Any other young mums to be?

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Just wondered if there was any other young mums to be, I'm 19 and expecting first child...anyone willing to share there experiences ect..

Hello everyone.

I am an old git now compared to you lot (am 32) but I had dd when i was 17.

You do get facetious comments but the thing is to learn to count to 10 and fume silently.

There is nothing better or worse about being a young mother, however people do think that it is perfectly within their righjt to say hurtful things.

I still get daft comments years later - dd is 15 now, someone at work said (on finding out I was a teenage mother) 'oh, that surprises me, you don't look stupid'

That said, it is utterly wonderful having a teenager when you are still young yourself. DD and I have a wonderfully close relationship.

Also, when you are young you have so much energy, makes it easier with night feeds etc. I cannot even comtemplate having a baby at this age - too bloody knackering!

Good luck everyone

my aunty and me was pregnant at the same time i was 17 and she was 36, there was 3 days in our due dates, she says now she finds it hard having her first been older cause its more tiring, so in a way im happy that im having my 2nd i think it will be easier to do it all now, my family thought i was stupid when they found out i was having another but its my life i have my partner and my little boy, and im happy so i just ignore it

GetOrfMoiLand That's why I'm glad to be young, my mum was young when she had us and we're very close, now I'm an adult it feels more like a balanced relationship rather than constantly clear tht she is my mum, she's a brilliant friend but still my mum when I need her to be :)

1Catherine1- no of course not you are still a spring chicken. Seriously I feel about 100. Have had a very touch week, the boyf, whilst thrilled is finding the news very hard to come to terms with as I have been so worried and anxious.

Anyone else been out on a work do this week? I was hoping nobody would realise I wasn't drinking but no such luck and even a friend of mine guessed and text me the next day asking if I was pg. I think I must be giving off some vibes or something. So strange.

My mum burst into my house today whilst I was in the bath(accidently left the door open doh), had the day off today but she didn't know that. I hadn't told her yet but she came into the bathroom telling me that 'she knew' and mummies just know these things and why didn't I tell her!! I was very puzzled, how on earth did she know? I'm not at all angry, just wanted to tell her in person on Christmas eve. So strange.

Have you all told friends/families? If so when did you do it? I am 5 wks 4 days tomorrow

TD x

TD - I told my little sister at 5 weeks (the night I found out) and my best-friend at 6 weeks. My best-friend was the only one who knew the OH and I were TTC. Everyone else I told after I got to 11 weeks. I got paranoid something would go wrong and wanted to spare anyone feeling sorry for me.

My parents live 250 miles away from me so I happened to be visiting them when I was 11 weeks. I went to their house the evening I got into the area. I had planned on bringing it up while everyone was chilling in front of the TV. My mum and brother were watching TV after a long day at work and my dad was out working on my sisters car. Then my dad came in at 11pm and told my mum he was exhausted so was going to bed at which point my OH gave me quite a poke in the side. I ended up blurting out that we had something to tell them to which everyone looked interested and then told them I was pregnant - My dad then didn't feel like going to bed, he was over the moon. Everyone else I told after 12 weeks. This was for 2 reasons, 1. I thought my parents deserved to know first and 2. After 12 weeks the chance of miscarriage is significantly less.

As for the work do thing... how about anyone going take your partner then say you've been roped into driving :)

I'm 22 and have just given birth to my second DD on 28th November. I was 19 when I gave birth to DD1 so I know how you're feeling.

I'm 24, due my first on 20th April, so I guess that qualifies me as a young mum. I don't feel particularly young though...

congrates to all the mums that are expecting im 22 with 2nd due on the 8th if feb and im a firm believer in 'if its for you it wont go by you' so to hell what everyone else thinks or gives you strange looks as your carrying a little person inside you, i got alot of looks bcos i was only with my bf 2 months and found out i was pregnant huge shock btw n got told he would run a mile by family aswell but 3 n half years later n 2nd on way we must be doing something right enjoy the feeling and try not worry about anything as hard as that is my cousins due on march and its her 1st n shes 26 am so happy cos shes been trying for ages.

Congrats to everyone. I'm not very young (25), but look younger than i am, so get a lot of dodgy looks off people. I had my first when I was 18, and had to put up with people saying "oh, i bet she doesn't even know who the dad is" and other equally delightful comments...
Plus, the fact i have pink hair and have numerous piercings and tattoos gets me stared at a lot.
I love the fact i'm a young mum, i have more energy to run around after my son. I'm the only one of my friends who has kids, but have made friends with some mums at my sons school, one of whom is 43, and looks on enviously as i run around ofter my boy and her daughter, whilst she sists there with her coffee, haha.
The way i look at it, is once my kids have grown up, i'll still be young enough to still enjoy my life, just like my mum.
She had me and my sisters before she was 25, and now she has her life back as we're all grown up.

Congratulations everyone! I'll join.

I'm 22 and 34 weeks so not long to go!

Dodgy looks off people ... not sure. To be honest I think that a lot of people in London think, "young, pregnant black girl, no change there then" which ratherannoys me, particularly if they comment. But all my family and people at work are thrilled :)

It's lovely to see so many stories of young mums who have enjoyed the experience! I'm looking forward to DP and I being young parents, although he has already perfected his embarrassing dad dance!

Heyyy everyone I had my DS at 17 I'm now 18 he's just under 6 months soo if ya want a chat/advice/experiances feel free to ask! And congrats and be proud young mummies! :D

Hi everyone I'm 21 and just had my first little man in september. Congrats to all of you!
And you no one of the strongest emotions you will have when you meet your lil bubbas is the overwhelming sense of love you feel for your baby!
So is anyone from london? X

Hi Ladies,

Im new to this site!

Im 23, found out i was pregnant at 22! Baby #1 is due 9th April.

I thought my parents would be ashamed or disappointed as id only been with my bf for a year, we do live together though and have a dog and pretty much "settled" with each other so it doesnt feel wrong at all.

We are not engaged or anything i will not feel i should be even with my dad making comments for the first few weeks after we told them.

They are now very excited and so are we as the last 11 weeks are in countdown.

Hope all you ladies are well :)

Hi, I'm new here also.

I'm 18 and am 15 weeks today.

Baby is due on 18th July.

This is also the date I had a miscarriage last year so I'm slightly apprenhensive to say the least about that day.

My OH is 21 and we've been together for 3 years in August and have lived together for the majority of that time.

I work as a Trade Execution Specialist at a Foreign Exchange company in Cornwall.

The OH is planning on being at SAHD once baby is here which most people are shocked at to say the least. Anyone else's OH planning on staying at home?