ANYONE who was pregnant as a teen(repost)

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im doing a speech on teenage pregnancy and support systems. i wanted to get opinions from anyone that was pregnant as a teen whether you kept your child, had an abortion, or gave it up for adoption. id like to know if you had a support system and if you did/didnt, was that an influence on your decision about your pregnancy? also, how did the support system help and change from pregnancy up til now? i was 16 and pregnant and decided to keep my baby. i had a support system from my family and friends and govt programs when pregnant. when i had my son i also had support at school by them helping with my schedule so i could finish my senior year and graduate plus the support i already had.

no drama please. this is for my speech for college and not just random. i wanted opinions to add in it from girls who went through this. i dont want to have a hard time finding the answer to this in the mist of drama thanks

So what exactly do u want to know? i found out when i was 15 with my daughter turned 16 a month later had her at 16

Does 18 count?

If so. Until 24 weeks, my lo would have been adopted out. Then I started dating my now hubby and we decided to keep her and I am beyond thrilled that I did. My mom wanted me to get rid of her((meaning abortion)) and my dad didnt talk to me until 5 weeks before I was due so he wasnt really there for me until that point.

What college do you go to?
I was 19 during pregnancy but 20 when he was born..... so.... I don't count I don't think! lol just missed the cut!

Mainly everyone supported me, besides my father, whom isn't much in my life anyways. My boyfriend and I discussed adoption for about 3 weeks, and abortion wasn't really an option. We decided to keep him, and it's the best decision I've ever made. I have support and help from my mother, and my boyfriend. (Financially, but I'm raising him physically 100%) I go to school from 8am-12pm Mon-Fri, and my SO works from 6-11 every day. He goes to the same school I do. At first I went to a school with a daycare, but then I transfered and now my mom watches H while I'm at school. I don't get any government assistance, besides Medicaid for H. I'm 15, and am turning 16 Nov. 12.

Hope that helps!

Quoting !~LUVIN MY BRATS~BASM~!:“ So what exactly do u want to know? i found out when i was 15 with my daughter turned 16 a month later had her at 16”

i wanted to know if you had a support system and if that helped influence your decision to keep your baby and also what support system you had.

Quoting Pr0udMAMA08:“ What college do you go to? I was 19 during pregnancy but 20 when he was born..... so.... I don't count I don't think! lol just missed the cut!”

no it can count. you were a teen while pregnant. i go to a community college

i got pregnant at 17, had my daughter at 18. my mom asked me what i was going to do about me getting pregnant and i said i was keeping it. my fmaliy supported me 100%.

I was 17 with my first. I kept him because I had a great support system. My whole family and the father were ready to help and be involved. We talked about all of our options and neither of us wanted an abortion so for awhile we talked about adoption. That changed with the first ultra sound and we never turned back. Im still with the BD and my family is still a great support for us.

Quoting kaitlynsp3919:“ i wanted to know if you had a support system and if that helped influence your decision to keep your baby and also what support system you had.”

Okay well i was 16 when i was 1 month pregnant i was with my So who was 19 at the time. It was unexpected that this happend and i didnt know what to do i know from the moment i saw that pregnancy test that i was gonna keep her because i dont have the heart to give her away <adoption> and i do not believe in abortion for me. At frist i didnt have any support my grandmother grandfather brother everyone was mad they hated my SO at the time. it took them until she was born to accept him because then she knew i wasnt gonna give hm up. my step mother support me most she knew what was done was done there was nothing she could do abut it so she influnezed me most not to give my baby up do raise it that she was my resonsiblity. I had a job ad the time i was capable of buying her everything she needed. and so was my SO he had a job also. the only help i did get was medicaid and wic. does that help ?

I had my daughter at 17. I turned 18 one month later. She is now almost 4 months old. I have most of my family's support, along with a friend or two (none of whom I am really close with anymore), and I am trying to find a 40 hour a week job, but beyond that I am on WIC, Cash, Food and Daycare assistance. I kept her and my mother wanted me to abort but I knew that wasnt an option for myself expecially emotionally regardlessof what anyone said, my mind was set on keeping her..
I have been trying to get a 40 hour a week job for two months and plan to drop my assistance when I get a job, but may have to resume when I begin nursing school next fall.
Dont freak out though anyone who reads thisI am pretty sure I will repay more than all of it in taxes in my life time.

Quoting kaitlynsp3919:“ no it can count. you were a teen while pregnant. i go to a community college”

Oh because when I saw it was a re-oost, I looked at your old one and saw you are from Warren County and that's nearby my school: Kean University.

I'm a single mom that goes to work 30/hours a week, 5 days a week.
I go to school on my days off.
I know all about school credits, online or oncampus courses,etc... easiest way to get through school with an LO and the benefits (scholarships) for being amom
I don't have assistance (barely missed it)

Oh and our state SUCKS with child support

My pregnancy was an amazing experience, but when i say amazing I don't always mean it was a good experience, Being pregnant a challenge for a single teenage girl. All I have is my high school diploma when it come so education. I am very happy to be a parent, but it's hard since the father of my child wants nothing to do with either one of us. He already has a daughter previously and wants nothing to do with her or her mother as well. Ever since I found out I was pregnant all i have done when it has come to him is Fight and Cry. He hates us, He basically kicked me out of the apartment I was sharing with him. He started by Shutting off the electricity, then the water, so I got fed up and packed and moved back to live with my parents. This is where I probably will stay for a while until I can afford to live on my own. My support system changes everyday. My family is slightly dysfunctional, so some day they support my decision to keep my son other day they don't. His father is obviously bot in the picture and my boyfriend isn't much help either because he don't know how to handle a crying baby at all hours of the night. In the end i support me. Due to the recent economy dive a lot of people can't get jobs, well for me it is even harder to get a job because i am a single mother with an infant. The American dream where there is a Dad, a |Mom, and the kids with a Dog, a house and a fenced in back yard in a nice neighborhood is a lovely Idea. If you notice anymore not many people are the Cleavers, the Brady's, or any other sitcom happy family where, everyone got along there were no fights, dads did their part in being in the lives of the children, Mom was a happy housewife and dad worked a 9-5 Monday through Friday office job where he wore a suit and tie and came home after wok to eat the dinner Mom made and always was nice about how great the meal was, Dad loved mom and they had the perfect marriage and they always found a time to spend dinner together, just being a 'normal' family. The average family now especially with in the past few years is Mom, sometimes dad, and baby or babies living in a apartment, Mom works two jobs to keep their heads above water, when it comes to bills and other necessities. Child Support is a common term heard in everyday discussion, along with WIC, Food Stamps, and Cash Assistance from the county. The American Dream Family basically died back years ago with those happy family sitcom's.

(I took it from a stand point against the so called "American dream") Hope it helps.

Well if 18 counts..that's when I found out I was preggo..and my mom was basically my only support system. Her donor was to excited about me being pregnant..and we broke up soon after I got pregnant.

and I knew from the day I saw the two pink lines I was keeping her..
and my mom was there for me during my pregnancy and she's here for me now..

Quoting Pr0udMAMA08:“ Oh because when I saw it was a re-oost, I looked at your old one and saw you are from Warren County ... [snip!] ... benefits (scholarships) for being amom I don't have assistance (barely missed it) Oh and our state SUCKS with child support”

I've been looking for the mom grants and things maybe you can help me with that.


But I got pregnant at 17 had him at 18. In the beginning i thought of abortion just because i was terrified to tell my parents. But I always wanted to keep my baby, they were pissed but eventually came around. I'm still with my bd. My parents fully support me and I get WIC. I start college in January and I'm going for nursing...hmm what else idk, is that good? lol