oh how sweet and innocent a young mind is my dear!
you would be amazed at how many new couples who have been together longer than youve been alive end up getting a divorce and splitting up because of troubles that come when a child is born.
and yes, children are filled with joy, happiness, a mix of emotions, but the reality of it is that it is a hard thing for couples to go through when they are new parents.
couples that are older than you and have been together longer than you and your fiancee, go through troubles and sometimes split from the troubles and hardships of having a child. it CAN happen to you.
in a perfect world, there would be no divorce and hardships that sometimes push couples farther apart when children are born.
but the reality is, a child is stressful, a 24.7 responsibility with no days off, little to no sleep, fatigue, frustration, ups and downs and much much more.
believe me. i was pregnant at 18 and had my son at 19. in 20 now and i still go through all these things.
my boyfriend had a good job, i had savings from a previous job, he ended up switching jobs for another that paid better and had more hours, he now works from 3am to 3pm or later. and as for our savings, well we went through all of it almost in the first...6 months i think.
there alot of concerns that you should be focusing on right now.
i remember my friends asking me if im ready for what is about to come.
i would say 'as ready as im going to be'
but when my son was actually born, i was in no way as prepared as i thought i was going to be.
my son was colic-cried all the time-would sleep for 1 or 2 hours, and be up for 3 hours or longer, i did not sleep for about a week when he was first born.
i have 4 brothers and sisters, i baby sat, worked with kids in daycares and kindergartens, and even with all that under my belt it did not make me qualified to pop a baby out and know exactally what i was doing.
if i did not have the help from my sister inlaw i dont know what i would have done.
yes my child did bring myself and my boyfriend closer together, but it also brought hardships, money issues, stress, worries if we can pay both bills at the same time etc etc etc. this is what every couple goes through, and these are some concerns you should think about.
at 18 i find it hard to believe that your boyfriend makes enough money..assuming that its only a part time job and that he might still be in high school or going to college?
yes there is a wonderful bond of having your child grow inside your womb, hell, having your child inside you right now is the easy part right now lol the hard stuff has yet to come.
again, just get as much knowledge and preparation as you can now before the baby is born, reality only sinks in when that child is in your arms.
then the hard stuff comes.