Originally Posted by Kibz

Any age under 18 revolts me to be honest.

they've barely finished school, they're certainly not earning enough, they're not working most of the time at all.

they're just gonna be another teenage mum living off benifits. and thats no life for any child.

but, if your 18 or older, you or the father has a good job set up then i don't see why not.

but my own personal opinion (and im 18 now) is that if i got pregnant now by accident (like that actually happens, accidental pregnancy is a myth in my mind!), then i'd get rid of it.
Its no life to bring up a child into when your that young, your practically still a child yourself. Mature, get a job, and a house before you even THINK about it i say.

think of the life your gonna give the kid, not yourself.

But, shouldn't it be revolting if someone has a child, no matter their age, before they can care for it? If a twenty year old is living at home with the parents, has no job, and has a child, then why would it be more acceptable for her to have a child, than a sixteen year old who has a part time job and is living at home, who is going to have a child?

yes its a suitable age because ive known allot of people pregnant by them and people walk by and ask them "excuse me, arent you a teen?" and they just pull the face ¬.¬ and move along, the thing is that its classed as an adult because they are prepared and ready and most of all more mature to take the responsibility of a child sinse they are no longer that.
Anyone who is pregnant before 18 should be dissapointed, they're parents should aswell,
whats a childs life just living in a home when your mum doesnt hardly know what to do cause shes still learning and bets are the mothers havent finished high school yet,
its just revolting that people would even do that at that age, they have no experiance and not prepared therefore, arent suitable for moother hood (in my opinion)
I rest my case ;)

Originally Posted by Kibz

they're just gonna be another teenage mum living off benifits. and thats no life for any child.

Seen this quoted, and excuse me for butting in here, but I'd just like to say that this is bs.
Honestly.

I've grown up with my parents on benefits. Albeit, my parents were married two years before I was born and my mum was 21, so it isn't a teen pregnancy, my parents have not always been in work. They've been claiming benefits on and off since I was born.

So, do you think I've had no life?

Even when my parents were both working, there was little money coming into our house. All my life, we've been living below the poverty line. We aren't in severe poverty, but we've never owned a house or a car. We don't have satellite TV and only own a computer because it was second hand.

Myself and my brother have never owned the best of anything, unless we saved for it ourselves.

But we're happy. We don't need the best of everything. My parents do the best they can for myself and my brother, and we appreciate that.

So living on benefits does not mean a child won't have a life.
I hate when people look down on those who claim benefits D:<
Doesn't mean they're lazy. Doesn't mean they'll never amount to anything.

At the age of 18, is when you finish high school.. going to college. i dont think at that age people are making enough money to care for a baby. unless their parents are super rich of course.

Originally Posted by unforeseenbeauty

i dont think at that age people are making enough money to care for a baby. unless their parents are super rich of course.

In what world is it okay for you to just leech off of your parents, even if they are rich? If you want to have a child, you need to learn to be responsible and self sufficient. That is the exact opposite of just taking your parents' money.

Originally Posted by HatoriTheAmazing99

Hmm.... I am highly against teenage pregnancy. And why? Because. Why throw your life away when you're still young? That's how i look at it. I mean seriously. Some teenagers think they can just drop the kid off at a babysitters then go out and party. It makes me so mad. They dont realize how hard it'll be. I'm glad i'm not one of those teenage girls dumb enough to go out and get pregnant when theyre young because they dont know how to use protection. Ima have fun while i'm young.

I find this offensive.

I got pregnant when I was 16. Had my daughter when I was halfway through my 17th year. I graduated at the top of my high school class with a 4.0 grade average and am now attending pre-law and studying for my LSATs. Having a child while you're a teenager may make life more difficult, but it certainly does not make you dumb. My daughter is healthy and lively, and I had NO help from either of my parents.
I'm sick and tired of people making stereotypical views on teenage mothers and fathers. A lot of teenage parents might drop out of school, and a lot of them are still kids themselves, but do NOT classify all of us as "teenagers who think they can just drop their kid off at some babysitters to party."

I knew it was going to be hard. I didn't take the easy way out and abort the child that I created (unlike some of these people who do - referring to a previous comment in this thread).

