Hi, and wow what a surprise! I am sure you are full of a whole range of emotions at the moment.

I just wanted to share the story of someone I know, who was 20 and studying to be a doctor when she found out she was pregnant. Her baby's father stuck around (and I guess this is different for you since you said your baby has no father but is that because he doesn't want to be a father or because you don't want to stay with him or.....??) and she ended up finishing her studies with him doing a lot of the caring for the kids (they got married and had one more) and now she has a very successful career and she is 36 with 2 teenage kids. And I am about the same age with a 3 year old and a 5 year old, who are still babies and still so dependent! Granted, she had the support of her kids' father, but they made a LOT of sacrifices along the way, and worked very very hard and now they pretty much have it all. Now he is back at uni finishing his studies so he can advance his career.

You said you have one more year of your degree, so if you do decide to go ahead with the pregnancy, could you do the next semester and then defer the final semester? Or just defer and concentrate on working and saving up some money for when the baby gets here? Perhaps completing your studies part-time in 2010 would work?

I definitely think it is doable, you just have to decide which option will work best for you. Make sure you talk to the baby's father, the child support agency, centrelink and the uni ASAP so you can get all the facts about each option and make the best decision for you!

Good luck, and let us know how it goes.....