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10947 tn?1281404252

Introducing the new Pregnancy 20 & Under community

Hi,

As this community has grown quite a bit quickly, we've realized that 34 & under is a very broad range of ages and encompasses a lot of age groups that are in different points of their life. After speaking to a few members, and also getting several suggestions from members, we are breaking this community out into 2 communities.

First, we have added a Pregnancy community for women under the age of 21 and it's located at: http://www.medhelp.org/forums/show/259. This will be a community where women under 21 can connect and discuss being pregnant as well as issues around trying to conceive. Second, this community has been renamed and is now for women age 21-34.

This change does not mean that women under 21 can not participate in here, since we know a lot of women have made friends here of all ages. Mostly though, new topics/questions regarding pregnancy if you are under 21 should be placed in the new community.

Please let us know if you have any questions and again, thanks for being part of MedHelp and helping this community grow so much!

MedHelp
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389578 tn?1295354327
im 18 and very mature for my age ( not being bigheaded or anything) but i feel more comfortable talking to older "mature " woman who have had alot more experince etc.. i will not be joining the 21 & under forum as i simply belieive 13-14-15-16 -17 year olds should not be getting pregnant!!! ( i know it happens easily) and then they will be coming out with all sorts of silly questions! i dont mean to sound horrible but if your going to get pregnant you should have some knoledge about pregnancy etc!! i have had 3 miscarriages in a  row! and it makes me so upset to see all these "young " teenagers getting pregnant it annoys me so much, i really hope know one minds me staying in teh older forums!

thanks a bunch  
chloe x
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384896 tn?1335294331
Well even though I'm not 21-34 I'm stilll gunna stay on here aswell as the 20 and under forum, cuz people my age, I can give advise to from what I know... but I'm not gunna rely on a buncha people as young as 13 up to 20, for info that I honestly cannot trust.
I'm sorry, but I'm thinking maybe you should guys should have expanded 20 and under to maybe 18-25... then 26-34 or something like that.
So atleast we got some relyable people in there for info.

I think you guys should monitor that group CLOSELY because there's gunna be alot of inexperience girls and women on there that could be giving bad advice or bad ideas to the younger ones...

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484465 tn?1532214032
Thinking that any of us really have anything to do with teen pregnancy is silly anyway.  Young ladies have been getting pregnant forever.  No forum is going to be a contributor to the issues of teen pregnancy.  It existed in astronomical numbers before everybody even had the internet.
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187316 tn?1386356682
I think it is a great idea and I know that a week ago a lot of people were suggesting it. Its not a forum for younger kids to ttc its a forum for if they are already pregnant. I think that they will be able to make friends close to their age and maybe share the same worries and problems. I'm sure a lot of us are going to go over there and advise them about their pregnancies. You don't have to worry about them coming to this forum to ask questions about trying to conceive since they'll be on a different forum where you can choose to answer or not. Also what if some 15 or 16 year old girl is pregnant and confused and needs questions answered.... there is a place she can go where people around her age are going through the same thing. I don't think we should look at this negatively but rather as a positive. A lot of us may not like younger people getting pregnant but a lot of times at that age its because of an accident not because they were actively trying to get pregnant.
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342647 tn?1291107933
I really think this is not such a good idea, I know this does not apply to all women 20 and under but from some of the posts we have recieved on this forum and the information or misinformation they appear to have it would be a bit like the blind leading the blind.  I do think it would be nice for these women to talk to others in a similar situation without being judged by the others who may have more experience but it does seem like these girls need the advice and sometimes harsh realities presented to them by the older (sorry for that term) women.  
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i agree witth the other girls. I just turned 18 and id much rather use this pregnancy forum than the new one. of course ill be on that one to, but like many have said b4, ive made friends here, and i feel better talking to other experienced women who will take matters seriously. and if no one minds,, i too, would like to stay at the 21-34 forum. But if others agree that i dont belong here, than please let me know so i can leave. I wouldnt wanna be somewhere where people dont want me.
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230972 tn?1224470126
i think the younger forum is a great option for some whom would feel more comfortable there. new members may? hopefully it wont get hounded by silly questions and will stay nice, helpful and positive. i certainly hope some of the lovely intelligent and informative friendly young ladies on here (kstarr, cyrsi etc) - stay here!  i think the idea was just to get rid of silly 13-17 years olds intentionally trying to get pregnant and asking stupid attention seeking questions like 'how can i get pregnant even if he doesnt want to have a baby with me?' or being asked questions about ttc when they say stuff like i dont care who 'knocks me up' as it was put. im sure everyone whom is pregnant will be welcomed with open arms :-)
i hope too that i can help people and learn from them.  after a long battle ttc we bet the odds and got pregnant! having a baby boy early august!
xoxxx
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403153 tn?1297254495
I`m 32 almost and sometimes I feel old when I see how young are the other members. But the most important thing in life is experience and not the age. Because someone who has 3 childrens knows more than me about delivery. Everyone who is serious and has problem is welcome in forum age 21-34.
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Bridget, the moderators simply make sure everybody gets along and that questions are answered. This isn't going to be strict with a ton of incredibly crazy rules.

