Anybody? I really need your help.

I would hun, but you missed me by a few years.. Sorry!

Come on girls, someone help this poor girl!!!

I would too but i'm not pregnant! Sorry =/

1. How did you become pregnant? (i.E. Peer pressure to have sex, sex for fun, rape, etc)

for me it was more of a rebellious thing I guess. My parents were going through a divorce, my mother started dating someone else and she got pregnant with my little sister. Around that time I started drinkng, staying out late, and doing really, really stupid things. I had sex with my boyfriend and ended up knocked-up. I only had sex once.

2. What did you do when you first found out you were pregnant? How did you break the news to your parents?

I was terrified, but as I said earlier I was not in a great place with my mom at the time. When I told her it was more of a spiteful thing... I took off for the aftermath. I was not a responsible, respectful, or very smart kid.

3. Has a social stigma been created for you at school? With your friends? With your family?

No. My friends were as young and stupid as I was. They thought having a baby would be all happy, bouncy, fun, and that it would be great to have a cute little thing to play with and take care of. My friends and I haven't had much time for each other since the baby was born. I have had to grow up a lot since adelaide came along and the way normal kids behave at my age is kind of mind boggling. I just don't have the time or patience for drunken debauchary, constant cursing, "i'm tougher than you" attitudes, or high school politics. They don't want to have much to do with me because I am boring... Like a mom (huh... Who would have thought *rolls eyes sarcastically*)

my family was not the least bit impressed with my actions, but they were around to support me every step of the way. My parents treat my kid like grandparents are expected to. They show her off to their friends, buy her silly frivilous presents, and just love to have her around. With me however, they made it very plain how my life was going to change and that I was going to take responsibility and mature well beyond my years if I could expect help from them. I met their expectations and they help more than I could have ever expected.

If you already have a baby...

4. How has your life changed the most now that you have a baby?

Huh, what life.

I don't have time for "me" anymore, and to be honest, I don't really care, aas I said earlier I have no interest in hanging out with anyone in my age-group, their lifestyles just don't appeal to me anymore. Everything is about the baby, what the baby needs, how to get it to her, and how to set her up for a life better than mine. I don't really hang out with my friends, I don't party, I don't shop for myself. I don't waste time. I work constantly. I take care of my daughter. I do homework. Playing is just not an option.

5. Describe daily life with a baby.
Oh jeeze, this may be long.

4am. Wake up, feed adelaide, take her to my moms place (just upstaires) and put her back to bed there. Have breakfast, dress, get out of the house.

5am- 11am- work

11am- pick up the baby, play with her for an hour

12am- feed my daughter, have lunch, clean up.

1pm- homework, housework, play with laidey. Laidey usually naps from 2-4 so I get the bulk of my homwork done in there. I go to a chartered school so as long as it gets done it doesn't matter when I do it. I wake her up at 3:45 take her to my moms.

4:30-10pm- work

10:15- pick up my daughter, put her to bed at my place (basement apartment at my parents house), have a quick dinner. Finish up any outstanding homework or housework then go to bed.

Of course there are days I don't work both shifts. The weekends are an entirely different schedule and I usually work during the day at my dads business.

6. Are you planning on finishing high school and then going to college? If so, how do you plan to acheive these goals?

Yep, I will finsih high school and eventually go to university. However, I will propbably put off university for a few years until I can afford it. My parents did not expect to have an extra baby kicking around when their daughter was only 14 years old, so I have done what I can to make sure that it is not too much of a burden on them. I give my mother 60% of what I earn and that takes care of child care, food, and my rent (i know it is just a little, but it is all I can do), I put 30% away in savings for university and living expenses for when I move out, and 10% goes away for adelaide's education.

I have saved up enough for a few years tuition, I have straight a's so I will probably be able to get scholarships and bursaries to put me through.

7. Did you have a normal birth or a cesearean section? Describe your experience.

I have a problem with the phrasing of this question. Assuming "normal birth" means vaginal, no I did not have a normal birth. I was in labour for about 40 hours, active labour for 9 hours and eventually had to have an emergency c-section when her heart rate started dropping significantly during contractions.

