The Teenage Mom

It's already hard to be a mom, but can you image how hard it is to be a teenage mom? A teenage mom might be overwhelmed and scared. She doesn't know anything about taking care of a child when she is not a full adult herself. She would have to balance out taking care of her child, being a student in high school, and find the time to herself or with friends. That is not an easy task to do because she probably has a lot of things going on for her. She probably won't even have much time for herself or for her friends, which will probably cause her to stress out because she can't relieve any stress or have anything free time.

Being a first time mom especially, a first time teenage mom can be quite scary. She might be afraid because she does not know much about raising a child. A newborn constantly cries for everything he needs, such as formula, a diaper change, or just wanting to be held. If her child does not stop crying, it might even scare her more because she can't seem to figure out what is the cause of his cry. She might even freak out when her son gets sick with a fever and rush him into the emergency room because that is all that she can think of. She wouldn't think to give him tylenol to bring it his fever down because she wouldn't know. Most likely the doctors will give her directions and prescribe him tylenol or some kind of medicine for his fever.

It can be very stressful for a teenage mom because she probably has to balance her work in being a full-time high school and a full-time mom. It is hard to find the time to study or do homework and work around a baby's schedule. A baby can be up one moment and asleep the next. He can be crying and wants to be held; he can also be fine one moment. It's also hard when she needs a friend to vent to and she doesn't have time for friends because she is too busy taking care of her baby. This can probably cause her to be depress and moody. So you see it's not easy to be a mom, but it's even harder if you're a teenage mom.