I'm doing research for my college English class. I'm writing about the depiction of teen moms in the MTV show "16 and Pregnant" which, if you haven't seen it, is about girls who are 16 and well, pregnant. Anyway, I have a list of questions that I want to ask all of you girls who are expecting and moms. Please answer as honestly and openly as possible. And thank you so much in advance for your help!!
1) How old are you?
2) Where are you from?
3) Were you and/or your partner using protection at the time of conception?
4) When you found out you were pregnant did you consider adoption?
5) Did you consider abortion?
6) Did you hide your pregnancy from anyone? If yes, from who?
7) How did your peers/friends react to your news?
8) If you were in high school, did you graduate/get your GED?
9) Is the baby's father actively involved in your pregnancy/raising your child?
10) If yes, do you live with the father or somewhere else?
11) Do you plan on marrying the father?
12) Moms: was giving birth harder than you expected? What was the hardest aspect of giving birth (pain, father not around, no family support, ect)?
13) What was the biggest aspect of your former life you had to give up when you found out you were pregnant?
14) What was the best thing about finding out you were pregnant?
15) Were your parents supportive of your choice to have your baby? Did they try to encourage other options?
16) Do you plan on going back to school at any point?

1) How old are you?
19, will be 20 when baby arrives.
2) Where are you from?
Devon.
3) Were you and/or your partner using protection at the time of conception?
No.
4) When you found out you were pregnant did you consider adoption?
No.
5) Did you consider abortion?
No.
6) Did you hide your pregnancy from anyone? If yes, from who?
Early on I did as I had complications. Once we knew everything was okay we told people.
7) How did your peers/friends react to your news?
Very well, they were all happy.
8) If you were in high school, did you graduate/get your GED?
N/a.
9) Is the baby's father actively involved in your pregnancy/raising your child?
Yes, we are still together and living together & are very happy.
10) If yes, do you live with the father or somewhere else?
We live together.
11) Do you plan on marrying the father?
I would like to, but it's not a need for me.
12) Moms: was giving birth harder than you expected? What was the hardest aspect of giving birth (pain, father not around, no family support, ect)?
13) What was the biggest aspect of your former life you had to give up when you found out you were pregnant?
Only things I have really given up is smoking and drinking, plus I'm eating healthier.
14) What was the best thing about finding out you were pregnant?
Knowing I was going to be a mummy! & me and my boyfriend had created a life
15) Were your parents supportive of your choice to have your baby? Did they try to encourage other options?
No, from as soon as they found out they have been incredibly supportive, They are so excited!
16) Do you plan on going back to school at any point?
I finished school already.

1) How old are you? 16
2) Where are you from? scotland
3) Were you and/or your partner using protection at the time of conception? no - we were not trying but not preventing
4) When you found out you were pregnant did you consider adoption? i looked into it in great depth but couldnt do it after the scan
5) Did you consider abortion? had two seperate appointments but couldnt turn up to either
6) Did you hide your pregnancy from anyone? If yes, from who? everyone until i decided i was keeping my baby
7) How did your peers/friends react to your news? apparently i'm gossip at my old school, not bothered though, those who matter are there for me
8) If you were in high school, did you graduate/get your GED? i was and left with 5 scottish highers
9) Is the baby's father actively involved in your pregnancy/raising your child? yes
10) If yes, do you live with the father or somewhere else? we both live in uni halls of residence, one floor apart
11) Do you plan on marrying the father? i take relationships one day at a time
12) Moms: was giving birth harder than you expected? What was the hardest aspect of giving birth (pain, father not around, no family support, ect)? not given birth yet
13) What was the biggest aspect of your former life you had to give up when you found out you were pregnant? honestly. spending absurdly
14) What was the best thing about finding out you were pregnant? knowing im capable of loving someone more than anyone else in the world
15) Were your parents supportive of your choice to have your baby? Did they try to encourage other options? not at first no, now they are
16) Do you plan on going back to school at any point? first year at university and intened to stay on

