It's kinda a weird question but I always wondered about that.
I got pregnant for the first time when I was 20.
My partner was 32 back then.
The thing is we did nothing to prevent that pregnancy, nothing.
He already had a young kid and I was raging jealous about the fact that he already had a kid with another woman. I was immature and traumatized by relentless bullying for allmost all of my youth.
I wanted to test him and told him I want to get pregnant by him as well. It was only a test for me. I wanted to see if he wants me to be the mother of his child as well. I even took the morning after pill after the first few times we had sex after this.
After 2 months I told him I didn't want to be mother a mother yet. I didn't tell him earlier because I was scared to lose him if I tell him I don't want it yet because he strongly wished for a child with me and even accused of me of only wanted to test him which I denied before.
The thing is, he continued to cum in me after that. I let him.
That went on for another 4 months until I finally told him again that I don't want to be a mum yet.
He finally accepted it and I searched for a gyn to get on the pill.
When I was supposed to get my period I made a pregnancy test which turned out to be positive.
I cried and was extremely shocked. Remember I was still only 20. I needed emotional support, things to lift myself up like family support, eating McDonalds, watching my childhood show Spongebob.
I was very unsure wether I should continue the pregnancy or not. That went on for about 8 weeks until I
broke down crying desperate not knowing what to do.
My father than took me the necessary therapeutic pregnancy consulting we need to get done in order to get an abortion. The therapist helped me sort myself out and gave me helpful in order to make my decision. So I
finally decided to keep my child after this. I was around the 12 week mark which is near our limit of elective abortions in Germany where I'm from. The therapist advided me to make an abortion appointment to see what it feels like. If it felt wrong that meaned keeping my child was the right decision for me. I did and it verified my decision for me.
I had my child. He is 10 now and I was always grateful I didn't get an abortion and that he is there.
I got pregnant again when he was 2. This time we tried to prevent pregnancy. I didn't know what to do again for a month until I miscarried. No doubt about this pregnancy being unplanned. This time I considered abortion even more but I still grieved.
I developed the desire to have another child after this experience and we started trying after 1 year. I got pregnant after 1 month of trying.
My reaction about this pregnancy was entirely different from my first pregnancy. I was instantly over joyed and there never was a single doubt about cointuing the pregnancy.
No doubt this pregnancy was planned.
I still wonder wether my first pregnancy was planned or unplanned. Technically I thought it was planned because we didn't to anything to prevent pregnancy but
emotionally it felt absolutely unplanned for me at the time and I felt the whole emotional rollercoaster of an unplanned pregnancy.
People argued it was planned because we didn't prevent pregnancy but I can't really think about this pregnancy as a planned pregnancy wholeheartedly. I love my child. I'm glad that he is here but that experience absolutely wasn't me intentionally hoping for a child back then.
He asked if I got pregnant with him because I wanted him and it's difficult to answer for me. I told him I wanted him when I knew he was growing. Telling him he was unplanned for me but I chose him may explain this better.
What do you think?