16 and I want to have a baby =/

My cousin was fifteen when she got pregnant. She had a miscarriage after she found out that she would have had twins. At sixteen, she got pregnant again. She is home schooled, has plans to marry her boyfriend of two years and move in together after she has the baby. Another friend of mine is pregnant and will be eighteen soon. They both know that raising a child at a young age in this economy will be fairly difficult.

As for being sixteen and WANTING to get pregnant, it is not a good idea. If you don’t have plans to go to college to get a good job so you have money to raise your child, I would forget about it. Not only are you too young, but it isn’t fair to the child to be born to someone who can not financially take care if him/her. Sure you think you want to have a baby, but what happens when you do? You don’t get any sleep, you don’t have money to buy everything you need, you’ll have to balance school and caring for the child around the clock.

You need to think about it, how it will not only be fair to you but to the child as well.

A lot of people who miscarry have another child it is hard emotionally and physically but having a child is not something that you should do at such a young age, go out have fun believe me there is plenty of time for kids my mother had me at 42! And a child isn’t something that you “HAVE FOREVER” it is not a stuffed animal. think this through you are too young think of how angry you were and the only reason that you are considering it is that you had come to terms with your fate but it is not your fate any more you should go out have fun and find a guy that you trust and respect and think can be a good role model and please wait till you are emotionally ready

No 16 year old has a steady job, hell most people my age and older don’t even have REALLY steady jobs. Having a child so young will ultimatly result in poor parenting, a child who is without certain things and so on. A child deserves to have two parents in his/her life…and most importantly stability

I am 16 snd hsve a 1 year old and am 33 weeks preagnat and due any time whan I found out that I was pregnat and 15 I was so depreased but when I had her I was never happy and if you cant take care of the baby money wise dont have it but it is life changing hope you take this in consiter ation!

as long as you know that you can support this baby and give him/her the life they deserve then I dont see why not. as long as you are 100% posotive. I wish you all the best of look :)

Look live your life am pergent wit twins itz my 1st time being pergent & I wish I wasn’t your just young and don’t no what you want so take time in your life and enjoy it

I am 16 I had a miscariage at 14 after 5 months of carrying it ever sinc I felt like I had a empty hole in my life and I thought losing my baby wasthe reason a time went on I figured how hard it would ave been at tha age and how it would hve canged my life my family told me they woul disowen me ifi would have had it but the fact is its your life you cant have someone tell you what you want if you want a baby and you feel its wht would make your life complete then I say go 4 it just mke sure you have peole thereto support you because itca be a hard oad t follow but I believe you can do t ifu set goals an you have a steady ob and you believe you are read 4 it

How exactly are you going to support this baby at 16? and dont you think a baby deserves to have a mother who isnt 16, has a partner, and has a steady job? forget about whether you can do this and think about this child. Your concerns are about yourself. What you want. Your thinking clearly shows you’re not mature enough for a child. Because anyone who has a child wants what is best for their child. Wants to give their child the best possible life. And that isnt possible when one is living off food stamps… (unless you’ve got an inheritance waiting for you? do you know how much diapers cost? how much day care costs? or are you planning on dumping the baby on your parents?)

u think babies are all about carrying cute little things around and playing with them?you are wrong..many girls under the age of 18 think they are capable of being a mother..many of them are wrong and would just realise they have made a huge mistake.they have no stable job.they cant support the baby and most of them will turn to their parents for help.youre 16,enjoy life.do you really want to have a huge responsibility at this age?im 16 and im not even near talking about having babies.

well everyones telling you not to want a kid, and to live your life. but personally I think that if you really want one. and long as you have a steady home for the baby. And save up some money from working to support the child. then it should be your own decision. If you want to get pregnant well, its your life. Its not gonna be easy like yOuu said. Its gonna be hard. But odviously you already no that. So there shouldnt be a problem. and even if you have to go to your parents for help. . . thats what moms and grandmothers are there for (: . Best of luck. P.S. Make you you love the guy you have a kid with. Please for your own sake, and heart ache.

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