People who think they wont get pregnant if using birth control methods?!?

Joy - posted on 12/31/2011

BC or not Sex Makes babies! I have seen it so many times, If you are not ready to have a baby, do not have sex. It is possible, no one has ever died from not having sex. I did it for 27 years, till I got married. I am not "the virgin Mary" I just saw a lot of my friends dealing with being parents as a teen, and how messy the break ups were after they had sex. I wanted no regrets. Even if you feel like you did not always make the best decisions in life, each day you canstart over. The past is that the past. Your choices are your own, The man is not the one who will have a baby to take care of, he might even run off. You are all beautiful women do not settle, you deserve the best!

Tiffany - posted on 09/28/2011

i think we r all here to support one another not bash ppl :(

Kelly - posted on 07/25/2011

You can't blame everything on the kids. I had a friend who's mum wouldn't let her go on the pill or anything and then was suprrised when she got pregnant at 15.
Around the same time i Had a boyfriend,we were then 17, who's mum used to go through his room all the time and steal his condoms. We think her theory was that if he didn't have them, tehn he couldn't have sex.... Needless to say it didn't quite work that way. I didn't get pregnant til I was 23 and it was a planned pregnancy, i ended up on medication and everything because it turned out I wasn't ovulating. But then I'm now pregnant with my second child after gettingpregnant on the pill. so....
I dunno, some parents should open their eyes and wonder why they're doing stupid stuff. When my son is old enough I will quite happily pay for condoms for him so that he's got them so I know he's using them. And if I have a daughter I'll make sure she knows heroptions too. None of it is 100% but atleast if you try, that's alright.
I agree though, kids should be more educated on these things.

Brandee - posted on 10/23/2010

Well i definitely WAS one of those teenage girls that said BIRTH CONTROL CANT FAIL, then everyone would be pregnant! LOL then in the beginning of '09 while on the depo shot and using condoms, What do you know?

Birth control is HIGHLY effective, but no where in that phrase does it say 100%. Chances of getting pregnant are slim to none on most Bc's but once again, does it say IMPOSSIBLE?

Ava - posted on 10/22/2010

Yeah, agreed. I mean, I have Mirena. It's the closest form of birth control currently available to the effectiveness of abstinence-- in that, it has the lowest failure rate for a temporary form of birth control. I think the male pill may be more effective when it's mass distributed, especially if they're used in conjunction (male on the pill, woman on Mirena), but there's always a chance, however small, that you can still conceive. Condoms, I'd almost bet on you getting pregnant because the failure rate for those is pretty ridiculous; good for STD protection, not so much for birth control with an effectiveness with human error at about 93 percent or something.

Ali - posted on 10/22/2010

i agree with you. But to give that advice on here is silly because we have all taken care of our resposiblities thats why we are on a site for moms. But i do see where you are comming from. but also shouldn't be so harsh alot of people dont have planned pregnancies at our age and they still turn out to be great parents. i just think they are miss guided most of the time

Alicia - posted on 10/22/2010

congrats on your son :)

Annabeth - posted on 10/22/2010

I am 16 years old and i started having sex at 13 by 15 i was pregnant. I am now 16 and my son is 7 weeks old tomorrow. I can not judge other young mum's because i am one myself. It might be easy to say that young PPL should use protection, or just not have sex at all because there are consequences. But the fact of the matter is a lot of young girls are actually trying to get pregnant on purpose either for money or just to have a kid. I myself did not get pregnant on purpose but then again i did have sex. I think you just can't blame the young girls because it takes 2 to tango as they say. I had sex ed at school but these days some young kids think it is funny or some kind of joke. They do not realise how hard it is. Having a baby is a 24/7 job for the rest of your life. I wish i had been older but i made my decision. When i really think about it when my son turns 18 i will only be 34. I personally think that if the young girls your talking about are using birth control then everyone should be glad. At least they are trying to not get pregnant but i think the problem is that some times birth controls, condoms or both don't work. Maybe some thing should be done about that as well

