sorry 16 and pregnant,
you made an adult choice and you say the baby is your responsablity. and that your families are behind you. You owe it too that child inside you to do the best for it as youcan. Eat right take a pregnacy vitamin with folic acid very good for baby. As for being alble to enjoy your teenage years well that is over. You have a baby to look after you can not just leave it to some one else to care for if you want to keep it and raise the baby. If and when you go back to school you may get a change to someone have a little of your teenage years as you will be in school and baby in a daycare or with a baby sitter. But remember after school you need to get home to your child and not go to the mall for a soda.
Good luck with your pregnacy if you need to talk your need help. Just PM me and I will do my best to help you. I support your decision to keep your baby as well.
taykare

Good luck, it's hard work believe me. I'm 16 and my little girl will be 4 weeks old tommorow. Just do your best for your baby and that's all they will ever ask of you. I was lucky because over here we finish school at 16 so i didn't need to worry about that part but i do know how you feel about, money and housing etc

dannzibelle,
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!
I am so proud of you and happy for you. How are things going? Is the father still around? Is anyone helping you? Do you need any help? Do you have any questions about baby? Like when to start solid food and other things. Is she eating alright? Are you sleeping? Try to sleep when she does you need your rest too. Try to get her in a routine a.s.a.p it will be alot easier if you do. You may have to let her cry it out. Like wait 2 mins then go back in and talk to and coo her just do not pick her up or she wins. Then try waiting 3 mins and so on. This will be hard it was for me and I had twins alone at 28. Have a baby or babies on your own is always hard and scary. You can always PM me and I will be here to support you. And you too beauitfullypregnant.
taykare
always remember to make time for yourself even 5 mins. in the tub just so you relax for that five mins will do a world of wonders for you.

ps
Never leave the baby alone in the bath tub sink or any where near water. babies can drowned in 1 cm of water 1/4 of an inch. Forget about everything when bathing baby. Better yet do what i did bath with your baby it is great for bonding. My girls all three loved it and still do but now with all 3 in tub no more room for me. LOL
(((((((((((((((((hugs)))))))))))))))))

Well, I was 16 when I had my son. His father was 21. I'm not with the father (since I was 19) but my son is nearly 22. You will give up a lot to be a mom and sometimes you might wish you'd made a different decision. It doesn't mean you love your child any less.

I wish I'd gone to highschool. And dances! And, even though they were dorky, football games and dates. I missed out on dates! Cruising in cars with boys. I missed a lot of things. But I gained a lot of things too.

Hang on to what you feel is important to you and let everything else go.

Good luck!!

hey hun1 im suzy and i am 16 yrs old and 20 weeks 5 days pregnant
i live with my bf already and we are expecting our baby girl on december 15th


anytime you wanna chat just PM me

I am glad that you have the support of your Mom and his parents and that you are in love with the Fathers baby, I wish you all the best in your pregnancy and know that we are here for you too. I am glad that you are being responsible. Keep us posted. Yes a baby can change things alot even if you are 18 or older. I hope that you get to the dr and get your pre-natal part done soon!

dude

alot of 16 yr olds have kids
im 16 and im haveing a baby girl in december
danni is a great mom and shes doing better then most 30 yr old mothers do
(removed unrelated parts) this is a support forum.

how dare you tell me not to encourage someone. If the law states she is old enough to have sex then she must be old enouhg to have a baby as they go hand in hand so to speak. She had the baby and yes that means CONGRATULATIONS to her. What did you want me to say? She made a good choice in keeping her own baby. Just because you do not agree does not mean you need to be so rude to me. If I can help her in anyway I will help her and any other young or older mother who needs help and support!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Why would you try to hurt this young woman with your nasty words she made a choice and I chose to support her choice and back her a 100% that what this forum is all about helping one another. If one of my daughters comes to me at 16 and tells me she pregnant then we will discuss her options and she will make an educated choice for what is good for her. But what a horrible thing to say to someone. I think you need to grow up and if you have nothing nice to say then do not say annything at all.
not to please with your comments
taykare
Oh by the way I still support you dannzibelle and any other pregnant woman or new mother here no matter what your age is or anything. To me I am here to help not judge you.

