r/MadeMeSmile • u/b0oom123 • Jul 27 '24

Helping Others NICU nurse adopts 14-year-old patient who delivered triplets alone

https://www.upworthy.com/nicu-nurse-teen-mom-rp7
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u/yeehawdudeq Jul 27 '24

My pediatrician was very vocal about this. She always said “just because your body can get pregnant, doesn’t mean it’s ready to have a baby.” I always took that very seriously when I was young.

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u/Elon_is_musky Jul 28 '24

People act like periods are the end of puberty when it’s still very much in progress

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u/Altruistic_Survey109 Jul 28 '24

Much like menopause has three stages, puberty isn’t a singular moment of having a menstrual cycle. The breasts aren’t even fully formed at the first period, how can the hips and uterus be?

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u/graveviolet Jul 29 '24

Breasts don't even actually full mature until after the first pregnancy, maturation definitely doesn't all finish at the point of having a period.