It is certainly possible to get pregnant on your own. I did just that. You need to use a sperm bank. However, I was much older than you when I became pregnant on my own. (I did use California Cryobank and a medical center.) I was 31 when I became pregnant on my own and the baby that was born is leaving for college in one month. Even though I was much older than you when I became pregnant, I have to say that it has never been easy. I have a college degree and a job, and it still has not been easy. I'm not saying that you should wait until you are 31, but you should seriously think of waiting at least awhile. You need to have some sort of income or financial support or your life, and the baby's life, will become a living hell. You may even end up homeless. Children are incredibly expensive. That is why families have fewer children these days than they did back in the 1800s. If you do not have a means to support yourself, you certainly don't have a means to support a child. When I had my son 18 years ago, I was making $60,000 a year. Now I make close to $200,000 a year, and still it has never been easy to be a single Mom. Unless you have an unusually amazing family, you really can't expect anyone else to jump in and help you out. I have to say that there were only rare occassions that anyone (friends or family) ever wanted to do anything extra to help me because I was a single Mom. Nobody gives you a break because you are single Mom. No one will feel sorry for you. You still have to pay all your bills. Your taxes aren't any lower. Your child still has to be transported to all of the necessary places and this typically requires the use of a car at some point. Do you own a car? I have no regrets whatsoever in having my son. But I was much older than you and had a college degree and a job. You need an income or your plan won't work. I suggest finishing school and getting a job first.
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It is certainly possible to get pregnant on your own. I did just that. You need to use a sperm bank. However, I was much older than you when I became pregnant on my own. (I did use California Cryobank and a medical center.) I was 31 when I became pregnant on my own and the baby that was born is leaving for college in one month. Even though I was much older than you when I became pregnant, I have to say that it has never been easy. I have a college degree and a job, and it still has not been easy. I'm not saying that you should wait until you are 31, but you should seriously think of waiting at least awhile. You need to have some sort of income or financial support or your life, and the baby's life, will become a living hell. You may even end up homeless. Children are incredibly expensive. That is why families have fewer children these days than they did back in the 1800s. If you do not have a means to support yourself, you certainly don't have a means to support a child. When I had my son 18 years ago, I was making $60,000 a year. Now I make close to $200,000 a year, and still it has never been easy to be a single Mom. Unless you have an unusually amazing family, you really can't expect anyone else to jump in and help you out. I have to say that there were only rare occassions that anyone (friends or family) ever wanted to do anything extra to help me because I was a single Mom. Nobody gives you a break because you are single Mom. No one will feel sorry for you. You still have to pay all your bills. Your taxes aren't any lower. Your child still has to be transported to all of the necessary places and this typically requires the use of a car at some point. Do you own a car? I have no regrets whatsoever in having my son. But I was much older than you and had a college degree and a job. You need an income or your plan won't work. I suggest finishing school and getting a job first.
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