pregnancy

No pregnancy is an accident unless you allow it to be . This is how I feel anyway . If one is that serious that they really don't want to to get pregnant then they have the ability to protect themselves . It would be possible to get pregnant while trying to protect yourself as in the case of being on the pill and taking antibiotics but since this is well known , anyone who does not want to get pregnant should use a back up during this period of time . Any chance you sleep with someone you are taking the risk of becoming pregnant , so therefore you know ahead of time what may happen , so you can't call something you know that may happen an accident . That is how I feel anyway . It has always bothered me when parents say there children were accidents . How can you call something so important in your life and even if it was not what you were planning at the time , they were still not an accident if you kept them as accidents are something you regret , not something that brings much joy to your life everyday .

I prefer the term unplanned. It can happen. I know a couple of people who were on antibiotics and the pill but got pregnant anyway. They didn't know that the antibiotics killed the effect of the birth control pills.

I think the word 'unplanned' is a better description. Sometimes precautions can fail, except saying no, however, if you are married when an unplanned pregnancy happens it's usually for the former reason.

i have never refered to pregnancy as accidental. simply unplanned. i love my boys with all my heart and would never refer to them like that. i really hope that no one refers to their children like that. that is just horrible if they do.

Ha accidental thats a rare thing. I mean really did we forget who babies are mad I dont think so. Just because you didnt plan to get pregnant doesnt mean its an accident. All forms of protection leave a small risk of pregnancy so yes you could acidently get pregnant while using protection but most times it was a moment of weekness or a missed pill and well you can control that so its no accident.

I think the accident is the meeting that leads two immature people to this coupling.

As far as I know, you can call a pregnancy as accidental when both parties never planned that to happen in their relationship. I guess accidental pregnany is not a problem. Not unless if they do something bad against it like abortion or something.

Most people concider accidental pregnancy as a pregnancy that wasn't planned. A true accidental pregnancy is when you are using protection and you still end up pregnant. My aunt got pregnant with her fifth daughter while she was on birth control and she got pregnant with her sixth daughter after having her tubes tied. Needless to say, after the sixth child was born she had her tubes cut, tied, and burned to keep from having any more.

I'm definitely with you against the term "accidental", my 2 daughters were both what I term as 'unplanned', and when my oldest asked if I had planned the pregnancies, I just told her that she and her sister were both nice surprises. It just sounds so harsh when I hear accidental...not a term I like.

er...it's indeed a serious problem. But the most efficent way to avoiding such a thing happen is keeping single,hehe.... just a joke. i think above mylotters have answered your question well,so i'm not going to say more about it .it's my first time to see your tpopic,and i also have had a look at your other topics, i appreciate your ideas. glad to see your thought. happy posting!

Accidental pregnancy is pregnancy despite protection. This sometimes happen when pills or condomns are wrongly used. You are right, this is part of the problem in our society. I think more awareness should be given to people about these things.

At first i read your topic and thought, great point. How can it be by accident, use protection and it wont happen. However, then i read some responses and thought about a cpl friends I have, where you still can in fact get preg though using protection. The only true way to guarantee it wont happen is abstinence. So maybe accident isnt the correct word, but unplanned ones where protection isnt being used but they dont want to get preg..yes that part is the prob in society.

I know what you mean.... I'm 5 month's pregnant and I too tried to say it was accidentally, when in reality it was my lack of responsibility. Even though I'm very happy with my pregnancy and my fiance, I can't help to think of what would of happened if I would of just been more responsible and have taken the necessary precautions. I think this is because I still somewhat have feelings for my ex-boyfriend, I had one more year left to graduate with my Biology BS, and although I Love deeply my fiance, I have found out things about him that make me somewhat doubt him. But, I finally realize that no matter how much I say that it was not planned and it was an accident the truth is that It's nobody else's fault but my. So I guess it was not accidentally, it was lack of responsibility, and I have no one else to blame but myself. So yes, I do see your point on how some people can try to justify there pregnancy by just labeling it as an "accidental pregnancy", trying to make themselves feel a little better, but then again there are many other reasons for it. I've known a few girls that even though they have taken pills religiously they still get pregnant. So I guess it's those situations where you can call them "accidental pregnancy" although I am not sure.

Accidental pregnancy is something that is never planned or expected by the couple. It is most likely unwanted.

If all the precautions are taken and something 'fails', then that would be an accidental pregnancy. I think more often that not however that people just don't think and take the chances and eventually it catches up with them. That is not an accidently. You play with fire you do get burned. I agree we need more children born to married couples.

I totally agree with you, this attitude is a large part of the problem with the world. I don't feel there is any such thing as an "accidental pregnance", possibly planned or not planned but it depends on who's plans you are concidering. I say if you don't want a pregnancy then there is one sure fired 100% way to avoid it - don't take part in the action that causes it! If you can't do that and you end up pregnant don't ever refer to it as an accident - you made that choice.