I was sitting in class 2 weeks before my senior high school graduation. I went to the office for a pill I took for migraines that usually worked but I had thrown up everything I ate that morning seconds after taking it. After my head felt like it was on fire I called my father to pick me up & FOR SOME REASON when he picked me up I explained what had happened & he said "You're not pregnant, are you?". 🤦🏻 I said no, not wanting to believe that might've been true. I went to the doctor the next day telling my dad I wanted to ask why I had thrown up but was really gonna get a pregnancy test & sure enough it came back positive. After we left, my dad kept asking what they said it was. I kept saying I didn't know but started crying & told him the truth. I said I didn't want him to be angry & didn't want my mom to kick me out. I had been living with my mom due to my parents separating years before. He simply laughed at me & hugged me saying I should never be afraid to tell him anything & he'd support me no matter what, then made me eat saying I needed to eat for my baby as I was now eating for two. Later that day he told my mother & she ended up crying, not because she was angry. She was obviously upset her 17 year old daughter was pregnant but she was upset that I thought she was the kind of mother to kick me out. My whole pregnancy went pretty good. No morning sickness or other symptoms except for heartburn. MAJOR HEARTBURNS that had sent me to the hospital twice vomiting. Nothing was really done about it. My bf ended up having to live with me due to his mother kicking him out & eventually I got to my third trimester. I was 38 weeks & there had been a bad snow storm the night before. My bf & mother said "What if you have your baby & have to drive on the dangerous icy road to get to the hospital.. That'd suck" but said it jokingly. Well my bf & I decided to go visit his parents since it had been awhile, yes it was a bad idea to go in the snow 🤦🏻 We ended up having to stay the night at their house because black ice had begun to form. I wasn't able to sleep due to a severe pain I was having. I had been feeling it since that morning but it wasn't as severe & thought it was nothing. My bf asked if I wanted to go to the hospital but I refused & said it was probably nothing. His mother told me to go & make sure it was nothing & thankfully we went because I was admitted into the hospital as I was 3 centimeters dilated. The pain got so bad I couldn't control my body shaking so I asked for the epidural & after that everything was pain free. Even while delivering my baby I felt nothing at all & he came out within 4 pushes. I didn't think I was gonna cry but seeing my bf & my mother crying, I ended up crying as well but also because I was looking at my baby for the first time & he was beautiful. I was 18 when I delivered him. After many sleepless nights, crying, stressful days, & much more he was getting bigger & it was going by so fast I hadn't even realized it. Next week he'll be 6 months & currently live alone with my baby boy & bf in our own home at 18. I honestly can't even remember how small he was when I first held him. He can do so much now as he's a quick learner but his teeth are also coming out. 💙 I didn't plan on having a baby this young but he's changed my life more than he'll ever know. ❤ He means the absolute world to me & I love him to bits. Even though he can drive me a bit crazy sometimes. 🥰

UPDATE: Thank you so much for all of the upvotes! Also thank you for sharing your stories! I have been reading & liking every comment/ story. Getting pregnant at a young age comes with a lot of criticism from many people that think we've thrown our lives away but for us, our babies give us something to work harder for. I wish people would stop criticizing all of us & just be supportive. A love for your baby is like no other & congratulations to all of you for accomplishing everything you have & hope that all of you continue to be successful & live a happy life with your families or babies. ❤