Young & Pregnant’ Cast Reveal What They Wished They Knew Before They Became Moms [Exclusive]

Now that their babies are toddlers, the Teen Mom: Young & Pregnant cast reflected on what they wished they would have known before they had a baby at a young age.

Kayla Sessler, Rachel Beaver and Kiaya Elliott shared their thoughts with Showbiz Cheat Sheet and the advice they would have loved to have gotten before they became a mother.

Rachel Beaver said being a single mom is tough

A common theme with the Teen Mom: Young & Pregnant cast is facing motherhood alone. “The one thing that I wish I would have known before having a child is that not being settled down with somebody emotionally, in a relationship,” Beaver said. “Because it’s just been very hard being a single mom.”

Kayla Sessler, Kiaya Elliott and Rachel Beaver | MTV

She added, “I mean, I do it completely by myself and I go into these things where I feel like I need love and I need to be in a relationship and I just want a family. I just have problems in that sense. And it’s like I realize that being a young mom, it’s like I lack a family. So it’s just kind of hard, in essence, you know?” Viewers have seen how Beaver struggled to connect with her own mother after she moved out.

Kiaya Elliott from ‘Teen Mom: Young & Pregnant’ said she lost herself

For another Teen Mom: Young & Pregnant cast member the exeperience actually made her realize that she needs to be vocal about what she wants and needs.

“I feel like I lost myself when I found out I was pregnant,” Elliott admitted. “So I wish I would have been more focused on my mental health.”

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Some ‘Teen Mom: Young & Pregnant’ cast members faced postpartum depression

Sessler faced postpartum depression and wished she had known more about it before she gave birth. “I wish someone would educated me more on postpartum depression because I feel like that’s something I definitely had after the birth of both my children,” she said. “But didn’t really know it or recognize it at the time.”

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