My story is a lot like yours I am 23 and I got prego at 15, my daughter is 7 and going into 2nd grade and she also has odd, she can be a handfull, her father and I just got married last month but have been together for 8 years today!!!! We are trying for a 2nd baby now, hope it doesnt take to long :) it was very hard having a baby so young, you have to grow up so fast, I dont know why anyone would try for a baby so young, its sad that they think they need a baby to be happy, I love my daughter to death but it has been a struggle, I lost all my friends and freedom, I remember when I got preggo I thought I was so grown up and I could stay out late, ha ha was I wrong you just want to sleep and after baby comes your even more tired :) anyway thats my story :d shawna

Hey shawna

only some girls actually take the responsibility on themselves, we were them girls. I know a lot that hand them on to family members... Sad I know :(
the father of my boys and I have been together for 8 years in september..... We actually met in health class.... Coincidence!!! It'll be our 5 year wedding anniversary august 12. Congrats on yours! We found out we were pregnant again in mid may but lost the baby mid june. It was hard. We are trying now. Good luck to you :lol:

I do not share the same experiences that these ladies here have gone through, but I agree with what they are saying...Having children at such a young age is honestly such a waste of a woman's most youthful years. Teenage girls want to go out with friends and have fun, not stay at home nursing a child or chasing it around the house trying to put clothes on it.

I hate to explain the story of another person, but I shall, for the sake of the topic. A girl who attended my high school ( and my elementary school as well) became pregnant at 15 and had to drop out of school. Since the father of her child was 18 at the time, he was imprisoned for statuatory rape and today, about 4 years later, he's still in prison...So it's kind of apparent that the father could not have been a part of the child's life, even if he wanted to be. This girl, who was an overall average young lady, obviously was not quite prepared for her pregnancy...But then again, what 15-year-old would be unless they were trying? After the child was born she had tried to hurt it, and I believe it was after that point that the girl's mother adopted the child as her own. So the little boy, who is probably around 3 or 4 years old, sees his real mother as his older sister.

I know some people say that children are a blessing, and if you want them, then I guess they can be. But children are also a job that you will never get paid for...Child care is volunteer work, ladies! :d

forgive me...I felt the urge to vent, and I feel much better now. :3

Im sorry but I feel the need to voice my opinion as well.
When I was 16 I gave birth to my beautiful baby daughter yes it was really hard work but I wouldnt change a thing about it.
Yeah some ppl arent ready for babies and for those ppl that want to have a life that still involves going out all your old friends and freedom then dont bother having a baby.
Having a baby conpletely changes ur life. Ur child ends up being ur life u are tired u normally lose most of ur old friends because u cant go out anymore n do things u used to do with them so u r stuck trying to make new ones.
I still find it a struggle to meet ppl that accept me and my daugher and wish to spend time with us as not many ppl agree with the fact that I had her so young.
Atm I have maybe 3 close friends one of which is my partner.
Yes we are having another bubs im pregnant right now but im not going to recommend it to anyone unless ur mature and wise enough to raise another life its not just something u can give up on like a school project or a game its another life.
Dont go rushing into anything ur not completely sure u could handle.
Sorry for this I just felt like I needed to get it off my chest :/

Well said chels. U can definitely speak from experience. How's portia and the baby?

Yeah they arent to bad portia being a little terror only just learning to get out of bed n play instead of scream which is good I dont have to wake up to her screaming every morning lol....The other bubs is good too 15 weeks along I am :d im sure I can feel the little movements like wind but the midwifew reckons im not far enough along but I still think shes wrong I think its the bubs lol.
But nah portia is hitting her terrible twos so yeah shes being well hard to handle lol im just glad ive got my partner to help out not to sure my nerves would handle it if I was by myself.
Just one thing I wanna congratulate all the single mums out their that have done a great job at raising their children on their own its hard enough with a partner.