Safe to have baby at 17?

Question

I want to have a child a 17...okay don't tell me I'm too young. Just answer my question if its safe or not. Thats all I wanna know. Thank ya ;-)

Answer 1

If you are a healthy young lady and you take prenatal vitamins and you dont smoke or drink or do drugs is should be safe. But its not a wise decision....you are very young and should seriously think about school and work...Ask yourself why you want a baby...if its to hold on to a guy then its never the right decision...Best of luck in what ever you do.

Answer 2

There are risks you take when you have a baby at an early age, you also have risks you take when having a baby at any age...
I will not say you are to young, however I will say make sure you think this threw before you get to the point where you can't change your mind and deffinetly talk to a doctor.
I had my first baby at 25 years old. I worked with my first baby, but when ever he was sick or had a fever I had to leave work to take care of him, which I still had to pay daycare cost to save his spot at daycare along with doctor costs. I love being a mom but there are things I can not will not do because I am a mom now and they come first and foremost.
I get next to no sleep and sometimes am lucky to get a few minutes to myself, I can rarely go to the bathroom by myself or even take a shower. Every month I have to take my second to the doctor for shots, It costs me forty dollars every two weeks for diapers, 10 - 300 dollars for the fever meds- gas drops - teething tablets - diaper rash cream - bubble bath - formula - babyfood - bottle refills - clothes - wipes etc....3 dollars an hour for babysitting and 180 dollars a week for daycare not including diapers and baby food and wipes for them.....
With my first baby I got a break when I went to work which half my paycheck went to Daycare and baby needs.....and once a year I got a babysitter just to go out cause my family didn't do any babysitting. I now have a second child and am lucky if I get a baby sitter once a month and that is for four hours..I have gone grocery shopping with both kids all the time and have had to walk out of the store and away from a full cart which took me a hour to fill because my son decided it would be funny to lay on the ground and be dragged by the cart screaming...because he wanted a treat that we could not afford.
Now two kids for daycare cost 500 dollars a month you only get about a thirty dollar discount with two kids which isn't much depending on what you get paid at your job....
Needless to say, I wish you luck in what ever you decide and hope that you think things threw, because if there is a guy involved some are good some are not so good...Some will say they will be there threw it all and then not go threw with it.
So please know what you are getting yourself into before it is too late.

Answer 3

It depends on your health and why you want to have the baby. If you can support the baby and if you have the means to get to a doctor. Don't forget it isn't just about you when you get pregnant.

That being said, I had a baby at 15 and I did just fine. Women from the 1800's and earlier have been having kids real young.

If I could do it all over again though, I would have waited until after I was 21 and I got to experience life without worrying about a babysitter or not going because my son was sick.

Have fun and enjoy life, but do what you want. Good luck if you do get pregnant and have a baby. They are great but a lot of work.

Answer 4

"Risks of Problems
Pregnant teens are more at risk for certain health problems, such as high blood pressure or anemia (low iron in the blood). They also are more likely to go into labor too early."

There's your increase in health risk. As for your age, you probably have not taken care of yourself on your own yet. Why is there such a rush to have a baby so early? Enjoy your life without children now. Do you realize that if you were to have a baby at 17, by the time you are 30 and the majority of people your age are just starting their families, your child would be 13?

I'm not trying to preach, but as a friend of someone who has struggled the last 13 years after her decision that having a baby at 17 was an easy way out of her parent's house, I know what you would be in for.

Answer 5

Physically, most likely it is safe, as long as you dont have any health problems. But, why??? Do you feel alone and want some to love YOU?? If so, then this is not a good reason at all. Babies are big responsibilty. It is hard being a mom when you are young. Not to mention, can you afford a baby...without the help of your parents or the government???

Answer 6

I know you don't wanna hear it, but u r too young, i'm sorry.
Go out and enjoy your life first darling!!!!!!! You have so much time.
Please don't get caught. I know a girl she got pregnant with 17, that's 3 1/2 years ago. her life is f****ed up, no education, no job, no father for the child even her parents live from the state, because they don't have a job. There is no future for that girl and especially not for the poor child!!!
Please think about it and try to sort out your life. i'm sure you want to give your baby all the security that is needed!!!

I really hope you're goin' to think about this, please!!!
And i wish you all the best, make somethin' of your life.

Answer 7

Yes it is safe, however a womans body is NOT fully developed until 21 yo, not to mention the fact that it is so much better to have a carrer before a child, have a house before a child, have a job before a child, have a husbad before a child, then after you are a successfull person in life, fullfill it with a baby and let your baby enjoy your accomplishments in life.

Answer 8

Healthy is determined upon physical AND emotional stability. Are you healthy in shape and nutrionally fit? Also, do you think you could handle the sress, cost, needs, no sleep, school loss, friend loss, etc, that a baby would bring to you emotionally that young? Would the baby have a mom AND a dad? You know every baby deserves one. Just be careful. Make a wise choice

Answer 9

So you just want to know from a health stand-point? I read somewhere that 22 is the best age for a woman to have a baby from a physical standpoint.

Of course you don't want to hear it, but waiting makes a lot more sense in every other aspect of parenthood.

You will miss out on a lot of opportunities in your life (and so will your baby) if you choose to have a baby now.

Answer 10

if you are healthy it will be safe physically, but you have to make sure you are emotionally prepared also. Having a child will change your life as i am sure you know. Just make sure your are ready to give up your freedom and make sure you can support a yourself and a child. Good Luck :) i know what it is like to want a child :)