Teenage mothers blog : Tell your true story!

Stephanie - posted 3 days ago

NYC AREA TEEN MOMS WANTED TO SHARE YOUR STORIES W MACI & THE CAST OF TEEN MOM 3
MTV’s hit series “Teen Mom” is getting ready to film a new after show, with a brand new cast of girls, and we are looking for real Teen Mom’s, past Teen Mom’s, anyone with close ties to a Teen Mom or any other story relatable to the show to join in on a discussion.
**This is NOT an audience show. You will be asked your opinion on various topics of the show, your own experiences and how you handled it, advice you have for the Teen Mom’s on the show and a chance to ask the cast questions.
DATE- MONDAY MAY 20
TIME- 9AM-4PM- LUNCH WILL BE PROVIDED
LOCATION- BROOKLYN (ADDRESS WILL BE GIVEN UPON BOOKING)
You will be a part of a discussion with the cast of “Teen Mom”.

**We are only looking for a small group, so this is a very exclusive casting. You MUST be outgoing, willing to talk on camera and share your experience and stories, and be familiar with the series “Teen Mom”.
Please be available before submitting.
This is an awesome opportunity to have your voice heard and to share your experience for other girls in the country to hear. Some examples of things we are looking for include-
absent parents or a bad relationship with your Mother
a Success story from an older woman who was a Teen Mom
any other experience you have as a result of being a Teen Mom.
If you are interested in this, and you fit what we are looking for, please do the following:Email us at RealityCasting@GothamCasting.com

and include the following:
NAME:
AGE: (Must be at least 16 years old)
PHONE:
EMAIL:
RECENT PHOTO:
YOUR STORY:

**Your Story should consist of a similar experience as the girls on the show. Are you or were you a teen mom? How are you coping? Is your best friend a teen mom and do you see her struggle? Did you give your child up for adoption or were you adopted?,etc**
Upon receiving your email, we will follow up with a Phone Interview and then let you know if you’ve been chosen.
Gotham Casting
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Analisa - posted 5 days ago

I first found out I was pregnant at 18. My daughter is 1 now and I'm 20. People still look at me funny when I tell them I have a daughter. She means the world to me. I work full time. My family and my daughter's father's mother is also supportive. It's hard though. The baby's daddy doesn't understand responsibility. He does what he wants and for a while now I've been supporting both him and my kid. He does the minimum of what a father should do. I'm pretty much through with him. I was on Medicaid until my baby was 2 months, and I gave up on WIC because one of the staff members just rubbed me the wrong way. I feel better not relying on food stamps anyways. I get enough judgment as it is. I love my baby girl though. She cares for me unconditionally. And though I brought her into this world way sooner then she wanted me to. I still can't live without her. She's the person I work hard for. It's just funny how people put you down because of your age. Half these people make less then me. Yet "I'M" unfit because I'm not married and 20.

Analisa - posted 5 days ago

Hey Lindsie Cherry! Your story really made me cry. And it aggravates me how people treated you for being on Medicaid. We pay taxes too! As the youth of America we're more likely NOT to have Medicare. Social security is going instinct. Yet we're still paying to support the old folks. Next time, someone asks you," Why should I pay for your son's issues." Be like," I'm sorry you don't think my son is worthy enough to live a normal life. And by the way, I pay my taxes too. Lets just hope you never have to see your children go through what mine has. And god forbid, someone tell you YOUR child doesn't deserve a chance." I hate people like that. It's funny though. If it was them needing help, they'd take it in a heartbeat.

Danielle - posted on 05/10/2013

Hello! so my name is Danielle and I am 14 weeks pregnant. I am seventeen years old and I am doing cyber school to finish my last year of school. My ex who is the father is a manipulative jerk trying to get me to give the baby up for adoption so he doesn't have to deal with the responsibility. It is completely out of the question since I am perfectly able to provide for this baby and I have a wonderful support system. Truthfully he is a drug abuser and such a bad influence I prefer that he would stay out of both our lives together. I would feel terrible to keep him from the baby but I am trying to surround him or her with the best type of people possible. He is threatening to take the baby away from me if I decide to keep it and says that all of this is just between me and him and that my family is completely out of the equation. He scares me and I plan on blocking him. I figure if he wants to talk to me about anything concerning the baby he can do it through my family so I won't be put in a weak position where I will give in to him. I have no idea what to do and I would really like some support and advice. Btw, I plan to take online courses after high school and work a part time job. My family is more than willing to help me watch her so I can provide a life for us.

Lindsie - posted on 04/30/2013

When I was 17 years old I found out I was pregnant with my oldest son. I was still in high school so that made it tough. When I went into my high school to enroll for my senior year the dean of students was there, Mrs. Baldwin. She told me that I would not be able to attend the high school as I was a disgrace because I was pregnant. She said “We cannot have people like you walking around our school.” I was devastated.
I was scared that I was not only going to be able to finish high school, but that I was also not going to be able to raise this baby as a single mom. Luckily I was receiving state help such as Medicaid and WIC to help with the costs of some of this. I had no clue as a teen and a new mom how much everything was going to cost.
So on top of be scared about school and trying to figure out how I was not going to be a part of the statistics that state that most teen moms who have babies while in school I found out the scariest news any mother to be could have found out. My baby had a birth defect.
When I was about 22 weeks pregnant I found out that my son had a cleft lip. At that time they were not sure if it affected the palate or if it was just the lip. I was praying that it was only his lip. I had done a little research about the cleft lip and palate and it is much easier for the child and parents if it is only the lip. When I went back in to the ultrasound Dr. two weeks later I found out that his right kidney was infected. My heart sunk. I could not even believe what I was hearing. Why me? Why did this have to happen to my baby? I had done everything right, taken my medication, and followed doctors orders, everything.
I could not believe this was happening. This is the type of thing you hear about, you never think it could happen to you. The ultrasound DR said to me, “So you’re going to give him up for adoption right?” I looked at him and said why would you ask that? He responded “Well this is a lot of responsibility for a teenager to handle.” I said “no this is my son and we will get through this together.” I felt judged not only because I was receiving state help, people look at you funny especially when you go into the doctor’s office with Medicaid and are a teen wanting to get treatment from them. Like they are so much better than you.
After doing some research and the doctors running tests they came to the conclusion that he had a disease called Hydronephrosis, which is when he would go to the bathroom the urine would not drain fully and it would go back up into his kidneys. I could not control the thoughts that were going through my head.
I was on weekly 3D ultrasounds to monitor his kidneys and his cleft. I felt as if my whole world was crashing down on me. I was so scared and hurt that we had to go through this. By the time I was 33 weeks pregnant I had his plastic surgeon, ear nose and throat doctor as well as his urologist picked out. When he was born his kidney disease went from his right kidney to now both kidneys. They also discovered that he had the bilateral (both sides of his palate) cleft palate and unilateral (one side of his lip) lip. So not only did he have the worst of it all, but now we are facing surgeries for the rest of his youth life. More than likely until he is 19-21 years old.
When I had delivered him the social worker from the hospital came into my room and told me that not only can he get on Medicaid but he also can qualify for social security disability. I did not know what any of that was, I honestly thought that it was for people that were older who were injured and couldn’t work or were retiring. I thank god that I was able to get that help, Medicaid has so far covered just under 2 million dollars’ worth of stuff he had to have done. A lot of people judge me because I get that help but what I tell them is I work I pay my taxes and I’m not just sitting around collecting checks. They have responded to me with “well why should I have to pay for your sons issues?” I don’t know how to respond to that. It hurts, it’s not like I chose to have him have these issues, and there is nothing that I could have done different to make him not have this happen to him.
He had his first surgery for his cleft lip when he was 3 weeks old. As I sat in the prep room with him, holding him and crying I could not believe I was going to hand my baby over to the doctors to put him under and say goodbye for a little bit. Not knowing the outcome and how he would handle it.
He did a great job, he was in recovery for 2 hours, when I went back saw him I nearly fainted. There was so much blood and he was sleeping, I didn’t know what he was going to be like when he woke up. He was in the pediatric unit for 3 days. When I brought him home 3 days later he was doing great, until that night at 3:30am something told me to wake up and check on him. When I woke up to check on him and he was not breathing, he was grey/blue.
I rushed him into the hospital where he was put on life support and they air lifted him to Presbyterian St Luke's hospital. He spent 8 days in the NICU on life support, I went in on the 9th day and he was off all of his tubes. I was going to be able to take my baby home the next day. They told me that what had happened was that the pain medicine that they gave him depressed his brain and shut everything down.
After that incident he did great, he recovered great, but two weeks later he stopped breathing again. I took him back into the hospital and they kept him for another 3 days. He had to be on oxygen for 1 month at least to make sure this does not happen again. He was on it for a total of 2 ½ months. When he was 4 months old he had his kidney surgery and followed by that at 6 months old he had his first jaw reconstruction surgery, and 5 ear tube placements. Devon is now almost 8 years old and a healthy happy boy. We just got word that his kidneys are finally functioning normal.
In the next year he will have a bone graph in which they will take bone from his hip and place it in his top jaw where his cleft is. This has been a long trying road for him and I as well as our family, but we have beaten many odds and overcome what doctors have said we wouldn’t.
All in all I am so thankful for what the state of Colorado has done for me and my son, without the help of the government with Medicaid and SSI there is no way I could get through this. Even if I had him on regular insurance I still could not afford all the co-pays and or the remaining bills that are left over that insurance does not cover. Yes they make it hard to get their services but in the end it is worth the struggle. I can deal with people judging me and putting me down for getting help, as long as my little boy is healthy I don’t care what they have to say.

