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Been Broody for awhile now what should I do?

Okay well i think i should start by saying i'm 17 and currently single but have been really broody for years now, I really want to have a baby and its been like this for the past 4 years. I go window shopping, scanning through catalogues and even websites for baby clothes,toy and the necessities. I've even got baby clothes already unisex because obviously i don't know what sex i will have. I really want a baby I know i'm only 17 but all i want to be is a mum, I know what its like to have a child 24/7 and how my own needs will come second to that of the child and I know how to take care of a child. I know that everything i do will revolve around my child and that i wont be able to just go out with my mates when i please but that doesnt bother me. I can support my child and a stable home (still live with my mum) to bring a baby into the world. I dont know what to do, I'm not willing to give up on being a mum not even just for now, I'd like some useful and some constructive advise. Please no nasty comments theres no room for them. Tish: thanks for that advise just to let you know though i have left high school (i'm in the UK), I'm actually a carer at the moment for my mum but she's improving day by day. thanks again. Grandma6: Yes my mum knows how i feel and she thinks that i'll be a great mum, I never said anything about my mum looking after my child or supporting me financially. I will take care of my child in every aspect of hers/his life. I pay my mum rent so all she would be doing which she's agreed to is babysit him/her every now and then just so i could have a night out once in a while. As for the whole going and working in a nursery or babysit to help my broodiness, well it does the opposite, It makes me worse but I cant see myself being able to just stay away from children and hope it just goes away because it isnt going too. I dont really expect anyone to understand me but i just hope someone does.

Public Comments

1. For the mean time try to find a job in a daycare as an assistant teacher. Having a classroom of sixteen two year olds will give you all the "Mommy' experience you will need. Finish high school then go to college for a few years before having a baby. Hopefully in that time you will find a boyfriend who wants a kid. Move in with him and start supporting the two of you. After you can support each other. Then it's a good time to have a baby.
2. How does your Mom feel about you bringing home a baby? If you plan to live with her and have her help support/care for the child she should be as enthusiastic as you are. Is she? Is there any way you can care for the baby all by yourself? You really need to re-think this whole idea. I love babies, I loved being pregnant and I wanted to have more than I did but at the same time I'm glad I didn't have any more for quite a few reasons, finances being the greatest. Feeling "broody" at 17 is not a good reason for becoming a teenaged mother. Maybe you could work in a day care center? If you worked with infants all day it might help the broody feelings you've got. You could also baby sit at home for friends and neighbors. You could specialize in infants. A baby for you now is really a bad idea. Find some other way to help yourself through this and wait till you are in a stable loving relationship and have a man to be a father to your child.