The 11-year-old’s baby
An 11-year-old girl gave birth recently in the Northeastern portion of the country.
Her identity is being kept a secret for obvious reasons.
The girl’s mother released the following statement: “My daughter and baby are fine, and the baby is absolutely beautiful.”
Ok, doesn’t anyone else think it’s a little weird (and frightening) that they let this girl carry the child to full term? This pregnancy should have been terminated. How can an 11-year-old even fathom being a mother? They can’t!
And as for the physical side of things, there is so much damage that can be done to such a young body. An 11-year-old is not equipped to have a baby.
A leading high-risk obstetrician said the damage to the 11-year-old’s body could be permanent. “Her bones aren’t quite fused, and once you expose a child this young to high amounts of progesterone and especially estrogen, there is controversy that it could halt her growth.”
There are other factors as well, he noted.
— The pelvis is not defined for natural childbirth;
— The vagina could sustain injury during a natural birth;
— The patient is at high-risk for pre-eclampsia, which is high blood pressure and protein in the urine and could lead to convulsions and/or multi-system organ failure;
— A higher risk of pre-term labor and delivery, which would mean the baby’s size would be compromised, and the baby is at risk for developmental issues, fetal growth restriction and chromosomal abnormalities;
— Higher incidence of stillbirth;
— Higher incidence of cholestasis of pregnancy, a condition where the patient starts itching like crazy, which can lead to stillbirth and placenta issues;
— Chance of fatty liver developing, which could be fatal.
So again, why was this child allowed to give birth? I can’t answer that because I don’t know the circumstances, but the thought of all this just wigs me out. Hell, I am in my late (ouch) 30’s and I have never even considered having a child because I don’t feel “equipped” to do so, heh.
And the daddy? Ugh. Who knows if he is as young. The whole scenario is just wrong. It’s sad, but these things happen. Oh, and just for the record, the youngest girl to ever give birth was a 6-year-old in Lima, Peru. In 1939 Lina Medina was 6-years-old when she had a baby.
It is gross enough to think of a child having sex, but also just as uncomfortable to think of a child giving birth! Oh and RIDICULOUS that they think that they will be equipped to be a good mother. I agree with you Spicy…I am 30 and I feel I have enough sense that I will not allow myself to become pregnant until I am 1000% ready. 11 years old? Give me a break…
I agree with you, the pregnancy should have been terminated but I think the girl hid it until it was to late for a late term abortion to be done. Here’s another thing that you didn’t mention, when girls give birth it leaves them at the emotional level of the age they delivered, she will forever be an 11 year old child, with the decision making skills, the coping skills the emotional maturity of an 11 year old. She is never going to get over this, and it will follow her around forever. I hope she names the father, I hope the law kicks his ass. What do you want to bet he’s much older than 11?
This whole story is just sickening.
“Here’s another thing that you didn’t mention, when girls give birth it leaves them at the emotional level of the age they delivered, she will forever be an 11 year old child, with the decision making skills, the coping skills the emotional maturity of an 11 year old.”
Where are you getting this from? I have never heard that before and find it rather hard to believe. If you have a legitimate source you can reference, I’d love to read it.
I’m not saying that an eleven year old girl is emotionally capable of raising a child by herself, but I don’t believe that that means she’s going to act as though she’s eleven for the rest of her life.
And while this story is very sickening, it’s a direct result of the sexually ambiguous lives our children are living. With so much sex on television, in the movies, in books… they’re learning it at an earlier and earlier age, and with that… comes earlier and earlier pregnancies. It used to be that hearing a sixteen year old was pregnant was shocking… now it’s rather commonplace. Why is it surprising that the girls are getting pregnant younger? They’re being taught that oral sex is the same thing as a french kiss, that sex without love is just “having fun”, and that trying to wait until you’re married is an absolutely ridiculous goal that you’ll never achieve, so why bother trying. Not to mention sexting, naked pictures and videos being shared among classmates, multiple partners and parents that are more often than not too scared to talk about it.
In addition to her carrying the baby to term, there should be just as much outrage about her even having sex to begin with.
@Amy
Thank you for that. You said exactly what was on my mind. I hope the baby is either raised by it’s grandparents, or even put up for adoption. I personally do not believe in abortion, so I am glad the girl, and family decided to keep the baby, and now can only pray that the girl and baby are ok and will be healthy.
I agree Spicy. This little kid is too young to give birth to a baby. Her poor body is never going to be the same.
Did anyone think to mention that whoever had sex with an 11 year old child is RAPE? Where the hell are this girls parents? Is the father in jail?
I also agree with Amy that I’ve never heard of any proof to substantiate the claim by Jinxy that she’ll forever stay 11 years old mentally because she gave birth at 11. That’s ridiculous. How old were you when you gave birth Jinxy?
She was abused by her step father…. she didn’t choose to get preg.
The thought of an 11 year old giving birth is frightening!!!
I am curious about the father. If this is a rape case, hope he’s rotting in jail now.
Shame about you not wanting kids, Spicy. Seems like you got good genes to pass on
Making the child have an abortion could heap trauma on top of trauma. She was raped. And now you are suggesting that she should be forced to have an invasive medical procedure that would also scar her for life? Yes, she is too young to parent a child. But to kill the baby is not necessarily the answer. I’m not sure how you can view a photo of a beautiful baby, read the comments of the grandmother, and decide that the baby should be dead. Isn’t it presumptous to assume that your beliefs and your value system should be imposed on other people? Because you would make a different choice in that situation does not mean that other choices are not equally valid. Maybe you need to open your mind a little?
I believe its sad that this little girl is now forced to grow up and learn to take care of child while still being one. Unfortunetly in this life we’re living, life is going 100mph for the kids.I got pregnant at 17 and abortion was not an option for me due to my beliefs and that I made my bed now I have to take responsibilty.I think its wrong to force a child to have an abortion at 11. Regardless of how old she is, this is her life and that decision will haunt her.I have a friends who got pregnant at 10 and 11 and they both care for their child and married with the father.I grew up when I found out I was having a child just like my friends and just like this girl.Have we’ve forgotten that girls her age have been having kids before our time?! Its a scary thing,because we fear for that child’s life and of the baby, but it is not impossible for her to still have some type of normal life. We should be thankful that her and the child are fine and healthy. And that she has parents. WE all want to blame the parents but kids aren’t dumb, she knew, she liked,she did it more then once. I just pray that child wasn’t created out of rape. We should be alil less judgemental,its her life and she will deal with the consequence like everyone else.
if the baby daddy is also a minor, he wouldn’t be convicted unless it’s rape. and even if it is, i believe there’s a different punishment for juvenile delinquency. if he were an adult, whether sex was consensual or not, he should still be convicted for corrupting minors…
anyway, i personally don’t like abortion…this is a very serious matter that entails one’s morals, values and religious background. but i do agree that babies from such parents don’t often live very good lives, so i guess i’d prefer that the baby would be put up for adoption instead…
Somebody has been misinformed about that Little Girl in Peru . . . . . She wasn’t 6 when she gave birth. She was 5 years and 7 months …..so the poor little thing was only 4 years 10 months when she conceived. Oh yeah, one story says she started Menstruating at 8months of age and another at age 2 and a half.