Alfie Patten becomes a father at 13

These children could be brother and sister but they are father and daughter.

Alfie Patten, 13, and his girlfriend Chantelle Steadman, 15, decided to keep Maisie who was conceived after one night of unprotected sex.

Alfie, who is just 4ft tall, hasn’t yet hit puberty and was 12 when the baby was conceived, said: “When my mum found out, I thought I was going to get in trouble. We wanted to have the baby but were worried about how people would react.

“I didn’t know what it would be like to be a dad. I will be good though, and care for it,” he told The Sun newspaper.

His daughter Maise Roxanne was born four days ago and weighed 7lb 3oz. The couple are from Eastbourne, East Sussex.

Chantelle, the baby’s mother, said last night: “I’m tired after the birth. I was nervous after going into labour but otherwise I was quite excited.

“Me and Alfie went. The doctor asked me whether we had sex. I said yes and he said I should do a pregnancy test. He did the test and said I was pregnant. I started crying and didn’t know what to do.”

They found out 12 weeks into the pregnancy but hid it from their parents for a further six weeks until Chantelle’s mother, Penny, 38, became suspicious when her daughter started gaining weight and confronted her about it.

“[Alfie] said I should tell my mum but I was too scared,” Chantelle said.

“We didn’t think we would need help from our parents. You don’t really think about that when you find out you are pregnant. You just think your parents will kill you.”

Denny Patten, Alfie’s father, said his son does not really understand the gravity of the situation – but seemed to want to be a good father.

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