The reason why some of us aren't babydaddies turns 50. - Page 3

DrPhil · #31 05-07-2010, 01:58 PM

The ooops baby thing isn't a 20something thing. It began before these 20somethings were born and has impacted particular demographics.

AOII Angel · #32 05-07-2010, 02:04 PM

And, they make emergency contraception for these oops moments! Plan B doesn't even require a prescription anymore. Pharmacies are required to carry it. If you take it within 72 hours of unprotected sex, it has a very high rate of preventing an unwanted pregnancy. It is NOT an abortion, but only a very high dose of birth control pills.

SydneyK · #33 05-07-2010, 03:03 PM

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And, they make emergency contraception for these oops moments! Plan B doesn't even require a prescription anymore. Pharmacies are required to carry it. If you take it within 72 hours of unprotected sex, it has a very high rate of preventing an unwanted pregnancy.

But if you were on the Pill and end up with a true oops pregnancy, this kind of emergency contraception wouldn't help. Sure, it's great for "I wasn't careful" kind of moments, but not for "my Pill, which I took as directed, failed" kind of moments.

Munchkin03 · #34 05-07-2010, 03:07 PM

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I don't know if it's a 20something age group thing, but I think that it's perpetuated that "accidental pregnancies" are a teen thing. But I am finding that there are quite a few 20somethings with "oops babies" too.

...and quite a few 30somethings and 40somethings with "oops babies" too.

I don't think either set of my grandparents were exactly planning to have another baby when their oldest kids were in college. We're not Catholic or Orthodox Jewish or even Duggars!

AOII Angel · #35 05-07-2010, 03:08 PM

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But if you were on the Pill and end up with a true oops pregnancy, this kind of emergency contraception wouldn't help. Sure, it's great for "I wasn't careful" kind of moments, but not for "my Pill, which I took as directed, failed" kind of moments.

No...I was talking about the "I know I screwed up and didn't take my pill or the condom popped or forgot I was taking antibiotics" kind of screw ups which are the most common kinds of birth control failures. The pill is over 99% effective if taken correctly which makes it VERY rare for those oops to happen.

DrPhil · #36 05-07-2010, 03:12 PM

Ooops, I did it again...
I played with your heart...
Got lost in the game...

Sorry.

AOII Angel · #37 05-07-2010, 03:15 PM

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Ooops, I did it again...
I played with your heart...
Got lost in the game...

Sorry.

Oh Britney...you oops'd twice!

KSUViolet06 · #38 05-07-2010, 03:15 PM

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...and quite a few 30somethings and 40somethings with "oops babies" too.

I don't think either set of my grandparents were exactly planning to have another baby when their oldest kids were in college. We're not Catholic or Orthodox Jewish or even Duggars!

Ha. Kind of like my friend's mom having my my friend (married, 27, out of the house), her brother (23, college grad, out of house), her sister (21 college student, living away at school), and being pregnant with #4 and due in August (she stopped using contraceptives because she figured she was older and headed for menopause so she "couldn't get pregnant") Cue the oops! They laugh about it now, but she says it was sooo not funny at first.

DrPhil · #39 05-07-2010, 03:18 PM

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Oh Britney...you oops'd twice!

This reminds me of the sex ed scenes in The 40 Year Old Virgin.

Munchkin03 · #40 05-07-2010, 04:08 PM

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I've had condoms break before but it did not result in pregnancy. I'm not on the pill, either, so... it was a very nervous couple of weeks.

Yeah, it happens. I never said it didn't. I just don't think everyone who blames a pregnancy on a condom breaking is telling the truth. I think the NIH reports the condom breakage rate at somewhere between 2 and 3 percent. In my peer group it's allegedly 25%, LOL.

It's kind of like deviated septums and nose jobs. I'm sure there are people out there whose septums really were deviated and they needed that nose job! For most of them? Not so much.

DrPhil · #41 05-07-2010, 04:17 PM

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Yeah, it happens. I never said it didn't. I just don't think everyone who blames a pregnancy on a condom breaking is telling the truth. I think the NIH reports the condom breakage rate at somewhere between 2 and 3 percent. In my peer group it's allegedly 25%, LOL.

It's kind of like deviated septums and nose jobs. I'm sure there are people out there whose septums really were deviated and they needed that nose job! For most of them? Not so much.

LOL. The truth of the matter is that the average sexually active person knows very little about their bodies and sex. People are also very careless and shortsighted at least once in their lives--35 year old versions of children and it unfortunately has lasting consequences sometimes.

Afterall, there are a lot of grown men who think they need to wear a Magnum. Just another example of the ignorance and ridiculousness of adult sexual activity.

KSUViolet06 · #42 05-07-2010, 04:17 PM

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It's kind of like deviated septums and nose jobs. I'm sure there are people out there whose septums really were deviated and they needed that nose job! For most of them? Not so much.

"But I just wanted to be able to breathe easier."

/Ashlee Simpson

DrPhil · #43 05-07-2010, 04:19 PM

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"But I just wanted to be able to breathe easier."

/Ashlee Simpson

Billy Joel's daughter also said that. Funny.

KSUViolet06 · #44 05-07-2010, 04:20 PM

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LOL. The truth of the matter is that the average sexually active person knows very little about their bodies and sex. People are also very careless and shortsighted at least once in their lives--35 year old versions of children and it unfortunately has lasting consequences sometimes.

I met an adult woman at a work-related seminar (with a Master's in a health-related field) who told me you couldn't get pregnant while on your period.

I felt like I was in 7th grade all over again.

AOII Angel · #45 05-07-2010, 04:24 PM

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I met an adult woman at a work-related seminar (with a Master's in a health-related field) who told me you couldn't get pregnant while on your period.

I felt like I was in 7th grade all over again.

I had a friend in college who told me that her sex ed teacher in HS told her that you couldn't get pregnant if your BF's penis was less than 4" because it wouldn't extend through the cervix to implant the sperm into the endometrial cavity

I laughed my ass off! I told her that she didn't want any man's penis going through her cervix! It's amazing how little people know about how all of that stuff works!