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What would 'I just don't want a baby' mean to you...

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Guinnessisgoodforyou · 28/05/2012 06:41

If you found out you were pregnant and your husband said that the above and didn't budge on that opinion how would you feel, what would you do?

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mercibucket · 28/05/2012 10:18

Dh was like this with dd (our third). It was unplanned. He was like that for about 3 days before he came to terms with the idea. I was pissed off for most of the pregnancy. We both adore dd of course. It was a genuine reaction - fear of the unknown, having to readjustn imagine life differently. Neither of us mentioned abortion, it was more like if we said we didn't want it, it might just go away

Give him time

expatinscotland · 28/05/2012 10:18

I'm surprised you married someone without having had this discussion, however. Were you very young?

How old is he?

My ex h didn't want children, so in his 30s he had a vasectomy.

NettleTea · 28/05/2012 10:25

you have to decide what YOU want. call it selfish, but at the end of the day if he goes it will be you who looks after any child. Would you be happy to be a single parent if it means having a child. And would your relationship survive if you had a termination which you didnt really want, espacially knowing that you DH doesnt want any children, and after a contraception failure may well get a vasectomy (which, if he REALLY doesnt want a child, he should do) so you wont be having any children with him.
Or you have a termination and then split up. Would yo feel robbed of the child you could have had, but gave up for him and then he left you?
You have to accept that he may not want a child, and he may leave because he doesnt want a child. That is his choice.
He may stay and resent the child, in which case you would need to leave as that would not be a healthy environment.
he may feel very unhappy about it, but accept that you would be happy, and so be willing to try as he balances a happy but scared you against an unhappy and resentful you who was forced to terminate.
If it is early days then you need to give him some time to process this. His knee jerk reaction may change. It may not. You can acknowledge his surprise/upset/ denial but you need to make a decision based upon what you feel is best for you.

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