Joined: 18 Nov 2005 Posts: 62 Location: London, UK
Young And Pregnant. Bf's Happy But I'm Not Posted: 11-18-05 09:18am
I'm sick to death of your young girls that
kept saying I wish I have a baby. I'm
turning 17 just started college (luckaly)
kinda in a long term relationship (almost
a year) and pregnant. I not happy at all.
I just started a great course and college
but now i'm pregnant. With a baby i'm not
sure I want. I'm not ready for a baby,
i'm jobless i'm just getting ready to get
my own flat (apartment) and in college.
I'm not ready for a baby. Baby's need
more then just love then need to be cared
for, then need food, clothes and a bunch
of baby stuff I cant afford. I dont
wanted to become anymore dependant on my
mum then I am already. I dont wanna live
at home for another 4 years. My bf cant
even support me his a student, lives at
home and has other commitments. When I
see 11 year old girls and 15 year old girl
saying I wish I was pregnant I wish I you
were me. I have a limited support my
friends are b****es, my mum cant handle
the news. So just my boyfriend and his
family. My boyfriend arent even together
anymore i'm with someone else. But we
still talk. Either an abortion or have
the baby.
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Nevaeh_Iilena
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Get Over Yourself Posted: 11-18-05 12:33pm
Well first off, I will not tolerate such
careless responses on how someone "
doesn't want to have this baby". That is
no ones responsibly but your own! You
should of thought about the chances of
becoming pregnant when you first started
having sex. Its called something of
"birth control". Yea, it is not clearly
100% effective but nothing is besides
abstinence's. So do not post on this
forum about how you are so unhappy that
you are pregnant when there are ones out
there that wish they could have a baby.
Wish that they could start a family while
there are others like you, hatting on the
fact that you are a mommy-to-be. That is
such an immature act I must say! God
bless you!
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youngandpregnant
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I Was On Birth Control Posted: 11-18-05 15:45pm
Its called the double bluff. The condom
and the pill but I had to come off the
pill due to my beliefs and the side
affects. And the fact I had a chemical in
balance so I dont think anyone should
really use the pill. I'm sorry if it
sound I hate my baby I just stress that I
will hate my baby because i'll regret it.
I dont mean to pick on lil girls who wish
to have baby's but I dont think they see
the seriousness of having a baby.
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oh_mommy
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Posted: 11-18-05 18:15pm
Maybe your thinking to much on the
negitive sides of a ababy, have u thought
about the positive at all! There are some
people out there who are infertile and
wish nothing but to have a baby and your
taking it for granted!. I dont believe in
abortion, but if thats why you choose to
do, do it, but if your bf says he wants
the baby and you wouldnt mind going threw
all the pain of having it, maybe you can
have the baby and give him all the rights
to it. But I hope you just choose what is
best for you and the baby. Hope all goes
well
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youngandpregnant
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Posted: 11-18-05 18:56pm
Before I became pregnant I never believed
in abortion, I thro and still think its
wrong and unfair to the baby. But I dont
wish to be one of thros mother that regret
having a baby and hate it for the rest of
my life. I believe that if I do have an
abortion that I more then likely will be
heading to hell as I dont believe its
right to kill people. But I have lil
support and pretty much alone.
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oangelc543
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Posted: 11-18-05 19:51pm
You know what, I dont come on here often
anymore.. And i'm not going to critisize
you.. I understand the emotions that you
are going through, and I know how they can
really throw you and your usually better
judgements out of wack. In my feeling,
if you are going to get an abortion you
better have a really good reason.. There
are so many other options. If you feel
like you can't care for your child
properly, then maybe you could let her get
adopted by a family who could. There are
things called open adoptions so that you
and your bf could watch your child grow
up...
When you say " I dont know whether or not
I want my baby".. What you really mean is
" I dont know whether i'm ready to raise
and care for and be responsible for a
child"
the situation your in is a tough one. I
miscarried a baby girl last year when I
was only fifteen. I was absolutely
devastated. Not that i'd been trying for
a bay when I got pregnant, but it happened
and I accepted it as part of my life, and
I grew to love the life that was
developing inside of me.
Anyways, i'll stop rambling but I think my
point was this: only you can make this
descion. Dont make a descion because of
what your friends think, or parents think
and maybe even what your boyfriend
thinks(he doesnt have to carry the child).
It's your body and your baby.
Good luck, I really hope things work out
with you.
