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Pregnant, 20 and just started a degree
The title just about sums it up!
I found out that i am pregnant. I don't believe in abortion and am going to keep my baby. I'm engaged to my partner of nearly 2 years and I turned 20 on Tuesday. I am doing a degree at a local college.
I am asking a number of things:
Who can i get support off of i.e. organisations, grants, etc
Anyone been through the same thing?
Is it wise to continue my uni course?
My family know and are all supportive and so I am very lucky. My fiance is an angel and is being fantastic and i know he'll do his best to make it as easy as possible.
I'm just so scared.
I found out that i am pregnant. I don't believe in abortion and am going to keep my baby. I'm engaged to my partner of nearly 2 years and I turned 20 on Tuesday. I am doing a degree at a local college.
I am asking a number of things:
Who can i get support off of i.e. organisations, grants, etc
Anyone been through the same thing?
Is it wise to continue my uni course?
My family know and are all supportive and so I am very lucky. My fiance is an angel and is being fantastic and i know he'll do his best to make it as easy as possible.
I'm just so scared.
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BabyBee
The title just about sums it up!
I found out that i am pregnant. I don't believe in abortion and am going to keep my baby. I'm engaged to my partner of nearly 2 years and I turned 20 on Tuesday. I am doing a degree at a local college.
I am asking a number of things:
Who can i get support off of i.e. organisations, grants, etc
Anyone been through the same thing?
Is it wise to continue my uni course?
My family know and are all supportive and so I am very lucky. My fiance is an angel and is being fantastic and i know he'll do his best to make it as easy as possible.
I'm just so scared.
I found out that i am pregnant. I don't believe in abortion and am going to keep my baby. I'm engaged to my partner of nearly 2 years and I turned 20 on Tuesday. I am doing a degree at a local college.
I am asking a number of things:
Who can i get support off of i.e. organisations, grants, etc
Anyone been through the same thing?
Is it wise to continue my uni course?
My family know and are all supportive and so I am very lucky. My fiance is an angel and is being fantastic and i know he'll do his best to make it as easy as possible.
I'm just so scared.
I'm afraid I have no answers to yourquestions but i just wanted to tell you how brave i think you are, good luck in whatever you choose to do
BabyBee
The title just about sums it up!
I found out that i am pregnant. I don't believe in abortion and am going to keep my baby. I'm engaged to my partner of nearly 2 years and I turned 20 on Tuesday. I am doing a degree at a local college.
I am asking a number of things:
Who can i get support off of i.e. organisations, grants, etc
Anyone been through the same thing?
Is it wise to continue my uni course?
My family know and are all supportive and so I am very lucky. My fiance is an angel and is being fantastic and i know he'll do his best to make it as easy as possible.
I'm just so scared.
I found out that i am pregnant. I don't believe in abortion and am going to keep my baby. I'm engaged to my partner of nearly 2 years and I turned 20 on Tuesday. I am doing a degree at a local college.
I am asking a number of things:
Who can i get support off of i.e. organisations, grants, etc
Anyone been through the same thing?
Is it wise to continue my uni course?
My family know and are all supportive and so I am very lucky. My fiance is an angel and is being fantastic and i know he'll do his best to make it as easy as possible.
I'm just so scared.
My best friend got pregnant in her first year of uni. She completed her first year and then did her 2nd year part time over 2 years and then finished her last year full time. It certainly is managable and to some degree you have an advantage of being home most of the time to complete assignments and do reading etc.
You will be eligable for child benefit and child tax credits and may get some extra help from student loans as you have a dependant.
I would say go for it, if it egts too much then you can go over your options with your college advisors. If you dont try you'll never know.
Hey, thanks for your replies. I don't feel brave!
What you're friend did (above) sounds sensible to me, and feasible, it's an art course BUT i think i could do a lot at home and the college have a nursery so i could use that, and maybe my family would help out if needed.
i'm not sure about work though. i always wanted to be a mum who was there 100% for my kid and so maybe if i didn't work (i mainly do weekends) then i wudnt spend too long apart from my baby.
there are so many things to sort!
including a house!
