Hi my name is Caroline and I got pregnant at the age of 14. I could not believe it when I did the pregnancy test - nothing felt real. I really did not know what to do. I did not have a great relationship with my mum and the father was long gone, so I spoke to my sister who was very supportive.

I went through the usual options and decided to keep my baby. At 15 I had a beautiful baby girl. it was very difficult being a mum when I was only a child and I had alot of issues going on at the time. My mum looked after my daughter for about a month because I felt I was not good enough but being without her depressed me so I got my daughter and we moved into a bed and breakfast. Well I made mistakes along the way and you learn very quickly to grow up and become responsible.

I wish there was alot more help out there for me I felt so alone at times. But when I was at my lowest I would gaze into her eyes and it filled me with strength. She kept me going because she needed me. I am now 34 and my daughter is nearly 19 we have a wonderful relationship and she has brought me so much joy. She is in her 3rd year at college studying performing arts and I am a full time carer, which she helps me with. I am so proud of her and she praises me for boing such a good job and loves the fact that im a young mum.

I'm so glad I chose to keep my baby. I think that if you are going to be a young mum then the first thing is to accept its not going to be easy and secondly accept any help you can get. There is no room to feel to proud. If anybody wants to ask me anything please feel free and I wish you all good luck.

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nena12 says...
written by nena12 , September 06, 2009

it is good that you decided to keep your baby at an early age. i have this friend that got preg. at 14 to but she aborted. now shes almost 18 and she regrets the entire thing she never stops thinking bout that baby and how it would look. it sounds like you and your daughter have a good relationship. i think thats the best thing between a mother and a child.

Ogies says...
written by Ogies , September 06, 2009

I admire your courage. I myself doubt that I`ll ever be so brave. I dont nearly have half the courage that you had and still have. You gave "being a mom" a new name. I wish all young girls would follow your example.

bunny88 says...
written by bunny88 , September 14, 2009

what happened to your baby girls father? xxx

shelbiehayes says...
written by shelbiehayes , September 14, 2009

hey im shelbie and im 14 im glad that im not the only one out there too,
me and my bf have been togehter for a while now and im a little worried and scared that i may be pregant i have not come on to my period yet i am 5days late, im also worried what my family would think.
me and my bf have spoken about this and what we both would want if i was pregant he said he would stick by my side though what ever choice we choose, the only thing im worried about is whatmy family may think my sister was also a young mother too and her little boy is adorablee.
i just hope that someone could give me a little advise on what i could do if so this would be great and i would be soo greatful.

thankyouu :)
xx

lizzie says...
written by lizzie , September 17, 2009

i admire ur courage as well.and as we all knw everything happens for a reason,ur gettin pregnant at age 14 was truly a blessing in disguise.God bless u xxxx

Alisha_Reece says...
written by Alisha_Reece , October 04, 2009

Hi there , iam happy that you desided to keep your baby , my mum got pregnant with me at the age of 14 , am quite glad she did as 3 months after she gave bith to me my father was murderd :(

giid luck xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

mkayy94 says...
written by mkayy94 , October 22, 2009

well im 14 and i think im pregnant ive missed my period for 8 days and im scared.. and on top of all that my boyfriend ive been with for almost two years.. well we broke up for about 3 months and he started dating this other girl and they broke up and now we are back together and turns out her got her pregnant. so he has one baby on the way it would be horrible for me to be pregnant too.. im so scared.. i dont even know where to begin to see if i am pregnant i took a pregnancy test 2 days ago and it said neg. but i dont know.. help?

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written by J x , November 15, 2009

im 14, and might be pregnant, my boyfriend whos 16 says whaever happens hes there for me and we have plans for the future. only thing is im really scared i missed my period.
but a test i took a week ago said negative but im still having pregnancy signs. i cant talk to my parents about this because they would hate me if i told them, and my dad would probably stop me from seeing my boyfriend, i couldnt do this without my boyfriend though because i love him soo much and we are kinda engaged.
i wouldnt want an abortion though, im really scared can somebody please help?? xx

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