young mums and proud- dont care what other older people fink of them!!

i was a young mum. i was 18 when i had my son, and i had funny looks from the older people but i didn't care i was in a relationship of 2years with my sons dad so what was the problem, i love him and take care of him so who cares if i am a young mum. I am now 27 and i still get some wierd looks from strangers when they see me with my son in town coz he looks older than he is and he is nearly as tall as me. I say as long as you look after your own child and love them dont listen to the older generation. some young mums in my oppinion are better parents as they can still relate to the child as they hit the schooling age and teenage years. good on young mums (and dads)

Hi, im 18 years old, 38 weeks pregnant and proud :D Some people dont agree and think ive "thrown my life away" but i completely disagree, I passed all my gcse's with high grades and have an alevel qualification in animal care, so I think this is the right time in my life to have a child! I am very nervous as it will just be me and my partner caring for the child, as I dont have my mothers support, and think young people who have there mums behind them are really lucky as I would love to have that!
Good luck to all the other young pregnant women and mothers out there! Dont let anyone put you down!

I am 20 and i am a mummy to be with my first baby =] and i couldnt be happyer, my exs family kinda didnt like the idea and was saying i was to young but i would of loved to of had a baby ay 16, to me age is just a number if u can look after a baby then ur a good mum an that is all that matters =D x

Im 22 and i dont look a day over 16 sometimes, and almost 5 months pregnant.
I take my nephew out quite alot and he is just about 18 months. The looks and comments i get off people is just Ridiculous!
It makes me angry at how people Judge you before they even get to know you!! One of my old friends who i hadnt seen since school was about the other week shopping with her mum, when i had my nephew, My friend asked me how old my 'Son' was and when i was due! - the looks i received off her mum was hurtful! it was if she was saying 'im glad my Daughter doesnt hang about with you!' i simply explained that he was my nephew and that im due in Jan! her mum looked a little bit more happier after that, But judging a young mum is hurtful - just because she is young, doesnt mean she has no clue as to what she is doing!
Good Luck to all the young mums!! xx

My opinion is, the younger you are the healthier you are and these days women are having children in their late 30s to 40s and I just think it's too old. You're less fertile and more likely to have a baby that has disabilities. I'm sick of people making nasty comments about my sister who is 21 and has just had a beautiful little girl 2 months ago and as I am now trying and will hopefully conceive when I'm 20 I think as long as I am financially and mentally stable why should I wait another 10 years to have a child, just to conform?!

Hi, i'm 16 & a proud mummy to 2 gorgeous girls. I was nearly 13 when Amy was born & 16 when i had Rebekah. Obvious loads of people didn't approve & the looks you get really start to get you down. Why can't young mums be as good as anyone else? I love my kids to bits & wouldn't change them for the world.. nothing people say will ever change that, so why do they bother?

hey i am 21 and i have a 7 year old son. i fell pregnant with my son at 13 me and his dad where together for 6 years and we also got married. the relationship finished but we have remained good friends for our child. i went to a bumbs and baby group and most of the mums there where in there 30s and i didnt hide my age. i didnt get any negatie comments from any of them they where all really nice to me and supportive giving advice and just there to talk to. now i have been with my partner for 2 years and we are exspecting our first baby due 2nd of march 2010. i am a young mum and would never change that. at the moment i dont work as my son need alot of care as he has got adhd but i am at college studying to become a social worker and my partner works for the loacal council so has a very secure job. we are looking to buy a house at the moment but we struggle like any othere family at time with bills and othere things to pay for. i think young mums are jsut as good as older mums its nothing to do with age its to do with the person and how they can deal with been a mum and raising a child.

Hi I am glad I have found this group I have had so many looks from older women it makes me sick...Who are they to judge anyone!!...I am 21 and have a beautiful daughter who is 16months old I am also expecting my 2nd baby due 22nd december. I was told I have PCOS (Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome) and it could be harder for us to conceive I had been given a tablet called clomid thats how I concieved with my daughter after trying and failing for so long, but we have proved all the doctors wrong and now have a happy healthy toddler and a second baby who was concieved naturally. We couldn't ber happier, I don't think its the age that matters as long as you love and care for your children and give them everything they need, age is just a number!!