UK couple, aged 12 and 13, welcome their first child

SharpshooterTom

A British couple, 12 and 13, had a baby last weekend and have officially become the UK's youngest ever parents.

A man claiming to be the father of a 12-year-old girl today revealed he was 'proud' of her and there was 'no shame' after she gave birth to her 13-year-old boyfriend's baby - making them Britain's youngest parents.

The unidentified girl had a daughter last weekend after conceiving when still at primary school. She was 11 then, and is now in Year 7 at school, while her boyfriend is in Year 9 at another school.

Today, her 'father' said that he would stand by his daughter - but admitted that he 'broke down with emotion' when discovering only four weeks ago that his eldest daughter was about to give birth.

The pair have the lowest combined age of any British parents on record. She, at 12 years and three months, is five months younger than Britain’s previous youngest mother, Tressa Middleton.

Their child weighed 7lbs - close to the UK average for a girl of 7lb 4oz, The Sun reported. At 27, the girl's mother, who was a teenage mother herself, is also now one of Britain's youngest grandmothers.

The parents, from North London, have been in a relationship for a year and say they are 'totally in love'. They met over Christmas 2012 in a park when she was ten and he was 12, it was reported.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2605672/Britains-youngest-parents-Mother-12-gives-birth-7lb-baby-girl-falling-pregnant-primary-school-boy-aged-13.html

Wow! Conceiving a child whilst still in primary school! I just hope for the child's sake the baby grows healthy and happily. They say there 'very much in love' but can you ever be sure at the age of 12?

longhalloween

ThomasFlynn wrote: »

A British couple, 12 and 13, had a baby last weekend and have officially become the UK's ever parents.



http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2605672/Britains-youngest-parents-Mother-12-gives-birth-7lb-baby-girl-falling-pregnant-primary-school-boy-aged-13.html

Wow! Conceiving a child whilst still in primary school! I just hope for the child's sake the baby grows healthy and happily. They say there 'very much in love' but can you ever be sure at the age of 12?

Imagine the picture of the child's first day in school.

The whole family standing there in uniforms, waiting for the bus.

Gatling

Statutory rape comes to mind ,

Letting an 11 year old have sex that a ****ing clever idea

Dancor

Future guests on Jeremy Kyle.

longhalloween

Gatling wrote: »

Statutory rape comes to mind ,

Letting an 11 year old have sex that a ****ing clever idea

Who are you going to charge? The boy? The girl? Both?

Arthur Beesley

Best ever?

Oldest ever?

Gatling

longhalloween wrote: »

Who are you going to charge? The boy? The girl? Both?

Both then charge both then charge both there parents if needs be but I'll guarantee one thing this will become a lot more common

Tasden

Gatling wrote: »

Both then charge both then charge both there parents if needs be but I'll guarantee one thing this will become a lot more common

I've read this a couple times and still can't understand what it says...?

Molester Stallone

Do they get a 3 for 1 babysitting deal with a sitter?

sopretty

Lord bless us! I hope they're given every support now. The horse has bolted at this point!

Benny_Cake

Gatling wrote: »

Statutory rape comes to mind ,

Letting an 11 year old have sex that a ****ing clever idea

They are both below the age of consent. As bad as this is, it isn't statutory rape.

Mrs Garth Brooks

Just another reason to why I want to be a mammy to puppies and kittens. You can get them neutered at least.

SharpshooterTom

Arthur Beesley wrote: »

Best ever?

Oldest ever?

Noted. I leave out words sometimes when typing too fast. :cool:

Donkey Oaty

They grow up so quickly these days, don't they.

grey_so_what

Children having children.....:(

Gatling

Benny_Cake wrote: »

They are both below the age of consent. As bad as this is, it isn't statutory rape.

Just read up on that ,


I've two girls absolutely scary thought that 10 year olds are now having sex

Mrs Garth Brooks

The thread title is a bit odd. 12 & 13 year olds, are a couple?

Being known as a couple at that age.

It sounds weird. And too much responsibility.

MS.ing

Donkey Oaty wrote: »

They grow up so quickly these days, don't they.

nah theres still 24hours in a day

Gatling

HardLuckWoman wrote: »

The thread title is a bit odd. 12 & 13 year olds, are a couple?

Being known as a couple at that age.

It sounds weird. And too much responsibility.

They've apparently since she was 10,

Imagine facebook status

Turned 10 today

Relationship with an other

Turned 11 today

First baby scan

grey_so_what

Gatling wrote: »

They've apparently since she was 10

I'd love to knock the parents head together until they see stars....:mad:

doolox

Also part of the problem is that kids are expected to remain kids for much longer than in the past when 15 and 16 yr olds working and having kids was not uncommon but they probably got married very quickly after the facts became known.

Now our children don't get a full time job until their mid 20's and don't get married until their early 30's if they want to play "by the book".

Many people are increasing not "playing by the book" and are letting things happen in an unorganised fashion due to lack of proper life skills training.

Pumpkinseeds

Could the parents not have had the sense to get the child a termination? Stories like this one just make me despair for humanity.

Mrs Garth Brooks

Gatling wrote: »

They've apparently since she was 10,

Imagine facebook status

Turned 10 today

Relationship with an other

Turned 11 today

First baby scan

I was playing Super Mario at 10 (and still am). Far from boyfriends and babies I was thinking of. And its still the same today!!

vitani

Crazy. I know an 11 year old who still believes in Santa.

