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Q: 17 and wanting a baby
asked by: Aunt WeeWee on June 12th, 2008
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yea, ok, i know im crazy. i even tell myself that. i dont know why Im feeling like this but for the past couple weeks, ive been really wanting to get pregnant. My boyfriend dosent want a baby, not for a long time. When i think about it, I know i should wait, but then again i really want one soon. More then likely im not going to get pregnant anytime soon, but its like my body want to be pregnant or something. Confused It a crazy feeling. My sis-n-law told me that its just something my body is going threw, and a lot of girls go threw it.

has anyone else ever went threw this?
Why is this happening?

Thanks for any replys!!!
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Lilly Ivy
replied on July 10th, 2008
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Get a parrot and birth control.

My body did the same thing to me when I was 16. I started having sex at 15, and I think that's what triggered it. Get on birth control, it will help right now since BOTH of you don't want kids right now. When the both of you decides it's time, you can just stop the BC. Good Luck!
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MrsMark
replied on July 10th, 2008
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It's natures way - we're here to reproduce and your are of reproduction age so your hormones are controlling you. I went through the same thing, an overwhelming need for a baby when I was between 19 and 23. When I matured a little and got myself a life I realised it was something to fill a hole as before 23 i just went to work and hadn't discovered life yet. I suggest you go find something you really enjoy doing to fill the 'need' for something instead of bringing a child into this world WAY before your ready to provide it with everything a child deserves. Now i'm 26, happily married and in a position to see how much of a mistake it would have been to have a child back then.
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kgal
replied on February 18th, 2009
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I feel the same way! It seems like everywhere I look people are having babies. I know I am young and dont have the money to provide for another life but I know I have the strength to care for one. I love the thought of creating something that looks like you and the person you love, it's amazing. Yet, I wouldn't like to bring a baby into this world until there is a stable place for it, so until then, I'm waiting.
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whoIam
replied on February 18th, 2009
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Well I am a guy so its not the same Razz but a while back I had a girlfriend who had a baby(not mine she had it before I met her). I am 17 and after helping her raise her childed for 5 months(her family moved and long distance relation ship did not work) I realized that at that age no one is really ready to have a baby. But i also realized how much I want to have my own child(all the other guys are like dude your crazy) but i also know i am not ready but i know how you feel well kinda know how you feel. Razz
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ProudMommyof2008
replied on February 19th, 2009
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its normal to feel this way, i think every girl has felt like this. but its so much better to wait, your young, you have your whole future ahead of you, and can always plan a baby when things are set in motion,
like a job, savings, financial stability, a house, finished school, etc. etc. etc.
plus your boyfriend does not want a baby right now, and who knows if you two will be together forever right?
when your both ready, and have everything set you will enjoy being pregnant and having your baby so much more.
i got pregnant last year, my son is 5 months, and its alot of hard work. i cant go out when i want, cant do what i want, his needs come first then if theres time left, my needs.
i love my son, but sometimes i wish i could do what i wanted. its so much better to wait till your completely ready to have a child, and kgal, strenght is not the only thing a child needs to live, if you have no income, how will your child eat, where will that child sleep or grow and play?
alot more than just strenght goes into having a child.
its normal to feel this way, but sometimes you just need to find something to occpuy yourself.
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sucidegurl88
replied on February 19th, 2009
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19 and want to have a baby
i really want to have a child with my boyfriend and he want to have a child too but i just start college and i am not ready to have a baby now but i think we will make great parents to our child and we are not married yet and i am doing eight years of school. my major is writing and i want to be a working mom who is a creative writer and cartoonist.
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ProudMommyof2008
replied on February 22nd, 2009
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sucidegurl88 wrote:
i really want to have a child with my boyfriend and he want to have a child too but i just start college and i am not ready to have a baby now but i think we will make great parents to our child and we are not married yet and i am doing eight years of school. my major is writing and i want to be a working mom who is a creative writer and cartoonist.


the bottom line, is your not ready right now.
it takes alot of hard work, to raise a child let alone afford one. and if your not financially stable, and settled down its going to be alot harder to cope with a new baby.
if you dont have a job, where will the money come to raise that child? and where will you live?
you both just got into college, there are so many exciting and new things to experience in college, why throw that away when you just started out?
and you are working towards a good career in writing. but it will be so much harder with a baby, its do-able, but it would be hard, and if you know you are both not ready to have one yet you shouldnt purposely get yourself into this, its not fair to you or your baby.
you two should at least finish college, get good paying jobs, open a savings account to put money towards your future child, get a place to live[if your not already living together], get married, and if you are able to financially get through all of that for atleast a year or two, then start planning for a child, because doing that all at once is way way harder with a child.
best of luck, if you ever need to talk you can PM me.

and ThighMaster3000, that was uncalled for. if you have nothing nice to say, dont say anything at all.
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maggie420
replied on February 22nd, 2009
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I agree with proudmommy..
Thighmaster3000, that was very rude and not appreciated at all considering this is a place for someone to get help or advice, and its clear thats not what your here for. What a terrible way to bring someone down.

