Pregnant?! What?! If you are surprised, you also may be confused, and scared. Many other thoughts and emotions may be running through your head. You may be starting to think about abortion as an option. Here are some facts that may help you feel more in control, and you can start to reel in your [...]
Un-Pregnancy UN-Pregnancy – an Unplanned, Unexpected, Unanticipated, Unintended, or Unwanted Pregnancy Is this you? When facing an UN-pregnancy, deciding what to do can be hard. This may be one of the biggest decisions of your life so far. You may be feeling emotional, confused, and even overwhelmed, so feeling clear headed may not be easy. [...]
Help Is Here This article will provide you with information about useful support systems, resources, and laws to help pregnant students and students with children. Being overwhelmed can be managed by getting accurate information, useful practical resources, predictable financial support, and close emotional support. Your Story & Your Peers It’s real, being pregnant in [...]
What do I do now? You look down at the plastic pregnancy test stick in your hand, and the plus sign in the window. Emotions…Confusion...Questions. Images of different people in your life may flood your head. Some of your questions may include these, and others: What are my options? What do other pregnant women [...]
Your Situation You’re a student in college in the thick of school work. Your period is supposed to start but it hasn’t and you’re exhausted. It’s clear that you’re stressed and you know that stress can mess with your cycle but you’re usually on time. Everything seems like a blur. Between college tests, assignments, and [...]
Change is a normal part of life, but why is it that navigating change, especially when it wasn’t our choice, so difficult? Unexpected Pregnancy If you’re facing unexpected changes in the midst of your life, like an unexpected or unplanned pregnancy, please reach out to CAPS. No virtual meetings are required - come see us [...]
When a woman discovers she’s pregnant, many emotions, questions, and thoughts can run through her mind. She may feel shock, disbelief, despair, anger, confusion, or excitement; and she might feel many of those emotions all at once. She now faces challenges like: Internal and external pressures Emotional turmoil Making the decision of how to move [...]
So many things can run through your head the moment you find out you’re pregnant. When faced with an unplanned pregnancy, anxiety, questions, and fear can add stress to your decision and have you looking for the easiest and quickest way out. That may be why abortion seems like a favorable option. Facing an unplanned [...]
After you have unprotected sex, so many questions may begin to race through your mind: Did I get an STI (Sexually Transmitted Infection) or STD (Sexually Transmitted Disease)? Can I be pregnant? Now that I’ve had sex with him, will he leave me? Most importantly, What do I do now? CAPS Pregnancy Clinics are [...]
Those moments when a woman believes she might be pregnant can be full of anxiety, excitement and/or stress. And if she faces an unplanned pregnancy, those emotions are amplified. If a woman thinks she may be pregnant, we always recommend that she take a pregnancy test at home or come into CAPS for a nurse-verified [...]