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youngandpregnant
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Joined: 18 Nov 2005 Posts: 62 Location: London, UK
Posted: 11-18-05 19:59pm
I'm sorry i'm not very clear on what I
say. I fear more then anything that i'll
if I give birth to my baby I will grow to
hate her. I would love to be ready for a
baby but i'm not sure i'm ready to take
care of another life. I wish I was, I
wish I had a house and money and steady
life for my baby. Adoption is an option
but what if I have the baby and fall in
love with her then I have to give her up.
I've decided to make the right decsion for
my baby so either give birth or adoption.
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oangelc543
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Posted: 11-18-05 20:04pm
Like I said, I understand.. It's really
hard. I truly dont believe you'd ever
hate your own child. You might hate the
fact that your own adolescence was cut
short, or that you werent able to give her
everything she deserves. I hope you just
follow your heart and do what you feel is
best.
Remember, god does not put things is front
of you that you cannot handle.
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youngandpregnant
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Joined: 18 Nov 2005 Posts: 62 Location: London, UK
maybe your thinking to much
on the negitive sides of a ababy, have u
thought about the positive at all! There
are some people out there who are
infertile and wish nothing but to have a
baby and your taking it for granted!. I
dont believe in abortion, but if thats why
you choose to do, do it, but if your bf
says he wants the baby and you wouldnt
mind going threw all the pain of having
it, maybe you can have the baby and give
him all the rights to it. But I hope you
just choose what is best for you and the
baby. Hope all goes
well
thats why they have adoption.
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oh_mommy
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Posted: 11-19-05 02:37am
I hope you do the right thing. I havea
friend who is adopted, and she dosnt mind,
she realises her birth mom couldnt handle
keeping her because her mom was 16, and my
friend has health issues that cost her
family around 500 dollers a month on meds.
Its sad really, but I hope u make the
right distion. Hope all goes well..
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youngandpregnant
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Joined: 18 Nov 2005 Posts: 62 Location: London, UK
Thax Oh Mommy Posted: 11-19-05 10:08am
I hope I really do make the best descion
for my baby
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jenn_smithson
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Joined: 15 Nov 2004 Posts: 808 Location: Texas
Posted: 11-19-05 21:09pm
youngandpregnant
wrote:
i'm sorry i'm not very clear
on what I say. I fear more then anything
that i'll if I give birth to my baby I
will grow to hate her. I would love to
be ready for a baby but i'm not sure i'm
ready to take care of another life. I
wish I was, I wish I had a house and money
and steady life for my baby. Adoption is
an option but what if I have the baby and
fall in love with her then I have to give
her up. I've decided to make the right
decsion for my baby so either give birth
or adoption.
.The "right" decision
for you is the one you feel most
comfortable with and the one that you know
you can live with.
It is not unreasonable to think that you
will regret having a child. It does
happen. Unfortunately, childbirth is
not, for many, many women, a large
hallmark moment where they instantaneously
fall in love with the resulting child (i'm
not saying that this isn't the case for
anyone, just that I have heard many women
say that they had to have time to fall for
their child). My cousin admitted that it
took her two full days to love and
appreciate her son and a little bit longer
for her daughter (her daughter had to have
surgery so the separation could have been
to blame for that).
There is no one way to be a mother or to
become a mother and every woman's
experiences are different. It is up to
you if you want to experience that at all
or even at this time.
In the end, the choice is yours. If you
don't have a problem with remaining
pregnant, if you can obtain proper care,
and if you don't have a problem with going
through childbirth, then you have two
choices. To parent the resulting child
or to give it up for adoption. If you
decide on adoption, there are very likely
a plethora of agencies in your area. Do
some research, though, before you sign up
with one. You do have the right to choose,
yourself, the people who will parent your
child. You also have the right, even if
the agency has taken care of everything,
to change your mind.
If you decide to parent the resulting
child, you will probably need some
support. My sister was 19 and had had
only one semester of college when she
became pregnant. She had to live with
our parents for a further five years to
complete her education. It will be much
easier on you to continue your education
so that you can someday support a child
and yourself if you have the support that
lets you continue on with your current
path.
You are the only expert of your life.
You are the only one who can make any of
these decisions and all that the rest of
us can do is wish you luck in whichever
choice you decide on.
Best of luck and keep us posted.
Peace,
jenn
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mum2bubba
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Posted: 11-20-05 06:50am
It doesn't matter whether you're 17 or 47
a baby can and will change your life, but
only if you let it. It doesn't stop you
from achieving your goals, it might put
your life on hold for a while, but like I
said, it doesn't stop you. One of my
friends had her daughter when she was 18,
she left her job for a year, now my friend
is 23 and her daughter is 5 and she just
got her diploma in childcare, yes, if she
didn't have a baby she would have
completed her diploma a few years b4, but
she was dedicated and got there in the
end. I'm 23 and have a 1 year old, but
don't plan on going back to work 'til
hayleys in school, but thats my choice. I
hope you do whats best for your situation.
