The effects of pregnancy on the teenager

In the last post I talked about how teenage pregnancy is wrong and also about abortion, miscarriage and a lot about Gods Law. I know I didn’t really speak a lot about teenage pregnancy, but you can understand that the life of a teen mother would be extremely hard for some. Some one I know, who would like to be keep unnamed, had a child when she was just 17, but her experience were different from others. She explained that she didn’t have anything to loose. She had no friends, no social life, no house to pay for (because she was still living at ‘home’); she also had the support of her mum and dad, and all her siblings. She also explained that the pregnancy was not so bad, she didn’t become depressed, and she didn’t even have to ‘leave’ school because she was not at school anymore.

In other teenage lives, they find it difficult to deal with the pregnancy. They would have to quit school, when they are unable to keep on going, they lost their freedom, their life. It would seem that everything is not working out for them…like the unplanned pregnancy. However, a lot of teen mothers I know wouldn’t have it any other way!
Another effect of teenage pregnancy would be that they would be faced with adult decisions, and a lot of the time they can’t really handle it all, don’t forget some of these teenage mothers are only 14.

She would ‘wake up’ and realise that she is pregnant. She would feel absolutely overwhelmed by fear and anxiety of what she has done. She would not secretly see the doctor and arrange for an abortion, because she knows that that is sinning even more against Gods commandments. The only thing she could do is admit that she did wrong and ask for forgiveness by God. She has to realize that premarital sex is a sin against God. She would have to realize and acknowledge that what she did was wrong.

Although this may seem that it is an easy task to complete, put yourself in her position, and image trying to tell your mother and father that you are pregnant. This is only one small thing that the teen mother would have to go through, but then when she know that God has forgiven her and that she acknowledge that she did wrong, God would help her through the rest of the pregnancy.

One major effect of a pregnancy for a teen is school. The teen would have to give up school because of the baby; they would not have the ability to continue studying, and a lot of the time they would end up with a job that is unlikely to support the family. With leaving school they would leave their friends and also they would have to leave behind their social life, which can be extremely hard for some young teen mothers. Their freedom would disappear. They would not be able to go out to parties, where all her friends are, she would not be able to go and enjoy life. This factor can easily make a teenage mother depressed.

The depression, frustration, fear, and other emotional problems can not only affect the teenage mother but also the child. Bad behaviour and activities might occur because of the depression and fear. These actions can consist of drinking, smoking, the use of drugs, the lack of sleep and unhealthy eating patterns. The frustration of these teen mothers can be detrimental. Some are so depressed and afraid that they are close to committing suicide. The only thing that teenage mothers must remember is that what they did was wrong, and if they admit that, then they are sure to be ok, because God will look after them.