What does it feel like to be pregnant and underage?

Answered on anonymous because most of my peers don't know I was a teen parent, and to avoid hurting my mother. ---- I wasn't a young person you'd expect to become a teen parent. I was bright, pro-social, and well liked. read more

But for all of its joyfulness, pregnancy is also difficult and complex. Some women find pregnancy to be very hard. What pregnancy really feels like. I can’t take credit for admitting that pregnancy is hard. Susan Magee, author of “The Pregnancy Countdown Book” imparted that revelation. Her book guided me through pregnancy. read more

8. What contractions feel like: Though many don't know it, pregnant women start having contractions at around 12 weeks' gestation, Hoffman said. These "practice" contractions are called Braxton-Hicks, and they're rarely painful. Instead it feels like the uterus is getting hard and tight, "like a basketball," Hoffman said. read more