Hello! I'm 19 years old, and married, and I just recently (about a week ago) found out that I am pregnant. It was completely unexpected, because I was on birth control, although it is exciting.
My husband and I are both full-time students right now, so this was really the last thing we had planned. Financially things are definitely going to be difficult, which is stressful, but a baby is a blessing, even when unexpected, so as stressed as I am, I am equally happy about having a baby. So is my husband.
I'm just worried about how I'm going to adjust to life... I mean, I'm on a scholarship at school, and if I were to stop at all, I would likely lose my funding, and I have no money to go to school, and am not going to take out loans that I'll be paying off for the rest of my life. And I work part-time... so I'm a really busy person, and I'm not sure how to fit the baby into all of that. I believe that things always manage to work out well, I'm just getting stressed about school and work. How am I going to manage everything?
I'm also just worried about reactions of teachers/students. Most people thing it's odd enough that I am married so young... I have very little time between classes, and almost no time to go to the bathroom (and I have to pee alot now!!), and my teachers get super upset when people leave the room... I want to let them know that I now have special needs because of pregnancy so I don't look like a rude person getting up all the time to leave different classes, but I'm too uncomfortable to tell them I'm pregnant. They'll realize it as soon as my stomach grows, but I'm just not looking forward to the reactions of those in my school environment.
Has anyone else gone through this at college? Advice? I'm so excited to have the baby, I just don't want it to seem like some big scandal!!
Thanks.