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Am pregnant, we both want different things, I'm desperate

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UhhOhhh · 26/09/2012 10:38

Don't really know where to start, but here goes.

We have 2 dds, 8 and 2. A year and a half ago I got pg and as DD2 was really young, and we were were not ready financially, didn't have the room and loads of other reasons I had a termination. I found this really hard, it took me a long time to 'get over' it. But I accepted it, realised how lucky I was to have 2 DDs, we were moving on and happy.

Now despite religiously taking my pill I found out yesterday that I'm pg again. I can't believe this has happened. My partner is saying that I should have another termination. He said that if I went ahead with this pg that he would leave as he couldn't handle it. He only said this in anger and has since said that he didn't mean it but that having this baby would be the downfall of our relationship. He doesn't see how we would cope financially and the fact that it would mean having the baby in with us or 3 children sharing 1 room. We can't afford to move. We couldn't afford holidays and extra things for our DDs, like activitys etc. He thinks that we would struggle so much that the pressure on our relationship would be too much. He wants us to have a good life and he thinks this baby would put everything on hold. To say he is dead against it is an understatement.

But, although I can understand all his reasons, there's this feeling that I really want this baby. I love being pg, love birth and have always wanted 3 children. I think that it would be a struggle but surely worth it? I'm not getting any younger and this may be my last chance. I think about how I struggled with the last termination and don't know if I could cope with it again. I just have such a yearning for this baby. But I don't want to bring this child up with a father that will resent it, and I don't want my relationship to break up and end up alone with 3 kids. I don't want my existing children to suffer.

I don't know what to do.

OP posts:
PeshwariNaan · 28/09/2012 14:42

^Huh? I don't see where the OP said she's 28 weeks and she's always said this would be her third child?

Thumbwitch · 28/09/2012 14:49

olgaga - are you confusing the OP with xmasevebundle? Confused

olgaga · 28/09/2012 14:54

Whoops! Sorry. I got the OP confused with xmaseve and Thumbwitch's following comment. Apologies all round Blush and congratulations OP.

I completely understand how important this must be after your experience last year. I hope your P either steps up and supports your decision, or leaves you in peace to enjoy your pregnancy.

Well done!

Heleninahandcart · 28/09/2012 19:39

OP your have already been through an ordeal with your first termination. Your DP actually watched your break down and beg him to let you have that child and despite this he made sure you got the termination he wanted.

Knowing all this, he then refused to have a vasectomy in case he wanted a child with a mythical future partner. Now, instead of taking equal responsibility he is insisting on your going through with another termination because another DC doesn't quite suit his ideal lifestyle. I think he has had more than his fair share of consideration in dictating what your 'joint' family decisions are. If he continues like this, you may decide he is the one taking up too much space.

It is your body, you know how much you want this pregnancy, you know how you would feel if you didn't go ahead. Many congratulations to you Smile

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