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I'm wanting to get pregnant but I'm on 16 if I'm ready is it the right thing to do please help
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Please wait u'r young, i had my first when i just turned 20 and i'm expacting my second i'll be 22, being mom is not that easy u want to enjoy u'r life but at the moment u become a mom u have to give that life for u'r baby.. Even if u had support and someone to take care of the baby u don't want to miss any moment with them , i missed a lot with my first i didn't teach her how to eat the nursery did!
I was shuck with tge stuff that she learned without me & sad... I wount miss any minute with this one!!

Plwase wnjoy u'r life, go out have fun, the life in front of u;)
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7174950 tn?1406661109
Your mom will be able to help you and she knows you more then we do
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Pregnancy is not always easy even when it is planned. There are a lot of things you have to give up. I am 19 and 25 weeks pregnant. My boyfriend of 3 years and I had been trying for 8 months and I had 4 miscarriages. Pregnancy really is not as nice as it seems. Sometimes you are lucky not to get morning sickness and other times you have severe morning sickness all through out pregnancy which makes everything harder. I first got pregnant at 14 and miscarried that baby when I was almost 4 months. It can be stressful. Finish school first
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7174950 tn?1406661109
Shes got her whole life a head of her she's 16 but yes she's still young but she will make her own choices but please think bout everything before making any decisions and speack to your mom your mom will be the best person to talk bout this to not strangers hun good luck
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8628831 tn?1407267564
I dont think pregnancy has much to do with age... i think you need to account for your financial status/where youll be living etc. If you can afford a baby and if you have support from family and whoever daddy will be then i believe in the end youll make your own choices. Please think about the responsibility, i planned my pregnancy at 18 but i live with my fiance, graduated hs, and he has a great job where we knew i could be a stay at home mom when baby comes. Daycare is effing expensive nowadays!
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2133163 tn?1350518235
Please wait. I had my first at 21 and kids are hard. They're a blessing but it would better if you were older, married, and have a stable job. You're 16! Go out and party! Go to college and do something with yourself. You have plenty of time to have kids. Be young while you still can and sleep late!
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I'm 23 and it's hard enough for me being pregnant. I have my own home, a job and I am engaged. I've suffered terrible morning sickness. I have had spotting. I've needed an extra ultrasound to check baby's growth. And I have been in the hospital with contractions last night at 35w.
Pregnancy isn't easy. And when it's over it certainly isn't easy to raise a child.
No matter how ready you think you are, you are still a child. Don't be in such a rush to grow up and do grown up things.
The fact that you asked this question to an Internet forum full of strangers should tell you that you already know it isn't the right thing to do
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Having a baby and pregnancy in general is not nearly as easy as it looks. Im 18 and pregnant and i wish i wouldve protected myself better. Dont make a decision youll regret when it comes to your babies. Me and my baby will miss out on certain things  due to me being so young and no one should want that.  I have an awesome support system but girl, not everyone does. The dad doesnt always stick around either. And since you're young your hormones are already out of control, add being pregnant to that and its a total night mare.
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7174950 tn?1406661109
And your young your body still needs to grow and you need to go college and then after that choose what career you want to do and after get a job your body goes threw a lot please enjoy what you can do now because when your older and have kids you will no what people mean
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Yeah so far my pregnancy has been rough and very tiering wait till your older and can dupont yourself and your baby. Having a baby is hard work. I know because at 9 years old I was basically raise my little sister.
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7174950 tn?1406661109
Wait until your older because 1 your only 16 years old when I was 15 I got pregnant I lost my baby being pregnant is hard work anything can happen complications and stuff like that I don't mean to scare you but its true I'm oly saying for your own sake why do you want a baby anyway so young hun please think bout it speack to your parents and they will tell you the same thing loads of things can happen while carrying a baby and things like that
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I got pregnant at 14 gonna be very difficult but im still going graduate and still going to go to college. I have a great support system along with a boyfriend with a descent job.
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7673423 tn?1400599131
I got pregnant with my 1st at 16. And I would NOT suggest it. Pleaseeee go out! Have fun. Go to college! Be a teenager, because your life will NEVER be the same.  I love my kids to death, but babies are hard work.  And you miss out on some great times of your life. Im Now 22 almost 23 with my 3rd on the way with a 5.5 yr old with ADHD and a 2.5 yr old with autism. I feel like I havent slept in years! Please... dont try to have a baby at 16!
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8069122 tn?1407171566
I would honestly wait enjoy being young! Babies are so much responsibility and you have so much life ahead of you please enjoy it (:
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