A WOMAN who became pregnant at the age of 13 still remembers the horrible things people said to her then.
Meg had no doubts when she found out she was pregnant and would keep the baby.
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But not everyone was on board, as she explained in a video on her TikTok page.
“Me at 13 – ‘I’m pregnant and I’m holding the baby,’” she wrote at the top of the clip.
But responses from others included: “You’re way too young,” “You’re going to ruin your life,” and “You’ll regret it later.”
One person even said to Meg, “You better get rid of her.”
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“Seven years later,” she wrote in the clip, which shows son Teddie as he is now: seven years old and holding his sister Ivy in his arms.
“7 years later we proved everyone wrong, boy!” she added in the caption.
“Oh my god Megan, I remember all that hate now, look at you!” someone commented on the video.
“So proud of you, girl!”
“Parenting isn’t easy,” added another.
“Well done, you prove that it’s a matter of maternal instinct and not age!
“I was 17 when I got pregnant with my first child and I got all kinds of looks and comments.”
“Do I think it’s young? Yes! Can I judge? No!!!!” commented a third.
“Am I glad you pulled through and survived? Parenting is definitely not easy.
“Hats off to you, girl. Go live that life.”
“Thank you so much! That means a lot!” Meg replied.
“I’ve lost a lot of people, including family members, but for him it was all worth it.”
“Ted was always meant for you,” added another.
Statistics of teenage mothers in the UK
Since 2007, the number of teenage pregnancies in the UK has fallen significantly…
The percentage of conceptions under the age of 18 has fallen significantly since 2007, reports show Nuffield Trust.
Between 2007 and 2021, the conception rate among women under 18 in England and Wales fell by 68%, from 42 per 1,000 women to 13 per 1,000 women.
This resulted in 13,131 pregnancies under the age of 18 in England and Wales in 2021.
Meg replied, “I agree. I know I do.”
In another video On TikTok, Meg explained what she loves about being a teenage mom, including being able to “explore” with her son and “watch him do the things he loves with a smile.”
“I see you achieving your goals in life,” she continued, adding that she loves being the “fun mom.”
“I see you growing into the best big brother you could ever be,” she concluded.
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