This is for teenage moms 16-18...is it really hard to have a baby at a young age?

Question

i been hearing a lot young girls saying that it's really complicated...how and why is it hard?....

and like hows if the guy and the girl both really want to have a baby and both knows that they are willing to take the challenge and both just really love babies...will it still be hard for them?

Answer 1

Even if having a baby is exactly what both parents want, they've finished all the schooling they planned on, and both parents have good paying jobs (that's good paying by adult standards, not teen standards, as teens generally make less money), it's still harder.

First of all, either one of the parents is going to need to quit their job, or they're going to have to find someone to watch their kids during the day.

Also, teenagers require more sleep than almost any other age group (newborns still win on this one, but I believe teens come in second). Having a newborn baby basically means giving up sleep for a couple of years.

Having a baby also means essentially giving up your social life until your baby is older, and even then it will never be the same.

The thing is, there are plenty of teen parents who do a wonderful job, and they make great parents, but at least 99% of the time, it is considerably easier to wait until you are older. I'm not saying that teens shouldn't be parents, or always make bad parents, or always regret becoming a parent. I'm just saying that it's easier to wait.

Being a parent is always hard, even if it is the only thing you want to do, and you are completely prepared in every possible way. Being young just complicates it even more.

My cousin is about to have a baby, and I know she is going to do an amazing job. She has pretty much her whole extended family behind her, and even a few people with no blood relation. The father is great, and he is determined to stay with her and the baby and do everything he can for them. She even already has a lot of experience taking care of young kids. Even so, it's going to be hard, and she's scared. Having a baby changes things, and that's scary. I can't even imagine how scared she must be.

Even so, I know she'll be a great mom, and I'm extremely proud of her. Everything will work out, but it will be hard.

Answer 2

I was 23 when I had my first child and it was hard. I had a great paying job and so did my husband. It's a life change. You love your child but you can't do all the things you used to. People always think it won't change much but it does. Finding a sitter, your child getting sick, you not getting enough sleep, missing days from work. It doesn't matter what age you are being a new mother is hard.

Answer 3

WELL SINCE THEY ARE SO YOUNG THEY WOULDNT HAVE MUCH MONEY WIHICH MAKES IT REALLY HARD

Answer 4

Having a child is a challenge for responsible adults so you know it is going to be extra harder on teenagers.

Answer 5

What is a "good paying job" ?  Could you break down the hourly on both of those please.  Either way, coping with a new born child is hard enough for 2 fully grown adults so yes it's going to be even harder for a teenager.