18 yr old daughter pregnant

[Anonymous]

My 18 year old daughter is she's pregnant.

Any advice? She's in college (NVCC) and I'm concerned it will go to the wayside with all the new responsibility. Health issuance will not cover it, Would we have to pay out of packet?

She works 20 hours a week and earns 8 an hour.

Problem with medicare is government assistant and I always thought it was for the lazy, but accidents happen but I don't want to tell people that the baby might have to be on it..

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
Problem with medicare is government assistant and I always thought it was for the lazy, but accidents happen but I don't want to tell people that the baby might have to be on it..

You had me going up to here. Nice troll attempt.

[Anonymous]

If this is true....

Why won't insurance cover it? I've never heard of an insurance that won't cover a normal pregnancy. As for Medicaid, why on Earth would you have to tell anyone?

[Anonymous]

What is your concern? Your friend's opinions don't matter.

Does your daughter intend to keep the baby? What are the father's thoughts so far?

So much more to think about than telling anyone that Medicare might be needed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My 18 year old daughter is she's pregnant.

Any advice? She's in college (NVCC) and I'm concerned it will go to the wayside with all the new responsibility. Health issuance will not cover it, Would we have to pay out of packet?

She works 20 hours a week and earns 8 an hour.

Problem with medicare is government assistant and I always thought it was for the lazy, but accidents happen but I don't want to tell people that the baby might have to be on it..

Why isn’t she on your insurance? Don’t want people to think your daughter is lazy trash? Don’t raise lazy trash!

[Anonymous]

Got to planned parenthood. Terminate pregnancy. Resume college. Get birth control.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What is your concern? Your friend's opinions don't matter.

Does your daughter intend to keep the baby? What are the father's thoughts so far?

So much more to think about than telling anyone that Medicare might be needed.

You know that 18 year old people don’t qualify for Medicare, right?

[Anonymous]

The simple solution is for her to get an abortion. Probably about $500.

[Anonymous]

I think you mean Medicaid. I would really encourage adoption. It would be so much better for the child.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Problem with medicare is government assistant and I always thought it was for the lazy, but accidents happen but I don't want to tell people that the baby might have to be on it..

You had me going up to here. Nice troll attempt.

My mother acted the same way for a while.

[Anonymous]

Health insurance doesn't cover an adult dependent's pregnancy. Some employer coverage might, but it's not required.

Go get her insurance. Don't be lazy.

[Anonymous]

Why would you have to tell people?

My second child was born under our state Medicare, fully paid for, and no one knows.

How could this possibly come up conversationally?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think you mean Medicaid. I would really encourage adoption. It would be so much better for the child.

Yes, I did mean Medicaid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My 18 year old daughter is she's pregnant.

Any advice? She's in college (NVCC) and I'm concerned it will go to the wayside with all the new responsibility. Health issuance will not cover it, Would we have to pay out of packet?

She works 20 hours a week and earns 8 an hour.

Problem with medicare is government assistant and I always thought it was for the lazy, but accidents happen but I don't want to tell people that the baby might have to be on it..

Why isn’t she on your insurance? Don’t want people to think your daughter is lazy trash? Don’t raise lazy trash!

The insurance will cover her till 26, but it doesn't her kids.
I apologize for thinking that. Be honest no one ever thought that?

[Anonymous]

Assuming this is true...

Government assistance is for those who need it. When I was pregnant I was engaged to a man who made a decent amount of money (my now DH). I had just graduated grad school and was not working yet, and I was aged out of my parents' insurance. I needed it. I used it. We got married before the baby was born but back then, there was a 10 month waiting period for maternity coverage, so I stayed on the assistance throughout the pregnancy, because it allowed me to finish with the pregnancy with it.

I didn't think insurance could mandate that waiting period anymore, but if so, and if you can't add her instantly with pregnancy coverage, take the damn assistance for your daughter! Because she needs it!

If you are supportive with allowing her to live with you and helping to provide care/coverage, she can continue with school. She'll need a semester off. The best gift you can give her is to allow her to continue her education as planned and stepping in to help care for the child while she's at school or studying some of the time. Yes, she'll have to figure out how to multitask and give up some social things to become a mom. But she can do it.

Also, termination is absolutely an option. Personally, at 18 that's where I'd be headed and what I'd encourage my daughter to do, but not everyone is on the same page with that.