Dissapointed

Anon Imperfect Mum

Dissapointed

Hi mums,
I wrote in not so long ago asking a question about Abortion after family complete, now i didn't add everything personal to my post, but i also didn't want to as it was irrelevant to the question i asked. I asked if there were other mums who had an Abortion after their family was complete and did they regret their decision? I asked this because i needed clarity in my mind, i needed those answers to reassure myself. What i did not need to hear, was how I'm a bad person, how i wasn't raped so it shouldn't be an option, how it is immoral, how i am murdering a child, how my reasons (remembering i really shared none) were not good enough. I was so disappointed with people's presumptions and lack of empathy. In saying that, there really are some lovely mums who opened up and shared, who wished me luck in my decision and who gave support, thank you from the bottom of my heart for your kindness.
My husband and i after long talks decided abortion is definitely the decision we need to make, not for any selfish reasons. We are in financial trouble and there is no respite from that for at least 4 years, i will need to go back to work to help support us. My husband works away, so i don't always have support, we have 3 kids that need us. Some may still think we are being selfish, that is your belief and i am ok with that, i am just not ok with seeing people create a simple question in our time of need into an agenda to attack my position with your belief. For those that asked about why we haven't done something permanent contraceptive wise, the answer to that is we have tried, we have asked gps and they won't due to our age. We will be as soon as we have a doctor willing, however my husbands doctor wouldn't let him get a vasectomy at 25. I'm sorry for the long post, i was just very upset over what i was reading, once again thank you to those with your kind and empathetic words, you are lovely ladies x

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Anon Imperfect Mum

I want to wish you all the best. I know it's never an easy decision, I don't think your selfish at all. You need to put the family you have above all else.

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Anon Imperfect Mum

not selfish at all, your being very responsible, forget the haters.. they have no idea....I hope your ok x

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Anon Imperfect Mum

I personally think you are making such a selfless decision. You are thinking about the now and if you could provide for another child, which clearly isn't the case. To many people having children that they can't afford. I think it woukd be a good time to go back to your gp and talk seriously about permanent contraception. Surely they would take it more seriously now that you've had to take this route.
Best of luck chicky.

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Anon Imperfect Mum

People who think any contraceptive is full proof needs to be educated! Tube tying and vasectomies have a failure rate. Yes the failure rate might be tiny but it still exists. Jeez my sister has severe endo and had her tubes tied and still got pregnant. It happens.

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Anon Imperfect Mum

Haters gonna hate and militant anti-abortionists love to shove their opinion where it's not wanted. I'm glad you've been able to reach a decision together and so can support each other and move on from here.

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Anon Imperfect Mum

Best of luck. I had a abortion when i was 19 i sometimes regret the decision but i know it was for the best i wouldn't be where i am now if i had kept the pregnancy. Also i dont know where you are but rosewood surgury in qld will do vacectony bulk billed and age is no issue. My husband had his done there 3 mnths ago at 26.

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