I left school when I became a single mum at 16 – people told me to get an abortion, then I had a second teen pregnancy
A YOUNG mum recalled the judgement she received after falling pregnant twice while she was still in school.
She revealed that people advised her to have an abortion when she was first expecting at 16.
In her viral , TikTok user Yasmyn Switzer () recounted her experience becoming a teen mum while she was still in school.
The mum-of-three revealed that she was 16 when she moved in with her aunt and started her penultimate year at a new school.
Her move was a result of her parent's addiction issues and the teen had just ended a "toxic relationship with a summer fling."
Yasmyn had just settled into her new life when she suspected something was going on.
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She visited the school nurse in between classes and discovered she was pregnant.
Yasmyn recalled how she had to return to class "immediately" after the life-changing moment.
While her aunt was "very supportive," strangers advised her "to get an abortion."
Instead, she decided to leave school and begin homeschooling while she carried out her pregnancy.
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The following year, after giving birth to her daughter Laela, Yasmyn made another decision that would shape her life.
"I went back to school as a single mum for my senior year and reconnected with another boy I’d met the year before," she recalled.
She described how they "fell in love," adding that her boyfriend was accepting of her situation.
During their final year in school, Yasmyn and her partner Logan moved in together and the then 17-year-old "got pregnant again" with her daughter Ana.
Almost six years on, the now 23-year-old is engaged and has welcome her third daughter Millie-Isla.
She shared pictures of her experience as a teen mum in school, crediting her friends with accepting and supporting her.
Tasmyn and her partner even posed with her baby before heading to prom.
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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."
TikTok users shared their thoughts on the situation in the comments section.
"You know the relationship is going to last forever when the he falls in love with you AND your baby at such a young age," wrote one viewer.
"My mama graduated with three kids, it is what it is," said another follower.
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"All I’m reading is that you finished school even with the kiddos, good job girl," commented a third person.
"You're so strong, your children are so luck to have you," wrote another TikTok user.
