Everyone’s telling me my son is going to born with defects...
FTM here ,I’m looking for some reassurance and maybe some advice. My other half and I have been together for almost two years but for majority of that time I’ve been carrying the majority of our burdens ( finances , shelter etc ) as this pregnancy progresses I’m starting to get more and more exhausted - I barely want to get up for work and I was also diagnosed with 2 placental markers that indicated that my son would have to arrive via planned birth as my placenta will no longer be doing its job effectively after 39 weeks. I’m currently 27w5d but he’s measuring an entire week ahead.
During this pregnancy I’ve been stressed not just within my relationship but at work as well. I’m a manager at a finance company and my team is not the most supportive. I don’t want to cry to my boss about my problems as I’m kind of embarrassed about the entire situation. My living situation is also changing as my current roommates want us out come September as they don’t trust he ( my SO) will carry his weight and maternity leave is 50% of my income now and we’re already struggling living on that. I’m dying to nest I want to be ready for when baby gets here. So to sum this whole mess up.
1. I have to move in a little over 30 days because my roommates are inconsiderate, selfish human beings
2. I’m going to lose my supporting income if I go on maternity leave thus leaving me with nothing to pay rent and for my car etc etc
3. My boyfriend has not stepped up and if he’s trying too..he’s taking his sweet time doing it and I cannot wait any longer as the baby is basically here
4 I’m dying to nest and prepare for baby but cannot.
5. I’m stressing day in and day out. And crying because I’m so sad and feel like I can’t do anything about this situation.
So needless to say I’ve got a lot on my plate and my boyfriend is doing little to nothing to lighten the load. I’ve vented to numerous friends/other moms and even family about this and all of them have said the same things ...he’s going to be born defective. He’s going to be colicky, he’s going to have anxiety and chronic pain etc etc Someone even said that it’s going to be so bad that I won’t be able to handle it and I should just give him up for adoption since I’m in such hot water I want be able to take care of him and child services will intervene anyways. And to leave my SO but at the same time I don’t want to deny him his right as the father of this baby. Which anytime I’ve brought up leaving he goes straight to “I won’t get to see my son” . I know that stress during pregnancy is not good but I just don’t want to think about my child being effed up because I’m a horrible mom and he’s not even born yet ...ugh

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