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Mom to twins at 14

Hi my name is Sarah and i am a single parent. The other day i turned 16. It was an amazing party. All my friends and family were there to celebrate. as were my twin girls. I first found out I was pregnant when i was 14. I was really hard to tell my family and my boyfriend. We had both been each others first time and i was also pregnant because of it. He was so upset about it and begged me to get an abortion. When I refused he beat me and told me that if i told any one that he was the father he would deny it an just call me a whore. I told my parents immediately and got him sent to prison for assault. But that was the least of my troubles; my friends disowned me and much of my christian family did to. And when the church i was going to found out they rejected me and a woman came up and told my my child was a no good bastard who God would send to hell. I was so upset. These were the people who i had trusted my whole life ad now the curse me. It hurt so bad. Since I had five younger siblings my parent decided that i should go and live with my grandmother. So when i was 15 weeks pregnant i moved in with my grandparents. They helped me so much they homeschooled me; even though i told my grandma that i could go back to school she told me it wasn't proper for me to go to school in my condition. She got me started in programs for teen mom and made me take parenting class. When i was 17 weeks the doctor in formed me that I was having twins. I cried a lot that day. My pregnancy progressed as normal and I soon became more and more excited waiting on my babies. They were born on April 1 2010. Two little girls who i named Julia Aurora Todd and Elaina Rose Todd My grandmother told my parents that me and the girls would be living with her till i could move out. My parent argued but in the end i was living with my grandparents. Now my girls are 14 months old and are extremely smart. The father who at first refused to pay child support now does due to a judge and he will never see is girls. Even though its hard to see how i got here i am glad i am where i am. And because of my grandmother i graduated this may and am planning on collage. For those of you out there It is never hopeless and someone out there cares and will fight for you like my grandma did. And having twin identical girls is blast. - Sarah

Sarah

Life Unexpected

I am 17 years old and I am pregnant. I was 15 when I met this guy and we decided to wait until I was 16 to take the relationship further. We first had sex on my birthday and we were careful. He always wore protection and I was also on the pill. Things didn't go as planned and after 4 months of regular sex, I became pregnant and I was absolutely terrified. At the time, I had just done my exams and acheived straight A grades in 14 subjects and was due to go to college to do my A-levels in the hope to become a midwife. I told the father that he was to become a father and he was shocked initially but grew to enjoy the thought of being a daddy. We went to the doctors and learned I was 7 weeks pregnant, we were happy. He then told us it was triplets and we couldn't do anything but cry. The thought of bringing one child into the world was daunting enough, but 3 - that terrified me. The father was shocked and upset but he eventually came to and told me and my family that he would support me and the babies throughout the whole pregnancy and afterwards and he would always be a part of the babies' lives whether we stayed together or not. We learned that we'd have to be strong and support eachother, so we did. Tragically, when I was 6 months 2 weeks and 2 days pregnant, Jacob,the father of the triplets passed away. I was devastated and it wasn't until a couple of weeks ago that I realised I would have to bring 3 children into the world into a single parent family and bring them up on my own. Luckily, I have both of Jacob's parents, both of my parents and many family and friends willing to help me. I am living with my parents and they are going to help me with childcare until I am mentally, physically, emotionally and financially stable to care for them on my own. I am now 8 months pregnant and I am having a cesarean on the 5th June (in 5 days!). My babies, 2 girls and a boy, already have names and a nursery at home waiting for them and I am very, very excited. My babies will always have a part of Jacob in them and through giving birth to them, there will always be a part of him living. With Jacob being an only child, I feel happy that I am providing his parents with the only grandchildren they'll ever get and I'll be eternally greatful to Jacob for providing me with these beautiful miracles I'm due to have in 5 days.

P.S. We decided on the babies' names before Jacob passed, aside from the boy's name, who will now be named after his father .. Their names will be :-
Isaac Jacob
Raegan Isabella
Maya Roseanne

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Sarah

17 & pregnant (with twins)

Hey im Cadence I got pregnant when i was 16 three weeks before my birthday 17th bday i was scared and nervous but when i told my mom she understood because she got pregnant at a young age too my bf left when i told him i was pregnant im 7 months pregnant now but im still scared for the sake of my babies ive decied to name my babies Jace (boy) and Mia (girl) i hope that my kids dont turn out like me pregnant and 17

Cadence

"Twin"tuition

I was 30 years old when I found out I was pregnant with what was thought to be my 3rd. child. It sort of came as a shock to me as I was sitting at my mothers computer one night and got up to pee (what seemed to be like) 15 times within an hour. After a little thought on the pregnancy possibility that evening, I decided to run down to the Dollar Store and pick up a pregnancy test. Positive! Not long after I found out, (3 weeks) I could no longer fit into my jeans. I figured since this wasn't my first pregnancy, I was just showing sooner. Right around that same time, I went for a job interview at a local restaurant. The manager offered me something to eat while I went through my orientation. I opted on a really large Chef Salad and consumed the entire thing right there in my orientation! lol. The tiredness was overwhelming so early on too. I could sleep for hours and feel exhausted. I started looking on the internet for signs of a multiple pregnancy, because something just told me that I was carrying more than one. So, on the day of my U/S I told my mom that I'd be back to tell her I was going to have twins and at 9 weeks and 1 day, I indeed did find out that I was having twins!
I almost passed out on the ultrasound table when she told me!
Having the babies naturally was my first choice, but I kept in mind that there are a lot of complications involved in doing so. And after 36 weeks and four miserable, swollen, acid reflux ridden,( did I mention swollen?) days, I delivered 5 lb. 6 ounce and 6 lb 8 oz Boy Girl Twins! The first night I decided to keep them in my room at the hospital was a disaster. I don't think the three of us got any sleep until the babies returned to the nursery the next morning. But from then on and until they were learning to crawl, life was surprisingly easy. As a single mother, I thought and was told by many, that it was going to be a nightmare. I found that to be far from true. Despite the minor setbacks that their milestones bear, we are all so happy. I will say that 2.5 yr old twins will have you pulling your (now gray) hair out by the roots. I say that because it is true in every sense of the expression. But I wake up every morning and can't wait to greet my little sweeties and find out the new things, stages and obstacles the day will bring. If you are expecting twins and have heard the horror stories about how you will need help from everyone to care for them, while it may be true at some point, it is not an impossible task. Set your expectation level to non-existent, find faith in something if you don't already have it, tune out the negative people in your life and prepare for the most wonderful experience you've ever endured. I say this with all my heart. Bless you

AnnaStacia

A little nervous

I'm 20 weeks pregnant now with twins and we are a little nervous. Daddy a little more than me, but I was just wondering if there are any other couple dealing or that have been through this? We have a son who is four and Daddy was more nervous than I was in that pregnancy as well. Is it just a man thing?

Theresa Johnson