It is very possible for a teen parent to make their lives successful. Everyone is different, and it's very naive and immature to suggest that every teenage mother is the same.

Originally Posted by Skay

It is very possible for a teen parent to make their lives successful. Everyone is different, and it's very naive and immature to suggest that every teenage mother is the same.

This.

I've always thought that if the girl was between thirteen and eighteen, then it was teen pregnancy. Older than eighteen, and it's just pregnancy.

I don't think you should get pregnant until you finish college, that is if you plan to go to college. I think that when you turn at least 20 it should be fine, but now most girls are getting pregnant from the age of 14-17 mostly, and you shouldn't be a child carrying around child that's just not how it's supposed to be, and it's even worse when a teen gets pregnant but they don't keep the baby, they either kill it or put it up for adoption as if the orphanages aren't overflowing already.

Besides that, when a teen has a baby that takes away from some of their opportunities in life.

The teenage girls just go out, have sex, party and then have children. Not only do they have to deal with the kids but their parents have to deal with them because they were to foolish to know that for one, they don't have a job and for two, the man is most likely to leave them for some girl who doesn't have a big pregnant belly.

I'm not saying that all teen pregnancies are like that, but most are. I mean my mom was a single mother in high school, finished high school at the top of her class and graduated college with a masters in architechture now working for one of the best companies in The Bahamas.

Not really.
I think most 18 and 19 year olds aren't even mature enough to raise a child, without the aid of a parent. And its a "teen" eight-teen, nine-teen. And if are 13-19 that is why they are called "teen pregnancy". I'm really not for anyone haven't sex until they are legal, with a place to live, and job, and/or married. Only because accidents occur. I have a friend who was on the pill, and used condoms, and yet at 16 she became pregnant.

i still think at 18 and 19 you're still a baby. You are still growing up and probably still living with your parents. you need to get threw school first to better your life and the life of the child you want to have. you need to have a stable life and environment at 18 and 19 even early 20's NOTHING is stable! My mom was in her early 30's? when she had me. I might not wait that long but i'm not going to have a child to early.

Personally I believe one should not be pregnant as a teen. Most teenagers see babies as playthings that they can dress up and show off. Then when they get tired of playing house what's gonna happen? What happens when that baby grows up and isn't that cute and cuddly thing you gave birth to? It's frankly wrong to me and I'm tired of the media glorifying it with TV shows and movies. Why would anyone want to throw their life away for a kid? Most of the teenagers I know who got pregnant dropped out of high school after having their babies. Which means they won't make the money the could have if they never had the child. A lot of teen parents end up regretting it in the end because while all their friends go out on a Saturday night to the movies they're stuck at home taking care of a child.

Honestly, one should get pregnant when they are married and have financial stability. Just because you think you love someone or want a child because they're cute isn't a good reason to have a kid. Having a child will not keep a guy around. In fact they will leave you with the kid. However if you're married and you and your husband think it is time for a child then that's a different story.

One girl I knew had a baby with a guy she was dating because her mother said that was the only way she could stay with the guy. So she got pregnant and he asked her to marry him. I saw her recently at the mall wheeling the baby around in a stroller without the boyfriend and no ring on her finger. That goes to show you what happened. She also ended up being a high school drop out.

Bottom line, wait till marriage and wait till you're financially stable enough to have a kid. That's why there's so many who wind up in foster care and up for adoption because people just don't know how to wait.

Originally Posted by +lieforrenn

As long as a female's body is firmly capable of carrying a child, I don't see why there's a limit. The age 18 is a pretty strong age, I think that you're right, the ages 18/19 should be considered as adult pregnancy. Technically when an individual (regardless of sex) in the U.S. reaches the age limit of eighteen, they become adults.

So, if an eighteen or nineteen year old (as adults) become pregnant, then I don't see why not it considered as adult pregnancy. Though either way, the individual is pregnant.

But, being eighteen and nineteen doesn't necessarily mean it's a 'decent' age to be with child. It's if the individual's body is capable of bearing another life form. Women go through at least 9 months of pregnancy and one painful birth giving, so her body would have to be strong enough, not only old enough.

This is a very interesting debate... P :

I agree, but I believe if you are 18/19 then you are still considered a Teenager.