Thank you
Lindsie Cherry

Aryn - posted on 04/26/2013

I wish you guys were in Indiana

Michelle - posted on 02/22/2013

NOW CASTING "Untitled Mother/Daughter Show"
DO YOU AND YOUR MOTHER ACT MORE LIKE BEST FRIENDS THAN MOTHER AND DAUGHTER? Do people often mistake you and your mother as sisters because you are close in age? If your relationship runs the gamut, from constantly being at each other's throats to being each other's best friend… then we want to hear from you.

A major production company is currently looking for glamorous affluent mother/daughter duos nationwide. Mother/daughters must be outgoing, ambitious and over-the-top characters who appear to be between 15-20 years apart.


To apply, please email casting directors at motherdaughtershow@gmail.com. Include the following for both you and your mom: Photo, name, occupation, contact information and a brief description of yourself. If you’re the right fit, someone from our casting office will contact you!

Lisa - posted on 01/07/2013

Attention TEEN MOMS. We are opening our home to teen moms who need help. We are in Florida. Please email us if you need a home for you and your baby
Lisa
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Lisa - posted on 01/07/2013

If you need a MOM to talk to please feel free to contact me. Ive been there ! I can help

Jennifer - posted on 01/04/2013

I'm 16 , Still pregnant I'm due on jan 8 with a girl that I'm gonna name Izsabella Rosa Bugarin ♥ My Partner Is Also 16 , as Well I meet him over Facebook he was the best guy I ever meet , he laughed with me , made jokes about each other , always talked 24/7 Somthing a girl always dreamed about , ~ I can honestly say I was in love , I had a feeling I was pregnant I told him , he didn't want to hear it not one thing of it , he said I was dum for thinking that so I believed him maybe I was just over thinking about stuff so I let it go , One Day I went to the swatmeet with my dad to sell , my sister came later on , she had a werid look on her face , I told her what ? She asked are you pregnant I said no ,! But my sister didn't let it slide she went to the store to by a test , I was scared to take it , I did ' my sister sat down and told me It was positive , I told her no it couldn't be true , I kept saying no no ! She called my dad , we went to go see him ' he couldn't even talk all I could see is tears coming down his eyes , I saw that his liddo baby just disappointed him , all I could say is I'm sorry I love you dad. I Texted My Boyfriend I told him it was positive he said , are you fucking kidding me if its a joke , I'm leaving you right now jenni. I told him it wasn't , I took a test ,. My Dad Talked To His Dad ' His Dad Made It Seem Like It Was Only My Fault That This happen,. ~ my dad couldn't talk to me or even look at me , it hurt me so much cause I'm his little princess , all I wanted to do it be in my room cry I didn't talk to anyone that day I feel asleep , I went to the doctors next day , I found out I was 5 months ' they asked me if I wanted the abortion , I said yes so they gave me a date ~ I talked to my boyfriend he told me I was doing a good thing , but in some part of me , I didn't feel like it was good , I was getting this abortion cause he's telling me too, my dad nd step mom started letting me back in they asked what do you really wanna do , I cryed I said ~ I'm young nd I no it's gonna be hard , cause I have my future set , but in my family killing is a disgrace Jesus would never forgive me ' they told me ~ that true on both of them but its your choice and we stand by you no matter what . I told my boyfriend , I was thinking about keeping it. He didn't like the sound of that , he said its not only your choice , we started fighting <|3 but I made my choice I was keeping my baby , my dad &' hole family were happy I didn't go on with the abortion just one person wasn't , he called it off with me , he said he doesn't want anything to do with it. I cryed , &' cryed I felt so alone ' I didn't want for him to leave , he told me forever no matter what ' but it wasn't a meaningful one than ,. But I realized , I have my family , it will hurt at times but ill still have my smile . So Im A Single Teenage Mom , That Gonna Do It With Myself &' My Wonderful Family By Myside ~ I Don't Need A Mam To Complete The Liddo Family Im About To Have , I Still Go To School ' They will Take Care Of My Daughter While Im In School , I Still Have My Future Set , &' Ill Still Make It It , Might Take Longer But As A Mom Im gonna Work Harder To Give my Baby Everything ♥ People Tell Me Im Dum , Mo Im Not Cause No Matter How Small A Person is They Still Have Hearts . I'm happy To say I have one &' ill be strong ..

Wain - posted on 12/21/2012

Dorothy of Oz is sure to be an instant classic for the whole family. The film is due out next year but the buzz being created is undeniable. Between the vastly talented cast and the original music, how could you not be excited! Glee's Lea Michele is in the title role as Dorothy Gale and she will bring such a fresh sound to the legendary character. Let us not forget Martin Short, Bernadette Peters, Kelsey Grammer, Dan Aykroyd, and many more bringing life to both new and older familiar characters!! Dorothy of Oz has all the components to be the new family favorite!

Wain - posted on 12/20/2012

Dorothy of Oz is sure to be an instant classic for the whole family. The film is due out next year but the buzz being created is undeniable. Between the vastly talented cast and the original music, how could you not be excited! Glee's Lea Michele is in the title role as Dorothy Gale and she will bring such a fresh sound to the legendary character. Let us not forget Martin Short, Bernadette Peters, Kelsey Grammer, Dan Aykroyd, and many more bringing life to both new and older familiar characters!! Dorothy of Oz has all the components to be the new family favorite!

Wain - posted on 12/20/2012

Dorothy of Oz is sure to be an instant classic for the whole family. The film is due out next year but the buzz being created is undeniable. Between the vastly talented cast and the original music, how could you not be excited! Glee's Lea Michele is in the title role as Dorothy Gale and she will bring such a fresh sound to the legendary character. Let us not forget Martin Short, Bernadette Peters, Kelsey Grammer, Dan Aykroyd, and many more bringing life to both new and older familiar characters!! Dorothy of Oz has all the components to be the new family favorite!

