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have you tried contacting barnardos? they run groups and have a lot of support and information aimed at young mums.
if it's something you're researching, you could contact them?

I'm a relatively young mum. I was 19 when I had my son, 22 when I had my daughter and at 23 I'm currently pregnant with my 3rd . I love being a young mum despite all the crap you get and how society deems 30 plus the 'right' age for having kids. I'm v camera shy though lol.

I was 20 when I fell pregnant, only comments I had were snide ones from mil. However I am now 25, still with dds father, now have a degree, own a house, ttc dc2 and working part time which suits us. I was lucky that my now DH is slightly older, is a hard worker and supported me through university.

I sometimes feel I could have done more if I'd had dd later in my life but she makes missing out worth while :-)

I had dd at 17 and ds at 19 but no jot a hot shot producer like you

Am a great mum and my dc are amazing, have had loads of stigma due to being a young mum and I mean loads. Even now at 24 with a 7 and 5 yr old I still get looked down and patronised once people work out the maths.

I've asked Mn to look at putting this in media requests. Nothing personal but I think it should be clear whether you are recruiting for a tv show or just after some online shared experience.

BArnados is a really good suggestion thanks.

I'm glad that you girls have got in touch. I with there'd been an online forum when I was having my babies. Raising children at any age is difficult - last thing you need is social stigma. I'm not recruiting for a specific show - this is initial research as I'm passionate about this subject. But I do hope that it could lead to a television programme. I'm new to posting and don't want to annoy people - should I just post in media requests even though it's just research? What's the etiquette?

Sorry guys, just read the information and realise that yes I should be in media requests.

Hello, I am completly nothing like the myth.

I was married, owned my own home/car fulltime job. stable relaitonship and stable finances when i PLANNED with my husband to have our first baby, everyone did judge me because I was 20 years old. But completly aware of what I was doing and have no regrets. I love being a young mum , I was 21 when she was born and its the best thing I have ever done, I have never asked anyone for help in ways of benifits or going out clubbing etc etc. Me and my husband are still inlove and manage our time with looking after our daughter, and now we are pregnant with number 2! my daughter is 11 months old and I am 8 months pregnant ( planned) with our son. I think there are so many judgmental people out there , I will be 22 when he is born. But I wouldn't have it any other way! Being a Mother came natural to me, I work hard, and I am now doing an open university course, while I am looking after my 11 month old and in the last month of my pregnancy, and I will continue when my son is born, I am trying to better myself for my family and my kids will always know it pays of to work hard to get what you want and need in life.

I was pregnant at 17, had DS at 18. Now 21. Breastfed for nearly three years, co-slept, practice gentle parenting... Well aware I am not the form. I'm now a trained breastfeeding peer supporter, done specifically to help younger mums. I manage as a single parent with several health issues, and my son is a wonderfully happy little boy.

Did a BBC documentary on breastfeeding a while ago, so not camera shy