I am 18 and had a pregnancy scare with a broken condom. I to the plan B and was relieved when I took a pregnancy test and it was negative. That was a scare enough for me to make sure I wait till I am ready. It sounds Like you are ready. Your BF sounds like a stand up type dude and will be there for you & baby. He is 20 and I hope he is a gentalmen. If he treats you right, then treat him like a king. My sister has a BF that isn't even the farther of her 2 kids! and he is amazing. He loves those kids like they were his. If you real baby dady is gonna stand up and be your conner stone make sure you honor him for doing he duty and not a king like most loser men (almost all! LOL) and when you go to nag him or argue think of the baby and think of your future. Men are funny but most of the time they are just simple and we complicate things. The man I thought I was pregnant from was a total loser enough so that I would have been devastated if it was his! So enjoy your pregnany and best wishes to you and your BF!

Jess

I couldn't believe that person. I congratulate all you 16 yr. old mothers. Age doesn't determine on how great or horrible of a mom you are or will be. I had my daughter 6 days after my 17th birthday, & look at me today... I'm almost 19, she's almost 2, & her daddy is almost 22. We live what I love to call, a perfect life (with a few faults). We're happy, & that's all that matters. I've made as many mistakes with my daughter, as any other mother. Every moment spent with her, is precious. I wouldn't have had it any other way.

I strongly disagree. Its proven that teens have a higher infant mortality rate than the average 30 year old woman. BUT I am not saying that ALL 16 year olds aren't capible thats forsure, because I know that they are! I just think some are so NOT ready. Some just aren't mature enough (hense message above and many other messages made by the same person) LOL I am a 30 year old woman I know that I am ready to have a baby. I have a career, education, and a home. I know that I will be a great mom someday, but most of my education is specialized with infants and young children. However, I am at the point now where I don't think that I can have children (due to a recent loss) Now were looking into adoption.


having a baby is a gift, not everyone one can.

Good luck I am sure that you will be fine. I am happy that you are looking at this realistically and I am sure that you will have a beautiful baby. I also really respect that you've chosen to move out on your own! WOW what a huge step. It really inspires me that you are going to do this and proves that you're very mature. I am also happy that both sets of parents are supporting you. This is really rare also great. Congradulations!

the rest of this post was split and moved, if you wanna discuss teen pregnancy you can continue that converstation in the general debate forum the topic labeled teen pregnancy. No sense in ruining this girls posts with your opinions.

Diane.....thats been locked.

oh ok i guess someone locked it after i moved it oh well

me and my b/f are going to do the samething....Im 16 and he is gonna be 18 in Dec.....Im going to take another take another test soon to see if im Preg becuase im not sure if I am or not Im pretty sure I am but just to make sure before I say anything to my mom......

Good luck! Do you want to have a baby?

im 15 years old. & i promised myself i wouldnt be like any of these trifflin girls in philly.but i been qoinq out wit this bol for 4 months & we had sex, we played around & now i think im pregnant. im very impatient to knoe. since the first time i kissed him i knew i wanted to spend my life wit him. & the same goes for him. he proposed to me =D & i cant wait to take his last name. i jus dont want my fam lookin down on me, i have enough stress wit takin my ged. & i knoe they qunna try to lecture me & i aint in for it . yuu diqq? & i dont wanna lie to my kid like oh fam was cool wid you . & they really wasnt. buh then again i aint want them in my babies life at all if they tell me otherwise. & eveen if i aint pregnant. for some reason i wanna get pregnant. while im younqq. ya knooee ?! & i really love him i jus hate all the negative thinqs dat be comin outta everyone mouth . its jus idunno what i can say to change their thoughts. idunnno can someone help mee ?

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