I got pregnant at 13 – trolls sent messages wishing I’d die in labour & that I was ruining my life, but I’m a great mum
A WOMAN who gave birth at just 13 years old, has hit back at trolls who have claimed that she is not a good mother.
Maddie Lambert, 20, is mum to Everly, 6 and Ryder, nine months.
The Texan revealed that before getting pregnant so young herself, she had always looked down on teen mums, due to "lack of understanding."
When she first found out that she was pregnant, Maddie said that she was met with a barrage of hate, from people telling her that she was ruining her life, and was even sent the addresses of abortion clinics.
One troll even cruelly told her that they wished she had died in labour, whilst class mates would constantly mock her in the playground.
Instead of letting the hate get to her, Maddie made the conscious decision to "take it" and "shift it".
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"I said 'this is making my life'", she told .
"The hate made me want to do better, it made me want to show them that I'm going to be the best mum ever."
When Everly's father, Isaac, first found out that Maddie was pregnant, he was 15, and thought that the whole thing was a joke.
Isaac was not present at all for 10 months after finding out about the pregnancy, and demanded a paternity test before agreeing to be involved in his daughter's life.
Maddie was furious at Isaac, and when the results of test came back, refused to let Everly meet her father for a long time.
However, the pair have now patched things up, and successfully co-parent their daughter.
"People assume that I'm a bad mum because I'm a teenager, but I have the same capacity to parent as anybody on this world," she said.
"A good mum is somebody who drop everything for their child, and I dropped my whole childhood.
"I do everything for that little girl, she's my entire world."
Maddie is now happily married to her husband Randy Crowley, and the pair share baby Ryder.
Here's why I love being a young mum
Tracy Kiss, who fell pregnant at 19, has revealed what she believes are the pros of being a young mother.
The personal trainer and blogger, from Buckinghamshire, believes women who give birth in their teens make BETTER mothers than those in their 30s.
She claims young mums snap back into shape quicker, have more energy and relate more easily to their children, meaning they're better behaved and happier.
Tracy told Fabulous: "Women who become first-time mums in their teens make better parents than those in their 30s or 40s.
"I believe if I'd been 10 or so years older before becoming a mother then I wouldn’t have the relationship I have with my children now.
"For a start, being older I would have had less energy and therefore less patience.
"I wouldn’t be as enthusiastic to speak to people after months of sleepless nights as I was in my teens.
"My body snapped back to its pre-pregnancy size through fitness post-birth, which in turn gave me the confidence to date and find love again. I’ve never been happier than I am now at the age of 30 with two children.
"If I’d have been alone at 40 with a newborn baby I’d be more tired, less happy with my body, less energetic and far more stressed from the shock of living my life for myself instead of putting others first. Sometimes age and the innocence of ignorance is a good thing.
"As a teen mum I just got on with it, found my feet and became responsible and capable because at the time I didn’t know any different."
And in a recent YouTube Q&A, she opened up about the possibility of having more kids.
She said: "“Do I want more kids? Yes, people think I'm crazy, but I think we definitely want at least two more kids.
“I know I've done this crazy switch up; people are like, ‘Oh, Maddie's the smart Teen Mum, she's not going and having a bunch more kids right away.’
“But honestly, I want a big family.
“I want to fill my house with love.
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“Even though I'm young, I'm at an age where I can financially support my kids, emotionally support my kids, and give them a good life.
“I think those three qualifiers make me more qualified to be a parent than somebody who is 30 years old.”