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Regret the unplanned 3rd child?

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Echomama · 25/09/2024 15:56

Did you regret having the accidental third.
Or regrets terminating?

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Iceache · 25/09/2024 20:28

We had an accident a year or so ago (would have been our 3rd). We terminated straight away; there was never any doubt that’s what we were going to do. Our children are 8 and 11 and we’re very much done with the baby / young children stage. I didn’t regret it for a second (neither did my husband) and I’d do the same thing a million times over!

sunshineandshowers40 · 25/09/2024 20:58

Would have been our 4th, with youngest DC being 8 years old. I don't regret it at all and would do it again but do occasionally think about how things may have been.

Rose1008 · 25/09/2024 21:14

We terminated an accidental 3rd recently. I think its totally ok to feel sad and sure at the same time. I immediately knew that we did not have the capacity for a third (mainly financial) but I was sad that it wasnt a realistic possibility for us. So no I dont regret it. I regret that life is so bloody expensive!

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Scorpion84 · 25/09/2024 21:22

I had a termination a year ago .

i do have some regrets as it was due to financial reasons but i know deep down it was the right decision .

I just wish it had never happened if that makes sense .

Echomama · 26/09/2024 10:44

All these are really helping. We could maybe financially do this but it would put a huge strain on us mentally and physically and I think it wouldnt help the two we already have that already feel like they don't have enough attention from us. Not to mention I've only just started feeling like if found myself after years of being "just a mum"
I just feel like maybe I'm choosing the wrong option when I think too much about what is actually going to happen. Ughhhh I vote no to being an adult thanks...

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