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Amethyst_Butterfly
on April 7th, 2008
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lol. you are a baby yourself. You will ruin your lives, theres a lot of things about pregnancy and childbirth and raising a baby that they don't tell you about. Its not all its cracked up to be. Grow up, enjoy being a child while you still can. Nobody on here is going to help a couple little kids with having a baby.
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krystineM
replied on April 7th, 2008
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Re: i want a baby
kcsgirl_101 wrote:
im 13 and me and my b.f have been dating for a year and 1 month
i love him w/ all my heart
i've raised my 5 yr. old brother and my 6 yr. old sister
i know what it takes 2 raise a child
i have a job and so does my b.f
i want a child
but i just want his child
i would never want another 1.
i've talked 2 him about it and he says he wants 1 but he doesn't want 2 ruin our lives
i don't think it will ruin our lives
i've had 2 run my whole household and now my sis and bro are taken away from me
i live w/ my mom now
i just have a huge urge to have a baby
i do cry bcuz i want 1.
plz don't assume that this is fake bcuz it's not and i really need help knowing what i can do
to either stop feeling this way (which i don't want to)
or help me w// tips 2 raise it and stuff.


How would a child at 8or 7 years of age be able to raise a 5 and 6 year old? Because that would be the age that you were while taking care of your brother and sister.
You were not the one waking up at all hours of the night to feed or change them, you didnt miss any school time to watch them, you would have been under the legal age to baby sit a child which if im not mistaken is the age of 12.
What do you have to offer a child? Your not done school, Where do you work, legal age to work is 16 unless you've stressed your age to your managers..You say it wont ruin your life, but at the age of 13, it will.
You can't go out, you cant sleep in, you cant just pop in to the shower when you please because that baby could be crying for attention.
Listen to your boyfriend, give your head a shake and wait.
You've been with him for 1 year and 1 month you said. That does not entitle you of being capable of raising and having a child when you are a child yourself.
Get into an activity because boredum brings on these ideas of having a child and the crying fits of wanting a child. You need to be active and keep your mind occupied with something other than having a child.
And you need to realize that you would be messing up not only your life, but your baby's life.
Here's an idea, talk to your parents [and if they are not intrested] talk to your school counsellor and see what their reaction is.
You dont know what it takes to raise a child, you only think you know,
at 18 and expecting a baby myself, i am still worrying if i have what it takes. I dont know everything about raising a child and there are parents older than the 2 of us who still dont know what it takes and are learning bit by bit as they go. So how can you, a 13 yr old CHILD know what it takes?
Take your boyfriends advice, and wait. FOr all you know, if you get yourself pregnant now at the age of 13, he might leave beause hes not ready.
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Reptar
replied on April 7th, 2008
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Ditto EVERYTHING Krystine said.

You're bored and lonely. Your body can't even handle having a baby at this point. A lot of girls don't even get their periods at your age. You don't have the hips to have a child. I'd love for you to explain who will take care of your child while you're in school? I'd also love for you to explain how you'll keep up your schooling, a full time job, and caring for a child. And for you to explain how you know your boyfriend will stick around. People can be married for years and get a divorce. A year and one month is no where close to a guarentee. Having a child at 13 is ridiculous. You'll not only ruin your life, you'll be bringing another life into this world with the means to do so. Ask ANYONE who's done it and they'll wish they had waited.
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krystineM
replied on April 7th, 2008
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PLUS [i just thought of this now]
If your younger brother and sister were taken away from your parents not YOU, why would you think that the same thing couldnt happen to you as well?
Here are two people maybe in their mid 30's and have 2 children taken away. But a 13 year old will be able to do better?
Please.
I love how all you younger children think you know everything about what it takes to do this and that. Your still learning things for yourself too, otherwise getting an education would not be manditory!
And Reptar is 100% right as well, i forgot to put in that your body would not be able to hold a child, AND you could die during child birth. But i guess this all didnt cross that head of yours while thinking and planning so desperately to have a child.
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mvis
replied on April 18th, 2008
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Sounds like you already have your hands full with your brother
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krystineM
replied on April 18th, 2008
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they were taken away from the parents apparently.
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mvis
replied on April 21st, 2008
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Also it sounds to me your boy friend doesn't REALLY want a baby, if he is telling you he is worried your lives will be over. He probably just doenst want to tell you that because it would hurt your feelings but I can't imagine any 13-14-15-16-17 year old guy that would honestly Want with all their heart...a baby.
He is going to be 18 and want to go to clubs, party, go to collage. then he will be 21 and want to go to the bars, drink, ect. -- But he will have a 6 year old kid.

Same to you. --- Take care of yourself. Don't worry about having a baby right now.
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krystineM
replied on April 21st, 2008
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The boyfriend sounds like he has more logic and the girlfriend does.
He knows it will be harder than what this girl is saying.
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charliecharlie
replied on May 9th, 2008
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go with your boyfriend and pick out a puppy together, it can be your "baby" together. your child deserves an educated, emotionally and financially stable, and mature mother and father.
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jessamyn
replied on May 9th, 2008
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kcsgirl... what "job" do you have at 13? Babysitting? babysitting puts gas in your tank it does not support a child. Having a baby isnt just having a baby. It is becoming a parent. A mother, joining with your SO in becoming a family. "Planning a child" should be just that, planning to expand your family when the time is right.

Trust me hun, without sounding rude. I was "in love, head over heels, couldnt imagine being with anyone else, butterflies in my stomach, doodling his name, playing house, holding hands, in love with my freshman boyfriend" too when I was your age.. I will admit its a GREAT learning experience. Heart ache and Heart break but its something you will need to experience.

You may or may not believe this.. but ALOT will change betwen 13 and 16 between 16 and 18, 18 and 20, 20 and 25, and so on and so forth. You will change your body, your mind, your opinions, your feelings... please believe that.
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krystineM
replied on May 9th, 2008
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very well put jessamyn.
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