Presley De'Shae - posted on 12/03/2012

Well at the age of 18 I was pretty much partying every weekend and I met this man (now married) that is a lot older than me but I pursued anyhow! He was my Dad's friend and when I told Dad that I liked him he was okay with it... shocker!! So our relationship got serious... FAST!! Then by time my 19 birthday rolled around we had both stopped drinking and I stopped smoking. We had talked about getting married but hadn't and wasn't sure when would be a good time and we had also talked about getting pregnant. I told him I didn't want to wait to have a baby so we tried and tried and February I missed my period and took a test!! I was positive but it seems that after I told him I was pregnant he got really clingy and I went off with my father for a day and didn't get back until late and my boyfriend got furious. He grabbed my arm and pushed me knowing I was pregnant and just got off of bed rest. So I stopped my dad before he left the drive-way so I could leave my boyfriend... Well dad called the law so I could get my stuff and him not yell or grab me again. Well I did leave and he wanted to work it out. So I went back and we worked it out.. so I thought then his mom had to step in and a bunch of junk happened and she lied to me and made me believe that my boyfriend wanted me to leave again... so I did just to find out she had lied and he didn't know I was leaving! Well everything seemed normal again after that and his his parents decided they were gonna come stay on the weekends with us since they owned the house we were renting.... Well I already had my babies room set up when the came in his mom wasn't supposed to move any of my babies stuff but she did. She started moving my stuff around too... I was forced to put all my stuff and most of my babies stuff back in storage. I talked to him about it and he never did anything about and it stressed me out plus he didn't want me talking to my dad.. due to him calling the law to help me get my stuff. So I told him that I had to leave because it was to much stress on me and the baby. So I moved in with my grandma.. And I was actually happy. I didn't stress and I still texted him about the baby and just to talk. Then around the last part of June he had got himself a job and a place of his own. I told him I wanted to be together and raise our baby a couple. I moved to Mobile with him and he is now ok with me talking to my dad and is actually got married a week before she was born. Now that we have our own place and he has a great job, everything has been better than great! Our baby was born healthy! When I went into labor we actually drove from Mobile to Lucedale. I had her 32 minutes after midnight and I done a natural birth.. NO pain meds or anything.. I recovered fast which was great!! We on now on month two and things get stressful and there are times when I get lonely but I wouldn't change anything. I just hope it goes uphill from here and not back down hill!!!

Briana - posted on 11/28/2012

Hi my name is Briana and I am military wife and the mom of a 2yr old boy and 5 month old girl. I was a teen mom getting pregnant at 17 and having my son at 18. I had my daughter at the age of 21. I know how hard it is to want to give your kids everything as soon as you make eye contact with them. The last few months I have been having ideas of creating a foundation for young mothers from the ages of 14 to 21 years old. I want to be able to give the teen parents a chance that some people feel is not deserving to a teen parents.

Rhonda - posted on 11/14/2012

In most of these blogs Iam reading I hear a young girl scared and pregnant for the first time some have a male (boyfriend) sort of involved but really dont want anything to do with the situation. What I really would like to know is where are the parents of the young mother, most have mothers in the picture but I rarely see any with a father figure for the new mother. Where are the fathers of the pregnant girls, I think this would be a great impact on and influence towards their daughters dilema even if the teens parents are divorced or separated they should have there hands in their daughter and grandbabies lives. Even close neighbors would be a great help remember it takes a village.

Julia - posted on 11/01/2012

I just started a blog, if anyone would like to know how my life as a teen mom is going please don't hesitate to follow :) i love being a mom, I am 17 , my son is 9 weeks old, I graduated high school and am on my way to college, if you have questions please comment on my blog and I will reply

Deborah - posted on 10/16/2012

I am 17 years old and just found out that I am 3 months pregant. I was shocked. i was on the pill and even with the pill i rarely had unprotected sex. but the few times I did I was on an antibiotic and it made my pill not work even though I asked my doctor and was told that I was ok. Me and My boyfriend have only been together for 4 months. our parents are both very angry with us. I am getting my highschool diplomia in a few weeks and am training to become an office admin. I guess the moral of all of this is that not every teenager who gets pregant drops out and doesnt do well, or is the type who doesnt take precautions. I know that the road ahead isnt gonna be easy, it gonna be hard and take a lot of work. But I am willing to do whatever it takes, and not give up, because i have more to think about than just my future, i have someone elses future to think about as well.

Madison - posted on 09/12/2012

I found out I was pregnant my junior year of high school. I have always been a good student, and very responsible; and never thought it would happen too me. I came to realize it could happen to anyone. I was 16 years old, and with my boyfriend of 3 years. At first I was shocked, but I went to my mom right away. There were so many tears, and so many questions it began to overwhelm me. I would break down randomly, because I thought I couldn't do it. I was so scared of my future, because I knew everything was going to change. I would hear my mom crying at night, I would see the disappointment in her eyes. My mom wanted me to tell my dad myself, so I did. The hardest thing was looking my dad right in the eyes, and telling him I was pregnant. It was like every dream they had for me vanished with in seconds. Abortion wasn't an option for me, I have always been aganist it. But other people would ask if I consider it. I believe if you don't want to keep your child the only other option should be adoption. But back to the story...My boyfriend was so supportive, his father never was around, he saw his dad for the first time when he was 16 years old. He wanted to be a father to his baby, and he is a great one. His family said I purposely got pregnant so that I could keep my boyfriend forever. His mother called me terrible names, and said all I would do was live off of welfare. His mother invited his ex girlfriend around to harass me. His parent's wouldn't let him see anymore, and his mother always screamed at me. He began to be fed up with and moved out. He ended up staying at his grandparents, and I stayed at my moms. Once I found out I was pregnant I started taking online courses during the summer before my senior year. I was able to finish 2 classes, and then only have 1 at school. I went into my senior year 7 months pregnant. I can still remember seeing everyone all dressed up on the first day. Trust me I was right there with them. Keep in mind when I left my junior year I was tiny, and didn't really start showing till 6 months. Everyone just looked and stared, and I had a couple people say I looked cute, but for the most part just looks. But I wasn't going to make looks bother me, who knows what they were thinking. I wasn't going to waste my time figuring out either. I was due November 18th, and we were expecting a boy. I was still living with my mom, and my boyfriend was living with his grandparents. My boyfriend was living 2 hours away at one point, but moved back right before the baby was born. He always bought what we needed for the baby, no questions asked. He was just what I needed. On November 16,2011 I had my son Taeton. He was perfect I was so excited to finially have my son. I am now going to be 18 in November and Taeton is going to be turning one. I am going to college full time, and doing in a home daycare. I breast feed Taeton still, and I am beyond proud of my self. I am a great loving mom, and everyday I get the stereotypical looks. I even had a girl at "The Children's Place" say are you buying this for you son, and I said yes he is 9 months. She then looked at me and said oh my gosh how old are you? Completely thrown off I said 17. With a whole line of people behind us the girl responds by saying "woah you're young", ah good luck. I didnt scream at her, or make a rude remark. I turned and went on my way. There will be plenty people to judge but you know what you know who you are. I know I am an amazing mother, and I wouldn't be any better than I am now if I was 40. I am now engaged to the father of my son, and we still live seperately. I didn't want to rush and live together, because we have opportunity to save money while we are both going to school, well he's going to be a pipefitter. We both have the most motivation by having our son Taeton.



