that everything goes smoothly.

When i was pregnant with my first child i was 16 and did not start to show until i was 28 weeks pregnant and she is now 18 months old and is healthy. She has no problems.

i am 17 and 24 weeks pregnant. my baby wasn't planned but now i realize i finally have something to live for as well. so yeah, i know the feeling.

Something to live for?
What a great burden of an idea to place on a poor child.

i appreciate your opinion, after all that's why we are on here, i guess, but there are many reasons a baby can provide something to live for. for, example, i have an eating disorder. for years my body and food have been my enemy. now my body is a vessel and food is necessary to have a healthy baby so i do my best to be healthy and enjoy it.

I totally no what you mean. I didn't mean it like that. But i feel that a baby is not meant to be brought in to the world to solve our own personal demons. Its not fair to the baby. But I dod understand what you mean. I was battling bulimia for several years, I was also cutting, it stopped when I got pregnant, because its not longer about you. But I didn't get pregnant, and think now I have something to live for. When I got pregnant. I decided i didn't want the baby to suffer because of me, and that I wanted to be healthy for my baby. I never wanted my kid to see me like that.

i understand what you mean. and i can relate to the cutting thing too. that is not why a baby is brought into the world, but that is what the baby has done for me. like you, i never wanted my child to feel neglected because i was in the hospital getting fluids put in me, or whatever... i don't want my child to see mye like that. so we are saying it differently, but i feel we are on the same page.

As the mother of 3 teen girls I know your parents will be upset for a few minutes but there main concern will be you and your baby getting the medical care you need to bring your baby into the world happy and healthy.My oldest daughter id 17,she has a 2 year old son who we love very much and she is 6 mos along with baby # 2,a girl.We cant stand the daddy of baby #2 but we will love this baby as much as my grandson.