Is it wise to get pregnant at a young age?

Question

Although for example, some teenagers are very much in love wen they r about or already have a child or they are not in love. But is it wise to have a child at a young age (15 - 19 years old)?? Tell me what u think becoz i think that it is not a wise idea to have a baby at such a young age! I don't mean to offend anyone out there who had or about to have a child between this age group.

Answer 1

Physically it's completely unhealthy for girls under 18 to have children, particularly between the ages of 14-17. Some girls who have children at that age will suffer later in life from calcium loss, and possibly the inability to have any more children.

Answer 2

It is absolutely not a good idea for a teenager to have a baby. I got pregnant when I was sixteen, married the day after I turned 17, and gave birth at the age of 17. After over 12 years of marriage and 3 children later we are still in love. Most teenage pregnancy's don't end up like this. Most couples do not end up together and when you are that young I don't think that teenagers are mature enough to be having sex.

Answer 3

I got pregnant with my son at seventeen. I am nineteen now. I was already living several states away from family and working on my own. I was married. I am financially stable and not only do I care for my son(8months), I also care for my cousin(5yrs).

I am a mature responsible adult. I am no different then any other suburban house wife (yes, I am able to stay at home). I keep a clean home, I get dinner on the table, I walk my kids to school and back, we go to movies, we have the Internet and cable, we are just typical homebodies.

I agree that not all teen pregnancies turn out as great as my own BUT there are some that work.

Break the stereotype. Start thinking of others as individuals not a group.

I should also add I have a certificate in phlebotomy and I'm six credits away from my associates degree in early childhood education. I graduated a year early with honors from high school. I've lived all over, visiting all major cities in Western Europe as well as a few in Asia and Eastern Europe. I don't feel I'm missing out on my life--I feel I'm adding joy to it.

We do not have any government assistance. We do not even use WIC, which even people in their late 20s use. We are by no means rich but we know how to budget and we live a great life.

Answer 4

Actually, the prime age for a woman to get pregnant was often thought to be around 20-25. That is when your body is fully matured, young enought to handle the stresses that come with pregnancy, and young enough to not have to worry about certain illnesses that come with being pregnant at an older age.

Under the age of 20 is not recommended. Not because a woman is not emotionally or financially capapble of caring for a baby. But because pregnancy brings with it hormonal and physical changes. If you go through these hormonal and physical changes before you have fully matured into your hormones and physical features, it could be damaging to yur body.

Answer 5

I had my first child at 18 and I wish it would have happened later in life. I was raped and chose to keep my daughter. She's now 3 years old and I'm now pregnant with number two(I'm in a committed relationship and we are getting married now). I just wish that I could have been a child longer rather than being forced to grow up so quickly. I wish I could have continued attending Purdue and not had to switch to community college. I don't regret my choice to keep my daughter and I'm not regretting my second pregnancy, it's just that I wish I would have had more time to myself to be an "adult" child(partying and spending more time with friends). I found that I lost a lot of my friends because they didn't know or understand what I was going through. I wish that all teenagers would think about what they will be missing before they make the choice to have sex and take the risk of becoming pregnant.

Answer 6

Whatever you do, don't have a child at a young age. It takes a LOT of time and effort to take care of a child, and when you are young, you barely get paid enough to support yourself, much less a child. Even with two parents, its hard.

My ex-girlfriend had our daughter when I was 20 I had been working as a massage therapist, but I was chaging over to recieve training as a chocolatier. But to support my girlfriend at the time, as well as myself, a newborn baby and have enough left over to pay for my training was hell on earth. I was even working a second job looking after some of my friends' children as a sort of a nanny so that I could look after my daughter while making extra money.

Now that I've completely my training, I'm making plenty of money, and I have a lot of time for my daughter, who is now 6. She's the happiest kid in the world. After all, who wouldn't be when they can claim that they have their very own Willy Wonka for a dad?

Answer 7

I got pregnant with my oldest child when I was sixteen. No it is not wise. I love my son and his father and I eventually got married and had three more children. But we do struggle alot and there are things that I missed out on that I should have done when I was younger. I am trying to go to college now so that I can get a good job but even that is hard.

We are very honest with our children about why we struggle so hard and are teaching them to go to college first and get some life experience before having a family. Hopefully we can get through to them when our moms could not get through to us.

Answer 8

I don't think it's wise either.

Really young people are still learning who they are - why would they want to have to revolve their own lives around a child? Also, they usually are not financially able to raise a child - so it becomes a burden to their family/society/etc.

While some people do manage it, it doesn't seem ideal to me.

Answer 9

hell no that bull why? because that child ruins her or his life by taking care of another child then all they dreams would be broken.and if they do that is because their parents did not raise them right.hope you think the same because we both know we would not want our children going around having sex.

Answer 10

wise and teenage pregnancy are not to be used in the same sentence...