8. Are your grades slipping now that you have a baby? If so, how do you feel about this? If not, how have you managed to maintain your grades?

My grades are not slipping, they have actually gone up quite a bit. My life is not a lot more structured and I am a lot more responsible than I was before I found out I was pregnant. Getting high grades is easy, finding time to take care of a baby, pay for a baby, work, clean the house, make sure your kid is happy, social, and well-adjusted is hard. I don't get much sleep, that's for sure.


If you have anymore questions feel free to ask. Good luck with your project.

1. How did you become pregnant? (i.E. Peer pressure to have sex, sex for fun, rape, etc) from a friends-with-benefits relationship. We forwent protection, knowing and accepting the risk/likelyhood of a pregnancy. We didn't sit down and specifically plan to have a child but we realized that it was likely to happen and agreed to step-up if/when it did.

2. What did you do when you first found out you were pregnant? How did you break the news to your parents? I just told my mother straight out the day after I found out. No point in beating around the bush.

3. Has a social stigma been created for you at school? With your friends? With your family? i'm out of school. With my friends, not really. I only had a couple close friends and they came in and out and we're still friends. I developed new friends who were pregnant at the same time as I so they understand what i'm going through. My family loves my son and can't imagine life without him.

4. How has your life changed the most now that you have a baby? i'm a lot more mature and responsible now. Having my son forced me to grow up and realize that I needed to get my s**t together and make something of myself instead of just wanting to burn out and let whatever happened happened. I went back to school because of him and plan to go to college now, whereas I didn't before I got pregnant. I'm a lot happier and healthier then I was before I had him.

5. Describe daily life with a baby. a constant cycle of eat, play, sleeps, eat, play, sleep. Starts at about 7 am and he goes to bed at 8 and I usually crash at 9ish. We try to fit in getting out with friends and doing chores in there.

6. Are you planning on finishing high school and then going to college? If so, how do you plan to acheive these goals? yes I am. I have four more courses to complete before I graduate high school and I plan to go to college for midwifery. I'm taking a year or so off in between to get a job and save up money and form some more independence before I do.

7. Did you have a normal birth or a cesearean section? Describe your experience. I had a vaginal birth and it was awesome. I wish I could go back and do it again. I was in labor for almost 40 hours, spent most of it at home and the last 14 hours or so in the hospital. Birth was attended only by my son's father and the midwife. No drugs! Which is how I wanted it. :-)

8. Are your grades slipping now that you have a baby? If so, how do you feel about this? If not, how have you managed to maintain your grades? --

Yay! Omg, thank you guys so much for filling out the survey. Would you mind also giving your age and your baby's age?

More people would be awesome!

My son is 15 months old. :)

. How did you become pregnant? (i.E. Peer pressure to have sex, sex for fun, rape, etc)

was with a friend who I thought we both felt the same, but lied and therefore I was dooped into thinking he liked me.. I wud never regret wat I did tho!!


2. What did you do when you first found out you were pregnant? How did you break the news to your parents?
I was horriffied...More shocked and so didnt want to be.. I am in year 12 studying in australia and young teen pregnancys arent very common over in here.. At school I was labelled alot fo stuff dont care tho.. Im not taken the easy way out im taking responsibility and wen I told my parents I cried lol... Was very emotional time I think seeing my bro and his gf had a baby at such a young age as welll

3. Has a social stigma been created for you at school? With your friends? With your family?

I have noticed who my real mates are.. I have been made fun of em by sum.. But honestly I dontt need time for them.. I have more repsonsibilities ahead of me and I dont need crap from them.. My family is really supportive and I love them to death for it
if you already have a baby...


4. How has your life changed the most now that you have a baby?


5. Describe daily life with a baby.

6. Are you planning on finishing high school and then going to college? If so, how do you plan to acheive these goals?

Yes im finishing school... I have the baby in september round the 12th.. So I will take a month off and go bak to school and finish... (australian schooling finished in december)

7. Did you have a normal birth or a cesearean section? Describe your experience.

8. Are your grades slipping now that you have a baby? If so, how do you feel about this? If not, how have you managed to maintain your grades?


