I fell preg with my first at 15 then at 16 I had a m/c then had my 2nd at 17 and 3rd at 19 I'm now 21 and preg with no 4.

I see NO downside to being young, but there again, I'm lucky I have all the support from family and friends I have bought my own house, I drive and I have a lovely partner (father to 3 & 4).

I won't deny its not hard, but Life is what you make it, I wasn't going to let people who judged me be proved right, I am a brilliant mum and my kids are happy and I think thats all that matters!

hi im stacey. i had my first son at 18 and now im 5 weeks pregnant with my 2nd child. i will be 20 when i have this one in march. xx

oook theres not ment to be a wink there haha

I'm 18, i fell pregnant when i was 17, it was never my intention to be a young mother, i had the implant that was ment to last three years, and before that i was on the pill, i however like many people fell pregnant on the pill and was pregnant when i got the implant ( unbeknown to me i took a test as recomended and it was negative before i got it.  anyway i found out i was pregnant with my son at 20 weeks gone, obviously it was a shock but i now wouldnt change it for the world.

Pros: i love having this unconditional love for my son and i think its amazing how much closer it has brought me and my partner.

I've found it to be a really rewarding experiance and i've always been more mature than my friends so adapting wasn't a problem.

Thankfully both me and my partner have alot of support with both our familys, and we both have good jobs and understanding boss's.

Cons: I don't think people realise just how demanding having a child really is, its a 24hour 7daw job and more often than not you've not got very much time for yourself.
it takes you twice as long trying to get out the house!

Being tired alot of the time! and the dirty looks some people give you when they see a young mum with a pram.

even i underestimated how much hard work it would be, but i obviously wouldn't change a thing.

I'm 20, 19 when I fell pregnant, I think the pros are that I've got a lot more energy and also, even if we have a couple of kids, I'll still be fairly young when they're old enough to leave home (barely 40! I'll still be in my prime!)

Cons are that cos I'm the only one of my friends to be going thru this its put a massive rift between us, they're all worrying about uni grades and how much to spend on drinking at the weekends, I'm worrying about what mattress to buy for a cot-bed! Also, because me and my partner are young, we don't have as much money as we'd like to spend on baby - whilst parents and grandparents have been generous with giving us money towards baby equipment, we're still looking at the value ranges.

I think the pros and cons depend on the person. I know older mums that are broke, older couples that split and younger mums that should stereotypically have more energy but don't do anything physical with their children.

As a 22yr old, I was the youngest at my antenatal classes and despite everyone else being in their late 20's-mid 30's, they are more nervous about the labour and the first few days at home, whereas I've been quite matter of fact about it.

At the end of the day, we're all first time Mums first time round lol. We all have to learn as we go along and there will always be people who make mistakes, young or old!

your only a young mum if ur young at mind and heart lol. my mums 45 and shes active and spends lots of time with my baby , she has more energy then me lol.

im 19 and i dont see any real cons to having a baby this early... iv been to college and didnt like it. iv worked with horses since i was 17 and am buying my own now.. i feel like iv done enough already, might sound crazy lol. iv been to malia with all my mates 4 two weeks and hated it lol the only thing i want now is a baby. but then i am young and might be being a bit naive

pros-

I'm  still very idealistic about life and more than a little bit stubborn so I raise my kids as i imagined i would before having any.

I feel i'm in my mental and physical prime and as raising my children is the most important job i'll ever do  i'm really glad i'm doing so in my best years.

I had very straight forward pregnancies and births that i thoroughly enjoyed. I guess thats more likely in younger women?

I take great delight in making people challenge the stereotype of younger mothers. I am supermum and i know it ! lol

cons-

I was the first of my circle of friends to become a mother so felt quite isolated before i made some 'mummy mates'.The friends I have now are all at least 10 years older than me because i can't find any other younger ones like me.

Um ,can't think of any other cons that apply to my situation.

pros :

• loads of energy to look after your kids
• more knowledge of what its like to be young (can understand your kids better)
• statistically healthier babies and easier birth

• plenty of time to have more kids in the future

cons:

• not alot of money unless your a millionare and your parents are loaded
• makes it harder to go through school, college or uni (although it can be done)
• probably more chance of you splitting up with your partner because you wer young when you got together

come on then ladies give us your pros and cons of being a young mum, also what ages do you concider a young mum???