do you think 18 is to young to have a baby?

Question

what do you think is it too young? or should you wait?

im not sayin me im 23 im just asking

Answer 1

nope, as long as they can afford the baby( is feed clothe and care) i had my first at 16, then at 18 then at 19 so all the power to you.

Answer 2

There is no such thing as too young to have a baby.
That's my opinion anyway. I wouldn't want to be 13 with a child, but then at that age, I didn't even know what the hell sex was really about! I do get a bit worried when I see 14 year old girls having sex, but at the end, I don't believe anyone should condone them for having children if they stand up to the responsibility.
Ideally, I wanted to have my first at 20, so by that time I was up on my feet, had a bit of experience, but was still young and at the prime time biologically to have kids, and so I'd be a young grandmother.
But lol that didn't happen, I had my first at 17, the most incredible accident that has ever happened to me lol! And I didn't think that was too young either. Sure, I would have liked to have waited if birth control hadn't failed, but I still didn't feel too young, and neither do I now.
So I guess the answer to your quesiton would be NO, I don't think 18 is too young.

Answer 3

I had my 1st child at 18 and it is hard work you miss out on lots of things .You have years to have kids why take the best years of your life away when you can go traveling have fun enjoy life .When your 18 you dont have the money or home for a child and its not fair on the child 18 is far to young to be planning babys wait until youve lived a bit . Im 25 and i have 2 kids aged 5 and 6

Answer 4

The question WE are concerned about is can this person afford a child.

Everyone here pays tax and a percentage of that goes to these stupid girls who have children they cannot afford.

A child costs an absolute fortune, i've had two and you cannot start to imagine how much, thousands and thousands and nobody, no matter what age, marital status, background, etc should not have a child where they expect someone else (us) to pay for it.

As fo an age? That depends on the maturity of the person but i would say leave it untill your late 20's so you can get out there and enjoy yourself, as soon as the child comes along your options to travel, a career, holidays are much more restricted.

If you can honestly say you can have a child without claiming benefits (other than child allowance) then you could maybe think about it.
I doubt many 18 year olds are in that position.

Answer 5

Well it depends. Are you, or the person in question, ready to be a mother? Perhaps, if you have a stable life, and think you can provide good support for you child, then you are ready to have a baby. However, if having this baby comes at the wrong time, for example, if you are financially unstable, or your life is not in order, having the baby will be detrimental to both your life, and the baby's. I would personally say though, if the "mother" is not already pregnant, then wait. You don't want to be burdened with motherhood too early. And personally, if you are not religious, and don't see an issue with abortion or putting the baby up for adoption, I would say do that. At 18, you still need to get a good job, or maybe go to college, or at least find steady, reliable support. Without it, don't have the baby.

Answer 6

I think that sometimes 30 can be too young it all depends on the person. You need to be financialy stable i think before you have a baby. I see it as i wouldnt want to not give my child what i had. But then if you won the lottery and had a baby that still doesnt make you emotionaly able.

Everyone is different, there are so many things that can stop you getting pregnant and ways to abort the pregnancy but i think that you know when you are ready deep down xxxx

Answer 7

I had my first baby at 18, and looking back I guess I was too young; but I wouldnt change a thing, I coped very well, even without the babys father, and I worked hard to make sure my baby had the best of everything. I guess it just depends on the individual. There are some people in their thirties who arent ready to have children. The basic rule is if you arent ready to sacrifice your own wants and follies then dont have a baby,

Answer 8

Personally yes. You just get your adult rights and you tie yourself down. Not only that i really think that women need to achieve something outside the domestic sphere before they settle down with children.
Plus how many 18 year olds have full financial security? If you can't afford to give a child a good quality upbringing (financially i mean) then you shouldn't have them yet.
I know 18 is an age where you are physically and sometime emotionally capable of having children, but love won't make up for when money is tight and your child is struggling at school because of having less funds and therefore less freedom to express themselves through clothes, afterschool clubs or even socialising.
Too many of my friends have already got children, and they are on the breadline, they buy the cheapest of everything, and cannot afford to dress their children fashionably or send them to Ballet or Karate. Its a realy shame and i think a waste of youth & childhood.

Answer 9

It depends what your goals in life are. I'm 31 and wish I'd had a baby years ago. But at 18, I wouldn't have been emotionally mature enough to bring a baby up. Since I was eighteen, I've studied, travelled the world, lived abroad, built up a career and done everything I've ever wanted to. I've lived a selfish life - but now I'm ready to give my life over to another human being (a baby) in entirety. I know that I won't mind staying home, being isolated, giving up travelling, falling back a few rungs in my career, having less money to spend, and focusing every ounce of my attention on my future child because I've lived a lot. And I'll never resent the child from taking opportunities from me because I've lived my deepest dreams (all except having a child.) Can you say the same?

Answer 10

yes...


need uni


then backpacking all over the world

then lots of adventures and doing all the things you want to do that cant with a baby. lots of clubbing, parties, boys, hoildays with boyfriends thats not at some kids holiday camp.

Jobs, career building becoming all you want or can be...
Jobs you cant have when you have a kid say that involve travelling.

Making lots of mistakes that your kids would make in late teens and early twenties .. and very much having a live on your own independant of parents life for years.

using all this to develop long term realtioship, finacial and job security. A mortage on the house and time in own house with no kids.


Seeing everyone else try bringing up kids... study the yahoo teen and parent section.

Seeing what works, what does not and a plan on how to bring up kids.

Being more grown up so having had your adventure and party years.

Mature and confident in yourdecisions and developing some authourity.

by which you should be in late 20s at least oh and stable relationship

with the money to beable to give said kid a good chance in life as kids cost a fortune

Answer 11

I think at 18 you have a lot you could achieve - to have a child this young means your life is essentially on hold!
I had my son at 22 and sometimes think I should have waited.

If you have the means to look after a child and give it the care and attention then you would make a good parent.

Just remember baby comes first!


A lot of it is down to how well you could manage.