My boyfriend and i are going to try to have a baby. plez read....

angelwannababe · Newbie Joined: 20 Jan 2007 Posts: 7

Hello i'm 15 yrs old and my boyfriends 16 soon to be 16 and soon to be 17. And just yesterday we decided to try to concieve a child. I was wondering the big responsibilies and the changes my body will go through once it happens, also when to try to get pregnant plez give me your thoughts. thanx!

helpisontheway · Veteran Joined: 01 Jul 2006 Posts: 755 Location: England

you should book an appointment with a doctor BEFORE you try for a child.
you will also need to attend regular prenatal classes.

you need to thoroughly discuss the aspects of having a child.

a) where it will live? - do you own your own home?
b) how will you support it financially? - do you have a job?
-you need to pay for clothes, toiletries, food, medical care etc-
c) are you ready to spend the next 20 years of you life looking after it?
d) are you prepared to carry a child full term for 9 months?
e) how do you feel about labour?

you need to research pregnancy VERY CAREFULLY to make sure you know what you are in for.

pregnancy.org/pregnancy/

If you really want my thoughs I think you have your life ahead of you yet, you must ask yourself.
do you want a baby for yourself? so you can have a little bundle to hold?? or do you want a child because its a person, which will grow to be an adult. and live its own life.
think of the child. its upbringing. can you educate the child? and be a good mother? you havent even finished school yourself yet!

angelwannababe · Newbie Joined: 20 Jan 2007 Posts: 7

well i was going to go to a school where they teach you about babies and how to care for them and have free daycare during the school day. I am very financially prepared and emotionally. I have studied the subject of human development from conception to adulthood so i think im prepared...i really am just worried about what everyone will say. Thanx for the input!

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Woah, woah, woah! Stop right there, friend. Are you really sure this is something that you can do at this moment in your life. If you go through college first you could get a job where you can make more money than you can now. Then you'd be able to better support your child. This is a huge decision that should not be made so early in a person's life.

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