A woman who had been pregnant seven times by the time she turned 19 has opened up about the cruel remarks she has received for being a young mum.
Angie first fell pregnant at 15, with her now-husband Jordon. The pair have three beautiful children and are now expecting their fourth and despite people telling her she shouldn't have a baby at 15, the young mum ignored the hateful comments and welcomed their daughter Neveah, now four.
After meeting at Jordon at a party, the couple married shortly after Angie's 16th birthday, and welcomed their second son, Hudson when Angie was 17.
Tragically, the couple have suffered five miscarriages, but went on to have their third child born last year, Finley. Now aged 21, Angie couldn't be happier to have a big family at a young age and claims she's "living her best life."
It was just a few months after they met that the couple found out they were expecting, and after eight pregnancy tests they finally believed it was happening. The woman was on birth control at the time, but said: "I'm not sure why it didn't work for us, but we were meant to have a kid at that point," in a conversation on 'Love Don't Judge' Truly series.
The young mum also revealed how she was met with a mixed reaction when she broke the news to her friends and family, as she said there was "a lot of anger, shock and disappointment" and added: "If somebody told me they were pregnant at 15, I would definitely be shocked as well. I knew that we weren't going to get the best reactions from people. Everyone had a different reaction when we told them we were pregnant."
Although she loves that she's had a big family at a young age, she is no stranger to judgmental remarks, which started when she fell pregnant while at school. "The judgement can be hard. I was still very young and in school when I found out I was pregnant, so I lost everybody that I was close to because we no longer had the same lives."
Angie also revealed how vile trolls will constantly make hateful comments towards her family set-up, with many branding her "pathetic" and "embarrassing", because of this, she claimed she feels the pressure more than ever to do well. "They say I'm pathetic and that this is not something to brag about and an embarrassment. Everybody wants us to fail, so you have more pressure on you."
Although she loves her big family and "couldn't be happier" to be a young mum, Angie admitted: "The miscarriages have taught me to just be grateful for the kids that I have. I always wanted a big family." The couple are now about to welcome their fourth child into the family and are "so freaking excited to be pregnant and welcome our fourth baby into this world and be complete with our family."
If you need help and support after suffering a miscarriage, visit baby loss chartiy Tommy's' website for more information.
Do you have a story to share? Email Niamh.Kirk@reachplc.com