A friend of mine had all of 3 weeks to get used to (1) the idea that she was going to be a parent, (2) the fact that she was already 7 months along and (3) an early delivery of a baby that, 1 month prior, she hadn't planned on having and didn't know she was going to have.

I've always said there's no GOOD time to have a baby. If you think about it too much, you end up never doing it. Let's face it - children are a huge responsibility.

But 3 weeks? Wow - what a shock!