Pregnant too early

[HigherPeach]

I know the title sounds strange but me and my husband want to try for a baby next year, we were trying 18 months ago but had no success then I had an opportunity for an upskill at work which involved university for two years.
Currently I’m 3 days late, I’m very conflicted as I’d love to be pregnant however if I am I would be due when my final exams are which is less than ideal.
My husband said to wait a week before testing, then he thinks if positive we should abort and try again next year “in the knowledge that we can conceive”, I’d be worried that an abortion so soon before trying again would affect my chances.
I’m 33 if that makes a difference.
I guess I’m not so much looking for advice, just to express my anxiety

Do not base your decisions on exams.

I found out I was pregnant with my second in my third year of university (I was 29) and I still graduated on time. My daughter was born by C section 9 days before my dissertation presentation!

Exams can be rescheduled or worked around or there are extenuating circumstances form. It can be done! I would never terminate a pregnancy wanted because of exams - and I have had a previous termination.

Conceiving once does not necessarily mean you will easily conceive again. I would never tell someone what to do with their body, but if you really want a baby and think you might regret this, I can't see why it would be a good idea to abort in this situation. Not all men understand that it's not the easiest thing physically or mentally for a woman to do, or care if I'm being honest. Do what's right for you.

Do a test today, as this is all hypothetical.

If you are pregnant, I would absolutely keep it. I know these days people are getting pregnant in their 40's, but the younger the better.

Also, if you struggled to get pregnant when you tried last time, there's no guarantee that that won't happen again. You could abort and you may never get pregnant again.

Personally, I would not have an abortion on these circumstances. Also a strange response from your partner.

I would defer the exams in your position and at your age (sorry not saying you're ancient but fertility decreases quite quickly during your 30s)

Obviously the situation isn't ideal, but there's so many of us who have gone through pregnancy/newborn stage and been at uni/ doing exams etc. I found out I was pregnant with my second child in my third year (age 29) and I submitted my dissertation on time and had him 2 weeks later. Yes it was stressful but that's life and I don't regret it.
Im pro choice, I've had a termination myself and whilst physically I was fine it really did take a mental toll for a while, despite being absolutely sure of my decision. As your Op suggests, you would love to be pregnant (despite timing not being right), so you need to think about this carefully. I don't agree with your husbands naive/flippant remark about just getting rid and then having one next year. If you were trying before with no success it doesn't mean you won't struggle again next time. Good luck with whatever you decide.

Well surely you'd test before going into the what ifs? And if its negative, sort your contraception asap

Thanks for everyone’s replies, spoke with my husband last night and he said the abortion comment was a knee jerk reaction and that he would be happy if we were expecting and we would adjust our lives and reschedule exams to suit, saying all that I tested negative this morning so I’m probably just late due to stress