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At the age of 20 I got pregnant. I didn't go to the doctor until

Posted On Thursday, June 20, 2002  by Susan

At the age of 20 I got pregnant. I didn't go to the doctor until I was about 3 months. When the doctor told me my due date, I was thrilled. It was around my belated mother's birthday. Every time I went to the doctor I had blood drawn and urine samples taken. I ended up having lots of protein in my urine causing me to do two 24 hour urine samples. Then my blood pressure was going up. I was only in my 22nd week. So, my doctor had me do my 2nd ultrasound to see if the baby was doing OK. I had to go... Read more


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