I know I am new here, but don't you think that 17 is a bit young to be having a baby. I know that age is just a number I know because I got married and bought a house young. I was 19 but are you really ready for a baby at 17 do you have a place to live? And if you are too stressed to tell people that maybe deep down you yourself know that 17 is a bit young to be planning on having a baby. I understand that accidents and I am not saying you are doing anything wrong. I am just wondering have you thought about all the possibilities. Are you prepared emotionally or finacially if your baby has a disability. 1:5 babies have some sort of disability. DO you have a stable job? Just dont rush into it I know babies are cute but you have plenty of time.
Hi welcome to B&B. I wanted a baby at age 15 & I tried but didn't get pregnant. So, I waited a lil while & started trying again. I met my Husband when I was 16 and he was 18. We started trying and still nothing, Well I fell pregnant later on while we had our split up during his college time & I got pregnnat by a new man. Was very unexpected I was 17 when I got pregnant and had baby at age 18. Then Hubby got finished with college we moved in with each other tryed for baby 2 when Hailey was 5 months old and got pregnant and had her at age 19. So, if you know your ready than all for you hun. I had really supportive family that helped me (And I knew I was ready)! Everyone kept saying your too young bla bla..
Just hang in there girl.. If you and your BF are ready then I wish you the best of luck..
~Your in my prayers~
I agree with m_t_rose - think carefully! 17 is very young. You can't even drink....you are still a child in some ways?
Hows about working for a few years, saving and buying a house and a car, and getting together all the things a baby should ideally have? I know I wasn't mature enough at 17. But then again, you're not me.
When I was 17 I was enjoying a busy social life and enjoying having few responsabilities. You might never get that opportunity again - make sure to appreciate that before your social life is never ever the same. Least not for 18 years.
Just like to put my opinion in for the flip side,
We started TTC when i was 17. Id already moved out and was living with my fiance. We didnt have jobs but we were working on it.
Social life, i wasnt interested. Going out to clubs etc i didnt fancy, i was much happier to stay at home.
2 years on were still TTC, were now currently going through infertility testing. Im glad we started at a young age as its taken this long so far, and it shows if we didnt truly want kids at a young age we wouldnt still be on this journey, we would have given up by now and tried again later.
I also thought I was ready when I was 17. I had a house with my fiance and we both had stable jobs, but we decided to wait to make more money and buy a car and I am so glad I did. I would have been ready for a "perfect" baby that didn't wake up in the night and was never sick, but in reality that doesn't happen. At 17 I wasn't ready for the emotional and financial responsibility of having a child with a special need. Before you make the huge decision of deciding you are ready for a baby you should visit a treatment centre for children with special needs and see if you are still ready. At 17 your body isn't even ready for a baby at that age you are still growing. Keep thinking about it it is a huge decision.
I agree too that it depends on the person. Look at me...I wasnt ready to be a Mom until I was 30. I have now been trying for alittle over a year and sometimes wonder if Im ready....
as long as u feel that u can cope emotionally physical and in a stable job to prove at ur baby the thing is once u have a baby u cant send it bk to a shop if u feel ur ready go for it it not take a step back think what will you be sacrficsing inthe long run good luck hunnix
I still think that at 17 no girl is ready. You body isn't even done growing. I have taken many classes on child development and it is proven safer to have a baby once your in your 20's or at least done growing. A teenage pregnancy is more at risk for a low birth weight baby which leads to a whole host of problems. There is a reason you can't drink and can't vote it is because you are still a child and your brain is still growing. I know I can't convince you that you are too young because when I was 17 I was too pig headed and stubborn to listen to people when they tell me I am not ready for something all I would think was yes I am and I will prove it. Maybe you should talk to your doctor and your parents before you decide anything.
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