how common is pregnancy doing Freshman year of college?

[Anonymous]

It is uncommon for teens to have the baby if they are pursuing college at the time. But pregnancy rates are down overall for that group, more contraception and I don't think the teens are as active as they were in previous decades.

I knew a few people who had abortions in college. My DH got his girlfriend pregnant while they were in HS and she decided to abort.

[Anonymous]

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These are 17-18 year old girls, they alone can't be held responsible,

why not? don't have sex until you can walk into a drug store and buy what you need. Yes it's embarrassing. You do it anyway. If it's too embarrassing, you're not ready. And if a teen guy thinks they are ready to have sex, they are old enough to walk into a drug store and buy condoms.

I'm talking about girls, often seniors and grad students take advantage of naïve freshmen.

[Anonymous]

My 2 best friends got pregnant in college. Both terminated. Neither told their family.

[Anonymous]

Not in college but in grad school, age 23 I got pregnant. Got an abortion with my boyfriend's support; we never told or families. Why would we? We were adults with our own lives.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

These are 17-18 year old girls, they alone can't be held responsible,

why not? don't have sex until you can walk into a drug store and buy what you need. Yes it's embarrassing. You do it anyway. If it's too embarrassing, you're not ready. And if a teen guy thinks they are ready to have sex, they are old enough to walk into a drug store and buy condoms.

I'm talking about girls, often seniors and grad students take advantage of naïve freshmen.

No one should be naive as a college freshman if the parents have done their job.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:how common is pregnancy doing Freshman year of college?
2 of my DD friends that went to a 4 year school will be having a baby by the end of the year... How common is it?

Very common in trashy families.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Give us a %
and where you're getting your figures

Although sexually active, getting pregnant is not common.

Roughly 40% of babies in the US are born to unwed mothers. That's pretty damned common and not really up for debate!

Here is it by state: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/sosmap/unmarried/unmarried.htm

You seriously think all or even most women who have kids or get abortions are married? That's fantasyland.

Breakdown by race, please. LOL

[Anonymous]

It's why the fraternities call freshmen "fresh meat." The sheltered girls who want to party, and girls who have been taught a man is the plan, are at greatest risk.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's why the fraternities call freshmen "fresh meat." The sheltered girls who want to party, and girls who have been taught a man is the plan, are at greatest risk.

Ancient history.

[Anonymous]

I remember "passing the hat" several times in the college dorm to contribute to a girl's need to terminate. We always gave enough, and supported her thoroughly in her decision. I accompanied/drove one girl and we are still friends to this day. Mostly freshman and sophomores. I guess by junior year everyone was on birth control!