I would think if you're 20 and up then you're considered an adult. Just because eighTEEN has the word teen in it, I know stupid reason, that is it a very good choice to have a child then. Though my sister was pregnant at the age of 17. She is a damn good parent too. My older sister is the same, she got pregnant at the age of 18..or 19. She is a very good mother too, I miss her though.

Teen pregnancy is 13-19. Obviously.
ThirTEEN - nineTEEN. You're in your teens whilst pregnant/having a baby, then it's a teen pregnancy. Durrdurrdurr.

Originally Posted by Twinrix

At what age is pregnancy not considered teen pregnancy anymore? I've always wondered.

My friend is pregnant. She is 18, legally an adult. But it seems it's still considered teen pregnancy.

What are your views? Do you think 18 is a decent age to have a kid? Should an 18 and 19 years old pregnancy be considered as an adult pregnancy ?

Uhm.. eightTEEN nineTEEN, I don't care what way the cookie crumbles it's still teen. I don't care if your a legal adult or not. In my opinion it's weird to get pregnant before you are at least twenty. Hell, my mother did not have me until She was 32 years old. I don't plan on having kids until I am in the late twenty. I think having kids at a young age is a bad idea because most of us are still very immature, rebellious and don't have the best desision making skills. So I just think it would be a bad idea all and all. and yes I consider a teen pregnancy.

I think it's still considered teen pregnancy, because you're still considered a teen. But if you're a legal adult and still a teen, it doesn't get frowned upon as much as a 15-year-old being pregnant.

Really guys, wrap it up!

To me, if you're legally an adult AND have graduated out of high school, it's not considered a teen pregnancy. But it's not exactly the best of ideas to be getting pregnant straight out of high school. :/

My health class had two teenage mothers (they were 20~ish when they visited though.) visit to tell us their story. They are living happily now, but if they could turn back time, they would have never done it.

I honestly don't think you should be getting pregnant as a teenager. x__x; You can barely even work at decent places as far as I know to be able to support yourself AND that child.
And what about a social life? Your social life pretty much dies for a good year or so usually with a kid. They're not this little toy you can play with and put on the shelf when you're done...I don't know how, but so many girls I know feel like that. >__<; It's rather sickening, if you ask me.
The one teen mother I know is so proud she has her kid, but seriously - you have your whole lives ahead of you. Go live it out first.

I think anything under 18 is juct wrong. Sad thing is, how many girls do you think did get pregnet but got an abortion right after finding out? My friend pointed out that there could be tons of girls in our school who just didn't tell anyone.

I got pregnant when I was 19 3/4. Yes, I was literally three months from turning twenty when I got pregnant, and Everybody; my doctor, nurses, support services, coworkers, you name it, kept referring to me as a "teen mother" and talking to me about "teen pregnancy". Basically, grants were being written left and right for agencies helping "teen" mothers, and I was still technically a "teen" so there ya go. How's that for some logic?

Well I consider it to be a teenage pregnancy.

if you are 18, you are a legal adult. therefor, i don't see why it's wrong to be married or have a kid. i see nothing wrong with that. i don't look down on teen parents at all. so, they made a few wrong decisions. that does not make them bad people in any way. as long as they take care of the kid, and are not abusive or slackers when it comes to parenting, then they are not bad people. a certain 15 year old could be a better parent than a certain 35 year old, you know.

i believe that society has affected what age we consider to be an adult and what age it is considered to still be a teenager. as years pass, the age at which we completely break off from our parents has gotten older and older. all of the 18, 19, 20-year-olds i know are still completely dependent on their parents. my older sister is 19 and she still depends on my parents for money and calls every time she is upset.

i don't think that a woman is ready for pregnancy until she can completely function without being dependent on her parents for money. for some people that may be when they are 18, but for others that couldn't happen until they are in their mid to late 20s. it depends on the person at hand, and shouldn't just be generalized assuming that a person is at a certain level of maturity at a certain age.

I was 18 when I had my first child. I wish I had waited later in life to have her. But it happens. I was living with my ex at the time cause I left my parents at 17. I think that people that age shouldnt be having kids. Honestly I dont think its a good thing to have a child till you are atlease in your 20's.

Yes, if you have graduated school and can hold down a job you are an adult in my book. Even if that is at 17 or 18.