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My name is Katherine. I am 16 years old and I was born in Miami, Fl. On December 15th 2021, I took a test and two positive lines came up. I knew since that day my life was gonna change forever, not for the bad but for the good even though your girl was stressed. I knew my parents were gonna be disappointed in me but I knew they were gonna support me no matter what I chose to d

Not only did my parents support me but so did the father of my baby. On January 27, 2021, I had my FIRST ultrasound. I saw my beautiful seedlings and ever since that day, I fell in love. During my whole pregnancy, everything was going perfectly. I did end up in the hospital once for a kidney infection but everything turned out fine. After 9 months of my pregnancy on August 25th, 2022 my handsome baby boy was born. I named him “Jaxton”. He was precious, 60z, 21 inches, full of hair, a little slim but perfect.

I was only in the hospital for maybe 2-3 days just to make sure I was okay and so was he. After I went home I had my grandma, my mom, my mother-in-law, and my boyfriend help me in the nights with him since I was still recovering from birth and was extremely exhausted. My grandma would watch him during the day while I went to school and during the night to help me get rest for the next day for school. As time went by me and Jaxton grew closer and closer to each other. I was his safe place. He knew I would never harm him and that I would keep him away from harm. 

Around 6 months after my postpartum my grandma had to leave back to Miami because she had found out my grandfather had stage 4 of Osteosarcoma (bone cancer). It was spreading really quick. I had no other option but to send my baby to Miami with my father, my other grandma, and my stepmom since I had to continue to go to school and his dad had to work. He was there for about 1-2 months. I would go nearly every weekend to go see him until I finally made the decision to start at the school “Young Parent Education Program” which is a school made for soon to be mothers or already moms. It was probably one of the best decisions I could have made especially if I was able to have my baby next to me.

It was very stressful as I didn’t have as much help as I used to have when my grandma was around. I had to wake up multiple times in the night. I had to wake up early in the morning to come to school. I had to learn how to have patience with him. It was very stressful but with God’s help, I was able to manage how to be a parent but also be a teen. I had to learn how to have patience. I had to learn how to understand his needs since he obviously couldn’t talk. I had to learn how to manage everything so I wouldn’t get overwhelmed. During that time me and his dad broke up. It was very painful and again very stressful. It’s not easy to deal with being hurt and also taking care of a baby but I knew I had to do whatever it was to be the best version of myself for my child.

A couple months later we got back together and we were doing well. We weren’t doing it just for us but we were doing it for our baby as well. On April 24th, 2023 my grandfather passed away. Even though we weren’t close I was hurt but I couldn’t show the pain because I had to be strong for my son. My grandma went through depression and I hated seeing her that way. She had to get a lot of mental help, and she wasn’t able to come around a lot so i had to do things myself and it was very overwhelming.

August 25th, 2023 Jaxton is finally one and I’m finally getting better at this teen mom thing. Me and his dad are still together. We’re making it happen. We live together and I’m still going to school, I’m currently a junior. My grandma is still fighting depression. It hit her hard. My dad’s side of the family is supporting me as well as my mom’s side and my baby dad’s family as well. I finally got my first car, and my dad got it for me. I learned how to balance taking care of myself by using the help of others or taking advice from them. I go to this school called Young Parent Education Program that helps teen moms with still going to school while having their babies next door at a school meant for them. 

Anyway, I’m sharing my story to others that are teen moms or adult moms that are going through the same thing to let them know they aren’t alone.It’s gonna be difficult but it doesn’t mean you can’t do it. It’s gonna get very overwhelming but sometimes you have to take a step back and take a breath. I’m still learning to this day how to have patience and how to be a teen but also be a mom to a handsome 1 yr old. A lot of adults see us as kids who have no boundaries and put themselves out there when in reality we’re just teens who make mistakes just like they have before too. People judge others but don’t sit there and look at themselves. Life comes at you in so many ways that you don’t know but you have to learn how to fight, survive, and live your life to the fullest