I am new here and I just want you girls to know that I know what it is like and I know what you are going through.
I was 18 when I found out I was pregnant. I was so scared and some people told me I should have an abortion. I didn’t though and I went to school. I didn’t have the father to support me, but I did have my family once they got over the shock. I thought about adoption but I really wanted to keep my baby. I went to college and it was really tough, but I did it. I now am married and have four wonderful children. My son is now 15 and he’s pretty happy I decided to keep him. If anyone wants to talk to me for support, I’m here. Don’t let anyone keep you down. I went to my prom 8 months pregnant and I was captain of my drill team till I couldn’t fit in my uniform anymore. I also graduated just a month and a half shy of my due date. You can accomplish anything you put your mind to, even when carrying your child.
Don’t let anyone tell you that you can’t.
Only two weeks have passed since I found out I was pregnant.
I went to the Health Center almost positive I could not be pregnant, I kept telling myself I was stressed, or lacking something in my diet that was causing me to miss my periods. There was no way I, a 15-year-old honor student, could be pregnant. Needless to say, when the nurse told me it was positive, I was shocked. When I told my mom the same day, she was disappointed but was still very supportive of my choice to keep my baby. The father, on the other hand, was not and totally denied the baby as being his. My mom and I immediately made a doctor’s and ultrasound appointment. We only had to wait a week for the ultrasound appointment which went very well. My baby has no obvious deformities, and he is a boy! Seeing him suck his thumb during the ultrasound is a memory I will never forget. Also, I found out I was exactly 19 weeks along (as I am writing this, I am 21 weeks) and he will be due September 2nd.
When my other family members found out, they were horrified. They told me it was either get an abortion or you are “banished” from the family. Despite what they said, I am still keeping my baby. I knew I could never go through with an abortion, because even thought I was scared, from the moment I found out, I knew I was in love with my baby. Thankfully, I have the support of my mom and sister and a few of my cousins. I plan on staying in school so I can get a good job and provide my baby boy with everything he could ever need and most of his wants.
The thought of holding my baby (whose name I decided will be Caden Jacob, or Caden Thomas) in only 19 weeks keeps me going and being able to ignore what my family, and the father, has to say.
Please help, I’m so scared!
How did you tell them? How did they take it?
My mum was a teen mum and had me at 16. I’m 17 now and pregnant with her first grandchild.
How in the world will I tell her? Do you think she will take it better because she was a teen mum?
PLEASE HELP!!!! xxx
Ahhhhhh, what a day.
Long car journey and am now at home, all curled up in my man’s room, watching TV, waiting for him to return from work. Good times. I am loving the mother life. Too many people worry about it.
It’s not an omen to have a child young.
So my little girl is a few months now and is growing up so fast. She is nearly crawling and is up on all fours, ready to go. I can’t wait to see my other half today.
Have a good night in 🙂
Okay, so I am new to this. I am 16 years old. I am from the UK. However, I live in the Middle East.
Around two years ago, I had an abortion. I actually had no clue I was pregnant. I thought it was just irregular periods. Then I woke up one night from severe pains, I was in tears. I could barely breathe. My parents drove me to the hospital. They told me I was pregnant. I was in utter shock. I couldn’t believe it. I had the ultrasound done. They told me I was nearly 5 months along! I burst into tears. My parents were with me. That was the first time I’ve seen my dad cry in his life. I felt so guilty. So I had to stay in hospital for a week because they could not work out why I had pain. They never did work that out. About a week after, my dad and boyfriend told me to get an abortion. I was lonely. Scared. Confused. So I listened to them. It was the biggest mistake of my life. I will never forget about it. I cry nearly every night. I have even cut myself over it, I am so lost.
It comforts me to hear other people have been through the same thing 🙂
