Due to privacy purposes, names have been changed.
You know those times when you wish you were dreaming?
WELL...
I'm experiencing one of those moments NOW.
It all started when one of my friend, Rebecca, was complaining about how she kept putting on unwanted weight. Everyone thought that everything was DANDY until she began missing her monthly "presents from Mother Nature" (commercials on tv nowdays are pretty catching!!!!). She didn't want to believe what was happening to her so she didn't do anything about it and just kind of... IGNORED IT!!!!!
After about a month, she started experiencing stomach pains that were unbearable. Rebecca then took a pregnancy test...
SURPRISE!!!!
She was pregnant. Rebecca didn't know what to do next. She just curled up into a ball and started crying. I did all that I could to comfort her, but nothing would work. She was just so upset that she did this to herself. When I asked her what she wanted to do with her pregnancy, she said that she for sure didn't want to get an abortion but wasn't sure whether or not to put it up for adoption.
The morning after she found out, she made her mind up that she wanted to put it up for adoption.
The next step was to tell her parents and to get a doctor's appointment ASAP! Rebecca didn't know a THING about pregnancies. She didn't even know that she is suppose to take prenatal vitamins! I then started researching information for her and called my aunt, an OBYGN, asking her about what Rebecca should do. My aunt told me what Rebecca should start eating and drinking and how much rest she should take. (She couldn't give me too much information due to malpractice laws.)
You know those times when you wish you were dreaming?
WELL...
I'm experiencing one of those moments NOW.
It all started when one of my friend, Rebecca, was complaining about how she kept putting on unwanted weight. Everyone thought that everything was DANDY until she began missing her monthly "presents from Mother Nature" (commercials on tv nowdays are pretty catching!!!!). She didn't want to believe what was happening to her so she didn't do anything about it and just kind of... IGNORED IT!!!!!
After about a month, she started experiencing stomach pains that were unbearable. Rebecca then took a pregnancy test...
SURPRISE!!!!
She was pregnant. Rebecca didn't know what to do next. She just curled up into a ball and started crying. I did all that I could to comfort her, but nothing would work. She was just so upset that she did this to herself. When I asked her what she wanted to do with her pregnancy, she said that she for sure didn't want to get an abortion but wasn't sure whether or not to put it up for adoption.
The morning after she found out, she made her mind up that she wanted to put it up for adoption.
The next step was to tell her parents and to get a doctor's appointment ASAP! Rebecca didn't know a THING about pregnancies. She didn't even know that she is suppose to take prenatal vitamins! I then started researching information for her and called my aunt, an OBYGN, asking her about what Rebecca should do. My aunt told me what Rebecca should start eating and drinking and how much rest she should take. (She couldn't give me too much information due to malpractice laws.)
After I gave Rebecca all the information that my aunt gave me, the next thing to do was to get her a doctor's appointment. The only problem was that Rebecca doesn't have insurance. She then had to fill out all these forms to apply for government health programs. Once she was done with them, she was able to get an appointment. By the time she went to the doctor, she was already about 6 weeks pregnant. She told me that she began crying when she heard the baby's heart beat during her ultrasound.
Rebecca also called some adoption agencies and was able to fill out some forms for that. She's now in the process of reconsidering her decision about adoption. She doesn't know what's best for her because she's kind of getting attached to her child.
I hope that she figures it out soon...
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