Ellie, Lillie, and Maddie, a set of triplet baby girls, were born to 16-year-old Argentine Natalie Scanlan in April of this year. She gave birth to triplets, making her the youngest mother in Britain. has declared that it was her “best action” to yet.
She fell pregnant before going on holiday to Tenerife with her 19-year-old boyfriend. After thinking she had ᴄᴏᴍe ᴅᴏᴡɴ with food ᴘᴏɪsᴏɴɪɴɢ on the island, she returned home, saw her ⒼⓅ, and found out she was expecting. But it was not until she had a scan two months later that the 16-year-old found out she was sʜᴏᴄᴋtriplets.
She said:” It was a shock that we were having one baby, never mind three. But when it sunk in I decided I was just going to go ahead with it.” Natalie had three baby daughters , and they all now live in a two-bed council house.
The 17 year old, whose family helps out with money and childcare, said: “I don’t have as much freedom as I used to have and I can’t do what I want to do all the time. I’ve got to do what the babies want to do now. I’d like to get a job but it’s hard finding one with the right hours. If they go to bed at 7pm and you get home at 6pm you’re only going to see them for an hour a day. I don’t think there’s anything wrong with having a baby young, but you have just got to realize that it’s going to stop your life as well as everybody else’s life around you.”
Natalie’s mum, Sarah, who also fell pregnant aged 16, said life can be tough for natalie when she is not in the mood for feeding or changing them her youngsters . Sarah said: “She’s only 17 but she’s got this big responsibility . She should be young, free and single and enjoying
