Henry Mills was 10 years old by the time Emma turned 28, as seen in the first episode she had JUST turned 28. So, by that line of reasoning—Emma Swan was 27 when Henry had already turned 10 because his birthday is in August, and hers is in October.
So. Emma Swan was 17 when she had Henry (Swan) Mills, because she (again) had Henry in August (15th), & her birthday is in October (22nd)
And, pregnancy lasts for nine months. On average, about 40 weeks. Let’s say it was anywhere from 8 to 9 months (even though I think it was actually the full 9 months in the show). She had him August 15th. Nine months before August 15th is December 15th, or so. A fetus doesn’t show up on tests until two weeks. So, she would’ve been actually pregnant by December 15th, and two or three weeks prior would’ve been the conception date. Let’s say exactly two, as is the average. She would’ve gotten pregnant on December 1st.
Her birthday is in October. The 22nd, specifically. That’s forty days. She had, by this point, just turned 17, as earlier established.
When you look up on any search engine, an AI assist will say their relationship lasted two years. Let’s assume it didn’t, and it was simply three or four months. Just long enough to fall in love, or get your heart broken. So. Neal met Emma at 16 years old. And within forty days, got her pregnant.
But that relationship didn’t last only a few weeks. It had to have lasted for a few months. So within a two or three or four month relationship with a sixteen year old Emma Swan, Baelfire ‘Neal’ Cassidy got her pregnant. He is five years older than her, physically speaking, and maybe mentally too. Let’s just. Ignore the 200 years, hm? Let’s push it aside.
That’s means, at 16, she met Neal Cassidy—whom is five years older than her—so around 21 or 22 at this point in time. She is pregnant at 17. She is abandoned within that period between then and giving birth to Henry. Alone, in a jail cell before being moved to a hospital bed, then deciding that she has to give her baby the best possible chance, alone, and giving him up. She is still 17. She is released at 18, with no baby, no boyfriend, and no money.
Within the span of a year, maybe two, her life has taken such a drastic turn. All because of a man. Oh, I’m sick.