Yes use protection during sex. You don't want a kid until you can support the little one and it is best to have a father there too so resist this temptation and wait till you have your career on track first. Think of the kid too and wish the best for the family life of this little one.

i've worked reception in real estate and can't see how it would be bringing in enougfh money to support yourself and a baby. maybe it's best to wait, just to be sure. these are the best years of your life coming up.

wow think about it first whether you belive it or not a child depends on both parents

Ifyou are asking about a career......you don't have the maturity to be a good mom! Wait......you have plenty of time. A baby is forever!!!!!!!!!

Wait until you are 26 or so at least. Let it destroy your career. Make your child your career. If you are going to have a child, stay home and raise it. Find a good man who can support you and marry him. Your baby wants you. He/She deserves a mom and a dad in a committed relationship. Your child doesn't care how much money you make or how much your house cost. You won't regret it. I promise.

I WOULDN'T RECCOMMEND anyone to have a child so early im the same age and as much as i desire them and i also have a good paying job the first thing im looking at is being able to build a stable living for myself we are only 17 and many things we still can't do..... i don't think it's wise when you have a hild your basically throwing away the rest of your life and al your free time wait it out and when the time is truly right you'll know

My partner is 25 and desperately wants kids and i want the same thing..

Having a child at your current level of development will not destroy your career. It will simply make everything harder and take longer. If you wait until your career is established and then have a child, you will be able to provide the child with a much better start in life. I had my first child when I was 19, and it was quite a struggle raising him. I lost my first two husbands, and my third husband and I were well established before we had my second son, and it was much easier for all of us. Think about why you want a child, and what it means to create a life. It's not just "having a baby".

I hate to say it but unlike a new pair of shoes, a child requires much thought and consideration before you actually have it. Forget the job or career - a child requires not only father but also the best start in life that you are able to offer it (eg, stable loving committed relationship between parents, somewhere to live, one or both partners working before conception, enough money to be able to pay all the bills and buy food and service the car each month and still have a tiny bit left over (even if it's only £10) - in other words, not living life hand-to-mouth and up to your eyes in debt, food is essential and you need lots of money to buy what you and a child needs, in short, you must be as financially stable as you can be with both partners 100% sure that they want a child at all). Nobody ever tells you, but having a baby (even with a husband and family to support you), is no walk in the park. It is not the romantic portrait of family life that the media portrays. It is hard on a whole new level and at just 17, you are so young yourself. With respect, you are not even fully grown yet - in fact your brain hasn't begun it's final stage of development and won't for at least a year or two and it will take a few years to complete (around 22 is when all your growing is over and done with). Wait a while and don't rush having a child because you will not be doing either the kid or yourself any favours. Having a child is not a right and if you cannot provide it with the best possible start, then it's selfish to do so. Don't become a single mother because you think that it's OK to do so - it is not from any angle you look at it. Sometimes, the reality of life is that you cannot have it all and you have to make sacrifices to have the things you want the most - at your age, you don't really know what these things are let alone what a child really needs and wants. As far as your career, well with respect, you haven't got one yet, you're just to young - you have not been around for long enough. I realise how much you must want to have a child and the depth of your feelings about it but that does not mean in any way, shape or form, that you should even consider having one. Wanting a baby is not a good enough reason to have one and the very fact that you do not realise what a huge decision it with vast responsibilities to be met, should tell you that you must wait until you are older and wiser.