1) How old are you?
Im 18 now, i fell pregnant at 17
2) Where are you from?
London, UK
3) Were you and/or your partner using protection at the time of conception?
Yep, I was on the pill and can honestly say i never missed a day
4) When you found out you were pregnant did you consider adoption?
We were given the leaflets by the midwife, put them in a plastic bag to carry home, never looked in the bag again and threw it in the bin.
5) Did you consider abortion?
I found out too late on to have it as an option but even it never would have been an iption even if i had found out early. My son is my son, i would never of wanted rid of him.
6) Did you hide your pregnancy from anyone? If yes, from who?
Me and my partner kept it a secret from everyone until after my 18th (we found out around a week before)
7) How did your peers/friends react to your news?
Shock, quite a few ran out and tested themselves lol coz they knew we were very careful as i used to preach contraception to everyone I dont see them very often now, partly because of them not being used to babys, partly because of a busy new schedule.
8) If you were in high school, did you graduate/get your GED?
I had already finished secondary school with 11 GCSEs/O levels, and had done half of my A level course
9) Is the baby's father actively involved in your pregnancy/raising your child?
Yep
10) If yes, do you live with the father or somewhere else?
With my parents while we save up
11) Do you plan on marrying the father?
Yes not because of having our child, wed already discussed it for the future anyway.
12) Moms: was giving birth harder than you expected? What was the hardest aspect of giving birth (pain, father not around, no family support, ect)?
Pain lol, tho tbh i dont think hard is the right word. It wasnt fun lol...it was worth it and i knew that from when it started.
13) What was the biggest aspect of your former life you had to give up when you found out you were pregnant?
Social life
14) What was the best thing about finding out you were pregnant?
My little boy - hes perfect
15) Were your parents supportive of your choice to have your baby? Did they try to encourage other options?
They were and are very supportive
16) Do you plan on going back to school at any point?
Im currently studying at a college with a creche and start a home learning degree in October so i dont have to leave my little boy xxxx

]1) How old are you? 18 when pregnant, 19 when he was born
2) Where are you from? canada
3) Were you and/or your partner using protection at the time of conception? no
4) When you found out you were pregnant did you consider adoption? no
5) Did you consider abortion? yes
6) Did you hide your pregnancy from anyone? If yes, from who? no
7) How did your peers/friends react to your news?
8) If you were in high school, did you graduate/get your GED? I haven't graduated yet but I will be going back
9) Is the baby's father actively involved in your pregnancy/raising your child? No, he wasn't involved with the pregnancy,and he never met my son
10) If yes, do you live with the father or somewhere else?
11) Do you plan on marrying the father?
12) Moms: was giving birth harder than you expected? What was the hardest aspect of giving birth (pain, father not around, no family support, ect)?No, when I look back on it , it wasn't that bad, and the first time I saw my son was the most joy I have ever felt
13) What was the biggest aspect of your former life you had to give up when you found out you were pregnant? I gave up everything of my old life, I have less friends , I never go out, I had to move out of my parents, and I'm single.
14) What was the best thing about finding out you were pregnant? my son.
15) Were your parents supportive of your choice to have your baby? Did they try to encourage other options? Everyone in my family didn't want me to have him, but I didn't listen and everyone now is so happy that he is here.
16) Do you plan on going back to school at any point? yes

1) How old are you?
21 now, I was 19 when I got pregnant and when she was born

2) Where are you from?
Washington, though I live in Utah

3) Were you and/or your partner using protection at the time of conception?
Nope

4) When you found out you were pregnant did you consider adoption?
No

5) Did you consider abortion?
No

6) Did you hide your pregnancy from anyone? If yes, from who?
Everyone

7) How did your peers/friends react to your news?
Excited, upset, worried

8) If you were in high school, did you graduate/get your GED?
I was in college, still am

9) Is the baby's father actively involved in your pregnancy/raising your child?
Not at all

10) If yes, do you live with the father or somewhere else?
Nope, I live with my parents

11) Do you plan on marrying the father?
NEVER!!!

12) Moms: was giving birth harder than you expected? What was the hardest aspect of giving birth (pain, father not around, no family support, ect)?
It wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. The worst part was I had pre clampsia so I couldn't get up and move around which actually helps the pain

13) What was the biggest aspect of your former life you had to give up when you found out you were pregnant?
Sleeping in, doing pretty much what I want when I want.

14) What was the best thing about finding out you were pregnant?
I was told when I was 14 I couldn't get pregnant

15) Were your parents supportive of your choice to have your baby? Did they try to encourage other options?
Yeah, they were very supportive

16) Do you plan on going back to school at any point?
I missed only 3 days of school

