If you went through with an unplanned pregnancy, how has it turned out?

[thisusernameismine]

Especially if you imagined you would never have a/another child? Please let me know the positives and negatives!

Positives are I love him and cant imagine life without him.
Negatives are I havent had a full nights sleep in nearly a year. But he wont be a baby forever. It can be awkward and embarrassing being a single mother this early on. Antenatal class full of happy marrieds. That sort of thing.

Tell me about yours, and I'll tell you about mine:

I don't know if I can continue yet @mineofuselessinformation . Going through the worst time of my life but it helps to hear others's journeys - it helps settle my thinking.

@1Micem0use 💙 hope you are getting lots of support. Baby stage is hard! X

Sorry for the typo! Others' journeys...

Thank you, I am. I've got good family and friends @thisusernameismine

Love her to bits and no regrets. Parenting alone without any support from father though and find it exhausting. Has definitely taken a toll on my mental health.

I have a one month old “surprise” baby girl. I didn’t plan on having children and I didn’t think I could either. I am 37 and married. I considered a termination at times as I just really didn’t want my life to change. I dreaded having a baby and all that comes with it. However I continued the pregnancy. I couldn’t justify ending it being as I’m in a good relationship and stable home etc. I was really glad I had 9 months to mentally prepare. So far I have no regrets. I feel very lucky to feel very bonded to my baby. Of course my life has changed but so far no regrets

I wouldn't have changed it for the world. I don't see myself as maternal - I never wanted kids and always made that really clear to boyf that were expecting long term relationships.

Most of my friends were of a similar mind so when I was pregnant I was mindful that they would find baby talk really dull (as did I). So right up to the moment of DDs birth her arrival wasn't really planned for. After her birth she became the youngest member of my friendship group. I still don't get the "everyone stop! STOP! I have a baby! Why aren't you all stopping to make me and my baby your sole focus?" version of motherhood.

My dd is now 18, going to uni - She has enriched my life so much along the way. It is an amazing feeling to help a person along the path to adulthood.