this is complicated..feelings for my best friend

[DontWorryBeHappy1994]

My best friend and i kissed last night, its not the first time it has happened. We were drinking, he also said he thinks we are soul mates and telling me i looked pretty and stuff. When sober he also calls me gorgeous and brings up times we have kissed and how he's had 'dreams' about me.
i have had a small crush on him for years but no real feelings, just thinking he's good looking and enjoying his company. But now i think after last night its sparked feelings for him and i don't know what to do. We make eachother laugh so much and get on really well, my mum and friends think we are perfect for eachother and can't understand why we're not together.
He is such a good friend and has helped and supported me throughout my pregnancy and after the birth of my daughter, he is so angry at the father for refusing to see my daughter and is fantastic with her and loves her to bits despite 'not usually liking babies'
Im just so confused and on the one hand im thinking i don't want to risk our friendship by telling him how i feel and making things awkward if he doesn't feel the same way but on the other hand im thinking will i regret it forever if i don't tell him.
Any advice ladies?

Oh really? Not heard that before, i really want my daughter to go to university :)
I would like to be an interior designer or design furniture and/or jewellery
Or all 3 lol

Slightly off point but...DontWorry - you gave birth 6 weeks ago, stop worrying about how your body looks! Yes, it's changed but those changes can be good and welcome ones! Breastfeeding will help tone your abdomen, but please don't worry about losing weight or toning up etc. Give yourself a break (and good luck with your friend ).
I had my first baby at 18 and the next one at 28. Trust me, physically my body at 18 recovered a damn sight better than the 28 year old one!

Thanks lazarusb. I will try not to worry too much about it :)

I have a good friend that had a baby very young. I would have thought she'd find it hard to succeed in a career but she's surpassed all expectations and was the first of our friends to pay off their mortgage and has an extremely successful career.

Look, you need to keep your head screwed on as far as men are concerned but there's no need to live like a nun. It would be strange to not have any relationships at all at your age and if you were interested in a much older man we'd all be telling you to be careful there too.

Have fun but put yourself and your daughter first and you'll be fine, you sound bright and motivated and at six weeks that's great!

Oh yes, and enjoy your body now. Honestly I bet there's nothing wrong with it. One day you'll look back on your 17 year old body and wish you still had it. Don't point out the flaws and he won't see them that way, and neither should you!

Thanks cervixwithasmile (haha your name is great btw!)

That gives me some more hope that i can succeed :) a lot of people think i wont but i want to prove them wrong.
As for my body, i already feel like a 60 year old woman! But i will tryto be less self concious, only get one body in life i may aswell try and enjoy it :)

I a baby at 18. I split with his dad when I was 23. Married dh at 27, had dd at 28 and ds2 at 31. I'm now 40 and in the first year of a degree. My life plan changed but is far from over and I think I've been fortunate to be able to go back to Uni now because I LOVE the subject I am studying, on top of being a Mum to 3 lovely children. (My DH loves my body btw, he's never seen it pre-child!)