I don't believe in abortion, and I would love to give innocent babies a voice. Follow me on twitter in support of these babies. They need a voice, and we need to give it to them. I have video's on abortion, that I watched while pregnant. They're motivational, and make you want to make a difference.

https://twitter.com/M_Soriteu

Carmen - posted on 09/07/2012

Here is my story…

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Bridget - posted on 09/06/2012

i met my baby daddy in feb.of 2009 i was 14 and he was 24 we didnt have sex until a few months after i turned 15 i ended up getting pregnant an i had my little girl nevaeh skye june 30,2010 at 16 i ended up getting preeclampcia durning my pregnancy and so they had to take her a few days early she weight 7pd 14 onc. the father never got to meet her but thru pics an that was all i wasnt suppose to have a phone or seeing him bc my parents wanted all the control they took temporary coustodyof my daughter when she was born but i was still the one taking care of her an trying to finish high school at the time it was hard at times and stressful with no sleep then at age 17 i hadmy son brayden michael september 28 2011 yes i bet ur wondering how that happen well lets just say i lied all the time about being at a freinds house when i was with my babyy daddy lol well anyways this pregnancy was horriable i got dehydrated almost lost him from it an morning sickness with him hit my super hard and my stomach was so tight it hurt from him moving which couldve been bc he was almost 10 pounds an yes i had them both naturally but anyways it was hard on me with two kids an one being jelouse of the other now they fight all the time an he isnt 1 year yet lol crazy being a teen mom is very hard an stressful at times you dont get to live the normal teenage life which i never had anyways an not complain bc i love my kids but my parents now have custody of them both an now im always depressed an wanting my kids with me but my parents wont let it happen but now that my baby daddy and my family get along pretty good an he gets to be in his kids lifes as well as i do my kids know who we are and everything it from my exsperiance its not easy at all u have to buy them everything they need an have food on the table for them its really exspencive........everybody now days are getting pregnant thing its going to be a easy job and fun an stuff an not thinking bout them bring a baby into this world when u barly have income to support them its not a game its a human being

Tyla - posted on 08/29/2012

I was 15 and just starting to get to be a TEENAGER you know partys and working on getting my license spending every second with my friends and my bf. I went to visit my mom for xmas vacation and new years day I was very sick but thought nothing of it thought it was from drinking the night before. When I got back to my dads and school started I couldnt go because I felt like CRAP. I missed a whole week of school so my dad decided to take me to the doctor where I was diagnosed with a sinus infection but the doctor said they had to do a pregnancy test before giving me the medicine and when the nurse walked in and said that it was positive I remember just crying and looking over at my dad telling him how sorry I was and he was so mad at me...we had some blood work done and then left the doctor he called my mom screaming at her telling her that it is her fault and he tried to make me get an abortion. He asked me who the father was and I lied due to the fact that my bf and I had broken up and he was 20 years old and it was a very nasty break up. My mom ended up coming to get me just 3 days later. She was mad but she wasnt near as mad as my dad...I stayed in school through my pregnancy and didnt have many friends I had a BF that didnt last long because he didnt want the responsibility of a baby (obviously who wouldnt if it wasnt theirs is what he told me)we remained friends though...when I was 6 months pregnant my ex got back in touch with me and I told him he started making the 8 hour trips to see me every weekend and by the time July 24th rolled around (my due date) he had been with me for a week and a half just in case the little stinker decided to make an early appearance anyway that day I got a back headache and went to the hospital I was induced and in labor for 72 hours 2 and half hours of pushing and an emergency c section later we got to see our baby boy we named him Darren David after my uncle. He was the most beautiful thing I had ever seen. My BF proposed 1 week later and 11 months later we were married. My son is now 2 and we are still married and happy as ever we laugh about our story now and we wonder what life would be like without Darren but we are currently trying to have another baby....during pregnancy I went into premature labor andit was stopped and I also developed preclamsia and a thyroid problem

Holly - posted on 08/21/2012

Hello, I was 16 when i had my first daughter. I am now 22 and helping other teen moms and promoting prevention is dear to my heart I have started a blog and a page on facebook and Im trying to get as many teen moms as possible to get together and talk about different issues. My blog is http://teenhelpspot.blogspot.com/
the facebook page is http://www.facebook.com/TeenMomHelpSuppo...
Both of my sites are a safe place and I encourage everyone to come read my story and comment! ask questions im so excited to start helping other girls

Angela - posted on 08/19/2012

I'm 15 and pregnant I don't kno what to do I feel like I'm alone I haven't told my mom I'm scared to tell her this just ruined my life I'm supposed to graduate 1 year early and go to Texas A&M but now with this baby I'm afraid all that has changed I'm really scared he knows that I'm pregnant and he wants to stay with me and the baby but I'm still scared that he's gonna change his mind at any time he seems to be acting different he doesn't talk to me anymore and I'm really scared I just feel like crying all the time I want to kill myself, I messed up I understand that someone please talk to me someone who won't judge me please I have been holding these feelings in for the past 2 weeks, somebody please tell me what to do I'm really scared to kno what's happening???!

Nede - posted on 08/18/2012

I my name is Nede i'm a teen mother in I have a 1 year old I love her to death but I truly have struggled with my life since I got prego. When I first found out I was prego I was so scared to tell my parents because I new they were not guna let me see my baby father because he was a little bit more older then me, but then my parents after fue months asepted him. The only conserde I had is that they did want us to live together so we waited a long time to live together till my baby was 7 monthes he moved in my house. Before he moved in I didn't have no help with my baby my mom sometime would help me but most of the time it was me doing everything. In now that I live with my boyfriend we fight a lot in sometime we end up till 4 day with out talking. In the thing I hate more is that we fight when the baby is in the room I know it's not good for my baby to see us in thoes terms in now I dont know how to say sorry or stop bing mean if someone reads this please I need to know your point of view!:)

ASAHELA - posted on 06/28/2012

Hello all my name is Asahela, i am a young mum who got pregnant at the age of 16, and id like to tell my story and give advice on how i managed to overcome being a young single mum, whilst going to school, living alone and still growing from a child into a young adult with responsibilities. I promise it was not easy but i have done well, and id love you all to watch my live broadcast to see how!

I will be broadcasting live on Kondoot. com its just a quick sign up and then just click to attend the event. its a great way to interact with me and i will be able to answer any questions there and then.

The show is Friday 29th June @ 7pm (GMT) so in USA i am guessing its at 2pm.

Hopefully we'l be able to interact.
please go to kondoot. com
click on events
You will find my event named...."1st broadcast, life as a teenage mum" hosted by Asahela Rose
on Friday 29th June
Click on it and ATTEND!!!

or click the link lool
http://kondoot.com/events/81755a2845e

Asahela Rose

Alma - posted on 05/24/2012

well i was 16 when i got pregnant and so was my boyfriend. i got kicked out of my house by my mom. she was not supportive at ALL! my boyfriend brought me too his house and at the begining evrything was great, but after a month i felt so overwhelmed because my family didnt support me. after a month of living with my boyfriends family, he proposed :) it was on of the happiest day of my life. we got married in july of 2009 and even though my mom wasnt okay with it, she still went. 7 months later on Feb 6 2010 i gave birth to a wonderful baby boy that weight 8 1/2 pounds and 21 inches longs. that day forever changed my life. my mom now LOVES my son, and she always wants to be with him. she helps me with whatever i need and is super supportive and i really thank her for that. My now husband is also SUPER supportive and has ALWAYS been there for me. i graduated high school, and im now going to become a phlebotomist (a person who draws blood from patients). and im also working towards becoming a registered nurse:) some people used to say my life was gona go down the drain because i was going to be a child taking care of a child, but guess what i proved everyone wrong! and im proud of that:)

Courtney - posted on 05/19/2012

Well, I found out that I was pregnant at 16. I ran away from home, and traveled by myself to california, without knowing how i was going to survive. I met a group of people there who solicited, and I started that job. It was hard, working all day and traveling all the time, when I was really sick and tired. I didn't have a support group, nobody I knew was around me.
Not long after I had started to work, a guy that I had met and liked, decided to take me with him because he was leaving the soliciting group. We ended up walking 130 miles north. I was 10 weeks pregnant at that time. Eventually we made it to a little town called Clearlake. But, after we had found a place to stay, the guy i was with left me stranded. I was alone, and somewhere I knew nothing about.
After sitting at the local subway for 5 or more hours ( about until they closed) a family drove up and asked me why I had been sitting there for so long..They asked me if I needed help, and I said yes, I do. So, they took me back to their home, and that is where I stayed until my baby girl was born.
While I was staying there, I met a fantastic guy, who was my age at that time, (I turned 17 before she was born), and we clicked. We've been together for a year and a half now, and my daughter is his daughter.
It's been tough. And I wasn't ready to grow up. But I am married, and pregnant again. And I am happy. I just wish that things could have been different.

