i want a baby but i'm only 17 when is the best time to get pregnant?

Answer 1

OMG OK OF COURSE EVERYONE SAYS WAIT TILL UR OLDER I AM 17 AND HAVE A 7 MONTH OLD BABY.. IM NOT DENYING THAT ITS HARD BECASUE IT IS BUT IT IS SO WORTH EVERY MOMENT OF IT... EVERYONE SAYS WAIT OF COURSE BUT I SAY WHEN YOUR READY WHEN YOU HAVE SOMEONE YOU LOVE AND WHO WILL HELP YOU TAKE CARE OF YOUR LITTLE ONE.... GOOD LUCK

Answer 2

well erm don't rush into it so soon. enjoy your life while you can. Make the most of your life first. If you still want a baby when your 20 then maby the right time is then. Maby it's just a faze you are going through at the moment. There are mum's out there younger than 17 and wished they had not gotten themselves pregnant! It's allot of hard work having a baby, there's the pregnancy and then when the child is born you will have crying, nappy changing, constantly tiredness, maby depression but don't let this put you off. If it's not a faze you are going through and you really really really want a baby then i suppose you could give it a go. if you have a big family around you and a really really good and loving and loyal boy friend then i suppose it would be OK. just think about it first. but if i was you i would get all my exams out the way first (if you have any) and if you are still at school or college or whatever then i would advise you not to throw away your education just for a baby. I mean there's plenty of time to have a baby in the future. so please think about this big decision. I hope i helped!

Answer 3

It's so so hard to cope with a little baby, and so the best time (regardless of age I suppose) is when you are financially secure enough to provide for the baby and yourself, have somewhere to live, and ideally, there is someone around to help you raise your child (by that I mean your partner - I don't mean hoping that your mum will help out!).

Personally, I really wanted a baby at 17 too, but I'm so glad now that I didn't have one! I thought I was responsible enough, and perhaps I was, but if I had gotten pregnant, then I wouldn't have been able to go to Uni and have such a brilliant time there, and gone to all the places I've been to. Besides, my boyfriend when I was 17 was an ****, but I was too loved-up to see it until later.

Whatever you decide, just remember that you're going to be responsible for bringing a human life into this world, and you need to be as comfortable and supported as possible (with people who actually want to help you).

Good luck!

Answer 4

When I was your age, I wanted the same thing. Now that I'm 19 and out in the real world though, I'm SO glad I didn't get pregnant. Life isn't as easy as it sounds. I still don't have a good job, and it would be worse if I had a child. Also, I wouldn't be able to go to school, which means I would lose ALL of my insurance money from my parents, and I would have to pay back my school loan (unless I got pregnant before I got the loan). My aunt is 22 now and got pregnant her first time at 16. She's got 3 kids total. I've had to watch the smallest one for days by myself, and you have no idea what it's like until you feel it. I seriously went crazy! You can't get anything done. If you don't wait until you have a good job, at least wait until you're with a guy who has a good job and will stay with you.

Answer 5

Oh dear! Please take my advice, i had my first child when i was 17 and i am now 21. Having a child takes a lot of responsibilty that i know i was not ready for at the age of 17. I always thought it would be FUN to have a baby, get to dress them up and show them off to the world, and let me tell, it is SOOOOO much more work than i ever expected. I was lucky enough to have my baby with a man who was comitted to me and stayed by my side through it all, which at 17 isn't an easy thing to find! Looking back on it now i really wish that i would have waited longer to make such a life-changing and adult decision that i definetly was not ready to make at the age of 17. I missed out on a lot of things that my friends got to experience, even simple things like going to school or hanging out with my friends became difficult. It really forces you to grow up fast, no matter how you grown you feel right now, you will see that it brings so much along with it. Now i am 21, old enough to go out to the bars and drink and have a good time but now i have to find trust-worthy babysitters and it prevents me from going out a lot. I will NEVER say that my daughter was a mistake but if I had to do it all over again, i would wait for sure! So to answer your question, the best time to have a baby is when you are in a committed relationship with someone you know will stand by you and be a good father to your child, when you have the finances to support a child (believe me, they aren't cheap!), and when you are mentally prepared to be responsible for another human beings life. I hope you consider all the opinions posted about your question and realize that this is not just a decision about your life, you are making a decision about the life of another living breathing human.

Answer 6

Cheap child care costs around $1,000 per month. And that's really cheap. Can you afford that? Also, are you still living with your parents? You can't force your parents to help you take care of your baby, so you will have to move out and get a job and get your own place. That means paying rent. And you will have medical bills, not just for you while you are pregnant, but for the baby afterwards. Can you afford that?

When is the best time to get pregnant? When you are out of school, preferably finished with college, have a stable job, money in the bank, own your own home, have had time to live your life and have fun, and are financially independent enough to take care of another person.

If you have a baby now you will NEVER be able to do anything with your life or for yourself. EVER.

Answer 7

I can only say, that my sister was 17 when she had her first baby. And my cousin was 15 when she had her first. I can promise you there is no "best time" to get pregnant. BUT I can assure you that it's probably not now, or any time soon. I'm 20 and still struggling to figure out where I'm going to live or how I'm going to care for my child financially. It's not easy. And I thought it would be. I have four more months to go and driving myself crazy over this. ALTHOUGH, I can tell you once my sister and cousin had their children everything was fine. And everything else just sort of fell into place. I'm hoping that will work for me. I think you may need to speak with your mother on this one. Or the man you plan on having a baby with. I do know lots of girls who were married at your age and had kids. It's just not a great way to go. And your fun teenage life is going to be gone. SO, it's something you need to serious think about and weigh out the pros and cons...i can promise you there will be TEN TIMES more cons. SO, think about it!!

Answer 8

Well, I am 17 and I love babies and one day I know for a fact that I will get married and have atleast a baby. Though, not just yet. Are you going to school? Are you planning on attending college? Going to school and taking care of a baby is just too much to work with. At least finish college and have a steady job before you think of getting pregnant. That would be the best thing you can do for your baby and yourself. Don't forget your babys future depends on you.

Answer 9

Although your body is ready for a baby when you reach puberty, mentally you are not able to deal with it and physically, your body has not totally developed at that stage. Studies show that the best time to have a baby is after 21 (when your body has finished the transition from child through teenager to adult). Your body also peaks, as a female, at 34 so it is still safe to have a baby at 34, thereafter difficulties could arise due to age.

The truth is, you have to be financially stable and mentally ready, and maybe it is better to wait until you have reached the other goals (you still have 17 years to go before you start worrying about your biological clock ticking) :-)

Answer 10

You can have a baby when you want to. First make sure that you have everything before having a baby like economically and the support of your family and your partner. I am 18 and I have a 9 month old daughter. I live with my husband in a house behind my parent's house so my parents and my sisters help me sometimes so I can have a little rest. I will never regret it having a baby at age 17 because I love her alot and I love my husband alot also.

Answer 11

you do not want a baby right now.
trust me.
i had my daughter when i was 17 years old-and still graduated high school 4 months later. i had my son 14 months later. i love my children with all my heart and wouldnt change the past if i could. but things are so much harder with kids when youre young. im 20 and i am just now starting college. i am married now with baby #3 on the way, i feel i was destined to be a mother. but every now and again, i think of how things would have been, if i had been able to be a teenager for awhile, and experianced life abit.
please wait to have children. go to college and better yourself. enjoy being a young person.find the man you love and marry him. and then, have your childern.