re: Teen mom....how was it?

Right now it's easy to rasie her, but in January I go back to work, in September I go to college, and my SO is going to college next month. So I expect it to get a lot harder, lol. I've been on paid mat leave for almost a year now!

At the beginning, it was very hard because she was BF and I was getting all freaked out, didn't know what to do. As time is going along, it's not getting easier, I would say, but I can honestly say I'm more prepared for the unexpected.

Quoting Kaisen's Mommy:“ When there was two of us(BD and I) it wasn't so bad, but now without him, being a single mom is hard. ... [snip!] ... a career or a good paying job to support my son and I. I love my son but I seriously wish I wouldn't of been stupid about BC.”

Your right about that being a single mother is not easy at all im 22 and my son is 16 months old i have been a single mother since i was pregnant no man is guaranteed to be there unless you guys are married my word of advice is stay strong mama and complete school that way when you get my age you will be some what on track just dont drop out that would be your worse mistake

Quoting tonys_mama:“ I'm 19 and my son will be 3 in march..its been very hard for me his father is a no good sob and does ... [snip!] ... hard but things are starting to look good for us..i love my son but wish I would have waited untill I was ready to have him..”

Congrats mama for graduating thats a big plus at least you didnt let it get the best of you and give up so i tip my hat off to you

i just turned 18 inNovemberand i have a 3 month old little girl and raising her is the hardest thing ive ever done..its not an easy job at all..im blessed to have my family and thebaby'sfather that helps me out so i can go to college and try to make a better life for her but it stillisn'tan easy task..i think its all about the way you think, positive thinking helps alot and having positive people around. i love my daughter but idefinitelywish i would have waited though.

I got pregnant with my daughter ( who is now 2 ) at 16 and had her a month after I turned 17, and was also a single mom with no support from my parents or her fathers. We had our good and bad days, I sacrificed a lot and made many compromise that usually left me without so my daughter could have what she needed.... But was it hard.... No, was it easy... No ... It was what it was... And I couldn't have been happier.

Quoting LIL HULKS MAMI:“ Your right about that being a single mother is not easy at all im 22 and my son is 16 months old i have ... [snip!] ... complete school that way when you get my age you will be some what on track just dont drop out that would be your worse mistake”

The being married part isn't true. I was married and he left me for his ex girlfriend.

I got pregnant during my senior year and I was living with my dad at the time ... he told me I had to find anotherplace to live because I wasn't welcome there any more. He and his girlfriendtalked bad behind my back and said I would just be better off getting an abortion. (That wasn'teven considered in my mind)So I moved in with my boyfriend and finished out the year of highschool. I got a signed diploma (which in the begining I was afraid I wasn't going to get because I was not good in school)
I was horrible in school all throughout but when I got pregnant I was determined to do all I could to get my grades up and graduate. School seemed so easy to me once I got pregnant I had all passing grades throughout the rest of the school year. I had a job throughout high school and kept it up until about four days before I had my son. So everything was pretty easy when I was pregnant... then I had my son and I stopped working now... I had my son a month ago on the 21st... I haven't went back to work yet I am breast feeding... It is definetly hard figuring out how we are going to pay for anything...
So I think it verys on the support you have basically
The majority of my family was supportive and same with the fathers side of the family

Quoting Ashea:“ I got pregnant with my daughter ( who is now 2 ) at 16 and had her a month after I turned 17, and was ... [snip!] ... have what she needed.... But was it hard.... No, was it easy... No ... It was what it was... And I couldn't have been happier. ”

i had my daughter the day after i tuned 17..lol...shes nine months now....its going pretty good so far..besides dealing with my depression and OCD (but i had that pre-baby)

Everyone story is different and I understand some and some I dont..Heres my story

I met my SO at 15 got pregnant at 17 had my son a month and a half before my 18th birthday. I was very lucky to have my family and his family to help us out.my SO was working but we still lived at home with our parents. Anytime I needed or didnt need help my mom and sisters were there for me.I didnt really get along with my SO's family because I never got to know them till my son was born.To this day he is 2 and Im still living at home and Im with my SO.We are saving up for a place but lets face it buying a house is hard. Maybe some feel I dont know what its truely like to have a hard teen motherhood but I do.I have MANY MANY friends who got pregnant at 16.Seems like its the thing to do now a days lol. But my son was a happy baby he always slept and would wake up just to eat or just to coo at mommy. But seeing what my friends have gone through including my sister when she was young and pregnant I get it I just dont know from a personal feeling. I do give kudos and props to all the teen moms who take care of there kids with out the help of parents or friends. I know I could not do it with out my family for friends.