I am 18 and I'm pregnant. This was not the plan at all, I am financially unstable and still have a few more years of young adulthood before becoming a mother. But I want this. I want it so bad and I have for a long time. I am not going to college, I just graduated highschool and the only big plan I made for my life was to be a mom. Just not yet.
I have been debating for two weeks, since I found out, and I keep swaying back and forth between keeping the baby and getting a medical abortion. My mother is terribly upset and thinks that keeping the baby would ruin my life and my potential. She really loves me and wants when is best for me and would support me either way but wants me to have freedoms before being a mother.
My boyfriend of 4.5 years is the one I want to spend the rest of my life with, and I want to have kids with him eventually. He has big life plans and is in college. He said he would support me either way but also hoped i would get an abortion. He wants kids too, just not right now. Now, after seeing how I change from being depressed when I think I will get an abortion and then happy when I think I will keep it, he thinks that an abortion is not the right choice for me.
I know I would be a great mom, and that we could make this work. We don't have a lot of money but we have a lot of support. I also don't want to regret having this baby when I can do this in a few years and also have time to myself.
I don't know what to do, any help is appreciated ❤️