I got pregnant at 14 with my boyfriend of the same age – judgemental friends disowned us but we love being teen parents
WHEN you think of a 14-year-old girl, you imagine them playing dress up in their room or hanging out with friends, not getting pregnant.
But Nicole who met her boyfriend Anthony at the age of 13 ended up being pregnant and becoming a teen mum.
Now the pair have revealed just how difficult it was to become teen parents as friends disowned them.
Speaking to Truly, Nicole said: “I felt very isolated like I had nobody.
“I told my sister, she looked at me in my eyes and she said, are you f***ing kidding me? My body like, it dropped.”
The mum-of-one, now 17, revealed when she told friends about her pregnancy, many of them were ‘judgemental’ and ditched her.
While the pair are still together, they currently don’t live together meaning Anthony comes to see Nicole and their daughter, Mina, every day.
Nicole recalled the exact day she realised she was pregnant after picking a test up from a shop after school.
She recalleD: “I found out I was pregnant on May 9 2022, and I actually pretended to call my sister on the phone.
“And I was like, ‘oh’, is this a pregnancy test?’ Because they’re probably like, why is this little girl buying a pregnancy test? And I had my school backpack on, so people were looking at me.
“My stomach dropped, like if I was on a roller coaster and I was so scared.”
Anthony’s mum was left shocked when he told her the news and didn’t speak to him for days before coming round to the idea.
When Mina came into the world, the pair were both at school and Nicole is continuing to study though she finds it hard to juggle both.
“It’s really hard doing school with her. Especially if she’s home with me by myself. Because Mina, she constantly is doing something,” she added.
“She likes to use my keyboard., And it’s hard to do my schoolwork because when I’m using it, she wants to play with it. And I’m just like, you can’t play with it.”
Friends of theirs were supportive at first, but when the parents left school to look after Mina, they stopped reaching out.
UK Teen Mum Statistics
Teen pregnancies in the UK have been decreasing considerably since 2007...
The under-18 conception rate has decreased considerably since 2007, reports Nuffield Trust.
Between 2007 and 2021, the under-18 conception rate in England and Wales decreased by 68%, from 42 per 1,000 women to 13 per 1,000 women.
This resulted in 13,131 under-18 conceptions in England and Wales in 2021.
While the pair couldn’t imagine life without Mina, they hope she won’t follow in their footsteps.
Nicole said: “I hope she does not follow our footsteps because she has a good life ahead of her.”
The clip was a hit with viewers who quickly took to the comments to share their thoughts.
One person wrote: “I’m glad they’re still together, that’s rare for teenagers. I hope it gets easier for them! They seem sweet.”
Another commented: “They seem like really loving parents. Sending them the best.”
“My daughter is 13. She cries when the kids yell at her to hit the ball. I can NOT imagine. I wouldn’t abandon her but she IS a baby having a baby,” penned a third.
Meanwhile a fourth said: “I hate she got pregnant so young but she is going to do amazing things.”
“I can’t imagine being proud of being pregnant at 14, hope the baby has a bright future,” claimed a fifth.
Someone else added: “How are children that young alone together to do things to make a baby?”
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