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Q: My Friend
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smoothiesRyummy
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My point is, i've never known anyone besides my mom that's been pregnant before. I don't know what to say or do! Should I be happy for her, scared for her, excited for her? What should I say to her? What kind of things are acceptable/unacceptable to say to a pregnant 17 year old? Was it wrong for me to act excited today when she told me? I'm lost here. Any advice from real pregnant teens would be greatly appreciated.
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Purple_Butterflies
Experienced User
| smoothiesryummy wrote: |
| so, today my friend told me in the lunch line that she's pregnant. She's about 5 weeks and she's due sometime in june. We're not best friends or anything but we've know each other for a few years and i'd say we're good friends. She's in grade 12, a year above me.
My point is, i've never known anyone besides my mom that's been pregnant before. I don't know what to say or do! Should I be happy for her, scared for her, excited for her? What should I say to her? What kind of things are acceptable/unacceptable to say to a pregnant 17 year old? Was it wrong for me to act excited today when she told me? I'm lost here. Any advice from real pregnant teens would be greatly appreciated. |
was she excited about it? Just be supportive. That'll help.
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smoothiesRyummy
Experienced User
| purple_butterflies wrote: | ||
was she excited about it? Just be supportive. That'll help. |
well I asked her and she said she's both scared and happy.
By supportive what do you mean? What sort of phrases are supportive? Sorry i'm absolutely clueless.
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HcoBrunette06
Especially eHealthy
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Purple_Butterflies
Experienced User
| smoothiesryummy wrote: | ||||
well I asked her and she said she's both scared and happy. By supportive what do you mean? What sort of phrases are supportive? Sorry i'm absolutely clueless. |
its ok, well when I found out I was pregnant, I was scared and happy. It helps if you act excited and try and have fun with her. Like talking about names and what sex she wants, stuff like that. When I found out my bf started looking up names for boys and girls stuff like that. Just try and tell her she'll be ok and that your there for her. And that you think she'll be a great mom, stuff like that, and what a great job she'll do. And how she can count on you for moral and emotional support
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smoothiesRyummy
Experienced User
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smoothiesRyummy
Experienced User
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Zanny
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