Hopefully your relatives and friends are
there to help and support you no matter
what. Best of luck :)
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Cambion
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Posted: 11-20-05 15:06pm
I understand your fears, youngandpregnant.
I'll say right out that I have never been
in your situation, but I think I can
relate to your feelings. I myself hate
children with a burning passion, and I
have decided already that i'll do whatever
I can to see that I never have children
because I know I would not be able to
raise them how they should be raised. I
know I would probably immediately despise
my child and look at it as a plague upon
my life; i'm the kind of person who would
smack a kid across the head if it does
something wrong or annoys me because I
have no patience with children of any
age.
Now, i'm not at all saying that children
are bad and that no one should have them
ever again. People who really do not want
children will dislike their kids to
varying degrees. But no one here can tell
you what you should do with your child -
it is growing within your body and you may
decide what will become of it. You can
choose to raise it, put it up for
adoption, or abort it. Despite the major
controversy over abortion, there is no
"wrong" choice here; do what your heart
tells you to do. If you feel that you
just are not ready for a child at this
time in your life, consider adoption.
The only thing I can tell you is to please
consider all of your options before making
a final decision. Granted, a child will
not stop you from ever achieving anything
good in life, but you will need to put
your education on hold for a while because
of it. Do remember...When you have a
child, you don't come first anymore. Good
luck to you, whatever choice you may make;
I hope things will work themselves out for
you.
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mum2bubba
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Posted: 11-20-05 18:07pm
cambion
wrote:
i understand your fears,
youngandpregnant. I'll say right out
that I have never been in your situation,
but I think I can relate to your feelings.
I myself hate children with a burning
passion, and I have decided already that
i'll do whatever I can to see that I never
have children because I know I would not
be able to raise them how they should be
raised. I know I would probably
immediately despise my child and look at
it as a plague upon my life; i'm the kind
of person who would smack a kid across the
head if it does something wrong or annoys
me because I have no patience with
children of any age.
Now, i'm not at all saying that children
are bad and that no one should have them
ever again. People who really do not
want children will dislike their kids to
varying degrees. But no one here can
tell you what you should do with your
child - it is growing within your body and
you may decide what will become of it.
You can choose to raise it, put it up for
adoption, or abort it. Despite the major
controversy over abortion, there is no
"wrong" choice here; do what your heart
tells you to do. If you feel that you
just are not ready for a child at this
time in your life, consider adoption.
The only thing I can tell you is to please
consider all of your options before making
a final decision. Granted, a child will
not stop you from ever achieving anything
good in life, but you will need to put
your education on hold for a while because
of it. Do remember...When you have a
child, you don't come first anymore.
Good luck to you, whatever choice you may
make; I hope things will work themselves
out for you.
what a horrible person you are, saying
that because you have no patience that
you'd smack your kids up side the head if
they annoyed you, I bet you probably annoy
people yourself, do you get smacked upside
the head??? I understand that not
everyone wants children, but there are
people out there that say that then if or
when they become pregnant and have their
child its the best thing that ever happen
to them. So what if someone else (e.G a
child) comes first, so what if your life
is on hold for a short while. I pray to
god that you never get pregnant and if you
do, give your child up for adoption to
someone who will love it and not make it
feel as if it was a burden.
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Cambion
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Posted: 11-20-05 22:21pm
I'm not going to argue with you, mum2bubba
- I too pray to god I never get pregnant.
I can't help the fact that I dislike
children - i'm not good with kids. Some
people can make that commitment to another
young life, and others just can't - i'm
one of those who can't. I'm not saying I
would purposely abuse or neglect my child,
because, as much as I hate kids, i'd never
intentionally hurt one. But I know I
could never give a child the love it needs
and it would end up neglected, and I would
probably choose to go the road of
adoption.
I'm not saying having children in general
is bad, because I know some people love
babies and say it's very rewarding to have
a child and raise it - that's their own
opinion, just as disliking children is
mine.
Anyway, like I said, i'm not going to
argue about this - this topic isn't about
what I like and don't like, so let's not
take away from the original intent of the
topic so the author can get the answers
she seeks.
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mummy2be
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College! Posted: 11-21-05 07:07am
Im 7 weeks pregnant and im in my second
year at college/university,ive got this
year untill june (im due in the end on
june) and next year. Nothings chaning
except im moving in with my boyfriend
before I give birth.
I dont think there should be any problems
for you and your education if you really
want it!
