I’m really putting myself out there with this, so I’m going to ask that you refrain from attacking me. I found out I was pregnant in May and freaked. My boyfriend was extremely unsupportive, and I was terrified I wouldn’t be able to provide for my baby. Health care was going to be an issue, as well as the day to day costs of raising a child. I hadn’t finished school… I’ll earn my bachelors in December, but in my field (speech-language pathology) you need a masters to even get a job, which takes an additional two years. So, I thought long and hard about it, and cried everyday, and ended up having an abortion. Now, I can’t stop thinking about having a baby. I want one so much, even though all the reasons that make it so challenging still stand. I’m becoming obsessed… I’m on the pregnancy section of Y!A daily, I stroll through the baby section of every store, and I’ve even told my boyfriend how much I want to become pregnant again. I just don’t want to wait 3 or 4 more years.
Just to clarify… I wasn’t trying for a baby the first time around.