16 and Pregnant

Angel

I found out I was pregnant yesterday. When I saw the results my first reaction was shocked but happy, I love babies. Obviously being 16 having a baby will be a struggle. I told the dad, he’s 23, and he thinks the best thing to do is for me to take abortion pills, I’m 5 weeks tomorrow so it’d be a good time to do that since I’m pretty early. I told my mom too and she said she’d support me whatever I choose but we don’t have the money for a baby. I want to keep the baby, the only problem is that babies are really expensive. I don’t have the money to have one. I’m starting to look and apply for jobs (let me know if you have any suggestions for places hiring at 16) I don’t know what to do. I told the dad that i wanted to have the baby but he’s not supporting that choice at all. If I do have the baby he won’t be there for me or the baby. I wouldn’t have that much of a problem with that except the fact that I need help financially supporting the baby. Idk what to do, should I just take the abortion pills and not have to struggle about figuring out how to take care of a baby or should I have the baby knowing I’m going to struggle. I have no money for this baby rn and idk how I’m supposed to make enough to take care of one but I don’t want to abort or choose adoption. I could charge the dad with child support I guess but he really doesn’t want a baby and he’s just going to be mad about it. I have no idea what I’m going to do, if I do the abortion te sooner the better so I have to figure this out fast. Any suggestions?? Please help.

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