why do 99% of teen girls have babies at the ages of 15 and 17 years of age?

Girls who are 15,16 and 17 think they are ready but they really aren't some teen girls feel they are ready

Because they think they are smarter than they actually are! It's tough enough being a parent when your married & in your 20's or 30's! It's the hardest job in the world...& unless you can devote yourself to the child you bring into the world you should NOT have a baby! I was 28 when I had my daughter & married & the baby had colic & my mother had died years before so I had no one to answer any questions & I hate to think how I would have reacted to the stress of a collicy baby if I were just 15. It is not easy being a parent but is so worth it in the end! Teenagers need to wait........babies are not dolls that you can toss aside when you want to party with your friends! UGH..........this subject makes my blood boil!

I hope that you meant 99% of teen pregnancies are girls ages 15 and 17. There is no way that 99% of teen girls have babies at those ages! That would mean only 1 girl out of 100 was graduating without a baby. Considering the teens only cover seven years, its those three years before graduation that are the toughest with a girl, myself and my daughter included.

I had my daughter when i was 16 years old and theres nothing wrong with me or my daughter!! It just taught me that i needed to grow up faster and mature.. and i did. Ya sure i could have done it other ways but i didnt, and i cant take that back now, i love my daughter and i have no regrets!!!!

Its b/c they think they can handle it or there is a deeper issue there. my neighbor is 15 she told me about a sorta kinda friend of hers that is 16 who just had her baby on new years day. she was with this boyfriend for about 2 months and got pregnant she of course had the baby the boy doesn't speak english very well he is 17 the girls mom is the one taking care of it. while she drops out of school so she can move to somewhere with boy and his family leaving the new born with her mom. This girl has no idea what she got herself into you can not leave a new born for weeks without their mother.

Hello! I think you % is off!

Because they think kids are cute and easy to handle and can hand them off to their parents when they wanna go out and party when in actuality there is a lot of responsibility and maturity involved. No matter where i go i see young girls with newborns and i'd love to know who pays for the child cause you know their still in school.

How about instead of blasting teen mothers for reasons like that, why not blast the sex education that they receive or lack thereof? some teens are taught abstinence only and they don't know a lot about birth control. teens don't set out to become mothers and fathers at that age.

so why was this brought up again?

If you think its wrong do something to make a difference

I had my daughter when I was 18, right out of high school. She is my FH and my pride and joy. We wouldn't have it any other way. We completely support ourselves and our daughter. We dont rely on anyone to help, and I wouldn't have it any other way. SHE WASN'T PLANNED BUT IN NO WAY WAS SHE A MISTAKE! God gave her to us for a reason. So I might have been a "teenage" mom, but I am just as great as a mom as any other mom out there, if not better!!!

PS. Isn't this a wedding website???

I'm 18, just had my son. It is hard as hell, but it wouldn't be different if I was 20 or 30 years old. It's hard no matter what. I didn't plan it and don't understand why you are making the question sound like every teen plans their pregnancies because most don't. I am an amazing mother and am probably a way better mom then some 20 and 30 year olds. It doesn't matter the age. It's what kind of mom you are. And not every teen leaves there baby with their parents to go party.

This is a wedding website and I don't understand why everyone decided to put down teen moms.

Hello,

I am not promoting teen pregnancy, but I had my son at 18. When I was 30 and decided to have a baby with my husband, she was an ectopic I had a fallopian tube rupture and almost died (only a 5% survival rate) thru all of that they found I had cancer and it took 16 surgeries, chemo and the loss of all my parts to save my life (Incidentally, this is why we are renewing our vows). So the son I had at 18 is the only "Blood" child I will ever have, and my husband won't ever have one. So I thank God for him everyday. These things happen for a reason, sometimes its because of all the other reasons the other people have already listed: They think they know everything, they aren't taught enough about birth control etc. But sometimes its for reasons like mine because it was meant to be and it turned out my only chance. Like someone else on this chain said: isnt this a wedding site? but I had to voice my very strong feelings about this subject

I got pregnant and the age of 17 and had my baby 8 days after my 18th birthday.i also have a numerous amount of friends and girls that i know ranging from 15 to 20 who have all had babies very young and are not married. although i do not feel this is the correct way to go about doing things and i also very much promote waiting until your married and older to have a baby,life happens.and when it does and you are a young girl all you have left to do is grow up and be a responsible mother and human being and do whatever possible to give yourself and your baby the best life possible. i am lucky enough to be very much in love with my babys father and to be planning a weddng, also to be able to have my family around to love, support and help with whatever we need so that we can finish school. i do not think its right to judge these girls.unless you have had a baby young you have no idea what its like to go through something like that. so please just have a little compassion.

I can speak from being a young mom and wanting the best for my son. Parenting is the hardest job in the world and I deal with it every day. 15-17 is quite young to have babies, I waited until I was 24 to have a baby. I knew my chances were slim past the age of 33. My husband works as hard as he can to help support us. I've had to work very few days a week and around my hubby's schedule, and my In-laws schedules so that I could help support us, but at the same time know my son was in good hands at all times. Child care is so expensive, but I was lucky to be raised by a mom who stayed home with my sister and I and didn't put us into day care only Pre-school 1/2 a day a few times a week for socialization. Really you do have to have the time and energy to keep up with a baby and adjust your life to them. I'm a student and take my classes in Wedding Planning from home so I can still be a mom and do my work when he's a sleep. It is however the most rewarding job there is out there.

Honestly I wouldn't have it any other way. I absolutely love my son and am privlidged that he is a happy baby and gets a lot of love and attention. My in-laws don't help take financial responsibility with him, but help us out with him so much since they know not all the work can be done alone. They were the biggest help to me when I was working and my husband was also working and am lucky if I needed to work or had an appointment they could work from home to help watch the baby and give us a night off every once in a while from him. I hope all those who have young ones on here are fortunate to be a parent as I am and really grow up having a strong bond with your child. My son has defanitely made me mature and become much more responsible and truthfully he is worth all the late nights of trying to get him to sleep, all the hair pulling, biting, diaper changes, and everything else that comes along with having a baby.