OMG OMG.....I'M PREGNANT!
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| Mon, 07-11-2005 - 5:04am |
OMG..What am I going to do? I can't believe this. I finally get up the nerve to walk away from my ex and settle in my mind he doesn't want to be with me and now I find out this. I can't escape him. My period hadn't come in a while which is normal for me but for some reason my back has been hurting lately and I've had bad gas(TMI). Something told me to check just now and sure enough the 2 lines came up right away. Could it be wrong? But EPT is hardly ever wrong.
How did this happen? I know you guys are thinking you had sex is how, but me and my ex always used the withdrawal method. Ever since we've been together and that has worked fine for me. Not to give out all my personal info but withdrawal has always worked for me. When I got pg last year with my daughter, we planned it and after a few months of us having full unprotected sex I conceived. How did I conceive with him withdrawing? I don't know what I'm going to do now.
Alison

Hi
I'm sorry that you are in this situation, but some research on this may explain it.
According to Yahoo Health:
Among the least effective techniques for preventing pregnancy is withdrawal, in which the man withdraws before he ejaculates. According to the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, of all couples who rely on the withdrawal method, one in five will face pregnancy within a year.
Those are the hard cold facts unfortunately.
Take care of yourself and stick around, as I am sure many on this board will offer you some practical advice on how to deal with this situation and lend you emotional support in this tough time.
wow, I guess it's time to stop wondering how it could happen because as trinity wrote, withdrawal is a statistically poor way of preventing pregnancy. I think you've been nothing short of lucky in the past. Just one more reason why we NEED sex ed in the classrooms- but anyway.
Now it's time to accept that it's happened and figure out the next step. I'm really hoping you have family and friends who will be there for you as you face this. I'm thinking that your age is one huge benefit for you in this situation because by now I think you know that life will go on and it's not the end of the world.
Keep us posted.