11 year old to become Britain's youngest mother.

[Reverie]

A girl is to become Britain's youngest mother after becoming pregnant at 11.

The girl smokes 20 cigarettes a day despite being eight months' pregnant. She conceived aged 11 when she lost her virginity to a boy of 15 on a drunken night out with friends.

The 15-year-old has since been charged with rape by police, and is due to appear again at Edinburgh sheriff court on July 10.

Her 34-year-old mother, who gave birth to her youngest child eight months ago, said she was 'proud' of her daughter.

She will be 12 years and 8 months when she has the child next month. Jenny Teague, Britain's youngest mother until now, was a month older when she gave birth in 1997.

The youngster, who lives near Edinburgh, says looking after her younger brothers has prepared her for motherhood.

But the girl admits she "panics and cries" when babies are unwell and does not feel able to bathe them.

The mother-to-be, who cannot be named for legal reasons, had unprotected sex with the teenage boy, who also cannot be identified, while drunk last August.

'Excited'

She told the Sun: "I didn't think I'd get pregnant because it was my first time. But I'm really excited and looking forward to being a mum.

"I can't wait to take the baby swimming and out for walks in the pram. I think I'll be able to cope as I've had lots of practice looking after my brothers.

"I know how to feed a baby its bottle and I can change nappies. But I panic and cry if they're sick and I don't like giving them a bath because I'm a bit frightened.

"It's good to know I'll have my mum here to help me if I need her."

Concerned she might be pregnant, the girl visited a GP three times but tests proved negative. She learned the truth after buying a home-testing kit from a supermarket.

After the device displayed two blue lines, indicating she was pregnant, she pleaded with a female relative to break the news to her mother. The girl, who has been suspended from her first year of secondary school for fighting, said: "I was paranoid about what my mum was going to say and just frightened about being pregnant too.

"I knew straight away that I couldn't have an abortion because that's something I don't believe in.

"I was upset and so was my mum, especially as she'd just had my wee brother. We had a big argument and I ended up locking myself in my room and running away to a friend's.

"It was really hard but it's brought me and my mum closer, which is good. I knew my mum would stand by me no matter what, but I told her straight away I was going to keep the baby.

"The social worker suggested I got rid of it but I'd never do that."

Smoking at nine

The girl, who has shoulder-length dark hair, began smoking at nine and started drinking tonic wine and vodka cocktails at ten. She claimed her cigarette habit was not harming the health of her unborn child.

She said: "I can give up smoking at any time, but I don't find it affects my pregnancy."

The girl, whose parents split up several years ago, said she would like a baby boy - and may call him Leo.

She is currently being educated at a local community centre but knows she must return to school.

She told the Sun: "My mum has said she will look after the baby so I can go to school. I don't know what I want to do with my life when I leave. I used to want to be a nursery nurse, but now I'm not so sure."

'Proud of my daughter'

Her mum said: "I'm not ashamed of my daughter at all - in fact, I'm proud of her for keeping the baby.

"I know she's worried what other people will say but she can walk out there with her head held high.

"At first I wasn't too happy about becoming a gran. But now I'm used to the idea. I'm really looking forward to having another baby in the house."

The Scottish Conservatives has called for society and families to unite to change attitudes towards sex following the news.

[lareau]

Sounds like she has a great family.....

[Narrock]

sick people

[Martrae]

Repost...but this is a better article.

[Reverie]

Mm, sorry about the repost then, I guessed I missed it.

But, yes, I can't help but wonder quite a few things. One, being the obvious .. what the hell was her mother thinking and what is she still thinking, saying that she is proud of her daughter.. Where the hell was she when her daughter started all of this anyway? Shouldn't a mother be there preventing their child from doing these things - or at least trying? From what I read.. they don't really say anything about her trying to stop her daughter from doing those lovely things, but who knows.

Also! She's only eleven years old and considering all the drinking and smoking she has been doing, she's probably more underdeveloped than a normal girl would be, so how is her body exactly going to be able to handle this? I wouldn't think it really would be.

She thinks it will be fun and the like, but she already hasn't stopped smoking, so obviously after the baby is born she is going to continue to do whatever it is she does and her originally horrible mother will be left with another baby.

Or, another horrible scenario.. The girl is about 17 and her child is six and also smoking and drinking.

I am wondering why child protective services didn't take the 11 year old away from her mother in the first place.. but I don't really know. It's just... blah.

[Jay]

Does the UK have CPS?

[Lyion]

If her kid follows suit, she could be a 22 year old grandmother.

[Zanchief]

And her mother would be a great grama at 46.

[Rotj]

poor fucken kid

[Reverie]

I don't know if the UK does, but I would think they would have some kind of child protection..

[KILL]

I don't know if the UK does, but I would think they would have some kind of child protection..

what, like extra small condoms?

[vonkaar]

Reverie...

I like this new NT person but god damn if you don't post some depressing articles!

[Spliffs]

At 11 you have no concept of reality. I'm not surprised at this at all. I know a few girls who are just lucky this didn't happen to them.

However, I don't agree with charging a 15 year old boy with rape. What they did was not right, or healthy, but it isn't anymore his fault than it is hers. Maybe he should have had a bit more maturity, but does that mean its ok for a 14 year old, or a 13 year old? Where do you draw the line? Or what if they were both 11, is he a rapist just because he's male?

Girls mature faster than boys, why is there no account for this in teen sex cases? I don't think any 11 year old, or 15 year old should be having sex ever, but just because they do doesn't automatically make it rape.

I tire of the constant demonization of men when it comes to the subjects of sex, and children. Especially when the man is nothing but a child himself.

[Markarado]

I doubt the mother is saying that she's proud of her daughter for smoking and drinking. She clearly said that she's proud of her daughter for keeping the child, which I am also.

Many parents wouldn't be supportive of their children going through shit like this. The mom has clearly made mistakes bringing her daughter up, but she's making the right decision to stand by her daughter here.

[Martrae]

I dunno...at 11 her body isn't mature enough to carry a baby without messing up her own growth. Also, the pregnancy hormones could really mess her up when combined with the normal hormones of puberty.