Teen Pregnancy – Real Life Stories About Teen Pregnancy

When a pregnant teen browses online, reads a magazine, or glances at a brochure at a clinic, it will be very encouraging to know that she is not alone in facing this nightmare. Teen pregnancy stories are a form of comfort and reassurance for pregnant teens; They count on these stories for advice, strength, and support.

For example, girls can read teen pregnancy stories that recount the shock a teen goes through upon learning of her pregnancy. One story recounts how a teenager was simply stunned when her home pregnancy test revealed two pink lines. The next two weeks were filled with wildly fluctuating thoughts about her pregnancy. What she knew about teenage single mothers was horrible. She was aware of how she thought of young women she knew getting pregnant and she definitely didn’t want them to think that way.

Stories about teen pregnancy can reveal to young women how teen mothers relate to how they are perceived by society. Another story narrates that as the teenager progressed further into her pregnancy, and later when the son grew slowly, the gawking and gaping did not upset her as much as before and people told her that she was not old enough to be the mother of your son. However, when she talked to people, she would always conclude by saying that she was nothing like the other teenage girls who got pregnant.

Well, she was quite different from them as she attended a decent school, lived on her own, made sure things worked out with her partner, took care of her son and did her homework, balanced three jobs, and had her future planned out. Up to a point, she thought they were right. She went above and beyond for her son and her and the images of young motherhood that society put out for all to see were very different.

By reading this story, a teen mother can be inspired and empowered by the knowledge that if she chooses to keep the baby, she can survive and get on with her life.

Alternatively, teens can also find out how unaware other teens were during their pregnancies and can therefore learn to be better prepared to handle the pregnancy. As one teenager describes it, she did not realize that she had every right to make plans for her baby and she should have asked that it be accepted. Although she was aware of her birth plans, she did not realize that it could also be related to her. At the time, she felt that she hardly had the right to have the baby, and therefore how could anyone expect her to plan for her arrival?

By flipping through teen pregnancy stories, girls can understand that all teen moms have the same fear. A teenager says that she was sitting at her desk, she was fifteen years old and she was failing class, pregnant, sick and petrified. She just sat there, gently massaging her flat abdomen and clenching her jaws to keep from vomiting.

Often a teenager is alone, separated from her family and friends because of her condition. By reading stories of teenage pregnancy, where faceless and nameless characters suddenly come to life and whom she can empathize with, the pregnant teen can lead a less lonely life.