Baby number 3?

[Yappyyappyyappy1]

I'm 27 I have a 4 year old (5 in october) and an almost 3 year old (april). My youngest is officially diagnosed with Autism. Some days can be difficult and some can be an absolute breeze. I just got caught pregnant i found out 4 days ago. I've been thinking to myself but haven't mentioned it to the other half yet. I'm only 6 weeks along. I feel happy about it, until the morning when I wake up I've felt like a big bag of nerves and felt really unsure. As the day goes on I feel haply about it again and end up feeling like we can do this. I don't know how to tell my partner that there's a bun in the oven but more so that I'd like to keep the bun cooking. Any advice at all? I'm a little nervous to his response because I'm not sure it's 100% what he would think is the best choice for us. Any advice welcome? Thankyou x

Hi,
I think it's normal and fine to be nervous. Change can be scary. If your initial reaction was happy then I'd try to embrace that. There is a lot of grief and sadness that can follow an abortion. I have three and it's lovely (although every situation is unique).

However if you do feel really certain then of course there is nothing wrong with termination, but I do think it's something you should only do if you are completely sure.

Hello Yappy! Have you told your partner about the pregnancy yet? Is he normally a good listener, or are you afraid of how he'll react? It sounds like there is room in your heart and home for another child, and I hope that he will be open to accepting the baby that is on the way. And even if he's not over the moon about it, hopefully he would come to feel peacefully about it. I feel that no woman should be pushed or threatened into aborting if that is not what feels right to her. It's normal to already feel protective of a growing baby, even in the first weeks and months. I hope to hear back from you with how the situation is going. I'll be sending good thoughts your way!