Surprise pregnancy

[Scotlass93]

I found out on the 1st of January I was pregnant. At home I have a four and a half year old and a 2 year old. As much as we’d hoped to have another baby in the future I did not plan on having a baby so soon.. I was breastfeeding up until my youngest turned two at the end of last year.. so not had a period for over two years…

I’ve woken up today feeling really undecided about this pregnancy, i know I’m the only one who can make the final decision but I am really on the fence, my hearts breaking a lot but I don’t know what’s the right thing to do for me right now…. My other half has said he will fully support me in my decision either way but if we do decide to terminate, he wouldn’t be willing to try again, it would be the four of us all the way… my hearts so torn…. Any advice would be so appreciated, my emotions are sky high …. Thank you in advance

Hey! I think you’re probably in a lot of shock and you need to take your time so that it sinks in before doing anything drastic. The fact that you considered a 3rd at some point makes me think you’re that you could make this work and also that you might regret not continuing. A termination isn’t a reset unfortunately. These things seldom happen on a perfect time frame. The panic can be so real, I think especially with a 3rd (I also have a 4 and 2 year old and I’m 23 weeks pregnant)

there’s counselling if you think it would be worthwhile. If you do end up considering the termination route I’d urge you to seek that out first. There’s various charities etc that offer it

Take your time though and breathe. Often these things just can’t be planned ☺️