Help?!?

I’ll share my story with you and hopefully it’ll help. I’m 16 years old right now and I have a son who is turning a month old tomorrow. I’ll be turning 17 on May 31 and my boyfriend will be turning 19 at the end of September. I found out I was pregnant in a hospital with the only people around me being police officers and a social worker. I had never told my mom that I thought I could be pregnant, but I did tell my boyfriend and a couple friends of mine. After me and my mom got into a major fight, I had threatened to kill myself and she called the police, hence why I was in the hospital withe the police and social worker. I took a pregnancy test at the hospital and it came out positive. All I did was cry, I was so scared. And I had no one to talk to, since I didn’t have my cell phone. The police called my mom and told her and asked her if she wanted to have me sent to a mental hospital. She luckily said I could come home and picked me up. After she found out I was in a much better mood because all the stress of not knowing and not letting her find out my fears went away. My boyfriend was shocked when I told him, but he had been waiting for the news as long as I had. Telling my dad (my parents are divorced) and my boyfriend’s parents was scary, but we got through it and my boyfriend’s dad was actually happy. To make a long story short, I had a relatively uneventful pregnancy. I didn’t lose any friends due to my pregnancy and ended up getting closer to my mom and my boyfriend’s parents. This whole month that I’ve been a mother has made me cover every emotion imaginable. But I’m happy with where I’m at and how my life is going. I’m still going to graduate high school, by getting an equivelency diploma, and i still plan on going to college to study nursing. I don’t see this pregnancy as destroying my life, but actually making it better and proving how strong I really am. Before I got pregnant I was failing school and getting into lots of fights with people, but now I’ve stablized my moods and my grades have went from mostly Fs to mostly As…I hope my story helped some…Keep me updated as to what happens with you. If you have any questions, just sign my guest book. Good luck making your decision.

Hi,I’m Savannah.I became pregnant when I was 16.My boyfriend was 17 at the time & we had been together for a little over 1 yr.I took a hpt when I was 12 days late & even though I knew deep down that I was pregnant, I was still shocked to actually see that positive result. Matt(my bf)is the most amazing guy in the world and told me that whatever I wanted than he would be there for me through whatever decision we made.I didn’t think I could handle having a baby at that time, what would I do about school, my friends, & my family?

I made an appt for an abortion, but I never went.The day of the appt I couldn’t go..I guess I knew when I found out I was pregnant that I didn’t want an abortion but I thought it was the best thing at the time.His parents heard us talking about the pregnancy and figured out what was going on.His mom told me she loved us both and would help us as much as she could.

We waited until I was 4.5 months to tell my parents.I was SO scared & when I told them my father freaked out.He came around and actually got excited as time passes.Matt moved in with us so we could take care of the baby together.I had a beautiful baby boy Landon Alexander on July 20 at 11:32pm.I was 17 & a jr in high school. Matt & I finished school and than I went to school for esthetics and make up artistry.Matt went to an art school for graphic design.When Landon was almost 1 I got pregnant & miscarried at 13 wks.We were so crushed but I then got pregnant again 1 yr later.I was 19 at the time & I had a toddler.I had no idea how I was going to handle it but we decided to keep the baby.My baby girl Jacie Rae was born Nov 10 at 7:08am.

With the help of my parents Matt & I worked and finished school.We lived w/ my parents in an in-law apartment at their house.We basically had our own apartment but it was in my parents house.We saved money and we just bought a house and are getting married May 24(2 wks!!)I never thought I could have my babies and still have a sucessful life, but with LOTS of help we did it.Think about what is best for you and your baby.You’ll know in your heart what you want.

I want you to know that if you have the baby, than you can do it.It’s so hard, & trust me we’ve had a lot of ups & downs but I’ve learned more from my kids than I ever did from any teachers or family members.I’m a stronger person because of what I’ve been through.I wish you the best of luck and I know everything will be okay. Things just have a way of working themselves out in the end. I’m here if you want any advice or just need to talk. Take care.xoxo

I kept my baby…it’s hard at first but iwht love and support from your friends and family..it’s not that hard…Kepping the baby was the most amazing thing i have ever done!!!!