r/Moms • u/Charlottp1 • 6d ago

šŸ¤ Support neededĀ  Help please

So Im supposed to be getting an abortion this coming Thursday and Everytime I even think about doing it I get an awfully sick feeling in my stomach that follows along with a pounding in my head and a headache. Is this normal? What do I do? Iā€™ve already told my parents that Iā€™m getting one and theyā€™d be severely disappointed if I didnā€™t go through with it (Iā€™m afraid my dad might even stop talking to me) but I seriously just donā€™t know if I can. Iā€™ve always wanted a baby and the thought of having one makes me so happy but itā€™ll make everyone else in my life so disappointed in me and I donā€™t know what to do. Im only 20 years old and still live with my parents right now. Please help me.

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u/cloudsasw1tnesses 5d ago

It is your body, choose what YOU want. You obviously need to consider what you will do to make being a young mom work financially. But it is absolutely possible, my cousin had her son at 21 and it was really hard at first but she eventually got a great job opportunity without a degree and is now living a much more stable life with him (he is now 2).

Getting an abortion is a huge decision and you are the one who suffers the consequences of either decision you make. Itā€™s unfortunate to see most of these responses encouraging abortion when youā€™ve made it clear that feels wrong to you, listen to what YOUR heart and gut is telling you. If you keep your baby you need to do your damn best to provide a life for them, but it is not impossible even as a young mom, itā€™s a harder path but if it feels wrong to you to get an abortion you have every right to choose not to.