Early pregnancy. What if I'm pregnant at 10?

What if you suddenly become pregnant at 10 years old. How can I inform my parents about this? What causes early pregnancy.

Children of 10 years are a golden age. The girls are still playing dolls, braids are plaited. It seems that they can worry about, at this time of early youth. But some girls start playing adult games too early, because of their inexperience, they do not observe simple safety rules. This leads to the fact that in our time you can hear the question: "I'm ten years old and I'm pregnant, what should I do?"

Can I get pregnant at 10 years old?

Someone from adults will be indignant, how can girls at such an early age get pregnant? Experts argue that as soon as the girl begins menstruation, physiologically her body is ready for pregnancy.

At what age is it better to give birth to the first child?

• The opinion of psychologists and gynecologists differs in this respect. From a psychological point of view, the optimal age is 28-35 years. By this time, the woman has got a family, a permanent place of residence, family life has been adjusted.
• . The woman has already received education and to some extent realized her career ambitions. She has lost the desire for constant intense entertainment. I want peace, home comfort, cares about the baby. Right now she is ready to devote herself to the baby
• without rest. But from the physiological point of view, the best reproductive age is 20-25 years. By this time, puberty is completely complete, the hormonal background is sufficiently stabilized, and the body itself is not burdened by a number of chronic diseases.

Signs of pregnancy at an early age

IMPORTANT: It is characteristic of young pregnant women that in the first trimester of pregnancy there is insufficient uterine softening,the magnitude of the delayed periods of the month and the moderate severity of a group of likely signs based on the statement of softening of the isthmus.

The main signs of pregnancy are the same as with all other women.

• Menstrual delay
• Toxicosis, nausea in the morning, loss of appetite
• Change in mammary glands, which usually starts at 8-12 weeks. The breast increases, becomes more sensitive. The area near the nipple can change color
• Frequent urination
• Constipation
• Increases basal temperature. Basal temperature is measured in the rectum with the help of an ordinary thermometer
• Gradual abdominal enlargement
• Abundant vaginal discharge
• Drowsiness, fatigue
• Possible increased body temperature, due to changes in the hormonal background of a woman and the acceleration of metabolic processes

What to choose: abortion or childbirth?

To answer this question, you need to consider the following:

• Is the father of the child ready to take responsibility? Does he agree to create and provide a young family with
• ?In the period up to 12 weeks, you can have an abortion. From 12 to 20 weeks, abortion is done only for medical reasons.
• The health of the girl and her age. First, you need to find out whether the child's body is ready for early pregnancy, whether the fetal bearing and delivery are dangerous for the girl's life. Secondly, you need to know whether abortion will cause infertility in a girl for life
• Psychological readiness of the girl to motherhood. Is the girl ready to become a mother at this early age and say goodbye to her childhood

At the age of 14 years, in the early stages of pregnancy( up to 12 weeks), the question is most often solved in favor of artificial termination of pregnancy. The production of abortion at this age, although it presents undoubted technical difficulties, but at the same time relieves from the solution of serious problems in the subsequent( wear, delivery, lactation), which also carry a considerable danger.
In all other cases, pre-pregnancy and spontaneous delivery should be preferred, since the risk to the health of the young pregnant woman from the artificial termination of pregnancy in the middle of the term is extremely high.

IMPORTANT: In any case, you need to remember the position formulated in the 30s of the current century: a minor age in itself is not an indication for abortion.

How do I tell my parents about pregnancy?

• If you suddenly find that you are pregnant at an early age, you must tell adults, preferably your parents. There is no point in discussing this with your peers, they have neither the experience nor the knowledge, nor the ability to help you.
• To begin, let this news be told to someone from adults with whom you have the closest and closest relationship. Perhaps it will be your mother, someone from relatives, a grandmother, a teacher or a mother's mate. Discuss with him how to behave further, how to inform parents and what is the way out of this situation.
• You should not postpone or be afraid to discuss this problem with adults. Now time is very important to you. First, pregnancy and miscarriage at an early age can be dangerous to your health, so you must be under medical supervision; secondly, if you want to have an abortion, this time is limited to the first 12 weeks of pregnancy.

Psychologist's advice on early pregnancy

• Earlypregnancy, pregnancy, which occurred in girls under the age of 18.If we talk about girls 10-14 years old, most of them are not ready either physically or psychologically for early pregnancy, childbirth and caring for a newborn.
• This is the age when a girl needs to go to school, to receive social communication skills, to decide on a future profession, to meet with friends, to study a household. Therefore, if the period and health allow, it is better to have an abortion
• If, for some reason, the girl decided to give birth, then it is better to temporarily stop going to school, rest more and psychologically prepare for future motherhood, in time to register with the women's consultation and periodically enterin the antenatal clinic, where they will conduct in-depth monitoring of her health condition and development of the fetus.
• . Parents and relatives should support any choice of the girl. Do not shout and offend the child. The behavior of children, and the mistakes they make, largely depend on the attitude of their parents towards them. Now your child needs your help.

Why is it dangerous to give birth early?

In girls under 14, the following complications in childbirth can be identified:

• clinical mismatch between fetal head and mother's pelvis
• weakness of labor
• birth injury
• hypotonic bleeding

Consequences of early pregnancy

Early pregnancy at the age of 10-14 has its ownfeatures of

• This is the period when the girl's body develops and grows. If the girl is pregnant, all the strength and nutrients of her body will go to the development of the fetus
• . In addition, pregnancy makes additional demands on all organs and systems of the young pregnant woman, who due to age-related characteristics are in a state of functional stress. Pregnancy in girls occurs in more difficult conditions associated with the immaturity of the adaptive mechanisms. The big load on an immature, fragile organism at this time, is a serious test of
• . There is no doubt that pregnancy, if it occurs at a young age, speeds up the processes of somatic and puberty. The secretion of estrogens and progesterone is not inferior to that of adult pregnant women
• Pregnancy at an early age is usually unwanted
• Usually, the gestation period for young girls is 1-2 weeks less than in adult women and is 38-39 weeks
• Many youngpeople are not ready to become fathers at an early age, and walk away from responsibility. As a result, a young girl becomes a single mother
• Families formed by young people very quickly break up or marriage is unhappy
• Some young mothers do not have time to get the right education, which leads to the fact that in their older age they can work only on low-paid jobs

If you have already begun an adult life, you need not be afraid to take responsibility for the deeds done. Timely conversation with an adult will help you make the right decision and keep your health.

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