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Young mother. expecting
By Victoria Michelle 5 Months Ago


Well im 15 yrs. old and im expecting, i know its bad but me and my boyfriend (19 yrs. old) are like really in love and i mean it wasnt like an accen1dent, we kind of planned this baby but later on like 3 or 4 yrs. from now. about 2 months ago.we went to a party of one of his friends, and ofcourse there was no parental super vision, there was drinking and drugs and you know when your with a bunch of friends things like that dont seem so big. so i got drunk and my boyfriend got high and we just did it in his friends guest room. we werent the only people at the party doing this but i was drunk and i wasnt as allert. i had to tell my parents the whole story and a few weeks before that i had when out with friends and get my belly button and tongue pierced. and i was in a bit of trouble with my mom, my dad didnt care. my parents are divorced and i lived with my mom untill she freaked out about this baby thing so i moved in with my dad. well what i really came here for is some advice on the baby. should i keep it? and how is my body going to change in the frist few months? already i feel hungry alot and im craving alot of different foods and some smells makes me a little bit nausus. i was watching a show once about parenting long before this happened and the OBGYN said that having sex durning pergnancy opens the canal for better movenment when its time to deliver. thanks much! and i will be back to ask more questions
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Re:Young mother. expecting
By puck 5 Months Ago
what you do is your choice. abortion is an option, but it could ruin your chances of ever having another baby. adoption is also on the table, if you feel you cannot take care of the baby. there is open adoption, where you are still in contact with the adoptive family, but the adoptive parents can end it at anytime. if you decide to keep it, best of luck to you, it takes a very mature person to properly take care of a baby and youve got alot to learn.
your body wont change too much, except for nausea, but after the first trimester it gets hard, with the growing and stretching etc.
good luck
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By mummy of 3 5 Months Ago
I don't want to upset you but your 15 you have your hole life ahead of you. My younger sister fell pregnant at 15 She was the most responsible person i knew. she is so unhappy and finds it hard to go out and do anything. she loves olly but she wishes he came to her a few years later. Friends just leave you. they say they will be around but they won't. You will miss out on to much. She had the support of her boyfriend. until he took of with someone older them him.
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By mommy2be123 5 Months Ago
You have to do whats right for you. Don't let anyone on here or anyone else for that matter tell you what to do. Your 15 it's not the end of the world... you knew what you were doing and the consequences. so therefore you should take responsiblity for your actions. My friend had a baby when she was 15 and now he's 5 about to be 6 and she's 21 and everything is great. She didn't really have anyone to help her but she did it on her own. the father also isnt invovled hasn't been since her son was 3 monthes old. She did end up getting her GED(also not the end of the world). She went to college and now works in a hospital. She did it and soo can you. It really upsets me everytime some young person comes on here people right away wanna tell this person to get abortion,put the child up for adoption but actually doing somthing like that has to come from yourself not someone else. I could never ever do that. My situation isnt the greatest either but i'm not the first and wont be the last that goes through something like this. You do what you have too.
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By Lara 5 Months Ago
Yes, you ARE very young, but you CAN be a good parent. Children are a blessing no matter what the situation. God has this funny way of making us much less selfish and much more responsible when we have a child. That can be a very good thing. Some people, no matter their age, NEVER grow up when they have kids, and never put themselves aside. I think that's a shame. You can be different though!
Their is a wonderful option of adoption, though. I have many friends who have been blessed by this process. Friends that were not ready to raise a child and were joyful to see their baby in the hands of loving parents that were beyond ready!! Also, I have friends on the other side who have tried and tried to have a baby and couldn't. It was the greatest gift they could ever receive, to be given a child they could love as their own!

Best wishes to you, whatever you do, and take care of your body (thus taking care of that baby! There is a LIFE inside you now )
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Re:Young mother. expecting
By Sarah 5 Months Ago
Everyone here is right make your own decision. Its a choice you will have to live with for the rest of your life, so make one that you can live with. Dont let anyone on here or in your life bully you into a decision you will regret and you know you will.

Abortion is an option. its not my favorite choice but i believe its a choice everyone should have. Although abortions shouldnt be anyones answer to birth control. And i know the common line is that its your body and your right to decide, and i agree with that to a point. I think since your baby was created in a loving relationship that in this case the father has equal say to you on this, if he wants to keep the baby. If he doesnt care then its back to your choice.

Adoption is another good option. if you and your boyfriend feel unable to care for the baby then know there are thousands of people out there who would be thrilled to have your little one. There is no greater gift you can give someone then a child. The baby would be very much loved and wanted by its new parents. And if your concerned about never knowing your child there is open adoptions where you can have contact with the family who takes your baby. Im pretty sure in those cases you can choose the couple or person yourself. Adoption is something you should look into.

And lastly you could keep the child. dont be fooled, it wont be easy. Teenage motherhood is not a walk in the park even with a supportive family and partner. At your age it'll be more difficult to complete schooling but it can be done. I think you would probably have to prepare yourself for the father loosing interest. Most teenaged love affairs seldom work out. You should probably look into forcing child support right away even if hes agreeable now so that you dont have to fight him later on for support if he does leave.

You need to decide to do what you think is best for you. By doing whats best for you, your probably doing whats best for the baby. If you dont want to be a mother but are forced to be thats not fair to the baby, having a mother who doesnt really want them. In that case its better to either terminate or my preference in this situation place the child up for adoption.

Good luck with your decision.
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