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I got pregnant at 17. My boyfriend and I used condoms at first until I later learned that I was allergic to latex. So we stopped using them, I didn't go on birth control cause I didn't want my dad to find out I was having sex ( I was 16). My dad did everything in his power to try to keep me from my boyfriend and it didn't work so he kicked me out at 17 a week in to my senior year of high school. My boyfriends mom kept trying to get me to go to the local health department to get on birth control. I had missed my period which I just had assumed it was because of the stress from my dad kicking me out. Well I went to the health department and found out I was six weeks pregnant. I told my boyfriend in between classes. He told his mom while I was at work. They wanted us to wait longer, but were so supportive. We got married in November of 2009. My son tried to come in march of 2010 I wasn't due until the end of May. So I had to go on bed rest after I had dilated 2 cm by April. I missed the last 6 weeks of my senior year. On graduation morning I woke up in labor, I tried to hide the pain but my husband knew something was wrong which it didn't help that his family had been telling me I was gonna go into labor the day of graduation (lol). My husband begged me to go to the hospital and they said I was in labor. They started filling out paper work and tried to admit me and I cried and said please let me go to my graduation. It took a lot of conceiving, but they said there and back. I sat through a 1 and half graduation while in labor. I walked across the stage and accepted my diploma. It was the best feeling in my life. After graduation, I went to the hospital. I had my son 8 hours after I graduated. My son Jesse James just turned one. He was born May 26th and my husband turned 19 the next day on May 27th. My husband I have been married for 19 months, and still going strong. I'm a full time college student, pursuing my RN degree. I didn't expect having a baby would be so hard. My son was rushed to the hospital at 3 weeks old, diagnosed with acid reflux and strider. The strider would make him loose his breath, and he would turn blue. My son out grew both and is perfectly healthy. I love my son and husband very much. I don't know where I would be without them. I sacrificed a lot my dad disowned me when he found out I was pregnant, and my mom was to busy with drugs to care. She's met my son three times. My dad refuses to meet him. My son is a blessing and they are the ones missing out no me. I love waking up to my little boy smiling at me. Being a teen mom is hard unlike the shows seem. But it's worth it to me. I wouldn't change one thing in my life. :))

Kelsea

Me & Him <3

I found out i was pregnant at 16 i was 2 months. i was with my ex boyfriend at the time we had 3 years together i loved him with all my heart he was there until i told my parents i was pregnant and my dad kicked me out. i moved from place to place i had no where to go i didnt get prenatal till i was 6 months so thats when i finally saw my little boy. i still stayed in touch with his dad but all his dad cared about was girls and partying and his friends. instead of getting a job for his son . his family said he wasnt the father and they wanted a DNA test cuz he didnt look anything like him my parents fianlly let me move back in but said i wasnt allowed to see him cuz they dont like black people . i did sneak him in to see my son a few times and sometimes he would leave me waiting to go have sex with some female. then i moved out the country with my parents and trying to get back in school to get my GED and get a job to take care of my son hes about to turn 1 in julyy 16 and i will turn 18 on july 31 i have not spoken to his father for 3 months now i feel like when he does try to be there for sebastian its fake and child support isn't even worth it

for all you single teen mothers out there that are having a rough time with the father of your baby just be strong and dont let them take your time when you can spend that with your baby move on if you have to

