Hypothetical what if!? Interested for peoples opinions.

[Snowglobe21]

If, at 17 years old you have the chance to concieve and you were told that when you were actually financially stable and ready, that it would be tricky, but you would have an easy shot while in high school, would you do it?

Just interested to see if people would have had a teen pregnancy over this torture were going through right now! I think I would.....Please don't judge.

*Also, this question may be slightly due to the vodka smoothie I'm enjoying

 

[Lawyer chick]

I wouldn't chose it however I was a teen mom and it was hard and I appreciate what everyone including myself is going through now.
I'm very sad that anyone has to go through what we do and that most teens really have no. Lue maybe when they do sex Ed they should explain some thing too IMHO

 

[terces]

For me personally, I don't know that I would. Because, at that I had plans for college and things like that, plus I didn't have the support of my husband then either. I can hear myself saying, "well then I guess I will adopt."

 

[no_regrets_91]

Even though my husband was my bf back then, I would not choose to get pregnant at 17. The first year of our marrage was a little rocky and I honestly believe that the pain of ltttc has made us so much stronger as a couple. I really don't think we would have made it if we had gotten pregnant right away or on accident. I also don't think I was fully prepared for parenthood back then.


I was 2 months from turning 18 when we started trying. Before that I was on bc very irregularly since turning 16.

 

[_Nell]

No from me. I've had so much fun and adventure in my 20's and whilst a child wouldn't have taken that away it would have changed it drastically......I wouldn't have met my DH even (met him travelling overseas)

I do have regrets we didn't try just a little sooner though, we were married 6yrs before we got around to TTC

 

[KittyCat82]

I did and even though this is do tough, I don't regret my decision I made then not to go through with it. I was on the pill when it happened. My life would be entirely different and I would not have met my hubby. And my ex was a nightmare x

 

[Skoer1360]

Ummm, in my circumstances when I was 17 it would be a resounding "no", at that time I had a crazy psycho bf (only dating him to get my parents mad ), I hated my parents, I would have never went to college, met my husband, and wouldn't be married to him now and I wouldn't give up those experiences for the world

 

[phoenixrose]

I completely understand where you are coming from snowglobe, and I have pondered that exact same question. Sometimes I think the only reason I would say no is because I would not want to be eternally connected to the b@$t@rd of a bf I had at the time. He was a pathological liar who screwed me up royally for a time. But I sometimes wish my DH and I had an accident when we were dating before we got married. But then again I wouldn't have gone back to school and gotten a masters and have a great job that lays well with lots of flexibility. So, ultimately I try not to think about it and play what if because it's funny where life can take you.

 

[wonderstars]

I don't think I was mature or ready at 17 to have kids so definitely a no. Plus it was just little high school/first year college relationship that really didn't mean much.

Now at 27 after graduating with all my schooling? Yeah, shoulda started then.

 

[Wallie]

I would say no too. 17 is way too young. However that was when I started going out with my now husband and I'm now 37 and doing IVF

I just wish we'd starting trying earlier. Now it's like if it doesn't happen, I don't have any options.

 

[lovie]

I would say yes if i knew ttc was going to be so bloody hard now! I didnt meet the right Guy, i was ntnp with My oh from the very begining even tho i was relatively Young (25) not like My biological clock was ticking.

 

[mjemma]

I have thought about this question too but it would definitely be a no from me. I had an amazing time travelling and experiencing life in my late teens and 20s and wouldn't want to give that back. I personally think it will make me a better mum when it does happen. I do wish we had started trying earlier sometimes but I wasn't ready so it was still the right decision at the time.

 

[longing]

A definate no from me, I was in utterly the wrong place for a child at 17 (physically and mentally), living in a dump of a shared house with all kinds of naughtyness going on. I too have had a great time and plenty of life experience in my teens and twentys and even tho now it breaks my heart that I am not a mum yet I would not swap my life so far. You cannot have regrets xxx

 

[Soili]

Absolutely NOT for me. Until about the age of 22 I was terrified of giving birth. I met my DH at 23 and only started considering having kids after that. I used to regret not starting TTC earlier in our relationship, but now am glad that waited, because we both are a lot more mature now and more capable of dealing with LTTTC. And I most likely would be LTTTC at any age anyway due to PCOS.