1) How old are you?
I'm currently 18. I got pregnant with and had my son at 16, got pregnant with my daughter at 17 and had her at 18.
2) Where are you from?
I'm from Wisconsin in the US
3) Were you and/or your partner using protection at the time of conception?
For our first, no. For our second, yes.
4) When you found out you were pregnant did you consider adoption?
No
5) Did you consider abortion?
Not at all
6) Did you hide your pregnancy from anyone? If yes, from who?
I didn't hide the pregnancy from anyone. I live in a small town and secrets don't stay that way for long.
7) How did your peers/friends react to your news?
Most of my friends were happy for me, although they haven't stuck around since my son was born. Some other peers talked bad behind my back and others just didn't care.
8) If you were in high school, did you graduate/get your GED?
I finished my Junior year of high school and transfered to an alternative program my senior year. I graduated with my class with an HSED (like a GED but better, I guess)
9) Is the baby's father actively involved in your pregnancy/raising your child?
Very active. He's actually a stay at home dad right now.
10) If yes, do you live with the father or somewhere else?
The father and I live together in our own apartment with our kids.
11) Do you plan on marrying the father?
Yes, but not because we have to. We have been engaged for a few months
12) Moms: was giving birth harder than you expected? What was the hardest aspect of giving birth (pain, father not around, no family support, ect)?
The birth wasn't harder than I expected, but it wasn't easy. The hardest part of it was thinking about what could happen, like the cord getting wrapped around the neck or something.
13) What was the biggest aspect of your former life you had to give up when you found out you were pregnant?
With my first, it was my social life. After he was born I spent a lot of time alone or only with the father. With my second, a whole lot didn't change.
14) What was the best thing about finding out you were pregnant?
Knowing I was going to be a mother.
15) Were your parents supportive of your choice to have your baby? Did they try to encourage other options?
My parents were not happy when I got pregnant the first time, but everyone supported my decision to keep my son. When I got pregnant the second time, everyone knew where I stood and that I was going to keep my daughter, so everyone had no choice but to support my decision.
16) Do you plan on going back to school at any point?
I am actually in college full-time right now. I intend on going for four years.

1) How old are you?
16

2) Where are you from?
Ohio

3) Were you and/or your partner using protection at the time of conception?
No

4) When you found out you were pregnant did you consider adoption?
No

5) Did you consider abortion?
No

6) Did you hide your pregnancy from anyone? If yes, from who?
My parents

7) How did your peers/friends react to your news?
My friends acted excited, but they don't really hang out with me anymore

8) If you were in high school, did you graduate/get your GED?
I'm atill in high school

9) Is the baby's father actively involved in your pregnancy/raising your child?
Nope

10) If yes, do you live with the father or somewhere else?

11) Do you plan on marrying the father?
NO

12) Moms: was giving birth harder than you expected? What was the hardest aspect of giving birth (pain, father not around, no family support, ect)?

13) What was the biggest aspect of your former life you had to give up when you found out you were pregnant?
Competition cheerleading

14) What was the best thing about finding out you were pregnant?
The idea of giving someone life

15) Were your parents supportive of your choice to have your baby? Did they try to encourage other options?
They are supportive

16) Do you plan on going back to school at any point?
Yes, when school starts back in the fall

1) How old are you? 16 when i got pregnant, 17 now

2) Where are you from? UK

3) Were you and/or your partner using protection at the time of conception? no

4) When you found out you were pregnant did you consider adoption? no

5) Did you consider abortion? crossed my mind i suppose, never was an actual consideration though

6) Did you hide your pregnancy from anyone? If yes, from who? no

7) How did your peers/friends react to your news? really excited, not a bad word has been said to me. (not sure about behind my back )

8) If you were in high school, did you graduate/get your GED?

9) Is the baby's father actively involved in your pregnancy/raising your child? we are no longer together, but he is still involved yes

10) If yes, do you live with the father or somewhere else? i live alone

11) Do you plan on marrying the father? no. lol

12) Moms: was giving birth harder than you expected? What was the hardest aspect of giving birth (pain, father not around, no family support, ect)?

13) What was the biggest aspect of your former life you had to give up when you found out you were pregnant? social life, doing what i wanted, not having any responsibilities....

14) What was the best thing about finding out you were pregnant? a direction in life, a reason to change/succeed etc. before getting pregnant i had zero motivation in life

15) Were your parents supportive of your choice to have your baby? Did they try to encourage other options? they never pushed anything on me but they encouraged me to think thoroughly through my options. when i told them my decision they were fully supportive

16) Do you plan on going back to school at any point? yes, i plan on going back this september.

1) How old are you? 19
2) Where are you from? Georgia, USA
3) Were you and/or your partner using protection at the time of conception? yes- first time around, no- the second time around.
4) When you found out you were pregnant did you consider adoption? no
5) Did you consider abortion? it went through my mind, but i NEVER considered it.
6) Did you hide your pregnancy from anyone? If yes, from who? not really, more or less I just waited to tell people.
7) How did your peers/friends react to your news? everyone has been very supportive.
8) If you were in high school, did you graduate/get your GED? n/a already graduated.
9) Is the baby's father actively involved in your pregnancy/raising your child? yes!
10) If yes, do you live with the father or somewhere else? I currently live with my parents, but we will be moving soon.
11) Do you plan on marrying the father? yes, in may.
12) Moms: was giving birth harder than you expected? What was the hardest aspect of giving birth (pain, father not around, no family support, ect)?
13) What was the biggest aspect of your former life you had to give up when you found out you were pregnant? nothing.
14) What was the best thing about finding out you were pregnant? knowing that this would change everything forever!
15) Were your parents supportive of your choice to have your baby? Did they try to encourage other options? they are very supportive!
16) Do you plan on going back to school at any point? yes, once everything calms down. My fiance, who is the babys father, is joining the military so we will be moving around alot.