Gloria

14 and pregnant

i am currently a single mother of a 3 month old baby boy named Conner Thomas. my story started when i was 14.the babies father is not in the picture he had moved away by the time i found out that i was pregnant. i had tried contacting him for 2 weeks but he had changed his phone number and his best friend didn't know where he was. i was going to be a single parent with the help of my parents. i found out i was prgnant because i had a gut feeling that i was.. it may sound funny but its true. i decided to ignore it because i never thought that i could happen to me. im a ''top of the class'' student that does not smoke, drink or do drugs.i did not had morning sickness which didn't surprise me because i just don't vomit. the last time i vomited was when i has 3 or 4. i felt dizzy and light headed and more tired than usual. i had only missed 1 period before i finally decided to take a pregnancy test. i told my best friend and we went down to the supermarket and bought a pregnancy test. we went back to my house and i took the test. it came up positive. i then told my older sister and she took me to my doctor to make it official. i was pregnant. i dont remember much but i just felt ashamed and i had already felt that i had disowned my parents. my ex-boyfriend went to another school. he and i had been going out for over a year but had know each other for a few years before we actually started going out. i was 14 and 1 month when we started having sex. the third time we had sex the condom broke and thats where the above happened. i went onto telling my other sister (i have 2 older sisters) they then asked me if i wanted them to be there when i told my mum (my parents are divorced) i felt it was best for me to tell her alone. i knew how my mum would react. we had had this conversation before and she said that i would have to put the baby up for adoption. i had told her no but then it led into an argument.. anyways i sat her down and basically just came straight out with it. i just said that i was so sorry and that i am pregnant. i know it probably wasn't the best way to do it but it was straight forward because if it wasn't i knew that i would start crying and then i wouldn't be able to control myself. my mum basically hit the roof and said that she will support me no matter what but then she told my stepdad (who lived with us) and he came into my room and kicked me out. he wouldn't let my mum let me back in the house. my mum then took me to my dads house and my mum and i told him. i am a daddies girl and he was happy. he said that he will rent a house out for me and pay my bills and support the baby. my dad does not have the best house to raise a baby in. he said that he would pay for the baby to be put into childcare while he went to work and i went to school. he said that he would do all of this if i cooked, cleaned and raised my child in a proper manner.i gave birth on the 3 of january weighing 9 lbs on the dot! it hurt like hell pushing him out! i did not have get an epidural. my dad knew that i could do it. i did not like free feeding off my dad but because i was underage i was not able to work. i felt very bad but that is what happened. my dad has now bought us a house with 3 bedrooms. 1 for my dad, 1 for me and 1 for Conner. it is a beautiful home. i am sooo happy that my dad has helped me out this much i am still not able to work cause i am still underaged. my mum and dad absolutely love their first grandson. my family come over all the time and bring me stuff which is awesome. i am currently on youtube with up dates on conner:) i love him to death. the school i am currently going to allows me to take conner as many times as i would like a week. i am aloud to have him in my lessons which gives my dad some extra cash because he doesn't have to pay for chid care. my school was not happy with the idea when i first asked them but them had reminded them of the Christian spirit and how god would not let down one of his children for having a child (the school is catholic) and they allowed me to bring him! everyone loves him now. but when i was pregnant the looked at me funny and called me names but now that i bring him to school i do not allow them to see him because i feel that it is not right for someone to tease me when he was in my stomach but now that he is the cutest thing ever they want to see him and hold him all the time i just say no i do not want such a person who will make fun of someone when they need the most support around my son. i say they are a bad influence on him! they hate me for that but he is MY son and not anyone else :) Conner is now 3 months if i had not said that already! i got in contact with the father about 1 month ago and he is seeing Conner everyday and we are planning on getting back together and my dad is allowing him to move in when ever he wants to as long as helps me with Conner. my dad said that he is only allowed to move in with MY consent ! I LOVE MY DAD! for all of the teen mums out there hold your head up high. don't allow ANYONE to bring you down it is extremely hard and not many people realise how hard it is as a mother especially as a teen mum! i think every teen mum should get an award for raising a child! xx

chloe

my baby girl

hey my name is jerry, i was 16 when i found out i was 8 weeks pregnant. i was dating my boyfriend tom (19) for a year and 2 months on and off. we were broken up for 5 months and then got back together for 3 weeks and then broke up again a couple of weeks later we were at a party together and hooked up i used a condom and at first i thought it was working and then i realized that the condom broke i gave it a couple of weeks then took a pregnancy test it came up negative, a couple weeks later i was throwing up and sick and i hadn't got my period for a while so i took another test it came out positive i called up tom and told him we need to talk so we met up at star bucks and i told him the news, he was denying our baby. i went home and told my parents my parents were disappointed with me, but they said they'd be here for me through everything and im so grateful to have them. on January 6, i had a beautiful baby girl chloe. tom has never seen the baby because he doesnt think shes his, but its ok im a single mom and my parents are helping me suppport her i am so lucky to have such great parents. being a teen mom is really hard i have no freedom but i am happy and i love chloe with all my heart. everything happens for a reason make the best of it! <3

jerry

What Now??

I'm 17 years, I've been seeing my boyfriend for a year now on and off but we've been going steady for a good 5 months now. My mother was a teen parent so whenever I got into a serious relationship I would immediately get birth control, as I did this time. I stopped taking the pill because it gave me an awfully long period and one day I threw up after breakfast and decided to take a pregnancy test, it came up negative so I forgot about it until one day I looked at my period tracker and it relvealed I was 17 days late, I brushed it off as not being normal due to the pill but still decided to take a test, when it came up positive I was beyond stunned. I told my bestfriend and later my boyfriend, he wasnt shocked but he was also stunned...he said he would be there and promised I wouldnt do it alone. I was six weeks when I found out and now I am only eight and things between us arent the least bit stable. He makes great money and I have no problem finding a job but I dont wanna be a single parent, I see him inching back to his ex and Im not worried about losing him, I dont wanna be a "baby's mama" and I also dont want him staying with me for the sake of this child. Im confused and I really dont have anyone to talk to. So a few bad decisions and here I am not wanting an abortion and also not looking forward to being a single mom so ..what now??

Anna