ButterflyCotton, they aren't being strict about it and you're welcome to stay on this particular forum.
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366779 tn?1291343396
what the hell? I don't care about the 20 and under forum, I will remain on the same one as  I'm not having a 14 year old answer a serious question about pregnancy. I might as well ask my eight year old brother.
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479007 tn?1210296943
i agree i think it needs to be watched too but all who get preg. needs someone to talk to aswell
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If you re-read the message MedHelp posted they said it wasn't going to be strict. That they understand many of you have made friends here. First people complain and want a Teen Pregnancy Forum and once MedHelp listens to those requests people are upset. You don't have to leave this forum and I know that you guys are very mature and contribute a lot to this particular forum.

As for the "moderators", they are MedHelp members.
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Yeah.. I see how they would want to break it up, kind of.. There was a lot of complaints about some really stupid questions.. I mean, no offense to any of you who don't know much about pregnancy, but I get what you mean. Especially with the young girls being totally wreckless and careless and actually trying when they really have no business to be. Me, I'm already pregnant, trying to do the best I can, and to help others here.
1stXmama, ttc means Trying to conceive.. attempting to get pregnant.
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363110 tn?1340920419
I think any of you girls who've made friends here and are under 21 are WELCOME here!.. I don't think any of the ladies on this forum want 16-17yr olds asking stupid questions about "wanting to get pregnant" and TTC. That's all,

So from me (a 21) I hope you stay and continue to post. I wish they'd have made it an 18-34 forum... but 21 it is.
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489483 tn?1223177947
hey dont think im dumb well just a lil lol but what's ttc??
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Avatar universal
Pregnancy-related issues*
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=l  Well, as this is a touchy subject, I personally do not feel I belong on the 21 and under forum. I'm not sure how all of you ladies feel about that, for those of you that know me, and I think I have pretty well-meaning, knowledgable advice for women of all ages, seeing as how I have taken the liberty of educating myself a LOT on pregnancy since I myself have become pregnant.. I think that I will probably stay here on this forum, even though I am only 16.. Unless if I suddenly become unwanted here, then I will take it upon myself to not come back, but I doubt that will be the case, as I seem to have gotten along with everyone here quite well.. And I would like to believe that I have helped a good number of women who were confused or uncertain about many pregnancy related-issues. Not to toot my own horn here, or anything.. But that's just how I feel.
If I had more time to devote to MH I would spend a lot more time on the 20 and under forum, to make sure the other women are well advised.. But sadly I don't think I will.
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293845 tn?1227997530
Good! that will get rid of all the annoying 16 and 17 year olds who are ttc!!
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456039 tn?1302660148
I am with Linzola. I am 19 but don't think I would use the 20 and under because I don't feel as though I would relate with the people on there. I feel as though I relate a lot better with the women older then me, and I appreciate being able to get an answer from women have been through it, and know what they are talking about.

I hope no one minds that I stay on the 21-34 group.
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290867 tn?1333569278
Not to be rude but I feel that the pregnancy 21 and under is not the best idea. It is going to bring a lot of immature questions as well as a lot of unwanted pregnancys. I am 19 and I dont believe that I will be using that forum as much as the 21 and up forum because I have made friends with a lot of people on that forum and I dont believe that many of the 21 and under are going to have any idea about some of the problems that I am facing. This was a wanted pregnancy and I hope no one minds that I may not use it. If I am not welcome to stay on the forum that I was on I dont believe I will stay as a member of medhelp.
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326590 tn?1296062449
Yeah I know they monitor them, but they don't really pay too much attention to the discussions unless users complain to them. Then they remove them. I'm more concerned about false or negative information that might be passed along amongst the young ladies. I don't think MH will be watching for that.
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loismwallace, MH has monitors that will be closely watching the boards on every pregnancy forum!
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427258 tn?1266445242
ill prolly check in from time to time just to be curious and possibly correct some of the crazy stuff...i just hope if others (21+) choose to get on there that they avoid making it a stressful forum!
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326590 tn?1296062449
I hope that MedHelp will monitor that group closely....I'm affraid there may be a lot of bad information passed around on that forum, based on some of the posts I have read on here from the younger generation. I'm not referring to all. Ya'll know the posts I'm talking about....lol Pregnancy via oral sex, etc. etc....
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