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Mommy At 17

i am 17 and just gave birth to a beautiful baby boy on May 30, 2010..It Was The Best day of my life, my little boy has completely changed my life, me and his daddy are still together, we are trying to make our relationship work, but to be honest, Im not sure it will..he has been abusive and i do believe i deserve better..iwas always a really happy popular person, i had it all, until i met him, i gave it all up to be with him..ididnt know iwas pregnant until me and my parents got into a huge fight and i told them iwas pregnant to just piss them off, right after i told them, my morning sickness kicked in, BAD..A Week later we went to an OBGYN to confirm that i really was because not even i was sure..sure enough i was pregnant, almost 3 months pregnant and ididnt even know..from there things went to hell..i lost almost 15 pounds because my morning sickess lasted ALL Day and i couldnt eat ANYTHING, At 6 months pregnant i weighed 100 pounds..thats when my smartass doctor decided to finally give me some medication for it..at 3 months pregnant, was when my boyfriend got caught robbing a store with my car and went to jail,..he was in jail until i was 9 months pregnant, less than a month away from my due date..needless to say, istuck by him the whole time, he was my world, but now ifeel as if we're drifting and he wants to do everything possible to trap me, i believe he's trying to get me pregnant again..ilove my son but too be honest, i dont think ican go thru everything again..one beautiful baby boy is enough..and No, i dont wonder what if?? i got pregnant young..but i would prefer being a mommy than partyinq and doing everything iwas before..ifind it insulting when teen mommies say that they wish they would've waited because they still wanna be teenagers and party, they should've thought about it before they did anything, because NOTHING Is 100% Effective except abstinence, and nomatter how careful you're being, there's ALWAYS that chance that you might get pregnant..but im noone to judge or say anything to anyone..ijust love my son, and as i lay next to him i look at him and realize how truley lucky ireally am..i am going to do everything in my power to give him EVERYTHING, and im NEVER guna look back and wonder, What if??

Esther

My Reasons to Live

My name is Willow and two months ago I gave birth to my beautiful twins, Jukka and Jhosefena. At 16 I found out I was pregnant, after a month and half of morning sickness, I decided to get tested. It was a shock to my family, mainly my Mother, Suzana. She was disappointed at first, but quickly grew to love the idea of having little ones around the house. My at the time boyfriend, who hasn't had contact with me or my son and daughter since I told him I was pregnant a week after I found out. I have dropped out of normal school, my junior year, and have decided to continue my education through home school and tutoring. My last name translates to English "of Life" which suits my children perfectly, as I was ready to commite death before I found out I was pregnant.

Jukka Angel von Leben
4 lbs 5 oz
April 20th, 2010

and

Jhosefena Faith von Leben
4 lbs 2 oz
April 20th, 2010

~Willow

Willow von Leben

16 and pregnant without a clue.

My name is Madaline Adams. I was about to turn 17. everything in life was perfect! i had alot of friends, a perfect boyfriend! what more could i ask for? I found out i was pregnant 3 days before my 17th birthday. I told my parents on my actual birthday. There were upset for like 10 minutes but got over it extremely fast. The became so supportive. I found out 4 months later that i was having a baby girl! On december 23, i went into labor. 21 hours of labor was horrible for me. to me it was an undescriable pain. but i knew when i saw my daughters face for the first time i would forget about that pain. December 24, 2:43 a.m. Adelyn Grace was born. it wasnt like anything i imigained. she wasnt breathing. she came out without a sound. no cry no sneeze, no cough. i heard the doctors calling names and saying words i didnt understand. i was terrified. was my baby going to die? luckily, with CPR and alittle oxygen, Adelyn was in my arms breathing on her own. smiling! she is such a blessing. though i wish i could have been more responsible, me and my boyfriend Jordan, are taking care of our 4 month old daughter, Adelyn Grace. shes a healthy baby. not trying to scare any teenage mothers, but this was an experience that will change my life for ever.

