Lanie officially announced her pregnancy on Instagram after people began to find out. Many people congratulated her, while others were not as kind.

Only a few of Lanie’s friends were informed of her pregnancy because the first trimester is when a pregnancy is most likely to have complications or a miscarriage. In case something were to happen, she didn’t want many people to know.

Before telling their families, Lanie and Isaac told Mrs. Peyton, a health teacher at their school, about the pregnancy. She helped them talk about how to tell their parents. They both told their parents later that week, five days after taking the pregnancy test.

The couple’s first thoughts after learning of the pregnancy were to keep the baby, but were unsure if they would be supported or if that would be an option for them.

Lanie met the father of her baby, Isaac, in seventh grade when he was new to her school. The couple dated for two years before she became pregnant during the first semester of her freshman year of high school.

Lanie didn’t start showing until she was nearly six months pregnant, yet her peers seemed to begin learning of her pregnancy. She felt as if more people were looking and talking about her, creating an uncomfortable environment. For her, things were more comfortable before people knew; she wanted them...

The couple talked to Mrs. Peyton, a health teacher, before they told their parents. Heier also talked to her brothers about the pregnancy before she told her parents, whom she told five days after she found out.

Lanie Heier and her boyfriend, Isaac Reyna, met in seventh grade when he was new to her school. The couple had dated for two years before she got pregnant.