Originally Posted by
susanx94
I live in northern Ireland. Has anyone ever experenced this before?
Experienced what? Pregnancy or being a pregnant teen?
We all make mistakes susan, none of us are perfect, that's a fact.
I got lucky as a teen, I did have sex but I never got pregnant. So no, I don't know how it feels to be 15 and pregnant.
I do have two kids though, and I can tell you this, even at the age of 27 (when I had my first) and married for 3 years, with a house, two incomes and everything else, I wasn't prepared for the hardship of being a mom.
I think that too many teens think it's going to be easy, because it will be their baby. It's not easy. Without a good support system you won't be able to do it.
That's why you need to tell your parents.
You still have time to decide what you want to do. There are options, adoption, abortion, or you can keep it, but you only have a short time to decide about abortion if that's what you want to do.
There's no reason why you have to pay for this with the rest of your life. If you do decide to carry this child, even if you decide to give it up for adoption, you need medical care.
Please, talk to your mom and dad, I know it's scary, it will be the scariest conversation you ever have, but you don't have a choice and I think that maybe, when all is said and done, you might be surprised at the support your parents will give you, once they get over the initial shock.
We're also here for you, but our resources are limited. We can talk to you, listen to you, but we can't physically help you, you need your parents right now.
Talk to them.