Ooops!

As a 34 year old, I have had my experience with birth control options.  Presently, I am using an IUD and have been on an IUD since my daughter was 4 months old and she is now 4 years old. Wow time flies and I have had absolutely no complaints. I have the Mirena.  Now this birth control option works best for me because I am horrible at remembering to take pills and I have always been afraid of the shot due to weight gain side effects. In my younger years, I tried both the vaginal ring and the patch. The patch left bad marks on my skin and my the ring gave me constant yeast infections. I never considered those options again. 

Everyone is different and all our bodies react to things differently however I understand the importance of proper birth control. It is such an uncomfortable place to be in when you are sexually active and you wind up in an unplanned pregnancy.  There comes a point in life where you have to be completely responsible for the decisions you make. We all know the risks of sex.  Pregnancy and/or sexually transmitted diseases.  Birth control does not protect you from stds but it does protect you from unplanned pregnancy. 

I felt the need to address this after hearing from a grown behind 30+ woman that she accidentally became pregnant.  We are too old to "accidentally" get pregnant.  You knew you didn't protect yourself so you knew you had the chance to get pregnant. Simple!! So save all that drama and figure out what is the best option for you and yours.  There comes a point in life when you have to just own up to your poor decisions. Yes, I was having unprotected and risked getting pregnant. Im pregnant and now I have to deal with things accordingly. BOOM! That is what you call grown woman accountability.