Effects of Unintended or Unplanned Pregnancy

An unplanned pregnancy can spark many different emotions and leave you feeling lost, scared, angry, overwhelmed, and/or confused. All of these emotions and many others are normal. You didn’t plan on this happening at this time in your life, and right now there doesn’t appear to be any good solution.

Unintended | Unplanned Pregnancy

Your mind is probably racing and you may be asking yourself a million questions…

How could this happen to me?
What will my family say?
What will my friends say?
How am I going to finish school?
How will this affect my job?
Is my social life over?
Will the drinking/smoking I did affect the baby’s health?
How can I afford to have a baby?
What are my options?
What do I do?

YourOptions is intended to help you answer some of these questions and make a good informed decision that you are confident in.

It is your life…you deserve to make an informed decision.

Take some time to read or watch stories from other women who have been in similar situations. Learn more about what you can expect with pregnancy, and get information about all of your options. If you still have questions, or just want to talk with someone in confidence, give OptionLine a call at 800-712-4357(HELP) or click here for more contact information.

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.