What you're friend did (above) sounds sensible to me, and feasible, it's an art course BUT i think i could do a lot at home and the college have a nursery so i could use that, and maybe my family would help out if needed.
i'm not sure about work though. i always wanted to be a mum who was there 100% for my kid and so maybe if i didn't work (i mainly do weekends) then i wudnt spend too long apart from my baby.
there are so many things to sort!
including a house!
We're the same age and I'm starting a degree in two weeks. I couldn't have a baby too, you're very brave, good luck, lots and lots of luck 
best of luck to you babybee your being so brave
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BabyBee
Hey, thanks for your replies. I don't feel brave!
What you're friend did (above) sounds sensible to me, and feasible, it's an art course BUT i think i could do a lot at home and the college have a nursery so i could use that, and maybe my family would help out if needed.
i'm not sure about work though. i always wanted to be a mum who was there 100% for my kid and so maybe if i didn't work (i mainly do weekends) then i wudnt spend too long apart from my baby.
there are so many things to sort!
including a house!
What you're friend did (above) sounds sensible to me, and feasible, it's an art course BUT i think i could do a lot at home and the college have a nursery so i could use that, and maybe my family would help out if needed.
i'm not sure about work though. i always wanted to be a mum who was there 100% for my kid and so maybe if i didn't work (i mainly do weekends) then i wudnt spend too long apart from my baby.
there are so many things to sort!
including a house!
It maybe worth approaching your council as there maybe some housin benefit or assistance they can give you.
thanks you guys, the support helps.
i'll let you know how things progress. i'm gonna leave it a couple of weeks to sort uni and work out as i need to find out what financial help is available. any more words of wisdom would be fab.
and as another note - i was on the pill. it's just one of those things!
i'll let you know how things progress. i'm gonna leave it a couple of weeks to sort uni and work out as i need to find out what financial help is available. any more words of wisdom would be fab.
and as another note - i was on the pill. it's just one of those things!
*hugs* I think what you are doing is wonderful, and I hope it all turns out well. Sounds like you have lots of support, which will probably make it a lot easier. Good luck, and I hope it turns out well for you!
I too was in my first year of uni when I found out I was pregnant with my daughter. I had only JUST turned 21 a couple of weeks prior.
I too was engaged to my (now) hubby at the time.
I was doing a French/TESOL course which required spending a year abroad, so I realised I couldn't continue with it as it's impractical to take a year abroad with a young child.
Sooo I finished my first year of it, and then took a year out. I then applied for a change of course to Classics.
I started my first year of Classics when my daughter was just turned 1 year old.
During that year we decided to try for another baby, and we did conceive.
I then finished that first year of Classics, and then had my son (last month).
I'm now taking another year out of uni and will return to my second year of Classics next Sept, when my daughter will be 3 and my son will be 13 months old.
Believe me it's doable
As for your question regarding grants and so on, you need to speak to your LEA. If you will require childcare whilst you are at uni, the government pays something like 80% (or maybe it's 85% - I forget exactly) of the cost if you are a full time student.
You get extra money for having a dependent.
Also you will get child benefit of course - everybody with kids gets that. When you have your baby, you will get given a Bounty pack in the hospital full of goodies (baby powder, couple of nappies, vaseline etc) and one of the things in the bag is a form for child benefit.
So then when you register your baby's name and get his/her birth certificate, you fill in the form and send it off with the birth certificate (don't worry they send you the cert. back) to apply for child benefit.
Child tax credit you may be entitled to also, but you have to contact the inland revenue for that.
Also you may be entitled to a Sure Start Maternity Grant. That is a one off payment of up to £500 which you don't have to pay back. Ask your midwife to give you the forms to apply for this. They have to stamp it for you anyway.
Another thing is Healthy Start vouchers. If you are on a low income, you can get vouchers to buy milk (and/or formula), fresh fruit, and fresh veg. When you are pregnant you get 4 tokens a month. Then when the baby is born you get another 4 tokens a month (so 8 in total). When the child turns 1 it goes down to 4 tokens again. (if, like me, you end up with a toddler over 1, plus a baby under 1, you get 12 tokens a month! 8 for the baby and 4 for the toddler). Each token is worth £2.80.
Again your midwife can give you the forms needed to apply for that. It needs to be stamped by them.
Congratulations on your pregnancy, I wish you a happy, healthy 9 months. If you need any more info from me feel free to pm me
xxx
I too was engaged to my (now) hubby at the time.
