How would you provide for your child?

why do you feel you are ready for such a permanent committment?

I would just say that it is more work than you could ever imagine. Its prety much a 24 hour a day job. I have a 3 year old and its relentless. He is up from 7 am to roughly 9 pm and needs almost constant attention. Yes, it is worth it, but our lives have totaly changed. We are glad we had kids late, becuase it gave us a chance to get all the partying out of the way so now we don't miss it.

But you can pretty much say goodbye to your social life. And if people say they will help you, they will be around for a while, but then everyone seems to disappear and its just you and the baby.

This is just my opinion. Good luck with whatever you decide.

wait to have a child.
you are too young and that is the reality of things.
it could do damage to your body, cause damage to a growing baby inside you, could kill you or the child as well.
if you wait until your older i think you would appreciate being pregnant, a parent and having a child way more.
you would be burdening your family with apart of the financial up bringing of this child, and that is not fair to them seeing as they have a child(ren) to care and provide for and more.

Want all you want, but WAIT. You have a full life ahead of you to decide it's time to have a baby. Why at 15? I assume you are still in school. Why not wait until you are out of school? Read up on the statistics of teen pregnancy and parenting. Read up on what could go wrong...do you want to risk your child's life because you cannot wait? I was 17 when I became pregnant...I kept my son because I had the stability of good income, a great partner (who is now my husband),and I was done with school and enrolled in college already. I did not plan my pregnancy and if my circumstances had been different than what they were, I may have decided to give my son up for adoption or had an abortion. My circumstances as a teenager WERE NOT normal for a teenager. And even though my circumstances were "ideal", parenting was still TOUGHER than you can imagine. Not all babies are googoogaga cuddly. My son had the WORST colic, he was always sick, was born preterm, had jaundice and was often constipated. He was fussy and didn't sleep through the night until he was almost a year old. Oh, there were days when my stress level was through the ceiling. There are still times I ask myself what I was thinking. No parties, no social life until recently, money always a bit tight, postponing some of my further education to support my baby...is this what you want?

same here i am 15 and want a baby i not telling you to do it but if you decide to thats you


but good luck with everything

and i understand your not along

But it's not you. It's your child. It's your child facing risks of developmental disorders because it is born to a teen mother. It's your child facing an higher risk of death. It's your child who stands an unreasonable chance of losing it's mother in childbirth. It's your child who will be born out of wedlock and with no financial assurances in his future.
Wait. I mean seriously how can you not wait?

i advise that u watch that show 16 and pregnant on mtv. if u dont have that chanel go to mtv.com and watch the shows on ther. it shows what they go through and that yes they r very cute but its alot of money and work. they show them in school and what happens with school. atleast get through school first please.... enjoy life believe me theres much more than sitting at home with a baby. u will have to find a way to provide for the baby and take it to the docs if it needs it etc. talk with ure parents if u still want to do this. if ure scarerd to talk to them before it happens then think how u will feel when it does happen or when u have to explain that u have an std

Volunteer at church in the nursery. If that is not a possibility maybe a gym nursery? Something else I recommend...babysit. Babysit every weekend during the summer every day. Every weekend when your friends are enjoying high-school you will be babysitting. No friends allowed over. Your time will be spent taking care of someone else. If that doesn't work get a dog.