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VIRTUAL BABY
By Jessica Cosnett
What's it like to be a teenage mum? Jessica borrows a special virtual baby that cries when it needs attention - and doesn't stop until it gets it - to find out if it's as hard as people say.

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Your thoughts about this video

Hannah B!
how do u get a virtual baby cuz i wanna try it sounds fun

alexis
how do u get a virtual baby any websites?

mandy
every school should have at leats one so every 15/16 year old has chance to borrow it not just girls but boys as well-it may remove some of the glamour of bing a teenage parent

charli (16)
me n my boyfriend of 1yr n a haf r tryin fur a baby n we r plannin on gettin a virtual baby first im sorry to say this but 2.5hrs is not a long time me n ma partner r positive we r ready n r standin by each uther on all of our decisions in the future

chaz
i love them to well done look after it its hard look after one but you have to do it in your life.

kellie
what r u on

Sophie
i wabnt to get one to see whats it like but i dnt know where i can get one

Jessie
omg the vidio is great. I just had on aswell and they r a nightmare. It put me off havin a baby at all :(

Jayni
hey, cool we are looking after them in school this week, i can't wait.

maria
one weekend try doing it for 5 days try that my school is evil u have to take it for 5+ days and then we had a snow day and if u battires died u would fail the doll so try that all of u

Claire x
I'm getting a baby next weekend with my school in Leeds, I am really looking forward to it but after reading this story & hearing other people I'm not sure I will be very good at being a mummy just yet! !

heather
im just about to look afta 1 for a week so wish me luck thx to ur video its helped me c what im letin my self in for thanks x x

Amy
I am getting a virtual baby tomorrow! My brother has had one before so I know all the tips, but I'm well excited. My brothers didn't put me off wanting my own baby tho!! xx

natasha ferricks
i had to have one for school from fri to mon, n it kept me up all night!! although it was a great experience and i loved it although it put me off having one for a while!! after i gave it back all i could here was babies crying in my head...n wish i had it back. :(

Carly
I am getting one of the babies this weekend im excited about it but im sure i will want to give it back at the end. Good video.More schools should have the babies.

Stephy
Hey I would love to do that! I am homeschooled so we don't know where to get one from so I can try it!

kez
i have one just now i have only had her 1 nite n she is drivin me bannanas!!

natalie
jess i think you are really brave havin that virutal baby because i have just had one my self and i know it is really hard and we wonder how our mums woke up in the middle of the night just to feed up or change our nappies and i know i wont be able to do that at this age, so weldone to you you are going to be a great mum i think xx

kat
i had a virtual baby from my school for 5 days last year and it was quite hard and i may be getting it again this year

Olivia
I am going to be having a boy baby on 16th December, i cant wait - but im definately scared about the nights!

xsxrachelxsx
i had a baby for one lesson it was great i think, wanna buy one how do u get them n where can u buy them from? xx

leo
well done!

natalie
well done jess im gettin one in school and it looks fun gud on ya girl xx

Rachael
lol yep that is like how mine is :p.... but i have it for the long weekend :( and it is only the 1st day i have got it and i only got 30min sleep last night because of the baby... well mine is a girl and her name is Brody

kellie
lol i am getting one off school i think its a great thing becuse if it gets you from haveing one young then why not do them in every school

Marie
iv just had one for the whole weekend. fri nite 2 mon mornin. kept me up 2.5 hours sat nite!! put me off havin 1 for the time being!

Jamie
ha ha, well done jess, great video nation

Fay
I love ya Jess lol x-x-x-x-x




Title:
VIRTUAL BABY
Contributor:
Jessica Cosnett
Length:
1.25 mins
Date:
12 Jan 2004
Source:
Video Nation Beds, Herts and Bucks
Country:
England - South East
Categories:
Childhood
Fears
School


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