Im 16 and pregnant but in high school?

Question

What should i do(i cant kill my baby)

Answer 1

Finish high school. Get a job. Support your baby. It's not hard if you put your mind to it. I had my first at 16 and she's turned out fine. Getting support (emotional, not just financial) from family and friends can help, but at your age that won't be something that comes easily. If you have to sign up for welfare (temporarily!), then that's okay. As long as you are trying (not sitting on your ***), I see nothing wrong with them helping you with insurance (Medicaid) or paying for your daycare while you work and/or go to school. Be healthy and get prenatal care... that's about all I can think of right now. Good luck.. you're gonna need it!

Answer 2

How far along are you?

From your comment of "I won't kill my baby" assumes me to believe you are pro-life.

So, lets review your choices.

Well before that. Take a deep breathe and ease your mind.

K.

You have three choices and each choice will have a.b.c along with it.

1) Abortion. (You already declared a No on that)
A. You might regret it
B. You might feel best thing to do.
C. Depends how far along you are.

2) Adoption.
A. Open adoption where you can pick the parents, see your baby and have a part of the child's life.
B. Closed adoption where you don't have to have contact.

3) Keeping
A. You are in high school and imagine working isn't that easy to do.
B. Not fair to your family to take that much responsibility.
C. You can raise your child and find a way to do so. Nothing is impossible. However, you will loose alot of your freedom as a teen and now become an adult very fast.

There is going to be a lot of questions.

Is the father in the picture?
How does he feel and if he is going to step up to this?

What about jobs?

When it comes to your parents. Difiantly sit down and discuss this with them. By law they can't kick you out or anything.

You can try to go into independant studies for your high school. Alot of high schools offer it. My best friend at the time did that her senior year and a few other friends.

As for money. See if you can get a part time job one the weekends or after school. Babysit and save.

Buying things can be easy then you think. Yard sales are great when comes to clothes and same thing with getting hand down from other people.

Some hosptials give away free car seats and even local agencies will do a car seat seminar once a month. If stay for those 3 hours of how to properly install a car seat, they will give one away to each person.

File for WIC.

Mature enough to have sex is mature enough to face the responsibilitys. Get involved with teen pregnancy youth groups in your local area's.

Don't look at it as a mistake. Look at it as a learning experience.

Answer 3

First of all, I feel for you, and don't panic, be strong, this is not the end of the world, and you can get through this. My sister had a baby when she was 16 (she is 17 now) she dropped out of highschool for a year, but is going back in september and the baby will be in day care while she's in school. It will be difficult, but you can still finish highschool. A lot of schools have daycare, so if yours doesnt, do some research and transfer to one that does! Good luck hun. I hope you're happy and healthy :)

Answer 4

My suggestion is. Talk to your family and the father. Hopefully they will help you or at least let you continue living at home. As far as school goes. Do not stop going. There at all kinds of programs out there to help young mothers. Help with daycare costs, some programs with give you are free ride for college. Take advantage of as many as possible but only as long as you need them. I am a young mother I was 17 and just out of High School. I took a different route then I am suggesting. I worked 2 jobs to pay bills and provide for my child and now at 25 I am trying to go back to school it's the hardest thing I have ever done. I am now realizing a College degree even just an AA is better then nothing. Keep this in mind.

Answer 5

I know what you mean I am 16 and 9 months pregnant Im going back for my GED and My family is helping me with the baby everything will be fine just get some kind of degree to make it in this world.

Answer 6

Would you like to raise a child at this point in your life? (because really you are still very young to be doing that). Have you considered adoption? So many teens want to keep their baby because they think it's cool, but they soon realize how much work it is, and you will pretty much say good-bye to your social life. What does the father want to do? Does he know? It would be a very hard decision to make, but I would do one of two things:
- ask my parents to raise the child as their own
- give the child up for adoption

There are so many loving couples who are unable to have a child of their own. You can also select the parents of your baby if you choose to go that route, plus you can see the child once or twice a year (if that's what you agree upon). Do whatever you feel is best for this child.

Answer 7

well you have several options you could keep this baby and stay in high school and once the baby comes get a baby sitter.. or you could put it up for adpions or you can have a abortion but that is like killing a baby and i wouldnt reameaned it.. you can do this if you really want to i got pregnant my senior year and i had my baby after school and he is a very healthy 1 year old boy who i love to death and i wouldnt trade him in for nothing.. i hope i could be of some help i know it is hard at your age

Answer 8

Give the baby up for adoption. If you are not on drugs most states have a 5 or 6 year waiting list of good people who want a newborn baby to raise.

Answer 9

Honey,you have just realized your mistake,I wouldn't blame you,but I should tell you if you really want the baby I suggest you to take responsibility,and if the boy who help you made the baby and want's to be in it's life then you both can take a stand,If you was my child,I wouldn't kick you out,or scream or hit you or anything,because I know,that you have realized your mistake,but if the boy got you hyped to be pregnant and wouldn't wanted to be in the baby's life some 1 would have to hold me back,because I know alot of boysl like this, who do this to females and leave them but, you know you just need to hold on their,just try to make things a little better and you'll be O.K. :-)

Answer 10

Is your parents willing to help with the baby? If not, then maybe put it up for adoption, and if you want to see the baby again tell the people that you want to be able to go and visit though, and you could always explain to the baby when it get's old enough that you were too young and why you had to put it up for adoption, best of luck!