Pregnant Teens and Teen Moms

I wish you the best of luck, im not going to tell you it will be easy bc trust me its going to HARD! Im not a teen mother but my sister was 17 when she had her baby. She had a very tough pregnancy and was on bedrest for the last 4 months of her pregnancy, she missed out on most of her senior year, but she got home school and got to graduate. I think you will be just fine, and hopefully your boyfriend will be able to stand beside you. My sister will be 19 in april she got married when she was 17 but its def not easy. But im sure at the end of the day it will be worth everything and you'll make a great mother!!

I had gotten pregnant at 18 and had my son 2 months before my 19th birthday. I think it is great if your boyfriend is mature enough to stand by your side and deal with the fact that you are both going to be parents. When I was 18 I ended up dropping out of HS, got pregnant, and got married. 3 months into the marriage and the pregnancy I left my ex due to abuse. My son is now 3 yrs old and im pregnant with my 2nd child. Life is hard and trust me you do get some nasty looks but just remember that as long as you are doing what is right for you and the baby that is all that matters. The other thing is if you have friends that cant support your decision then they arent really worth keeping around. you need to have friends and family that will support you. and sometimes its nice to have strangers support you too

I was 17 when I got pregnant for the first time, I'm not a teen mom...I lost my baby. Now as an adult I have 2 beautiful daughters. It's not easy facing a pregnancy as a teen, but I know you can do it. If this is what you want and you have a good family support system you will be ok. It's not going to be easy, it isn't always easy to have a child as an adult though either. Keep your head up and remember that things will get easier. The best thing I can recommend to you is no matter how hard it is please stay in school. Get your education and finish high school and go to college. Even if you do it online from home, I promise you that having an education will make it so much easier for you in life and so much easier for you to be able to provide for your baby and be an independent mother. I am 26 now & just now finishing my college education. Not to proud to say it, but I was a college drop out. Anyway, I go to an amazing university online and get to stay home and take care of my kiddos. Not having a college education has made it really hard for my husband and I to provide for our kids. We struggle a lot, but no one is perfect and we all make mistakes. The thing is to make the best of it. Once I finish school I will be able to provide better for my kids and my husband will be able to go back to school too. As far as your confidence,it doesn't really matter what your peers think. High school comes and goes. Once you get out into the work field, if you got your education and are raising your baby after being a teen mom people will have nothing but respect for you. People judge because they forget that it only takes one time to get pregnant and they forget that when they were that age they were doing the same thing, only difference is they got lucky enough to become teen parents. It could just as easily happen to anyone else. Having a child is a blessing and a miracle no matter what your age. I hope you can become excited about your future as a mom and also stay on track with your future.

There are so many support groups out there that will help you and it's amazing thing to be able to have a baby.
My friend got pregnant with her boyfriend due to the same thing happening to them. Her daughter is now 2 years old and she said looking back it may have been a difficult road to choose but she is so thankful that she kept the baby.
I am very proud of you and believe that if you want to be the best mum for your baby you will be able to it
Btw I am 21 expecting my first baby and Due August 12th.
I have been there for alot of my friends who had teen preganancy , and even though I am older than you it's still my first baby too so if you ever wanna talk feel free to message me on here or email me
capriciousangel31@gmail.com