Dakota - posted on 04/28/2012

I have been through so much, so this is my warning I wrote about my pregnancy and up until my son's current age of 8 months.

I've never been a typical teenager, I've always acted like someone two years older than me. I've always thought outside the box and I have been strong when it came to my personality and who i am.

I found out I was pregnant after my 17th birthday.I had clues that I was pregnant and I had discussed them with my fiance and we agreed that there was the strong possiblity. We knew that if I indeed I was, than it would be a lunge in me and Roberto's relationship.One day, I had a huge headache, I felt sick, my breasts felt tender and I had an insatiable hunger which is out of the ordinary for my 98 pound body. I believed it was the flu but when i got to the doctors office, before I knew it I was tested postive for pregnancy. My mother was with me so when she heard the announcment from the doctor my mom's eyes were wide open and abruptly darted straight for me.She had this smirk of smile that said, "I'm gonna kill you but I'm just too happy to". On the ride to my house, my mother said to me, " I can't believe that you lied to me about being sexually active but at the same time I just can't believe your pregnant!". Despite anything negative/positive my mom was saying I was on cloud 9. I just had this tingling feeling that went through my neck and left me speechless with utter amazment that I was pregnant with something beautiful inside of me. I gripped my stomach and cradled it and felt this connection, and it made this lump travel up through my throat and made me cry. I thought to myself, "this is the beginning of something new". My father was not happy about it at first but he saw the smile on my face and quickly questioned me. " Do you realize what you have gotten yourself into? Do realize how much your life has just changed overnight? Do realize what this means?Cause there are three options; A you give up the baby for adoption, B you have an abortion or C you take care of that baby". I smiled at my dad, "yes i do, i realize it's not gonna be easy but I know it's what I want. I already made a decision the second that I found I was pregnant. I want this life in me and I can feel it in me that I'm ready. My dad smiled at me and said, "I'm proud of you, now come and give me a hug! My girl is gonna have a baby!". My fiances parents are traditional catholic mexicans so they laid down the law that I have to stay home cook and clean and serve my husband while he went to work. Of course, I fought them endlessly that I will still be attending school and I will have a job because the economy today it is hard to have only one income in one household. School was important to me, dropping out was not an option in my plan. The excitment of my pregnancy did not wain one bit despite comments I got from my fiance's family and "friends". They all said, "your going to ruin that babies life", "I knew you would end up pregnant","The baby sounds like a good idea now but when he gets older your going to change your mind", "babies are the worst!","your going to get fat", "your life is going to be like 16 and pregnant", "you better have the grandparents take care of the baby cause they know what they are doing" just nothing but negative comments. Very few people believed in my ability as a mother except for my close friends who knew me best. They helped me through highschool when people would call me "disgusting","gross","a statistic","your babies daddy is going to leave you","don't expect him to be there for you". People were real mean about it and they would always put me down. One girl in particular,a single mother who had her daughter her freshman year told me almost every day, "your fiance is going to leave you","you won't be important to him anymore"& "he won't want anything to do with your baby". I didn't say anything to her because I knew she was only talking out of jealousy. Me and fiance during the pregnancy were inseperable, he still held my hand and kissed me. He always kissed my stomach, it was just unbelievable how much courage he had to still stand with me when it felt like the world was against us. I know some girls don't get what I still have, which I've always known was true love. When my son was born, cleaned and wrapped up I didn't get a chance to hold him since I was so exhausted my arms were too weak. Not even a minute after they cleaned him my husband stayed by his side and just held him. He just stared at him and Basilio just stared right back. I just watched them and Roberto just smiled at his newborn son. Oh God! was it AMAZING!...afterwards after sleeping 7 hours, tylenol and food in my system.I finally got to hold my son and I anticipated it the moment i woke up, the baby i had been waiting for for 9 months was here. My son looked at me with his little beady black eyes and I thought then, "how can everyone be so against me having you and how can people say such awful things about an angel like you?". He just stared and slowly fell asleep as i talked to him. That moment i realized something about myself. I had gotten this far giving birth to this absolutely gorgeous baby with my fiance by my side. I can do this, I can be a great mother despite my age. Love conquers all.

Of course, like any other relationship me and Roberto fought alot but we did have a baby young and quick so it was definatly challenging but our love is hard to break. The next couple of months me and Roberto antcipate Basilio's every mile stone. We had quickly learned that our son was not like other babies, he is very inquizitive. Ever since he was 3 months his attentino to detail was uncanny and baffled me . We hit bumps in the road but who doesn't! Basilio is now 8 months, crawling and pulling himself up on furniture. I would tell you more but thats another story all it's own. Once I brag about my son there is just not stopping me for the next few hours. The way I see it, my life was not like a TV show. It felt like a dream because things of the past are not that bad as it seemed at the time. When you mature at the rate that I have you tend to look at life differently. I have looked at with positivity but every now and then I always see someone say something stupid about teen moms. All I can do is try to understand why people feel the need to bully teenage moms and try to get them to understand that not all teen moms are like the ones on MTV. The reason why I am telling my story here because I am proud of how much I've gone through and still live my life with my absolutly amazing son Basilio. Yes I do still have to go through more milestones but it's my life and my son is just along for the ride until he makes his decisions. When he does me and Roberto will be there to show him things about life in our long journey. He is the future generation and Roberto and I know that we hold that responsiblity to future of the America with how we raise our son. We will first start with LOVE ♥

Kenasia - posted on 02/27/2012

Well I know for me was n still is hard. I got pregnant with kwali when I was 16. When I found out I was pregnant I was 21 weeks. I seriously felt a kick in my stomach and went to the doctor. It was during the summer and my mom went to Texas. She came back real upset with me. My boyfriend was 18, going to colleg.e and jobless. I had a high risk pregnancy and had to stay in bed 24/7. At the beginning I was going to get an abortion but I couldnt do it. But eventually everything is ok, my son is 1 running all over the place and im 18, about to get my own place and finished school.

