I'm having battery issues with macbook pro

I've tried calibrating my battery on my fairly new (3 months old) macbook pro, but it has not resolved the issue. Whenever i connect the charger to my mac it momentarily lights up green for a few seconds and then goes to amber which obviously means it's charging. My issue is it never turns green after letting it charge for an hour or two. I've also noticed at the top, my battery icon the percentage time just when it's about fully charged rather than the percentage time go down it goes up. Please help

My issue is it never turns green after letting it charge for an hour or two.
It may not be fully charged after an hour or two, depending on how far down it was drained beforehand. A full charge can take several hours.
I've also noticed at the top, my battery icon the percentage time just when it's about fully charged rather than the percentage time go down it goes up.
If I'm understanding this garbled sentence correctly, you mean that the time estimate until full charge is achieved sometimes increases near the end. This is to be expected, because the rate of charging slows down at the end.
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