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.
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Gestational Diabetes Test Appointment
Today, I was tested for Gestational Diabetes. This might seem quite dumb, but I didn't even know what the test was for. :(( So, like always, I...
The Nursery Room
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Very Light But They Are There…. Stretchmarks!
Today, I just realized that I had very light stretch marks. Well, I didn't. My mother told me. She was helping get a skirt on and because we were...
It is NOT cute
Is it me or are a lot of pregnant teens finding it "cute" and "fun" to have a kid? I understand that, OK, maybe reality hasn't set in yet for them...
RANT
I used to be the person who'd tell someone to back the f*** off in a second because they had no right to give an opinion on my life. I'm still that...
Risked destroying my babies life
Where has the time gone? Last time I wrote in my blog, I was 11 weeks into my pregnancy and everyone was trying to talk me into an abortion. Yet...
Pregnancy is so hard…and long.
Honestly, I'm bored of being pregnant now. I'm only just halfway through it. Should have another 17 weeks left. It's so long. I find it so hard to...
36 weeks pregnant .. 4 weeks to go!!
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14 and Might be Pregnant
Hi, I'm 14 and might be Pregnant. First of all, I'm very scared to tell my parents. They're the strict type of parents. My mom always told me if I...
I Miss You Grandma…
Things have been hard, but what has been killing me is that Tuesday makes it 3 years since you've been gone. You were a big part of my strength....
Dear…
Dear Mummy... I'm so sorry this is happening. I'm sorry I didn't listen to you. But I'm going to be a mum soon. I'll learn a lesson. I'll understand...
help
Hey everyone, I've been reading everyone's stories here looking for advice. I am 19, going on 20 in three months, and I found out five days ago that...
My Story
Hi everyone, I felt like it was time to share my story because just reading that someone else went through what you are going through really helped...
Life, and other things that have happened in the past year
So my life has been somewhat hectic this past year or at least it seems so. April, I had my first miscarriage at the age of 18, not completely sure...
7 weeks to go!! ..
So I'm finally 33 weeks, thinking back to when we took the pregnancy test in August. Time has flown. Seriously, this sounds a bit harsh, but I'm now...
yes,i made mistake but at least i made the right decision 🙂
..Yah, I'm back to tell that I'm really happy I'm pregnant... After I wrote about my last blog later in the afternoon, I took a pregnancy test. And...
freaking out, i just don’t know what to think or do..
So much is going on in my life right now!!! Well, I got accepted into college for the fall.. Which is great and hopefully, I can get my little man...
lost and confused
This may be long, but I feel hopeless and any advice would be great!! In September, I found out I was pregnant with my boyfriend of 3 years. I am 20...
it’s been a year baby..
Dear my sweet little angel, Today is your first birthday, and I am so sad I cannot spend it with you. You're so grown up, baby, you probably...
I want this to be over…
I'm 18 weeks, 3 days... 19 weeks on Friday! I feel like an elephant, can't even fit in my school shirts anymore. I can't concentrate at school. My...
Its been a while,
So to catch up, I'm 10 weeks pregnant and couldn't be more surprised as to how easy it's been, besides the hunger and exhaustion. But surprisingly,...
My Other Mother
Beautiful poem “My Other Mother” written by Diane about her lifelong journey of adoption and the path to her Other Mother.
Letters to a dear sister <3
Life wasn’t the same when I found out I was pregnant. On November 24 I missed my period. That day felt a bit different from other days.
7th March 2012.
So much is going on in my life. One of my very dear friends sadly committed suicide Monday evening. So I'm utterly devastated! RIP friend. Also baby...






