early pregnany (12-19)...

By eM
@eLsMarie (4346)
Philippines
August 2, 2009 11:26pm CST
i just want to know what's your insights about this social issue... maybe infos about what was your initial reaction when you found out that you were pregnant, who was the first person you informed about it, are you still together with the father of your child, how was life evolved after giving birth, have you planned to abort the baby at first, and etc. :) i hope that you can spend time answering these questions... thank you
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13 responses
@janebeth (2032)
• Philippines
3 Aug 09
hi elsmarie, that would be a very difficult thing to do specially you are still young and still studying, you don't know what to do first and who will you tell to share your big problem.. if i am in that situation i will not abort the baby, it is a blessing you know for having a baby.. i will just tell it to my mother first, mother's knows best..!! i know she will understand me..!! after that i will tell it to the father and discuss things on what to do with the baby and in our relationship..!!
@eLsMarie (4346)
• Philippines
3 Aug 09
thank you for your response!! :)
@cwong77 (2010)
• Malaysia
3 Aug 09
If I am impregnated with a young age, I will not consider to give birth to the child. As a responsible person, I will not bring a life to the world, if I Myself can't even take care of myself. However, at my current age, I am happy to know I am pregnant at first, and the first person who got to know of course is the father of the child. I am no longer with the father, but I am living a better life now with my little baby. I think we should not encourage young age to start a 'life'. This will not just jeopardise the life of the parents, but to the little one as well. It is still acceptable for an abortion if the baby has yet to be form, and in such a circumstances, this will not be a difficulty for the young ones. However, I still pray hard that the society will not be into this kind of situation, and it's very ugly for this kind of social issues.
@eLsMarie (4346)
• Philippines
3 Aug 09
thank you for being so vocal... i hope that your child won't disappoint you in the near future... i know that you'll be a good mother... :)
• Philippines
9 Aug 09
i am 22 y.o now and i am 2months pregnant now..and i don't have hubby.. we are not together anymore..it is so painful knowing that ur alone and gonna raise baby on ur own, but abortion is never an option.. we should think that in every action there is reaction..and we must except the unexpected..at first it was so hard but i realized why let my baby suffer its not his choice..its not his fault..and i think "baby is a gift from GOD"
@amybrezik (2118)
• United States
3 Aug 09
It's not as shocking as it used to be. My opinon is that people make their choices, and they are responsible for them, but no one should judge anyone for the decisions they made. I was 21 when I got pregnant for the first time and my really good friend Erica was with me when I found out. After her, the first person I told was my ex-husband. I am not with him anymore, but we did have two children together
@eLsMarie (4346)
• Philippines
3 Aug 09
thank you very much for posting! :)
• India
9 Aug 09
i dont think i will keep the baby though it seemsa little harsh but we need to be really practical..like at this age if something like this happen i think only this will be a wise decision because i am like too immature to take care of myself and i can't think of taking care of a little one..and you need to study ,get a job and then think of all these things..otherwise you can't just have a baby and then dump it as you cannot support yourself..i am 19 years old and i am very practical..i think everything has its time..i also want to be a mother one day..for the age group(12-19)..its not the right time to take responsibility.. thats my personal opinion..
• United States
20 Aug 09
Well for me I found out I was pregnant when I was almost 4 months, my daughter came from a relationship of 5 1/2 years at the time and well it was quite a surprise and unexpected even though I was 19 going onto 20 my parents and his reactions were as if I was 14, it was understandable but yet it was irritating because they did not think reasonable at the time I told them, they had a negative reaction.#1 I am against abortions because I knew what I was doing and I was aware of the consequences therefore I had to take responsibility for our actions and accept what lied ahead whether it was with/without the support of the main people in my life which were my parents and my honey. I did end up going through most of my pregnancy by myself, he did end up leaving but he made himself a better person and well everything happens for a reason and now we are trying to mend things to make things right not only for our daughter but for us which is great its like a new begining. A child is definetly a life changing situation, everyone has a destined time and well it does definetly does make you grow like you can not imagine (depending on the person) you end up finding out that somethings that you thought to be important truly arent and you end up finding out what the true meaning of a family means and what it consist of, it's a lot more than what one thinks but it is a great experience.
@Capsicum (1444)
• United States
3 Aug 09
I was pregnant in my senior year of high school,my daughter is a better friend to me than kid.As for the father ,we have been happy 25 yrs. together.As I grew things got better,I do wish I could have been a better mother than friend though to my daughter. Since I am now 43 ,I cannot picture having more kids. I think there are to many risks involved. I don't think my hubby would let me abort. So I take great precaution to take care of this prevention on my own.
@angelsmummy (1696)
3 Aug 09
When I found out I was pregnant I was 19. I was excited but also scared. The first person I informed was a work collegue as she bought me the pregnancy test. I am still witht he father of the child. How has life evolved? Hmm... Well we have our own place and our daughter is looked after fantastically. I never ever considered abortion as I couldnt and wouldnt MURDER my child. We also have our second due in 3 weeks and our daughter is 13 months old.
@jules67 (2788)
• Philippines
3 Aug 09
I am not a mother myself but if you want to know my insight about early pregnancy, I think that the change in our moral values is in a way contributed to this. We think that this will not shape our decision but it does. I think we need to rethink of our values for this will not only have great effect on ourself but more so on the people around us.
@busky5 (3164)
• Thailand
4 Aug 09
When i knew about my pregnant, i was happy.I told my lover first.Next i planed to buy the baby stuff but i didn't buy because in my tradition every new mom should not buy the kid stuff before the kid borns.
• United States
3 Aug 09
Only the person in a situation can make the right choice for themselves. As for abortion I could not personally live with myself if I did it. I know others who have and to this day (15 yrs later) have regrets that I couldn't endure. On the other hand if the situation is that a young woman or couple cannot handle the expense or are emotionally unable to handle a baby adoption is an option. I was young with my first and I am still with her daddy and we have had other kids as well. I would not change anything. Life with a child is harder for the grown ups no matter what age, but most of will say it was worth it.
• United States
3 Aug 09
My initial reaction was VERY HAPPY esp. we have tried so hard after my previous miscarriage. My hubby is surely the 1st one that I'd inform so as to share this joy together whom we have built. We are still together and he accompanies me to each gynae visits and we both are really looking forward in receiving this baby.
• United States
3 Aug 09
When i first found out i was pregnant, i was in awe, but it really hadnt sinked in yet and i was in a hotel room during drill weekend. (national guard) My friend was in the room to witness it, but i called my husband first then my moma. My mom to this day is very excited and im 23 weeks at the moment. FOund out it was a girl. But anywho, yes im still with the father of my child and we've been married for over 2 years now so everything is everything.