Real Girls, Real Stories

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A Story of Hope, Courage, and New Beginnings

Greetings from South Africa: A story received from one of our affiliated pregnancy centres touched me so much that I wanted to share it with you, as it captures the essence of hope and love that we strive to nurture in our community.

Lesson About Her Unborn Baby’s Life

A pregnant girl not ready for parenthood, struggles to reconcile that her life will change forever. She resorts to ending her pregnancy. Her mother makes one last desperate plead to save the unborn baby’s life.

I’m Pregnant Conversation with my Parents

Telling your parents “I’m pregnant” can be a challenging conversation but approaching it with preparation can make it easier. Here are some points to help you have the conversation. StandUpGirl has resources to guide your pregnancy journey.

uh-oh’s turn into what can we do to tell them

I'm 16, had sex the day after I stopped bleeding, and now the blood tests say yes........ I don't know what we're gonna do about how to support our...

Reality sucks sometimes….

I got a phone call today from my cousin's mom, she wanted to ask me about my past...particularly the past that involved my uncle living with us. Her...

im having a girl 🙂 22nd november 2009

Heyy, I found out the sex of my baby today. I'm having a little girl! 🙂 xxx

Nadia’s story

I know that my story is different from many that you will see here, but I hope that it can help. I too want to share my story so that you ladies out...

An Ugly Pair Of Shoes

I am wearing a pair of shoes. They are ugly shoes. Uncomfortable Shoes. I hate my shoes. Each day, I wear them, and each day, I wish I had another...

mum hit me 🙁 HELP! 19 weeks pregnant 28th june 2009

Things are getting worse with my mum and me. She hit me last week in an argument, telling me to abort my baby and that I'm a stupid girl for keeping...

My Story!! Broody!!

Me and my boyfriend of 5 years really want a baby. I'm 18 and he's 19. I'm just soooo scared. He's up for it and says he will be there 110 percent....

hmmm….

I met my Baby's dad back in Nov. We were getting along great or so I thought. Then in Jan, he broke up with my via TEXT message... Ya, I know...

scared confused depressed

I have been going out with my boyfriend for 5 months and I'm 6 weeks pregnant. I'm so scared and confused. I'm only 16 and I will be 17 in 2 months....

Umbilical Cyst

I am 12 weeks pregnant and was told that I have a cyst growing on the umbilical cord. The doctor didn't explain what that meant but I have gotten...

friends

My best friend and I have lived together since the tenth grade. Her parents took me in and have been caring for me for the last three years. in...

My Story

I am 17 years old. I have a boyfriend and he is 20 years old. We met when I was 15 and he was 18. We met through a mutual friend of ours at a party...

crazy

15 years old. And 21 weeks pregnant. Have lost all my friends, and my family isn't really there. I'm going crazy not havin' anybody. I only have my...

HPV.

Well, I went in for another check-up & the doctor sat me down & told me that my pap results showed some abnormal cells. I freaked out of...

Now I know how it feels like…

I know that you guys have been through abortion. Now I know how it feels like. I had an abortion a month ago and at that time, I was 4 weeks...

Scared

I am 18 years old and just recently graduated from high school. I was kicked out not to long ago and am now living with my boyfriend. I took a...

baby valentina

My baby was born on May 14, almost a month ago. It was a really long day. I went for an appointment and had to stay because my baby had to be born...

Am I pregnat?

I have all the early symptoms but I am having an irregular period. I don't have insurance so I can't go see a doctor about this yet. I just want to...

My emotions

I have been waiting all of my life to have a baby and still waiting for it to happen. Every time I missed my period for even a day or 2 days, I get...