Molester Stallone

vitani wrote: »

Crazy. I know an 11 year old who still believes in Santa.

Don't we all?

PucaMama

Pumpkinseeds wrote: »

Could the parents not have had the sense to get the child a termination? Stories like this one just make me despair for humanity.

it is not the babies fault that they are bad parents. maybe put the child up for adoption since the adults involved are so irresponsible.

Sand

Its also a question if the child would agree to an abortion. Parents tend to get their way when it comes to disciplining a child but there is no way they could tell her or force her to get an abortion.

Such a depressing story . Poor kids, all of them

John Cherry

PucaMama wrote: »

it is not the babies fault that they are bad parents. maybe put the child up for adoption since the adults involved are so irresponsible.

Well said.

Sand

Poor parents more like - it wont be a 12 year old girl who raises that baby.

floggg

I just opened this thread to confirm my suspicions that the OP was a daily mail reader.

My sympathies on that OP.

Ihatecuddles

Didn't the father say he only found out 4 weeks before it was born?

Couldn't terminate then!

Adamantium

It's amazing to think this would have been normal in pre agricultural society.

My name is URL

Sand wrote: »

Poor parents more like - it wont be a 12 year old girl who raises that baby.

Grandparents generally play a big role in that these days anyway. This is a non-story really. Does it really shock anyone that pubescent kids are experimenting a lot more with sex these days?

It's kind of mental that so many fools demand that the babby be taken from her right away, while themselves being in no fit state to raise the kids they have.. and that's just going by what's said on flipping Twitter!

Pumpkinseeds

PucaMama wrote: »

it is not the babies fault that they are bad parents. maybe put the child up for adoption since the adults involved are so irresponsible.

I think you're missing the point. Let's not derail the thread with a pro life versus pro choice argument, it never ends well.

PucaMama

My name is URL wrote: »

Grandparents generally play a big role in that these days anyway. This is a non-story really. Does it really shock anyone that pubescent kids are experimenting a lot more with sex these days?

It's kind of mental that so many fools demand that the babby be taken from her right away, while themselves being in no fit state to raise the kids they have.. and that's just going by what's said on flipping Twitter!

im for taking away the child im 24 and in a far better position than a 12 year old to look after it. it shouldnt even be an option for it to stay with the "parents".

PucaMama

Pumpkinseeds wrote: »

I think you're missing the point. Let's not derail the thread with a pro life versus pro choice argument, it never ends well.

no im not.

hatrickpatrick

Benny_Cake wrote: »

They are both below the age of consent. As bad as this is, it isn't statutory rape.

In Ireland, the father would automatically be considered a rapist, and the mother an innocent victim. :mad:

Wacker The Attacker

I'm not sure if I had actually seen a fanny at 13 let alone stuck my flute in one

fonda

grey_so_what wrote: »

Children having children.....:(

It's actually children having children having children as the granny is 27

grey_so_what

fonda wrote: »

It's actually children having children having children as the granny is 27

Three times too many children in that post fonda.....:(

El Weirdo

Gatling wrote: »

... I'll guarantee one thing this will become a lot more common

The article in the OP states that the under-18 conception rate (in the UK) "remains the lowest since 1969".

Mariasofia

A young fella down the road from me got a girl pregnant years ago causing my mother to come out with this memorable statement....
"Jaysus at his age you would think he still thought it was only to p**s through!!!
He was 17!!! :-D

Mrs Garth Brooks

fonda wrote: »

It's actually children having children having children as the granny is 27

Imagine if the granny has another kid at 40+. The baby uncle or aunt would be younger than their niece/nephew. Thats too weird.

anncoates

Gatling wrote: »

Statutory rape comes to mind ,

Letting an 11 year old have sex that a ****ing clever idea

Going to a youth detention centre will help the already crap situation here, of course.

PucaMama

PucaMama wrote: »

im for taking away the child im 24 and in a far better position than a 12 year old to look after it. it shouldnt even be an option for it to stay with the "parents".

It's not the "parents", it's the parents.

Taking children away from young mothers and forcing them into adoption. Yes, that worked our really well before didn't it?

God help all of them, but forced adoption is a sick concept.

monflat

HardLuckWoman wrote: »

Imagine if the granny has another kid at 40+. The baby uncle or aunt would be younger than their niece/nephew. Thats too weird.

Lots of that happening at the moment
Its gettin too messy....

shedweller

To think there was talk of lowering the voting age recently. Imagine, the election posters would start to look like cartoons with slogans like "free sweets for all if you vote me no.1"

I despair.

PucaMama

Deleted User wrote: »

It's not the "parents", it's the parents.

Taking children away from young mothers and forcing them into adoption. Yes, that worked our really well before didn't it?

God help all of them, but forced adoption is a sick concept.

its not just a "young mother" its a 12 year old child! her parents couldnt look after her properly what makes you think this child should be left with them??

fonda

HardLuckWoman wrote: »

Imagine if the granny has another kid at 40+. The baby uncle or aunt would be younger than their niece/nephew. Thats too weird.

Plus if the new child had a baby at 12 and then that child had a baby at 12 we could have a great great granny at 51.

I could go on but any more greats added scares me!

Gatling

anncoates wrote: »

Going to a youth detention centre will help the already crap situation here, of course.

Nobody is saying youth detention ,

But some action is better than no actions ,