I was doing a French/TESOL course which required spending a year abroad, so I realised I couldn't continue with it as it's impractical to take a year abroad with a young child.
Sooo I finished my first year of it, and then took a year out. I then applied for a change of course to Classics.
I started my first year of Classics when my daughter was just turned 1 year old.
During that year we decided to try for another baby, and we did conceive.
I then finished that first year of Classics, and then had my son (last month).
I'm now taking another year out of uni and will return to my second year of Classics next Sept, when my daughter will be 3 and my son will be 13 months old.
Believe me it's doable
As for your question regarding grants and so on, you need to speak to your LEA. If you will require childcare whilst you are at uni, the government pays something like 80% (or maybe it's 85% - I forget exactly) of the cost if you are a full time student.
You get extra money for having a dependent.
Also you will get child benefit of course - everybody with kids gets that. When you have your baby, you will get given a Bounty pack in the hospital full of goodies (baby powder, couple of nappies, vaseline etc) and one of the things in the bag is a form for child benefit.
So then when you register your baby's name and get his/her birth certificate, you fill in the form and send it off with the birth certificate (don't worry they send you the cert. back) to apply for child benefit.
Child tax credit you may be entitled to also, but you have to contact the inland revenue for that.
Also you may be entitled to a Sure Start Maternity Grant. That is a one off payment of up to £500 which you don't have to pay back. Ask your midwife to give you the forms to apply for this. They have to stamp it for you anyway.
Another thing is Healthy Start vouchers. If you are on a low income, you can get vouchers to buy milk (and/or formula), fresh fruit, and fresh veg. When you are pregnant you get 4 tokens a month. Then when the baby is born you get another 4 tokens a month (so 8 in total). When the child turns 1 it goes down to 4 tokens again. (if, like me, you end up with a toddler over 1, plus a baby under 1, you get 12 tokens a month! 8 for the baby and 4 for the toddler). Each token is worth £2.80.
Again your midwife can give you the forms needed to apply for that. It needs to be stamped by them.
Congratulations on your pregnancy, I wish you a happy, healthy 9 months. If you need any more info from me feel free to pm me
xxx
you know me too well lol - but still, I'm being useful. don't begrudge me a chance to waffle on about pregnancy related things if I'm actually being useful for a change 
Well for one thing it is still very possible to get a degree out of this, might be hard work but still very do-able.
BabyBee
thanks you guys, the support helps.
i'll let you know how things progress. i'm gonna leave it a couple of weeks to sort uni and work out as i need to find out what financial help is available. any more words of wisdom would be fab.
and as another note - i was on the pill. it's just one of those things!
i'll let you know how things progress. i'm gonna leave it a couple of weeks to sort uni and work out as i need to find out what financial help is available. any more words of wisdom would be fab.
and as another note - i was on the pill. it's just one of those things!
I am pretty certain you can get some extra grants from your local council. Let them know of your situation and make sure you get everything you possibly can out of them.
I echo everyone else - I'll be 21 in less than a month and fathering seems a distant(ish) prospect atm, so you are extremely brave
Hello, congratulations on your pregnancy. I found out that I was pregnant about a month before I was supposed to start uni (this year). (It came up in a hip x-ray that I was about 5 months pregnant.) I've put university on hold for now, but will go in a few years.
Like xlouisax said, your midwife should be able to tell you what kind of support you're eligible for. Although, if she's like mine, she won't have a clue and will put you in touch with someone with more of an idea. Your local benefits office can also let you know what you're entitled to. I found this fairly useful in finding that kind of thing out: http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/MoneyTaxAndBenefits/BenefitsTaxCreditsAndOtherSupport/Expectingorbringingupchildren/index.htm
I can't think of anything else to add, but if you want to ask anything, feel free.
EDIT: I was also on the pill...
Like xlouisax said, your midwife should be able to tell you what kind of support you're eligible for. Although, if she's like mine, she won't have a clue and will put you in touch with someone with more of an idea. Your local benefits office can also let you know what you're entitled to. I found this fairly useful in finding that kind of thing out: http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/MoneyTaxAndBenefits/BenefitsTaxCreditsAndOtherSupport/Expectingorbringingupchildren/index.htm
I can't think of anything else to add, but if you want to ask anything, feel free.
EDIT: I was also on the pill...
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