The struggle between school, looking for a job, and your family was hard enough, so how harder do you think it will get if you add a baby to that.
According to an analysis of the most recent data collected by federal government and the nation’s leading reproductive health think tank the pregnancy rate among 15 to 19 year old increased 3 percent between 2005 and 2006.
Brisha Gonzales, a teenage mom, had the chance to experience living with a child. She was 16 years old when she had her baby girl. When she had her baby girl it changed her life drastically. She had to stop being a teen and start acting like a mom.
“It changed my life because I had to grow up and be more responsible,” Gonzales said. She says that it is harder coming to school and taking care of a child.
Desiree Cortes, a friend of Gonzales, said she was surprised when she found out that Gonzales was pregnant, but right away I let her know that I was going to be there for when she needed me to or not.
“I also felt sad because at the time it felt as if I was going to lose my best friend because I knew she was going to be occupied dealing with preparing for the baby,” Cortes said.
A regular day like for her is waking up in the morning getting ready for school and also getting the child ready, taking the baby to a babysitter while I am at school, going home, picking up the baby at the babysitter house, and going home and taking care of the baby for the rest of the day and night. Then this process is repeated all over each and every day.
“Without the help of my family and friends I don’t think I would have been able to do it,” Gonzales says. They help me with the basic needs of the baby. Some of the needs are the diapers, the food, and some clothing.
Every decision made has its consequences. This includes the decisions made in teen pregnancy as to what should be done with a baby. Gonzales pregnancy was unplanned. Having an unplanned pregnancy made her having to make some major life choices. According to Pregnant Teen Help having an unplanned pregnancy while in high school requires major life choices, including whether to drop out of high school. Overall, 1 in 4 teen girls does not complete high school in the allotted 4 years.
So when being a teenage mom, you have to consider whether to drop out of school or not. So why don’t you just switch it around and wait until you are an adult to have kids. When you are an adult you are more prepared to have kids because you will be able to financially support the child.
Cortes helps her to take care of the baby.
“I would call and make sure she had everything she needed and if she didn’t have it I would make an attempt to help her get it. I mainly helped her when it came to getting her caught back up in school after being gone for during the time she had the baby,” Cortes said.
Cortes advice for future teen moms is know who you can go to when you need help and don’t be afraid of asking for help, people are always willing to give assistance.
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