Sheyenne - posted on 12/06/2011

i just turned 17 in febuary. that following may, i found out i was pregnant. me& my bf planned this to happen, to tell you the truth, it was pretty shocking. didn't think i would get pregnant so fast. i know iam young but having a baby is what we wanted and it may seem careless but iam happy with the decision we made. just because iam pregnant doesnt mean i am gonna give up my dreams and goals. i have tons of support from my boyfriends family and mine also, i could still achieve what i want to do. iam 36 weeks pregnant now and i am greatful& thankful that all my family supports me in any way they can with this baby. but iam enjoying the very last few weeks of my pregnancy, its been great& i cannot wait for my baby to be here. due January3/2012. :)

Terin - posted on 07/10/2011

I met my now husband my freshman year of highschool. I was 15 and he was 17 and we date for about a year before I got pregnant. I found out I was pregnant at the beginning of February. Somehow my husband already knew I was pregnant but I was in denial. I took 4 pregnancy tests which all came out positive and that still wasn't enough for me so I even went to planned parenthood to take a test from them. But they told me I didn't need to and that I was pregnant because 4 prego tests don't lie. So I finally accepted that I was pregnant. My guy was SO supportive of whatever I wanted. He wanted to keep the baby and I didn't know what I wanted to do but he said he'd support me on whatever I decided to do. Which in the end when I was 7 month prego I decided I wanted to keep her. I told my mom I was pregnant and she just kinda gave me a look as if I was joking and then we just talked about what we would do. My parents are split up. I waited about 2 months into my pregnancy before I told my dad because I knew that situation would turn sour FAST. I ended up just spilling it to him and he freaked out telling me I screwed up my life and he was gonna kill my boyfriend and blah blah blah. It broke my heart. He even told me that he wouldn't come to my wedding because he thought it was a mistake to marry my guy. But eventually he came around. I told him I was getting married and walking down that Isle and if he wanted to walk me he was more than welcome but if not I would get my grandpa. I married my guy when I was almost 4 months prego. We found out in May that we were having a baby girl and we were so excited because he has all brothers (7) and I have a sister and a brother. September 19th and 7:37AM after 49 hours of labor out beautiful baby girl arrived weighing 6 lbs. 14oz. 19 1/2 inches long! She was perfectly healthy with a little bit of Jaundice. I've been married to my guy for 15 months now and we are doing amazing. We're living on our own and off of our own money. No medicaid no nothing. We were never on anything. Being a teen mom is not all it's cracked up to be like on TV. It's hard. and You really don't realize what you're getting into until your baby is here and you see how hard it really is to be responsible for a human being. But I wouldn't trade it for anything. I love my daughter and my husband. My life is wonderful.

Lindsey - posted on 05/30/2011

I started dating my boyfriend at the beginning of my freshman year and my periods were always on time same exact time each month. I missed my period by 1 day and my boyfriend made me take a pregnancy test. The test line was so faint that I didn't think that I was pregnant. Then my boyfriend told me that if there was a line at all that meant I was. My boyfriend worked all the time every day after school and on the weekends to save money for the baby, and I got a job as soon as I found out that I was expecting working a few days a week after school and on the weekends. My parents were excited about a baby so they helped with buying the crib and clothes. I only made minimum wage and couldn't hardly afford to buy anything for our baby, so my boyfriend paid for most of the things we needed. I graduate early and started college so that way I could get my life started and make something of my life for my son. My boyfriend was 2 years older than me so he started working at a coal mine as soon as he graduated to pay for everything for our son. We are now married and own our own land and I'm 21 my husband is 23 and our son is 5 years old. If we wouldn't have had my family to help when our son was first born I don't know how we would have made it.

Heathur - posted on 04/21/2011

I found out I was pregnant a month before I turned 18. It came as a total surprise because I had been on the pill for nearly two years & took it religiously- set an alarm on my phone so I could take it at the same time every night, never forgetting a night. I took 4 tests at home before I finally told my babies father because I didn't believe the first 3. When I found out I was pregnant, I'd been with her father for a year & a half. My parents were devastated when I first told them, but once I went to my first OB appointment, my mother was assured that everything happens for a reason & that I was meant to have this child for whatever reason. Abortion & adoption just weren't options for me. I support women's right to do both, but I personally could never do either. My baby's father's mother & I did not get along & in turn, things between the two of them went downhill fast. Things got worse every day for him having to deal with her, so my parents were kind enough to move him into our home where we both graduated high school together with the rest of our class. We both worked part time throughout the entire pregnancy, as well. Instead of getting a graduation gift from my parents, such as a vacation on a Cruise ship like the one my older sister went on when she graduated, I asked that my parents get me a nursery for my daughter. My family & friends all grew extremely supportive- I'm so thankful for that. My beautiful, healthy daughter was finally born mid September 2006. Fast forward to now- I'm lucky enough to be a mother to the most incredible 4 year old little girl ever. She's smart, sassy, loving, & I could not ask for more. Her father & I are still together! Not the norms for most teen pregnancy, I know. Two months from now, we'll have been together for 7 years. He's an amazing father to her & my best friend. I thank god every day for blessing me with such an incredible daughter & man by my side, as well as my family & friends. He works full time at a great job with awesome benefits & I run an in home daycare so that I can also be with my daughter throughout the day. We live in a great home in a wonderful community & see both of our families regularly. It was extremely difficult at first & we've faced obstacles, but at the end of the day, we're a family that loves each other very much. I would not have changed a single thing.

Azhe - posted on 03/14/2011

I was 17 And i just finish my sophmore yr at high school.A friend of mine introduced me to My now babys father. I thought it was goin to be good but things dont always turn out the way you want them to..Anywho we met face to face for the first time after months of talkin on the phone and computer one thing lead to another. I told him i was pregnat we started planning out what we were going to do. So when i was 6 months pregnat i found out that my babys father had gotten married to someone other than me.I felt used. Being pregnat i was emotional and i didnt have anybody to turn to for comfot. I was soo pissed that at that point i didnt want him in my daughter life! I had my daughter when i was 18 and things were okay until mothers day came around and i found out thathe and his wife were having a baby of thir own! now at this point i am beyond mad and i know i shouldnt be cause thats what husbands and wifes do but Im just mad at the fact that he has a baby that he get to see everyday and my daughter only gets to see her dad when he choses to come down to see her (we dont live in the same state.) i wish that i wouldnt have even told him that i was pregnat if i knew he was goin to do all this to me.. so i am a single teenage mom going to school workin. Im proud of myself for all that i have accomplished and i love my daughter with all my heart and the last thin i want is for her wondering why her daddy is never around. I justfeel like i have to do what is right and thats to keep her safe from having her heart broken as well.

- - posted on 03/14/2011

I found out I was pregnant a couple of weeks before my 18th.

Me and the dad had talked about having kids, but never that soon.

I had my son on December 12th 2007, and I was 18.

He's changed my life so much, I love him with everything I have. He'll always be number 1 in my life. Everything I do is for him.

Being a teen parent hasn't been easy - you get heaps of people thinking they're better than you because they don't have a baby. But whatever, my son is my everything, and has made me a better person. :)

It sucks because his dad and I broke up 5 months ago, but we both love our son very much, and neither of us would change what happened :)

Ashley - posted on 03/10/2011

I found out I was pregnant just a month after my 16th birthday, I was six weeks along. Just the shock of getting pregnant so soon, me and the father had only been together maybe a little over a month before i got pregnant. I never expected this kind of thing to happen to me I was on birth control as well. Abortion was not a option for me but it was for the father. Our relationship got a little rocky for a while because I wanted to keep our baby and its not that he didn't but we weren't financially prepared to take care of another baby. ( the father of my son already had another baby when we started dating) We fought about it until it was too late to terminate the pregnancy. I was crying constantly and my emotions were all over the place, I got really depressed and had to be put on anti-depressants for my sons safety. I've dealt with depression in the past and they said it would have been worse to stay depressed then to get on anti-depressants. I smoked on and off at the beginning of my pregnancy but I quit completely at four months along which i was really proud of. The first time I heard Colten's heartbeat I realized it was really happening. I had Colten, my little boy November 2010.
I'm now 17 and colten is turning four months tomorrow. I'm no longer with his father but he still comes around whenever he gets a chance. I started talking to a ex that i never lost feelings for and we have been dating for almost four months now. I love how he is with colten, it puts a smile on my face. Don't get me wrong I want colten to have his dad in his life and I'm trying to have anyone take his place but I want both me and my son to be happy. It gets tiring having to do everything on my own, i have to find time to do homework while keeping colten busy. I would never change anything though, I've changed so much for the better and grown so much from this whole experience. Its really opened my eyes to what really goes on when your a mother. Its not all fun and games you can't hand your kid off to whoever whenever that's not how it works sorry....

