Hello everyone. Okay, I wrote a while back that I might be pregnant... well, I am! I had to tell my mother and father, and they freaked. My mom yelled and told me I betrayed her trust, and wanted to send me to live with my grandmother. My father got her to change her mind. They don't support it at all... and my mother says she wants me to put it up for adoption, since she knows I'm against abortion. I don't want to though. I'm 16, and I know it's hard to be a mother. I don't even know where to begin. I told my boyfriend, and he told me he loved me, and said he'd do everything he could to help me, and two hours later he had a new job at a convenient store paying 9.50 and hour. I know that's not a wonderful amount of money, but it's a start. His parents were much more understanding than mine. They said they'd help with some of the costs, and his mother was even kind of excited. Can someone please tell me what to expect? Symptom wise and money wise?

Hey girl-
its great that you have good support even if it is just from one side. your parents will probably come around in time. my dad fReAkEd and he's fine now. about what to expect- everyone has different symptoms. maybe you'll be missed by morning sickness and even if you get it a some girls dont get it bad. at 7 weeks you may not have any or many symptoms- most teen girls dont start showing until farther along but its diff for everyone. MAKE SURE YOU SEE A DOCTOR SOON! they can tell you everything! Money wise- it takes a whooole lot of money for a baby. you have to get basic needs and all- do you have a place for you guys to stay? just wait out for your parents b/c they love you no matter what and no matter what they say they are going to want to be part of their grandchild and daughter's life. good luck girl and lots of love!

When I read your story it reminded me of a friend that my sister helped out. My sister had her first baby when she was 18. About 4 years later her friend found out she was pregnant and was 17. Her parents both freaked out and told her they wanted her to have an abortion and that they wouldn't support her. My sister told her that she needed to have this baby and do the right thing. It was hard for her but she is doing great and everything has worked out for the best. Her mother now calls and thanks my sister for saving her grandchilds life. So stay strong they will come around. It may not seem like it now, but you are doing the right thing. God will bless you for making the right decision. Good luck and let me know if you ever need to talk!

Hi girls! I'm 7weeks pregnant now too but I wanted to post here to give you all some encouragment! I got pregnant when I was seventeen with my first baby and though it wasw awkward with my, chruch going, family at first eventually things all worked out and my family got totally excited about the life I would be brining in to the world soon.
I encourage you to be independent (don't rely on the guy who got you pregnant because well young guys are just a little flip floppy and you never know which way he'll turn but you will always be the mommy of your baby and the one making the choices) Be strong, make good desciouns and prove society wrong ! By that I mean society thinks of young moms as being welfare moms who don't parent their children correctly and don't truly make good choices for their children or themselves BUT I say you can be the mom you want to be and I encourage you to do so! You can also go on and be very successful! I am now 21, almost 22, and married (to a wonderful man who adopted my son) and pregnant with \"our\" first baby I graduated college this year and have a great degree in health if I need to fall back on it. Life is good ... God is good ... You can all do what you want as long as you believe in yourself! Good Luck Girls!

My mother told me I was stupid, when I told her I was pregnant when I was 16. It took her a long time to realise that I was having this baby, and she eventually came around. My little girl is now nearly 3, and I dont regret it at all. My mother also asked me to put her up for adoption, there was no way I could do it...

Well, I am doing a paper for College on abortion that is how I came upon this site. I am 29 years old and my daughter is now 10.
Let me just say that I was on my own at your age and it was pretty difficult but you just can't look at it that way. You must realize that it is no longer about you anymore that you are a mother now and before the birth of your child you need to look at what you can do to better the life of you and your child. Finish school and continue your education it is very, very, important. It is not impossible to give your child all that you would like, it is pretty much in the way that you plan things from now on. You will grow-up fast! Never regret! Everything that happens is for some purpose. Don't be scared to approach anything that requires a Yes or No answer. It can only be a yes or no!
From your statement you seem to be a very nice person and asking for suggestions is always a good thing. Keep Your head up!!!
Yours Truly,
Jetta Serna