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Being pushed into abortion?

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Besmartin · 24/09/2025 15:06

So I've found out I'm pregnant with baby #3 and partner wants me to get an abortion...it's been over a week now and he's not accepting anything I say. I've told him over and over I don't want an abortion and that I appreciate all his (very short sighted, mostly money related) concerns but that to me, they're not a good enough reason for me to abort this child. I'm a total wreck. He's pushing me for it, not aggressively or in a way that scares me, but just in a horribly negative and frustrated kind of way where he won't hear things in any other way.

I start the conversation and make it clear what I want (not an abortion) and he just wears me down and argues everything I say and is just outright refusing to see it from any other point of view. His arguments focus almost entirely on money, even though we have a perfectly comfortable life with enough money to live? We both have full time jobs, I earn maybe 2.5k a month (this would obviously decrease for mat leave and then I'd probably go part time for a while because the hours are LONG and I don't think he could cope with three kids alone) and he earns about 1k/week plus the odd bonus. We are shit at budgeting so often feel like we are skint, but always been able to buck up when we need to so it's not like we are poor and struggling.

His most recent obsession is the fact that we own and live in a three bed, so our older 2 girls (5+2) would have to share a room (in about 18 months once baby is 6 months+) and how he refuses to let them and that means we'd have to rush and redo, sell and move... That's so nonsensical to me??? Plenty of sisters share rooms??? It's a large double room anyway, not like it's a tiny box room. They'd have space for their own beds and wardrobes and drawers, plus extra space for playing. I think he's being ridiculous focusing on this particular matter, not that I want to say that to him because I don't want him to feel belittled or ignored.

He won't listen to me and every time we have a conversation about it he's so...emotionless and cold, and I'm there pouring my heart out and sobbing and begging him not to make me do this and he just doesn't care? This is not him, he's never been like this. He's usually a wonderfuly emotionally intelligent person with communication skills but he's just put up this massive wall and I can't get through it. He's always been scared when I've been pregnant and he's always panicked and catastrophized throughout the entire 9 months but he's never been this unpleasant.

I feel like its my fault for letting him think there's an option. With the girls I was outright like "don't even suggest it" whereas this time I guess I was more open to the conversation because I knew he never wanted 3 and I didn't want to make him feel trapped or forced... But really there never was an argument in my mind I never wanted an abortion, I only entertained the idea because I wanted him to be happy but I CAN'T go through with it. I had one abortion (because he wanted me to) in 2021 and while I didn't regret it as such because I know it was the wrong time and we really were poor back then because I wasn't working, my eldest had only just turned one, he wasn't qualified in his field yet so his income was half what it is now...I just know I couldn't do it again. And I've told him this.

I don't know what to do or say to end this conversation with him. I've told him what I want and he argues and argues to the point I'm sobbing and hysterical because he won't accept it.

To be clear- I have the non hormonal coil so I did try to prevent this. He usually pulls out anyway because we've always ended up pregnant even with birth control (eldest is a pill baby, I had a miscarriage on the pill and the baby I aborted in 2021 was a patch baby. Youngest was planned) but during my fertile period he failed to do so four days in a row AND he's also refused a vasectomy on many many occasions due to not wanting to get his dick and balls out in front of people and not wanting a needle in them.

I guess I'm just ranting because I feel so lonely and overwhelmed and like I'm ruining everyone's lives if I keep this baby. He is fixated on the idea that another child will ruin our chances to ever do anything fun, that the kids we have already will miss out on opportunities and possessions, that we can't stretch ourselves across three children.... And then every time we discuss it he worms his way into my head and convinces me he's right, even though I don't believe he is

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Poster57 · 24/09/2025 18:21

It’s your choice not his and you absolutely should not go ahead with a termination that you’re pushed in to. Choice should absolutely be a thing but this doesn’t sound remotely like your choice. If you do it through pressure then your relationship likely won’t survive that anyway. It sounds like you accepted 2021 well as you felt it was the right thing but I fear this would be very different.

LilacGlitter · 24/09/2025 21:45

Agreeing to a termination you so very clearly don’t want sounds like a recipe for disaster. Yes, he may resent you for choosing to keep your baby but I am almost certain that you would resent him far more if you agree to abort a baby you want to keep. I think you should stick to your guns OP. You sound like you have thought things through and this baby isn’t going to ‘ruin’ either of your children’s lives. As you say, sharing a room is totally normal. He chose not to pull out or take precautions, knowing full well the risks that have caused your previous three pregnancies, he will have to come to terms with the consequences. Hopefully he will do just that, and once his anxiety over the pregnancy is over, he will see the positives. I very much doubt you would ever be able to rebuild or forgive him if you terminate when you don’t want to.

Clangershome · 24/09/2025 22:37

Just from a different point of view, you said you have a coil inserted. Am I correct in thinking this would interfere with the development of baby and you will likely miscarry anyway with a coil inserted? You best find out from the sexual health centre what’s going on first of all. I do think there is an increased risk of ectopic also with a coil inerter. Best get it all checked out before you panic to make sure all is safe and well. But totally agree you can’t get pushed into it.

ByDreamyMintNewt · 26/09/2025 14:26

If you don't want an abortion, don't have one. He can spend the next 9 months getting his head around things.

SilverScales · 27/09/2025 04:19

Your husband needs to understand that if you feel forced into an abortion because his wishes are more important than yours, that your relationship will absolutely suffer. A good compromise would be to have this third baby and he gets the vasectomy. The surgery center staff see dozens of dicks each week and he can be put under while it is done though it might cost more. My husband had one and recovered quickly, it's such a simple operation. This is too important for you to compromise on. As you said, he didn't seem to have any real reason that you need to have another abortion. Let him know how strongly you feel about this, and that you fear you will resent him if he pushes you into abortion. A married couple is a partnership and you are supposed to decide things together. It sounds like he's not listening. Maybe some kind of counselor could help him understand how you are feeling. Hope to hear back from you dear.

Nimnuan · 03/10/2025 10:54

Do you have a friend or relative you and your daughters could stay with for a few weeks or could you ask him to stay somewhere else for a few weeks? You said he's not being frightening but you also said you're "begging him not to make you do this".
Being in the same house right now sounds bad for you from a mental health perspective at the very least. If you could get some space temporarily you might find yourself breathing a little easier? I'm so sorry you're going through this.

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