Melody - posted on 03/05/2011

When I found out I was pregnant with my daughter I was 16, and I was on the pill for that matter, so it was pretty surprising. I was scared but happy at the same time. I drastically changed my ways, and somehow my boyfriend knew I was preg before I even missed my period. I had my daughter at 17, and it was difficult. I had to have a c section because she was breech, and they messed up the epidural, had to do it twice, so when they found out I needed a c sec they then had to do a spinal so the epi wouldnt fail. Well, with tat amount of pain medecine it was a little too much and I couldnt breath, they pumped me with oxygen, as the mask itself wasnt enough, and gave me a shot to keep me going. I dont really remember much until I was in recovery room, and I was supposed to be fully aware duuring the procedure. I remember saying I cant breathe, and not being able to move...it was hard for a while when I got home from hospital, because my man didnt live with me until our daghter was 9 months old, so we went into town 2-3x/week to see him. When she was almost a year I got pregnan again, but didnt know t for 5 months, as I continued to get my period. I was so scared to have two children at 18, but knew I could do it. I had to have a c section, sicne my daughter was a c sec and the hospital I delivered at doesnt allow vbacs. When I went into labor with y son I was 37 1/2 weeks preg, but I did have to do a lot of walking, as we had no car. I went into the hospitl 2 cm dialated and they sent me home, the next day I went back, still 2 cm, but with contractions every 2 min, they took me and did the c sec. He was 6 lbs 2 oz, as opposed to my daughter born on due date 8 lbs even. It was a lot easier recovering after baby number two, partially because me and their daddy lived together, partially becaue you heal faster the more you move around, and having no car, we did a lot of walking. Not to mention the toddler jumping all over me. Now my daughter is 2 and my son 7 months, and we are doing quite well.

Jolene - posted on 03/04/2011

i found out i was pregnant the day before my 18th. i was in shock. id just finished highschool and still quite immature, i found out i was having twins. i was 10 weeks the day before xmas and i had to tell my partner. so i wrapped up the ultrasound pic and gave it to him for xmas. he was so understanding and didnt have a clue because he was gone all day. at 14 weeks i was told we'd lost one of our twins. i was devasted. but then realised i was still very lucky to have one. at 21 weeks we found out we were having a girl but i had a strong feeling i was and if the other had survived we would of had identical girls. the dr said i got my dates wrong and i had alot of trouble with the hospital - they sent me home at 5 cms dilated. told me they had no room for me so i had to give birth at home by myself. we then sat in blood for three hours while they tended to the other two women and i lost alot of blood. i haemorraged, my daughter was not checked which resulted in a week in scn coz she had low sugar. and i had to have a transfusion because of the amount of blood i lost. 6 months on were are all good xx

Lucy - posted on 03/03/2011

i found out i was pregnant on february 12, 2009 (3months before my 17th b-day) after a few days of puking no matter what i ate or drank. so i went to the er and they told me i was pregnant and the dr had to repeat it like 7 times before it sank in and i cried for a min then i started wondering what i was gonna do i knew abortion was out of the what to do list and i talked to my mom and we decided we would keep the baby. then on september 30, 2009 i had a wonderful 7lb 5.5 oz beautiful baby boy who is now one (17 months) and the best thing ive ever had in my life and i wouldnt give him up for the world ^_^ the dad hasnt been around and wont ever be.

Kim - posted on 02/27/2011

Well I had just turned 16 when I meet my friends older brother we started talking and 3 months later I found out I was pregnet that was a year. Ago

Lindsay - posted on 01/14/2011

Hey Moms and Moms2B I found this post and noticed her link is dead. So if you want to read a 4 part story of a teen mom or tell your story check out www.gossipmom.info thanks

Lindsey - posted on 01/13/2011

me and my boyfriend had been together for about 3 years before i found out i was preggo..i was 22 and he was 26. he had 2 boys already so to him it was nothing because he cared for his children. To me i was like "what in the world!".I was still young and i done my own thing, working partying gettin drunk, smoking and i was always on the go. of course my parents were mad because i wasnt married. my relationship with my boyfriend was kinda rocky. all relationships has their ups and downs. but never once did i think "what am i going to do" because i chose to have sex. I had my daughter K'lynn Amaja on March 17th 2009 and has loved every thing about her since..I cant get enough of her and it sucks going to work without her lol but I know that me and her dad is providing for her. yes there are some struggles but i know that we can overcome our obstacles!!!

Kym - posted on 01/13/2011

I fell pregnant when I was 14 but I didn't kno I was pregnant till I was 20 weeks along (so I was 15 when I found out) as i was still getting my period and wasn't putting on any weight.. But when I was 20 weeks my period stopped so I told my mum I thought I was pregnant and she bought me a pregnancy test that came back positive so it was off to the doctors who said I was 20 weeks along, My mum wasn't happy and wanted me to give MY BABY up for adoption but me and my partner (who was 16 at the time) said no and my oldest sister stood up for me which was good... Me and My partner had only been dating a month before I actually got pregnant but we were really good friends before that... My dad wasn't very happy and wanted to throw my partner off the varandah!! A week after I found out I was pregnant I found out I was having a boy and seeing my baby boy on that screen changed my whole life around, I stopped drinking and smoking weed... Me and my partner had our ups and downs and but we got through them and had our son on the 22nd Feb 2008 weighing 7 pounds 2 ounces after a 36 hour labour..Than on Christmas 2008 my partner proposed to me :). Now I'm 18, My partner is 20 and our son is going to be 3 next month, we are trying for baby number 2 and I'm organizing our wedding =)

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Tasha - posted on 01/13/2011

I found out i was pregnant when i was 16 years oldlast year at the end of feb. when i was already almost a month pregnant. I didnt even know i was pregnant, i thought i was just sick, but you know that motherly instinct, so my mom knew before i even did. She noticed i was throwing up and sick every morning. So she asked me if i was and i said i didnt know, so she had me take two tests and they said they take 3minutes before the result shows up, but it only took like 3 seconds before it had two pink lines show up. We both cried of course, but my parents are so supportive and we all knew we wanted to keep this baby. I told my boyfriend and he was very supportive as well he said everything will be okay. He told his parents who understood and are supportive also. My boyfriends mom actually had a baby at seventeen also so she really understood my situation. The day i found out i was having a baby boy is the same day my uncle passed away from cancer, and my next appointment my dads cousin passed away from cancer also. and the year before my other uncle passed away from heart failure. So my family was glad that some life was being brought into the family. My little boy was born October 26th 2010 he was 6pounds 11ounces and 20inches long, born at 11:37 in the afternoon. I was tough when i went into labor the night before, i didnt get my epideral until i was 6cm dialated which was at 7a.m. on october 26th, so i went quite a while with dealing with the contractions because my contractions started the night before(the 25th) at ten at night. But i had no complications, he had no complications, it was a perfect pregnancy and birth. Now he is 2months old and smiles a ton:) I'm still with his daddy and we actually just got engaged on christmas day. We dont live together but he comes over almost everyday to see me and him, and his and my family love him to death and spoil him rotten:) So far things are going pretty good except that my fiances parents still havent paid their half of the hospital bill and my family is having to pay it until they finally pay up, they keep coming up with excuses like when it was xmas they said oh well you know its the holidays so we cant pay yet! but yet my family still had to pay and also try and make this christmas a nice one, so were stll waiting to see if they pay.