I havent even had the baby yet.. And my grades are going gret.. They gone higher.. I think im more determined to get best grades I can to support me and my baby!!

My names lucy and im 16

Thank you lucy :)

Heya,

i'm only 6 weeks pregnant so I can only fill out the first three questions, but i'm happy to help you with this survey majigger! =)

1. How did you become pregnant? (i.E. Peer pressure to have sex, sex for fun, rape, etc)

it was with my long-term boyfriend, he lived quite far away so I guess when I saw him we made the most of it! Becoming pregnant was an accident. A good one, though =)

2. What did you do when you first found out you were pregnant? How did you break the news to your parents?

I was very excited and I told my close friends... I haven't told my parents yet, I still don't know how to break it to them. My 26 year old sister has only just had her first baby, so this will be a real shock for them!

3. Has a social stigma been created for you at school? With your friends? With your family?

I've finished school, so that isn't a problem, and my friends are really really happy for me. They always said they'd support me through anything, and they've proved that.

I'm 15 ( nearly 16), adelaide is 18 months old.

1. How did you become pregnant? (i.E. Peer pressure to have sex, sex for fun, rape, etc)

my parents let my boyfriend move in with us and we had unprotected sex everday for about 5 or 6 months. Then I ended up pregnant and he still lives with me and is very excited about the baby.

2. What did you do when you first found out you were pregnant? How did you break the news to your parents?

Well I was at my cousins house and I had not started my period yet and she had a pregnancy test I took and it came back postive I was shocked my boyfriend was there when I took it and he didn't really say musch until we left, but I didn't believe the pregnancy test I just don't know if I couldn't believe or didn't want to beleive it so I took two more pregnancy test and they came back postive. It wasn't hard telling my mom she was kinda cool about it she set up the appointment and stuff but, now shes really happy and can't wait to find out what i'm having to go baby shopping unbeleviably!

3. Has a social stigma been created for you at school? With your friends? With your family?

I get homeschooled and when I have the baby i'm going to night school with other girls that are like me

if you already have a baby...

4. How has your life changed the most now that you have a baby?

5. Describe daily life with a baby.

6. Are you planning on finishing high school and then going to college? If so, how do you plan to acheive these goals?

I plan on finishing highschool but, it depends on how things go my boyfriend makes good money and gives it all to me :) but, I want to graduate!

7. Did you have a normal birth or a cesearean section? Describe your experience.

8. Are your grades slipping now that you have a baby? If so, how do you feel about this? If not, how have you managed to maintain your grades?

Well I did not have my baby yet the homeschooling isn't very easy for me thats why i'm going to nightschool next year I think I do better with a teacher there to help me :)

1. How did you become pregnant? (i.E. Peer pressure to have sex, sex for fun, rape, etc)

my boyfriend and I have been together on and off for since about 9th grade (we've been out of school since 2004). It was a huge surprise when I ended up pregnant because we had just gotten back together again but we kind of expected it someday :)

2. What did you do when you first found out you were pregnant? How did you break the news to your parents?

I prepared myself to be told I was pregnant when I went into the doctors office so it wasn't really a big shocker when the nurse came back in the room and said "you're pregnant!". As for my mom, she knew my period was late and that I was going that day to get a test done but when I walked in the door I couldn't tell her without crying so I just handed her my prenatal vitamins and went in my room!

3. Has a social stigma been created for you at school? With your friends? With your family?

My friends and family are sticking by my side, some more than others but you kinda have to expect that I guess.



If you already have a baby...

4. How has your life changed the most now that you have a baby?

5. Describe daily life with a baby.

6. Are you planning on finishing high school and then going to college? If so, how do you plan to acheive these goals?

7. Did you have a normal birth or a cesearean section? Describe your experience.

8. Are your grades slipping now that you have a baby? If so, how do you feel about this? If not, how have you managed to maintain your grades?

1. How did you become pregnant? (i.E. Peer pressure to have sex, sex for fun, rape, etc)

i had sex because I loved my b/f, now soon to be husband. But it was planned. We wanted a baby. And our son has never done without.

