I’ve seen pregnancy tests in dollar stores, and even though they say they’re accurate, I have to wonder. If you look at pregnancy tests at stores like Target or Wal-Mart, they’re more expensive. So are pregnancy tests from dollar stores reliable, or are the bigger stores just ripping us off? Is it better to use a more expensive brand of pregnancy test, or will a dollar store brand give you just as accurate a result?
Thanks guys, this is my first time taking a pregnancy test!
I want to know from you guys personal experience how early you got a positive and what brands you used. I could possibly be 3w3d preggers right now and have taken 3 pregnancy test with negative results (only 1 of those pregnancy test was for early detection).
I’m talking about the occasional case of a young woman who somehow ignores a pregnancy until a baby suddenly arrives. This often ends in tragedy when the girl panics and abandons the child. What influences could lead to this behavior?
1) On a small scale – what sort of family dynamics might she have, what sort of personality, etc. What might pre-dispose a young woman to ignoring a pregnancy?
2) On a larger scale, is our society somehow leading to this problem? Is there such shame involved with teen pregnancy? Is it a lack of resources for mothers? Is it an emphasis on career over motherhood? Or, could it be an emphasis on avoiding abortion? Any and all ideas are welcome.
A pregnancy is often not seen as a blessing, even for women with adequate resources. Even a surprise pregnancy in a 25 year old with a job is greeted with “oh no!” by friends and family. That’s what I mean by “an emphasis on career over motherhood”.