Caitlin - posted on 08/29/2010

I found out i was pregnant about 6 weeks after my 18th i'd been with my partner almost 6 months, we hadn't really had a good relationship, as his ex was still in his life, his friends didn't like me because i had an opinion and didn't just shut up, i had a lot of trouble from his family and his friends accepting me for me, we fought so much, we thought about adoption and abortion but in the end i couldn't do it, i had no one my dad wouldn't talk to me for 2 months wouldnt' accept it, my sister suggested i not talk about it it was the hardest time in my life but i pulled through and finally tamasi came arond our relationship just got rockier and rockier was very hard as i suffer from depression and wasn't on medication, then one day my partner gave me an ultimatem to either be friends with his ex and another girl that gave me troulbe or loose him, what was i suppose to do, he was the father of my baby and i loved him so much, so i agreed to be friends with them just to keep him, but nothing i did was ever good enough, so in the end i said NO MORE he accepted it, and we moved away into our own place and we were perfect didnt fight or anything but then he started seeing them all again and it was just to much dram for me i was having a baby and his friends were all still bitching and being dogs i didnt need that in my life or my daughters, tamasi couldn't accept that he thinks you dont need trust in a friendship but i couldn't trust these people what so ever, tamasi and my relationship has been so rocky he's lied to me promised me a lot i still find it hard to believe him! but as i know im not perfect but as i said to him i get angry at him because he lies to me.
but now our daughter is 12 weeks old and we seem to be doing perfect we've now moved states and are very happy we both love parent hood its amazing, he has promised me for the last time those trouble makers are out of our life and all i can say is we will see

Kristin - posted on 08/27/2010

I found out i was pregnant dec 2006, 4 months after i turned 16....i told my mom right away and all my parents had to say wuz i should get an abortion. I didnt kno much about it but it wasnt right for me. After a few weeks my parents had degraded me so much i felt i had no other choice and i did it.....i cried myself to sleep for 2 months. The father was so happy when i told him and didnt talk to me that whole weekend it happened. We broke up but got back together and used a condom. Well by feb i was pregnant again. Didnt tell my mom till i was 4 months pregnant. My boyfriend/father at the time cheated on me and i left him when i was almost 4 months. Month later his new gf was pregnant too. She will b 3 in october and her father has never asked to see her or do something with her. He lives about a 3 minutes drive from us and will only c her if i bug him to watch her for me. his daughter is the smartest 2 yr old and beautiful why doesnt he care?

Lacrecia - posted on 08/21/2010

I really can't say when i found out cuz i just kinda knew, but i guess the official day was 0ct,5,2007. i had just turned 16 god looking back i was young. i thought i loved my daughters father but i see now i was just trying to hold on to him because he was my first. when my parents found out my mom was really supportive she cried but other than that she was there for me and still is. my dad on the other hand called me all types of whores and every name in the book in front of my two younger sisters. my boyfriend left me for a woman who was 40 yrs old and i ddnt hear from him untile i was about 7 months. i worked from day one and i ended up dropping out of school because i just couldnt gt up in the morning i was so sick. i had a terrible pregancy i was always in the hospital sick. i lost alot of my friends and suprisngly my mother became my bestfriend she was always there she never judged me not once she saw my baby as a blessing where everyone else saw a mistake and saw my life being ruined. Ariana was born april,20,2008. she was a month early and she only weighed 3 pounds 4 ounces but still she was perfect. ariana is two now and i graduated highschool this yr and i start college nxt week. this life is not glamorious its not easy and not many of us have success story but i wouldnt change it for the world ariana is my savior she saved me from myself she gave me a reason to live she made me a better person i admite it hurst losing your childhood i had to grow up when i was just a baby myself i lost out on prom parties and just being young somtimes i have to remind myself just how old i really am because my mindset is that of a 40 yr old somtimes lol but seeing her grow up makes everything i lost look pretty dam small in comparison she is my everything without her there is no me because i would have no reason to exist if she no longer did.

Sarah - posted on 08/11/2010

i found out i was pregnant when i was 18. it was a shock to me as well because i had just moved out of my boyfriend apartment (he was cheating on me for months) to start my life off in the big city. after i found out a close friend of mine had died, and i came back to town to go to the funeral, justin and i hung out, and soon fell back in love (so you could say). i stayed in town for a few weeks to see him but had to get back to madison to take care of some things. while i was there i found out i was pregnant. abortion was NOT an option, but adoption was for me. even though my mom told me she wouldnt allow me to live with her during the pregnacny if i gave LEx up for adoption after. she wanted another grandchild so badly, and believes in dealing with the consequences of your actions no matter what. so on top of fights with my mom, and the feeling of the unknown (inside me) and myself getting depressed, justin had left me AGAIN for the girl he cheated on me with. for months he claimed his daughter was not his and that i was a slut. but then he would come over, say how sorry he was, tell me he loved me, sleep with me, then go back to kristin! i thought i would never go on another day, but the thought of having a baby kept me going (while also making me want to shoot my head off even more). the pregnancy was rough for me. i dont like being touched and EVERYONE wanted to feel my belly. i had major mood swings, and had no energy to even get out of bed. luckily i didnt get morning sickness. it felt as if i was doomed when i thought about how my life was going to be effected by this baby inside me. i hated trying to picture what she would look like. and everytime i felt her move in me i thought of justin and how much he would have enjoyed this even though i wasnt. i didnt think that i could do it, till justin finally came back and left kristin for good. we've been together almost two years now (including the time he cheated on me and pregnancy) and we're trying to be the best parents we can be. but im still a child and wasnt ready to put my whole life into one tiny infants little hands. i feel i wasnt ready to be a stay at home mom at 19 since justin is 24 and works full time. when i see my baby smile my whole world lights up, but when she cries and is inconsolable i feel like im going to go crazy and cant handle it all. noones expects to be a teenage mother. noone really can expect how easy or hard motherhood is going to be. or how absolutely wonderful it is knowing you created this little human being. her ten tiny toes and ten tiny fingers, her cute little button nose, her gorgeous smile, her adorable giggle.... it all is because of you. noone can ever fully prepare you for that overwhelming feeling of love and admiration when shes placed into your arms for the first time, or the maddening sensation you get feeling as if this baby holds your entire sanity in her tiny little fists. its hard, but i recomend pushing on through the pain and the headaches, the midnight cries, and the feeling of all sanity going out the window. push on through it all, because whats on the other side (your child) is the best thing in the world. and she/he is all yours. forever.

Ashlie - posted on 07/28/2010

4 months after i turned 17 i met this guy... i thought he was the greatest... then i didnt have my period... so i took a pregnancy test and it came back positive... a day before new years eve!... my mom was happy... and she told my dad... when he got home from work that night he was all pissed... basically calling me a slut... but its just cause hes a dad and was upset and hurt and stuff... then as the months went on he was getting excited! he kept trying to feel my baby kick... i never told my baby daddy about my baby... at the time... he had a fiance... who couldnt have babies so they were looking for a girl who could so.... then i ended up pregnant (no it was not planned) but now my son will be 1 five days after i turn 19.... he was the best birthday gift ive ever had... hes my blue sky on a rainy day... i may be young but i work to support my son... i dont need a man to help me... yes i get lonely... but my priority is my son... forever... im lucky as my friends would tell me cause my mom will baby sit for me while i go to school and i work... but i think its worth it... he made me grow up and focus on the good things