As for Aunt WeeWee, this is completely normal to feel this way. And I can guess that your an Aunt already, and that just makes it worse huh? Jealousy...it is a tough one especially if your my age and all of your friends are having babies or getting married. I go thru that spell still and im 21. So what we did was went and got ourselves a dog! It was a great idea...now having a baby is the last thing on my mind. She's enough responsibility for right now. Try it out...and you'll realize what goals you want to accomplish before starting a family because we all know how difficult it can be raising a child. I would suggest getting on birth control too...just incase your urge becomes unbearable to deny....Good luck
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kyrafaith
replied on February 23rd, 2009
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I agree too
Thighmaster3000, why be so mean? i dont get why people like to be rude on a support sight, it is ok to ask questions and express emotion but there is no need for the way you expressed yours.

Like Id say to any girl around my age wanting a baby, wait. You will here this time and again but seriously it is soooo hard without the babys daddy, financial stability, education ect. and your baby will benifit from waiting. Go babysit or something that way you can get practice in. That could be a step to fufilling your need.
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123KristySmart
replied on March 23rd, 2009
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its not strange
It is not strange to go thought what you are feeling!!! i had the same thing, but you are only young you have all the time in the world to find the man that you want to spend the rest of your life with and get married and have kids! think about what being pregant does to your body!!! do you want to 18 and have boobs down to your knees??? i know what its like all women do but dont do anything silly or something you may regret!!
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neha_6575
replied on March 28th, 2009
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PLZ Help me.
Hi,
PLZ help me ......... plz plz .. i am pregnant. is there any way that i cay drop it... beside going to doc,,, i am just 19. any medicine that can help me... plz tell me plz..
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kmiller25
replied on March 30th, 2009
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neha-6575
drop it????? you say this like its a toy or something!!! do you not think you should have been using contraception if u didnt want a baby..theres plenty of women on here struggling to have a baby yet you just wanna DROP urs???

theres no medication, u need to go doctors,or think of adoption and give someone else the chance tobring up the child who wants to!
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happy_2009
replied on March 30th, 2009
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lol 17 and want to be pregnant?
ok i am 22 and i have 2 kids and they are 15 months and 5 months old. if he doesnt want a baby respect that. dont have unprotected sex if u dont want FULL responsibility.

$50 a month for diapers
same for wipes
lots of money for clothes
carseat
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momof3girls
replied on April 20th, 2009
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Seriously? neha 6575
As a mom of 2 almost 3 due in Aug, that just kills me. You made the bed now you have to lie in it. I know its scary and obviously not planned but its a life. You need to think long and hard about what you are going to do. Some ppl who have had abortions regret it and some feel it was best for them. you can also chose life and even if you dont want to take the responsibilty of the baby I know theres thousands of ppl who want childern and cannot have them. Just something to think about. Good Luck! I promise it will all work out the way I dont know thats your decision.
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BabyHopes2010
replied on April 25th, 2009
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i am 16 and i am going through it but i am actully trying i know but i can do it and support it my whole family had there kids as teens and there all college grads with great jobs its not encourged but its not discurouged
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reddouth
replied on May 18th, 2009
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i think alot of us feel the same at some point. im 20 and have wanted a baby for ages but i wouldnt intentionally get pregnant because i know i couldnt afford a child but it still hurts to hear my boyfriend tell me we arent ready i get really upset but just have to think of it like this- 2 give my baby the best i need a good, stable job a nice home etc so it is worth the wait really!
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Mariee2009
replied on May 18th, 2009
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wow...
Its crazy. Im 17 too. I have this HUGE urge that I want to have a child of my own. I have been taking care of children since I was 8. My mom was a druggie and left me and my twin sister home to take care of the kids. We practically raised 5 kids on our own. I want that chance to raise a child of my own. My boyfriend is 20, my parents approve of him and love him to death. He and I have been friends since I was 13, and we have so many plans together. I have matured for my age, going through the tough things I have gone through in my life. He has a stable job, and we are trying now to conceive. I know I am oyung, but life is too short! My philosophy is have no regrets. It may be hard, but It will be a new experience, and I will ensure that my child gets everything that it needs to be healthy and strong.
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smexysnickers
replied on May 18th, 2009
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im 15
and have had that feeling but i know to wait
ive been pregnant before and had a miscarriage
now once in a while that feeling will come back
just get on birthcontrol
and wait untill u and ur bf or husband (if u get married) are ready and he will be there for u
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clarkinstein
replied on May 27th, 2009
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It's normal to feel that way ... I did and so did my best friend at your age.

I think it's part of a need to feel loved and to belong or be important... at least in hindsight I'd say that's what it was for me.

I'm 33 and just had my first baby. Trust me when I say that although motherhood is a beautiful and wonderful thing... it's no picnic. Sometimes I wish she could go back in my belly for a while so I can enjoy her without the sleepless nights.

If I had actually succeeded in becoming pregnant at 17 I think things would be incredibly more difficult. I'm stable, happily married and well supported financially and it's still tough at times. If I'd been unmarried and unstable.... sheesh!

You need to focus on being a kid and enjoying your young life. You don't want to become that 40 year old lady wearing teen clothes and clubbing in an effort to recapture your lost youth!
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