teen pregnancy: what about education? Can i still go back to it?

[Jayd]

Please help. I know I'm young but I'm starting college soon and im not sure if having a baby will mess up my future career?
Oh i'm 16 next week. & already pregnant, & in a longish-term relationship

[...and?]

It will change your life completely. I wouldn't recommend it.

I am 36 and still find days hard to juggle 2 children and my job and running a house hold. No-one can tell you what to do though. You need to make your own choice, but as a mother, I would tell you to follow your career first, get in a stable relationship and then pursue children.

Are you already pregnant or is this hypothetical?

Good luck...

[Crissy]

even though your having a baby your life doesn't stop things are just harder i had my son at 17 and went back to school and also done a trainee-ship and then went and done cert ll in hospitality and i worked and i had a foster son as well at the time so i had four kids when i done my certificate never give up you can still have it all you just have to share with an extra cheers i wish you luck

[Luckyoneseven]

It won't "mess it up" but it will make it more difficult to go back to. A lot of schools/community colleges have day cares for people with children and the cost of it is applied toward their tutition.

[moy0802]

Of course not. I got pregnant last year and I'm started college in January. My baby was only 5 months when I started. As long as you have good supportive people around and you are determined ... nothing can stop you. Alot of people didnt think I was going to go back to school but I knew I have to make a better life for me and my son. How can you preach the importance of education to your child if you cant even try to accomplish what you're preaching. Good luck to you.

[smwat03]

I went to school with a girl who was two years under me. She got preg at 16, still grad. with honors and went onto college and got a degree. Anything is possible as long as you want to do it and as long as you put your mind to it.