'Being a mum at 16 was the making of me'

Angel Brooker, 19, was a schoolgirl when she found out she was pregnant. Now a mum-of-two, she wouldn’t change things for the world

- LUCY ROBINSON

Running downstairs with a positive pregnancy test in my hand, I just couldn’t believe it. I was shaking. I couldn’t even talk. While my mum had suggested that I could be pregnant, I didn’t believe her. That was until those two lines showed up.

I’d been with my boyfriend Matt on and off since I was 12. Then not long after my 15th birthday my mum Emma noticed a change in me and asked if I was due on my period. I told her that I had already had it, to which she said that she thought I was pregnant. I’d been crying more than usual and I felt really hormonal, but I put it down to being a teenager.

The day my next period was due I went out with my friends to pick up a pregnancy test. I thought I’d just do one in case. When two lines came up on the test I was gobsmacked.

My mum was the first person I told. She was having a party at home, so I ran down the stairs to where she was and said, ‘Mum, I’m pregnant.’ She didn’t believe me at first and thought the test was faulty. When it sunk in, she cried and was angry, but then she was happy. She went through all of the emotions.

Matt came inside to see what was happening and I showed him the test. He didn’t understand what the two lines meant, but I knew that I wanted a baby. As soon as I saw those two pink lines, I knew I was going to step up to the mark.