Very Conflicted...
This is my fourth pregnancy in the span of 2017-2019/2020. I’m 12-weeks pregnant today, I got an ultrasound and sequential blood test yesterday. I’m very excited about this pregnancy and I’m also confused because when me and my partner found out we were pregnant officially, he was very excited. I was excited. As of late he says he’s been struggling with knowing what he wants. He says he wants to be with me and wants a family, but he feels like he doesn’t bring enough to the table with me. The timeframe of abortion was when we had all these discussions about it and he agreed to continue with the pregnancy. In fact, he was more accepting and “ready” than I had thought I was. Anyways, this situation is pretty stressful and I’m trying to stay above water because this child is everything to me and I don’t want to spend my life not knowing if the person I laid with and have been with for the last 4-years is going to change up all of a sudden based off his own insecurities and shortcomings. It’s hard. At the appointment, we heard the heartbeat and I cried because it was real. I asked him how he felt and he was overly joyed. He said it’s real and he’s excited. He said he’s ready and willing. I just don’t know what to believe exactly. Is this normal for men to feel this way when you’re pregnant? Is it normal for me to just want to leave him out the picture and do what’s best? Conflicted.
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