Please feel free to skip if you're struggling to conceive as I don't want to upset anyone.
I've just found out I'm pregnant but I'm so confused as to how I am as I've been on the depo injection since giving birth to my son I haven't missed an injection and I waited longer than advised before having unprotected sex the only thing I can think of is that I'm the 1% it's not effective for? My son is only 4 months old so obviously he requires pretty much all my attention as my partner works full time and I'm supposed to be going back to work in October. I'm terrified to tell my partner as me and him both are not ready and did not want another baby anytime soon we had discussed maybe having another child but not for 2 years or so and I'm so scared at how he will feel about this. I'm so conflicted as I'm not ready for another baby at all as I had a horrible birth and my body hasn't even had time to recover from my first pregnancy yet. I don't know how I would handle two children both so young but on the other hand how could I justify keeping my son but not his sibling I don't know if I could live with the guilt of not keep the baby but then I feel guilty that I would be taking the attention away from my son when he's still so young, our living situation isn't great either as we don't have our own place yet so then is it fair to bring another baby into the world if we're not ready for them? I'm so upset that this has happened as I know babies are a blessing but I did not want this and thought I had taken the proper precautions to avoid it I'm so confused as to what to do. I feel as if I must be quite far I have no clue how far along I actually am as I haven't had a period since having my son but I did a clear blue digital and it came up with 3+ weeks so I feel I can't be early pregnant
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emmab96 · 28/06/2020 16:57
@Ritchie30 I got the injection 4 weeks after I had my son but I didn't have sex until 6 weeks after birth so I waited two weeks before having sex rather than the one week that the doctor advises which is why I am so confused and can only put it down to me being the 1% I'm worried also as I had another injection and I'm guessing by the clear blue I was already pregnant when I had it so that can't be great either
@Burpalot yes I did thanks, I spoke to my gp she was quite shocked and said I was pretty unlucky which I already knew
she just advised me of my options and told me to self refer to the maternity unit for a scan to see how far along I am so hopefully they get back to me soon but I will keep you updated
Update! I had a scan today turns out I'm 10 weeks pregnant everything is all okay with the baby myself and my partner have decided to keep the baby clearly this little one really wanted to be here! So here's a little picture of the scan
How lovely OP Congratulations! Also just to add, there is only 10 months difference in age between my brother and I. We grew up as best friends, in the same year at school, matching 80s outfits etc. We forever have to tell people we are not twins haha but other than that I loved having a sibling so close in age! My Mum and Dad coped fine, enough to have another baby a couple of years later! Good luck x
Thank you everyone! I'm glad that we've made a decision we're both happy with and we've
got a lot of family around us so we'll be okay and I'm sure my son will love to have someone to play with once they're both bigger
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