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I'm getting a termination

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Sadandveryupset · 10/01/2008 10:28

Hi !
I have posted few posts on my present situation. DH and I had a condom failure, took the MAP and it didnt work as I'm now pregnant. It's still really hard to believe I'm pregnant, it's my third pregnancy.
I cant keep it because I have already 2 young daughters, we cant afford to have another one. I'm so so so sad to have to go trought with it. If I keep it, it's going to wreck my family, I'll never be able to look after 3 young children, we'll always be poor, not being able to afford a house. I love my dds so much and I want to anything I can to be there for them at every levels. Has anyone been in my situation ? How do you live after such a trauma ?

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Hecate · 10/01/2008 10:31

I am so so sorry for you.

You sound like you really don't want to do this, if there was any way to cope.

Is it just the financial aspect that you think you won't manage?

How does your husband feel?

I'm really sorry, it must be a terrible situation for you.

Twinkie1 · 10/01/2008 10:31

Haven't been in this situation but think maybe you should have some counselling before and after the event - it may help you come to terms with the decision you have made.

My heart goes out to you.

TXXX

Rhubarb · 10/01/2008 10:33

Oh poor you. I really really feel for you. What does your dh say? Is he or you working? Do you get working families tax credit? Have you really looked into every aspect of your financial situation to see if things can be made better for you?

Go for counselling before and after. Make sure you take a supportive friend with you. Talk and talk and when you are done, talk some more. Don't bottle anything up. It is a huge trauma and I'm so sorry you have to go through with it. I would say that if you could do anything to prevent it then do, but it sounds as though you've thought this one through.

My thoughts are with you. Do go for counselling, it'll help I promise.

Sadandveryupset · 10/01/2008 10:34

Thanks for your answer ! Yes it's especially financial..I'm about to be a childminder and wont be able to do it for long if I'm pregnant..If I dont keep it, we'll be alright..I just want to be able to live to be honest, we'll never be rich but I just want to be able to afford a good life for children without the help of the benefits from the governement..it's not even a luxury..

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Wisteria · 10/01/2008 10:36

I'm so sorry you're going through this. It's horrid, but as others have wisely said, counselling will help you come to terms with it all.

Make sure you get counselling before as well as afterwards; I can't stress how important that is.

Sadandveryupset · 10/01/2008 10:38

My DH is very supportive and we both agree on what to do..we are going towards the same direction, we want the same thing.. I'll definitely go for conselling, I cant talk about it to anyone because I know I'll be judged and I may even lose some friends..It's such delicate subject..I have friends who have difficulties to have children and I dont and I'm going to do it..it's awful.
I have chosen to take the abortion pill as it's the painful method, I never want to forget it.

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Hecate · 10/01/2008 10:40

Are you and your dh in total agreement? You will need to lean heavily on each other to get through this.

deciding that you can't go through with a pregnancy when you wish the circumstances would be different and allow you to, must be the hardest thing of all.

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Wisteria · 10/01/2008 10:41

sad - you don't sound as if you'd be the sort of person to forget it anyway - pain won't make much difference tbh. I can't see the point in martyring yourself.

Just make darned sure you are 100% sure, with no doubts (counselling will help with this) that it is the only and best option.

Hecate · 10/01/2008 10:41

oh x-posts. It's good you will be supportive of each other.

I am concerned that you seem to want to feel physical pain, like a punishment, or something.

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belgo · 10/01/2008 10:45

I'm so sorry that you have had to make this very hard decision. Please be kind to yourself, and look after yourself.

Sadandveryupset · 10/01/2008 10:52

Thank you for all your post,I'm doing it for my dds, they are the main reasons. I have chosen to take the abortion pill because I cant face going to hospital, 5 minutes procedure and then no more. What a mess and by the time I get my appointment, it will be six weeks

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belgo · 10/01/2008 10:54

you don't deserve to be going through this (no women ever doe), you've been very unlucky due to the failure of two contraceptives.

Please don't be hard on yourself.

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Threadworm · 10/01/2008 11:00

Just seconding belgo an dother posters: be kind to yourself. You have been dreadfully unlucky and you are acting very responsibly in searching for what is best for your family.

nutcracker · 10/01/2008 11:00

I had a termination for exactly the reasons that you are considering one. I had 2 dd's at the time, the youngest only being 3mths old when I discovered I was pregnant.

We were in dire straits financially and about to lose our home and so it seemed like the most sensible solution.

Personally, I regret it. I have gone on to have another baby since then and been worse off than was when I had the termination and I coped, you just do.

I totally understand why you feel that this the right option for you, however, I agree that you need to seek counselling.

Wisteria · 10/01/2008 11:01

Sad - please don't feel judged, anyone that does is really not worth the bother. That's reserved for people who consider abortion another form of contraception, not for someone like you who has been darned unlucky.

You're not shrugging this off as a 'consequence' but are genuinely concerned about what you're doing, so (IMO) you have nothing to feel guilty for.

You are right to keep it quiet though, it is naturally more tactful not to mention it to friends who are ttc - harder for them to reconcile it

HairyIrene · 10/01/2008 11:05

am so sad for you, this is rock and hard place stuff
please ensure you are comfortable with decision completely and embrace yourself for an emotional rollercoaster...it will be whichever decision taken

dont go for the abortion pill to punish yourself though, please think all this through too....

is there not someone in rl who will listen help and hold your hand a bit am sorry about that too..
take care of yourself x

lucyellensmum · 10/01/2008 11:37

Sad, i am so sorry you are having to go through this. I had an unplanned pregnancy when my DD1 was 15, i thought we had done with the whole baby thing and was just getting our lives back, then wham, stupid me, im pregnant (not a contraceptive failure, a common sense on ). I did consider a termination breifly, but decided to have the baby - of course i love my little girl dearly, she is the light of my life, but yes, it is soo hard, on top of all the financial problems caused by me being unable to work, i got PND. I still don't regret my decision, well for me, it wasnt an option. This was because my eldest was 15. To be brutally honest, i think if i was in your situation i would be the opposite, i would feel, as you do, that i have no choice and that i would have to go for a termination. Something i have always said i would never do. But this doesnt just affect you and DH, it affects your other children too. FWIW, i think you are making the right decision i really do.

Something bothers me though, and that is your entirely natural feelings about it, your comment about wanting to never forget it and wanting to punish yourself. Sweetheart, please dont feel this way, you have to make the decision for your family. I think you should get some counselling, not to talk you out of it, but to make you ok with it in your head BEFORE you go through with it. Does that make any sense?

You are a mother, and sadly, as a mother we have to make some decisions that are painful, for the sake of our families.

Sadandveryupset · 10/01/2008 11:53

Thanks all for your support...In my head I know I'm doing the right thing, in my heart, I'm almost convinced..I know that I definitely do it for my dds, especially for my DD2..if I was going to keep her, she would be only 1 year old and 4 months, still a baby who will need me a lot..and bam she would become the middle child..at the moment I manage to give them enought time, plus one on one...the last 5 years have been hard, I just want a break and be a good mother to my dds..so that the main reason (and dh feels the same) and financial come second. I know what is it to be part of family of 5 (I have 2 brothers), we never had any money and we had tought time...sorry for the rant..

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bundle · 10/01/2008 11:55

sadandveryupset, I'm so sorry that you're going through this..please don't blame yourself, xxx

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