Madaline Adams

A mommy at 17

I am 17 years old and have a 6 month old beautiful, healthy daughter. her father and i are not together but he is in the picture. he and i get along and he is very supportive and tries as much as possible to be involved in her life. i am in a relationship with his brother, which is awkward at times but we're making it happen. also, we have a fairly supportive family and i live with my mother and her family in a different town. so my daughter goes to visit her dad every couple weeks. which gives me a break. But as great as we have it, being a teenage mother is still incredibly hard. at the start, i was the only one who wanted to keep the pregnancy. nobody had been supportive of me then, not even her father. But as much as i was alone, i wanted her. i felt as though it was my decisons and i needed to take responsibility, come hell or high water. but looking back now, i woiuld have waited. i would have waited until i was in a stable relationship, done school, in a promising career, graduated, etc. not only for myself, but because i realize now that i would have been able to give my daughter i better life. she is loved and taken care of, but being a mother i never want her to be deprived of anything. even material things. if i was to get pregnant again or go back to when i was pregnant, i would have opted for adoption. as much as i love having my daughter around, i know she deserves better. i would have wanted her to have more than i could give her. i go to a school that encourages teen mothers to bring our children to class with us and so i attend school regularely and with a baby. im doing my best but its exhausting. to any teens out there..wait! even if you want a baby, wait. it will benefit not only you but also your future child.

**Alexia~Faith Ward**
**11 - 24 - 09**
**7lbs 11oz**

~Anjela

Anjela

Teen Mommy

I'm sixteen.... I have a two and a half month old daughter... You would think that after everything I go through, day after day, that my past would no longer be able to haunt me... Well that's not true! There are days like tonight that I just get so tired, and so stressed about everything that I'm not sure if I can wake up and do the same thing all over again tomorrow, but at the same time I know that I have to...
A normal day for me consist of waking up at about 7, changing my daughter, giving her a bottle, then taking my boyfriend to school after waking him up at about 8:30. Then when me and Amanda get home at about 9:30 she is ready for a nap. While she sleeps I do school work or clean. Then she wakes up by 11:00. She eats more and plays for awhile... Then around 2:00 she'll take another nap until about 3:00 when we go to pick up her daddy from school. When we get home I cook dinner while she plays in her swing or while her dad holds her.... Then after we eat and she has a bottle or two I hold her until she falls asleep. Then I take the chance of laying her down praying that I will get some kind of sleep that night.
As you can tell... I don't get anytime to myself! I am ALWAYS with her... I NEVER get a break! Her dad does... He gets to go to school during the day, but I have to do school online while I take care of her.. Put her to sleep... Talk to her... Make bottles... Change diapers... Clean up throw up... Give medicine... Take her to doctors... It's really hard, and at times I feel like I am a single mother, and I really shouldn't have to feel like that, but I do...
Her dad trys for the most part, the only thing I think he could really do better is understand.... He doesn't understand how hard it is for me...
I love being a mommy, and I wouldn't trade my little girl for the world, but I also wish I would've been able to finish being a teen before I turned into an adult. I wish I could've had the chance to go to prom, I wish I would've had the chance to go to partys with my friends, I wish I would've been able to plan a big sweet sixteen, but instead I was planning a baby shower. I wish I would still be able to sleep through the night, I wish I was able to wake up with the biggest worry of mine being what grade I was going to make on that math test.
It's so hard, and don't get me wrong, I love my daughter! She is my whole world, and I have NO idea what I would do without her, but I wish I could tell all the teens out there... It's not worth it!!! Don't think it wont happen to you, because it can!!! I was the girl in the class that was quiet, that never got into trouble. But look now instead of doing my makeup and spending an hour in front of the mirror before I leave, now I'm packing a diaper bag, changing my daughter, getting her dressed and then I walk out the door with a carseat and a diaper bag... I just wish I could send the message to all the teens out there that it's so much better if you just wait... You wont have to deal with an unplanned pregnancy, you wont have to grow up so fast. You can continue to enjoy being a teen... Give it a few more years and then have a family...



Amanda Grace Childers
2-19-10
9:17 p.m
8 pounds 6 ounces
20 1/2 inches long

Chelsea Taylor