Hi all,
This is my first time posting but have found MumsNet very helpful these past few days so thought I would give it a go!
A few days ago my boyfriend and I found out we were about 5 weeks pregnant. It was a shock to say the least, although we have been quite slack on the contraception front since my pill ran out so I'm not really sure what we thought would happen!
I'm 34 and he's 33, we're very much in love and I see him being my forever person. Bit of back story, we used to go out 12 years ago and actually had an abortion that time around.
It was so easy then and I was completely 100% on my decision, we were 22 & 23 and NOT in any position to have a child (He'd moved to London, I was still at home etc). This time however it's not so straight forward, we've been back together for a year and a half and having a lovely time, however neither of us are 'ready for a baby'. We don't live together, and just felt terrified when that positive result came through. We have discussed that we both want children in the future with each other, just not right now. We are both still trying to establish our careers etc and want a bit more time to enjoy each other / our life together.
I appreciate we are in an extremely lucky position to even be able to make this choice and that's not lost on me, I just worry about terminating then regretting it, even though the thought of keeping it isn't filing me with joy or excitement.
I would be interested to know if anyone has been in a similar position? Any feedback is greatly received - Thank you! x