Alicia - posted on 10/21/2010

i am 24 and am on birth control pill - just got off iud on oct 7 and on pill same day. i was told by dr to use condom for 4 wks starting pill. i told my husband we need to use something for 4 wks and where they are at, we've had sex like 4x since oct 7 and he hasnt used condom =[ i dont think u can get preg very easy on birth control. i didnt wanna risk fertility with iud is why i am off of it. i feel sick every morning i take pill, so my dr office said to take it at night b4 bed and see if it changes and if not they will order blood test. i just got blood test 4 - 6 wks ago cuz i felt preg on iud but it said no. im sure its nothing and i gotta get use to pill but i wish he'd use one to be sure

Amy - posted on 08/18/2010

I agree!

Ali - posted on 08/16/2010

but all the "young mums/teenage mums" you are on about have already taken care of the responsibilty that has arised otherwise they wouldn't be mums. personally yes i do agree that some young girls are un educated but i myself became pregant with my daughter using birth control (yes thats right i fell into that 1%) but i myself being a "young mum" find it a little bit insulting that you all look down on us and call us niave. I am still a woman and wether i planned to have my daughter or not that was my choice and you should just be thankful these girls your are on about are actually using some sort of birth control even if they don't understand it!!!

Joseline - posted on 08/15/2010

I know what you mean. It is a bit annoying to see how naive some people are but at the same time who am I to judge. My bf and I stopped protecting ourselves and knew what could come of it, and it's been an emotional roller coaster thereof. Anyway all I'm saying is most of these girls and misinformed because all they hear is "birth control prevents you from having a baby" from friends most likely so they trust them and go ahead and use it without further info. That's why I'm always telling younger girls I know about the risks that come not only with birth control but also the things they will face if they DO become pregnant, rather than just scold or judge. But I do understand you.

Brooke - posted on 08/14/2010

Paige, I live in Australia as well and I had sex ed... From yr 2 we went through the correct names for body parts etc. By year 6 we were given a book about what to expect with puberty etc. By yr 10 we had a full sex ed class.
I went to 6 different schools and every one taught sex ed.
I didn't have any problems with my birth control, I chose not to take it as we were trying for a baby.

Krystal - posted on 08/14/2010

I agree. Out of my six best friends in the past year we've all been pregnant or had a kid. Our whole little "High school clique" are having or have kids! My sex talk was given to me by my husband when the whole "How could this happen?!?!" question popped up after I peed on a stick. It would also help if our parents didn't act like sex was God's greatest evil and not discuss it with us. People need to wake up and open their eyes that their kids are probably out having unprotected sex and need to be talked to before they get into something permanent that they aren't ready for!

Melaura - posted on 08/14/2010

I'm there with youu! I said I didn't want to have my second until I was married and owning my own house. Well I'm 19 and having my second ... oh and I'm not married. But I knew there was that chance. Well look around ... how many kids got pregnant on depo, the pill, the patch, the, the, the ... like society needs to educate better ... maybe parents should help too.

Paige - posted on 08/14/2010

I think education is a big key and in australia where i live we hav no such thing as sex ed in schools ( im not sure bout other countries) and teen pregnancis arnt really spoken bout. I was 16 when i feel pregnant it wasnt planned but i knew wat i was doin, i knew that havin sex there was a chance of fallin pegnant and unprotected sex well thats a certainty but wat i couldn comprehend was wat a life been a teen mum was like. At 15, 16, 17 even 18 and 19 no girl can fully understand the responsibilities and sacrifice a baby brings to ones life. I love my son dearly he is 2 now and i wouldn change things for the world but every so often i sit back and think WHAT IF? I think we need to educate all these young girls not only on sex but the ups and downs a baby can bring to ones life. I remember when i was pregnant every1 told me these wonderful things bought been a mum than whe my son was born not ony did i c dat for myself but i seen the horrible things that come wit been a mum. Stretch marks, labour, episiotomy, weight gain, no sleep, stress, no U time, responsibility, cant go out a b a normal teenager anymore. I think that been a mum shouldnt b glorified to these young girls but the truth be told including all the gory bits

Britney - posted on 08/14/2010

agreed!!!