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I made sure that I did all the going out and having a good time I needed to do before the baby came. BUT I still have fun with my friends, the only down side is, I have to be home by 8pm to put my daughter to bed, sometime I put her to bed at a friend's house and move her to her crib when I get home, but she is really little still, in a few years it will be harder.
Also most of my friends without kids want to just play with her, which is great, but she fusses when anyone else but me holds her right now, (which is one of the downsides to single parenting, your kid only knows you) When they get tired of her not wanting their attention, they move on and talk amoungst themselves and sometimes I feel left out.
I would never trade being a mom and I plan to still socialize, but it will get harder and I will always have to honor her needs first, but truthfully I am really glad I lived a full life before she came.
The good news about being a teen single parent (which I am not, I'm almost 40) is when the child is in their teens themselves you still have your adult years ahead of you to play. The downside to it is, parenting is really wonderful and hard, and tougher if your peers aren't doing it with you. However if you have a stong family support network, and are willing to commit to your beautiful child, you can make it all work, it just takes effort.
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