2. What did you do when you first found out you were pregnant? How did you break the news to your parents?

I cried out of shock that it happened so fast and my b/f was the happiest person on this earth. As for my parents I couldn't really face my parents but we told them they was upset and disappointed but now my son is there heart and they wouldn't know what to do without him.

3. Has a social stigma been created for you at school? With your friends? With your family?

Well i'm no longer in school. But at the time when I was pregnant it wasn't uncommon. So it wasn't nothing out of the normal so there wasn't really anything anyone could say. As for my friends...One of my bestfriends i'm still friends with and keep in touch. As for my other friends I don't because they are graduating school and have better things to do. My family....Very very close to my family they wouldnt know what to do without my son. Espically my mom he is her heart.

4. How has your life changed the most now that you have a baby?

My life....It's changed in a good way. I don't really have no free time which I don't mind. Can't say it's changed all that much except for now I have a baby that I am resonable for now and he comes before I do which I don't mind.

5. Describe daily life with a baby.

Well my son is no longer a baby is two and going throgh the terrible two's. Which is real fun.

We get up about 8:30 and eat breakfast and watch cartoons mainly buzz lightyear of star command. And then I started cleaning the kitchen while he's watching tv. Which I can't get much done because he's wanting me to play with him. I then start on the clothes. And that goes on until about 12:00 then I cook us lunch. We eat lunch and then lay down for a nap. We get up about 2:00 and finish cleaning the house. Then about 4:30 his dad gets home and takes him out side to play while I finish house work. About 6:00 we eat dinner. Then at 7:00 he has his bath and calms down and he is alseep by 9:30.

I know my day is not difficult but it's not eas with a two year old. But I love it.

6. Are you planning on finishing high school and then going to college? If so, how do you plan to acheive these goals?

As for finishing high school I didn't get to, but I do have my ged. My son was pre-mature. And was sick alot after we left the hospital and through out the year. And still is, he has a immune system problem. But as for college i'm getting my stuff all together and wanting for a rely back on my grant. Put I plan on going though I know it will be hard

7. Did you have a normal birth or a cesearean section? Describe your experience.

I had a normal birth, but not so normal pregnancy. Was put on bed rest at five months and going into labor three or four times a week every week. But on march the 24 2004 I went into labor. It happened fast. I had a normal birth with no pain medicine what so ever. I was very happy with myself. Though my b/f was pale white and looked like he was about to pass out. I was soo happy to see my son.

Age: i'm 18 now. But I was 15 when I got pregnant and 16 for whole month before I had my son.

1. How did you become pregnant? (i.E. Peer pressure to have sex, sex for fun, rape, etc)

sex for fun I suppose..I was on birth control but was taking a medication that made it less effective and I didnt know.

2. What did you do when you first found out you were pregnant? How did you break the news to your parents?

Uhh. Actually. They still dont know. Im 18 and have already moved out, and im giving my baby up for adoption, so ill tell them eventually lol.

3. Has a social stigma been created for you at school? With your friends? With your family?

Well. Nobody really knows. And I plan to keep it this way. Ill be taking next semester off, and I just wont tell anyone why..They think im boring since I dont go out anymore, but hey, my grades have gone up anyway. Lol.

1. How did you become pregnant? (i.E. Peer pressure to have sex, sex for fun, rape, etc)

um...I had sex...

2. What did you do when you first found out you were pregnant? How did you break the news to your parents?

I havent yet, im 9 weeks today and they still dont know, but im not really big or anything either. Ii think my mom may be suspicious though...

3. Has a social stigma been created for you at school? With your friends? With your family?
I go to an alternaitve school where most the girls are either pregnant, already have a kid, or a lesbian.

Ahahah old post .B.U.T that's so weird seeing zan's reply since she's so far along now and she was reallll early on when she posted that.

How crazy how fast time flies by!

I was thinking that as well .Terra... 6 weeks?? Crazy!! I'm 32 weeks tomorrow

Lol

baby jenny is gonna be here before you know it!!!

Sorry I dunno if that's how you're gonna spell jenny or what aha