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If your asking a bunch of strangers if your too young then the answer is yes! This is something you and only you have to decide and the fact that you ask anyone shows that you are not ready.

20 is not to young to have a child as long as you are financially and mentally ready. I accidentally got pregnant at 16 and in my opinion that is too young but I overcame the obstacles and now my son is 5 and we are expecting a little girl (planned) and I'm 22. I beleive that as long as you're over 18 and feel like you have the means to give that child what it deserves then you're not too young. But like I said it al depends on you and your feelings.

nope, I am 19 and my husband is 20, and we are TTC. =) But if you're ready for the responsibility of a child, you should be ready for the commitment of marriage...so I would afdvise getting married first. If you or your boyfriend don't want to get married, then this is not a good time to have a child.

Definitely agree with Becky on the getting married first thing. Speaking from experience, I had my first two before my DH and I got married and while we are still together now, I think it would have made the first few years together seem more stable and definite....not to mention a more suitable situation to bring a child into.

i was 18, i brought a maltese dog and treated it like a baby! then months later i relised i wanted something more, my bf who now is my husband,we had a baby and it was what i wanted all along, i was ready, you just know when your ready im 21 now and my boy is almost 2 and hes the best thing that ever happened to me!! also we got married after he was born, we didnt have tiome to get married with all the finacial and planning going on but it was great that he could be there and be apart of our important day... and you dont have to get married first, aslong as your planing to and know you will then its fine...

yeah but if you get married first, you can spend some money on a wedding and a honey moon, whereas if you have the baby first than you probably won't have the funds; not to mention the time or the energy. Also your body changes after you have a baby, you might want to get married before those changes. There's no guarentee you'll walk out of the hospital wearing your old jeans or even be able to wear them 3 years later :P

Marriage is definately the way to go ! I had a child out of wedlock with a guy that promised me the world and where is he today ? Yes I have been left with a beautiful son but how sad it is that he does not have a biological dad to share his life with . This time I am pregnant with my DH child and it is absolutely wonderfull knowing that WE are having a child and that I not only have security , a beautiful home but also a lot of love to offer our little baby . So my feelings are that if you both can't commit to marriage how can you commit to having a child ?

I agree with brandy... 20 is def. not too young as long as YOU and your partner are ready mentally and physically for this long term commitment. I am also 20 and have a 10month old daughter with another due in June. My husband and I have just bought a house after living in an apartment for 2 years and we couldnt be more happier. I think if it is what you feel is right and you are ready for the responsibility, then NO you are DEF. not too young for a child.

Darling if you think you and bf are ready than go for it....i got married at 20 but now i am 27 and just recently started trying for baby...some times i really think why i didnt had at least one baby at 20 or 21.both had reasonable jobs but at the same time baby takes all your energy and two of you have to work through it togather....my hubby and i have enjoyed everything in our marriage 'touch wood' now i think we are ready for the next step and i know he will make wonderfull dad....godd luck

I'm definitely agree with everyone, get yourself married first.

Your not to young to have kid's...I had my frist at 19.....anyways i think it's better to have em young because you can grow up with em you dont wanna be to old....atleast if you have em young your fit and you can play with em....if your old you cant do all of that stuff....

well yes i was married at 19 of age

sadg, I do feel you are a little young at 20 but that is just my opinion. I think it's a good idea to establish yourself in your early through mid 20's. Focus on your career, which is most likely just beginning and I also think getting married first is a good idea. What it really comes down to, is if you feel ready, then I have no doubt that you could make this work. charmy- I am 28 years old and pregnant with my first baby and I by no means feel that I am too old or not "fit" enough at this time or in the next 20 years etc to raise a child while remaining an active fun mom. There are many 35+ year old woman that are expecting their first baby, and I highly doubt they will have a hard time keeping up with them. I don't know what your definition of old was, but it's not like there are a bunch of 60 year old woman having babies.

ive been married for 4 years now and still going strog.... im just saying in our days women are having babys in there late 30 and 40 like hello once the kid is 10yothe mum is going to be 50yo...so im just saying it's better to have em young....im only going to be 28yo when my kid is 10....just thought ill put my in put in

I'd give it another year or two. Not because you're too young to know what you're doing, but it's nice to have the time to consider it from all angles before you're actually there. I had my first when I was 23 and felt way too young when I suddenly didn't have a choice. Obviously it worked out fine, but it was scary and it was hard for quite some time. I think if I had been any younger than I was it would have been terrible for me. Give it some thought! Good luck.

20 years is not too young to have baby. But having baby in the early age needs a lot of consideration such as financial and mental stability.