Pregnant! What do I do now?

If you think you may be pregnant! You need to confirm it first.

You can start by taking a home pregnancy test (HPT).  HPTs are inexpensive, private, easy to use, and mostly accurate.  However, the only way to confirm a pregnancy is through a physician’s diagnosis.  You will need to schedule an appointment with your family doctor or obstetrician/gynecologist. You can also find the local maternity services of your area.

Knowing that you are pregnant
When you find out or confirmed that you are pregnant, you may feel joyful and energized, or may be stunned, puzzled and may be upset. It depends on your conditions because everybody is different, and having different type of conditions at this stage. No need to worry if you are not feeling as happy as you have expected. Even if you have been trying to get pregnant, your feelings may take you by surprise.

What do I do now?

Your pregnancy will be treated confidentially, even if you are under the age of 16. Your GP or midwife will tell you about your choices for antenatal (pregnancy) care in your local area. Being pregnant may affect the treatment of any current illness or condition you may have or go on to develop. The common problems in pregnancy, includes morning sickness, headaches, bleeding, etc.

If you don’t have one or don’t feel comfortable going to your doctor, then there are centers which offer FREE pregnancy testing and are completely confidential.  Many of the centers also perform ultrasounds at no cost.  You will need to have an ultrasound to determine how far along you are in your pregnancy.

If you're pregnant and not sure you want to be, YourOptions explains the choices you have. You can also talk to a GP.

Think you may be pregnant?

You may be facing one of the most difficult decisions you ever have to make. This was not in your plans… Your world is turned upside down, and you are suddenly questioning everything you ever thought or believed.

It is okay to be scared…The good thing is that you do have options.

First, you need to determine if you are even pregnant. How do I know if I'm pregnant?

If you already know you are pregnant, take some time to learn more about each of your options and to understand pregnancy.

This site will walk you through many questions you may have. YourOptions is focused on providing you the facts you need to know so that you can make an informed, confident decision that is best for you. YourOptions does not promote or refer for abortion services. But we know that it is an option that many women consider. Since it is an option, we want to provide you with as much information about abortion as well as parenting and adoption so that you have all the facts needed to make your own decision.

Do you want to see what other women did when faced with a similar situation and how it worked out for them? There are personal testimonies on this site about parenting, adoption and abortion. Check out these stories and how decisions impacted their lives.