Xxx
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diamondsz
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Posted: 11-21-05 08:24am
Its your body hun, the only advice I can
give is do what you think is best for you
and your emotional well being as that is
extremely important!!!
Im pregnant with #2 and there have been
days I have been terrified and days that
im happy about, I have one daughter and I
forget how to handle them when they are so
small as well as now i'll have two lol!
I'm 21 and their are somedays im afraid
can I give elisa the same love I do now as
well as baby and what about sibling
rivalry, so although I have had one I have
another learning expierence to happen but
I made that choice and now im walking the
path.
No one has any right to tell you what to
do like I said its your choice, I didnt
like my daughter when first born(baby
blues) and no joke took about three months
for me to build a bond with her but I love
her to death now. If you plan on having
it I would help you if you needed someone
to chat with or if you have an abortion I
would have an open ear, I dont know
anything about adoption so I cant really
help but I can try.
Im so sick of people on here dissing
others when people should be at least
somewhat supportive instead of
judgemental...............If anyone needs
an open ear send me a message!!
Jess
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tigresacanela24
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Posted: 11-21-05 13:41pm
mum2bubba
wrote:
cambion
wrote:
i understand your fears,
youngandpregnant. I'll say right out
that I have never been in your situation,
but I think I can relate to your feelings.
I myself hate children with a burning
passion, and I have decided already that
i'll do whatever I can to see that I never
have children because I know I would not
be able to raise them how they should be
raised. I know I would probably
immediately despise my child and look at
it as a plague upon my life; i'm the kind
of person who would smack a kid across the
head if it does something wrong or annoys
me because I have no patience with
children of any age.
Now, i'm not at all saying that children
are bad and that no one should have them
ever again. People who really do not
want children will dislike their kids to
varying degrees. But no one here can
tell you what you should do with your
child - it is growing within your body and
you may decide what will become of it.
You can choose to raise it, put it up for
adoption, or abort it. Despite the
major controversy over abortion, there is
no "wrong" choice here; do what your heart
tells you to do. If you feel that you
just are not ready for a child at this
time in your life, consider adoption.
The only thing I can tell you is to please
consider all of your options before making
a final decision. Granted, a child
will not stop you from ever achieving
anything good in life, but you will need
to put your education on hold for a while
because of it. Do remember...When you
have a child, you don't come first
anymore. Good luck to you, whatever
choice you may make; I hope things will
work themselves out for
you.
what a horrible person you are, saying
that because you have no patience that
you'd smack your kids up side the head if
they annoyed you, I bet you probably annoy
people yourself, do you get smacked upside
the head??? I understand that not
everyone wants children, but there are
people out there that say that then if or
when they become pregnant and have their
child its the best thing that ever happen
to them. So what if someone else (e.G a
child) comes first, so what if your life
is on hold for a short while. I pray to
god that you never get pregnant and if you
do, give your child up for adoption to
someone who will love it and not make it
feel as if it was a
burden.
why are you attacking someone for being
honest?!? She has already said that she
does not ever plan on having children so
your comment about hoping that she never
gets pregnant was wasted. Cambion was
honest, brutally honest and I think that
should be appreciated. Not everyone
recognizes his/her own limitations and
shortcomings. Here's a fact. There
are people in this world who do not like
children. Here's another. Everyone
is not cut out for child rearing.
Everyone in the world is not cut from the
same cloth. It takes all kinds. Just
because someone recognizes that they have
no patience where children are concerned
doesn't mean that he/she isn't a basically
good person. Cambion already has proved
to be good by deciding to not have any
children. And here's some more reality
for everyone. Just because someone has
a baby doesn't meant that they will love
that child or treat the child well.
Take off your rose colored glasses! I
have a friend who resents her children
because she feels that they ruined her
chance of being a track star. She
refuses to accept responsibitlity for her
children being born. She doesn't
physically abuse her children but I don't
believe that they are being loved or
nurtured like they should be. It does
happen. Everything doesn't always come
up roses. I think that those children
would have been better off had they been
given up for adoption. I personally
was overwhelmed when I first learned that
I was pregnant. I didn't want to be and
I resented the baby (and my husband) for a
day or two. But then I had to accept
the responsibility for my own actions.
I knew I was being selfish. Now i'm
looking forward to my child's birth. I
am already in love with my child. Not
everyone gets to that point. Not
everyone is meant to get to that point.
Anyhoo, I hope my point came across,
although, i'm afraid it didn't. Thanks,
cambion for knowing yourself well enough
to know your limitations, and being
responsible enough to do what you know is
best for you!!! Okay i'll stop rambling
now.