You should do what you want. Not what he wants. He knew that you could get pregnant but he had sex with you anyways and he must not care about his beliefs too much otherwise he wouldnt have had sex with you. Many girls raise babies alone and lets face it he is only 17 and he probably wont take the responsibility the way it sounds so the decision should be yours not his. After all you will be the one up with a sick baby and changing diapers.

All I can tell you is if you want to keep your child, that is your perogotive and yes do consider him and his feelings he is only the father. Donot let his family or other people influence your decision. If he walks away from this then thats on him. Dont feel that you cant do this alone because you can if you really want to. I would just tell him what's up and however he deals with it is however he deals with it. You cant make someone love you or change their life. Only they can make that decision. And he can still fufill his dreams just because he will be having a child doesnt mean his life will be over. I am 20 and expecting my first baby which is a boy in august. When I first found out I was so scared of what everyone in the "family" would think almost everyone tried to throw money at me to get an abortion and I told myself, this isnt what I want its what they want and its my life. Yes having a child is a difficult task but the benefits outweigh the disadvantages. God gave you this child for a reason. It is a blessing and you need to count your blessings. Now I am feeling my lil one kick and I know all this may sound corny and all but I love it and I love the fact that I am soon going to be a mother. My family wouldnt even talk to me at first and now they wanna see u/s pics and ask about names and debate on who he will look like ect ect. Yes the father and I r together but we r not married. He is only 21 himself. There is no guarrantee that we will be together 10 years from now but that is a risk I am willing to take. You have to make the best of things and do what is best for you. Let your heart speak. Dont do something you think you may end up regreting. The hardest thing for me was to tell my dad. I didnt even tell him till like almost 3 weeks ago and im in my 5th month. I got what I feared an angry reaction. He went off on me and I told him look this is what im doing, either accept it or ya dont. It sounds harsh but did anyone in your family consult you when they were faced with a difficult decision? Noone in mine did. Anyway ill end this now lol cuz I could go on forever. Just really think about this. ~ erica.