Jamie Lynn Spears On Her Teen Pregnancy, Being Embarrassed To Get Birth Control

At least she didn't have a custody battle! The father of her child sees her one weekend every month. I'm getting so scared and sad seeing all these custody battles like with Halle Berry and Gabriel etc.

I'm the exact same age as her (21), and I can vouch for the fact that I knew quite a few girls in school who did not have sex at 16, 17, 18, or even later ages. Despite what many adults say, not all teenagers are out there having sex. Some of us were/are very proud of being virgins & waiting for that right guy when we're a bit older & wiser. She's just making excuses for her dumb behavior.

As my high school sex-ed teacher used to say, "If you're not responsible or smart enough to purchase & use some form of effective birth control, then you're not responsible enough for sex & you're DEFINITELY not responsible enough to have a child."

I guess I am the minority here and I see that Jamie Lynn has accepted responsibility for the way her daughter was conceived and has MOVED ON. Why can't everyone else?

She was young, dumb and in love. Would everyone have rather her had an abortion? She SEEMS to be a very loving and caring mother. (Note : I said SEEMS. I do not claim to know her and never have.)

This young woman could have easily dumped her baby on her family, stayed in LA and partied her life away. She CHOSE to keep her baby, raise her herself, move back home to Louisiana and try her hardest to give her child a family. She was realistic with her expectations regarding her and Casey's relationship. It didn't work out. Maybe that's because they were young. Maybe it's because they became parents at a young age. Maybe it's because she's a celebrity. OR MAYBE - that's how MOST relationships are nowadays and everyone just wants to judge her because she was on a TV show. It's not fair, right or okay.

I have respect for the way she has stepped up and grown up. I haven't seen pictures of her out partying, drugged up/drunk, hooking up with random men, etc. I haven't seen an interview where she is blaming her faults on her family, or pressure from her ex. I haven't seen or heard her bash her ex. I actually haven't seen or heard much about her at all. She stepped away from the limelight and put her focus on motherhood - and at such a young age, I think it is amazing that she had the maturity to do what was right instead of what was fun.

I think it's about time that everyone stop slamming Jamie Lynn for making a mistake that MILLIONS of teenagers make year after year. It's time we all focus on the positives in her life. She's a good mother. She hasn't alienated her child's father like some other celebrities have attempted. She finished her education. She's working on building a career that will not only provide for both her and her child - but it's something she loves! (Not all of us are that lucky). She's accepted responsibility for her past mistakes. I view this interview not at her making excuses for past behavior, but as simply an explanation and pretty much her asking for everyone to let HER past go and let her move on and live her life free of judgement (which we all know, no one is going to stop judging a celebrity - ever).

Deb I love your coment I think she is doing a really good job and whilst her explaination may not wash with some people she has come out and given one even though she did not have to. As a celebrity she is in the public eye and everyone will have their opinion and its part of the job for her to deal with thsi. I just hope that if any of you with negative coments find someone in your own lives in that situation that you are supportive - A child is a gift no matter how they come to be or who they are born to. Having been a teen mum and having commented on Jamie before its not the worst thing in the world. I would not recomend it it is hard work and the world is against you for your decision to keep your child even as an ordinary person I received hate mail and nasty comments on the street and in the malls from older people. I am not trying to say that teenagers should go out and get pregnant its great!! but society needs to change its attitude to how we respond once a teen is pregnant everyone seems to forget that there is a baby involved and that with love and support from surrounding family and friends that teenager could be a really good parent. The bigger problem that I see is those that dont learn the first time and by 20 years old have 3 or 4 kids I may have had a baby in my teens but I didnt have another one until I was 23 married and stable. Jamie seems to be taking really good care of Maddie and they always look so happy together. She made a mistake she gets it! But the child is here now move on!!

The wonderful thing about the past is that it is "past"!. Sad thing is that people often don't want people to be able to go forward and believe that one should wallow in a bad place.

I think she has done well. And she certainly hasn't or will be the first to live this experience. And she seem to have well move forward.

I actually found this interview extremely impressive. How many of those teen moms have you seen parry, and not breastfeed etc the moment their babies are born? Jamie Lynn talking about how she wanted to do everything herself and that she breastfed for almost a year and that she wants to have an open and honest relationship with her daughter, as well as the responsible way her and Casey are raising their daughter together shows me that she is doing her best to be the best mom she can be. Most of those teen mom girls thrive on the drama between them and their baby daddy. Heck how many grown women do you see act selfishly and immaturely towards the father of their own children.

To me this shows that Jamie Lynn is growing into a smart young woman who is set on making the most out of the cards she was dealt. Good for her.

I think she sounds VERY mature and like she's made the best out of her situation. I loved reading this. She sounds immensely more level-headed than most 20 year olds I know. Go, Jamie! You seem like a wonderful, loving mom.

I was really impressed with her and this interview. She seems like she's grown up quite a bit and is being refreshingly honest and accepting of the cards that life's dealt her.
I may be in the minority, but I can understand the embarrassment over getting birth control. I lived in a small town and my dad was a big hot shot doctor there....I knew there was no way that I could get birth control without my dad finding out about it, so I didn't. Call it stupid (and looking back now that I'm 27, it probably was) but all I could think about was how horrible that would be if he found out. Come on everyone, even as adults it's embarrassing to buy condoms! She obviously didn't think it through but she was a kid and she admitted that....give her a break.

Good for you Jamie Lynn...you have a beautiful daughter!!!

So falling pregnant wasn't an accident then, she just did it without protection. Stupid. This sets an incredibly bad example to her young fans.

Some of the comments I see are so attacking. Have any of you guys seen Jamie in the tabloids lately? I haven't. Least she is taking responsibility for her actions and taking care of her child. She picked up her life and moved back to Louisiana why? To give her daughter the best atmosphere she can give. Do I think being that scared about contraceptives was dumb? Yes I do. But you can clearly see she is TRYING. Some of you guys are so critical and need to look at yourselves because I doubt you are perfect either. Looking at how Jamie is now, it looks like she changed her life around. Who knows how she would be if she didn't experience all of that.

I really almost ashamed to be part of a generation where having sex at 16 is the norm. Your teenage years are supposed to be your years to get out and have fun, explore the world, to figure out who you are. And yet, teen girls throw them away over infatuation that they mistake for 'true love'. Its pretty sad.

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my sister got pregnet at 16 by her 19 or 20 boyfriend she thought she was in love she is now 21 she turned out perfectly fine with the help of her family she meet a guy at nurseing school she got married at 19 and had another baby and this time it was a girl. It was hard for my mom to talk to her cause she thought my sister was smart enough to say no and wait. But now she has a job 2 kids a loveing husband (not the guy she got pregnet by) nice home. But she is not like other girls who kill thier baby or give it up she kept him and raised him with no problem she had some ups and downs with the father but she still made it and not stupied maybe a stupied chose but the best one yet.

Of course she was embarrassed getting birth control. Haven't you ever been to the pharmacy and asked for a morning after pill? They treat you like a you are a person who sleeps around, questioning you about the 'event'. I think everyone is being a bit harsh here. I am a lot older than her and i still find it difficult sometimes.

SO WHAT! You people can be so lame. Most dumb kids have it these days. She was another one of them. She may be on a nickelodeon show, but she still has desires, and she is still a teenager. yes, she made a dumb decision, Atleast she didnt do abortion like most of them. And maybe she was feeling embarrased, maybe she wasnt. WHo knows and who cares. What's done is done