conflicted feelings

Need Advice

so, here’s the situation. i’m 22 and my boyfriend is 24, we’ve been together for about 6 months but have known each other for a long time before that as friends/colleagues at a previous job.
we’re moving in together next week into a new apartment though he’s been staying at my place for a while due to convenience.
everything feels stable and super good between us. he’s the most sweet and caring man i’ve ever been with.

i found out that i was pregnant a few weeks ago and immediately told him because i felt like this was something i couldn’t keep to myself and decide stuff on my own.
he felt the same as me, it’s very early into our relationship and we’re both very young to be having a baby.
besides, we’re both studying at the moment while i have a part time job on the side, so it’s not the most financially secure situation.

that’s all the practical stuff, but the dilemma for me is everything i feel emotionally.
i went through an abortion at 12 weeks a couple years ago and it was extremely hard on me physically and mentally. i really wanted that baby no matter the circumstances but i had no support from my partner at the time nor my family.
it’s shaped me into the person i am today and i feel like i’m reliving that trauma now every time i try to decide if i should go ahead with this pregnancy or not.

my boyfriend has made it clear to me that he’s not really ready to be a dad and wants to be finished with uni before thinking about that stuff, but he’s ready to support whatever i choose.
for me, i feel equally torn to both sides and am just scared i won’t be putting the baby into a good situation if i do go ahead with it.

(i feel like i should add that i live in a good place where maternity leave isn’t an issue and we have amazing healthcare, so i don’t feel scared at all about that part)

has anybody else lived through something similar? and how did it go for you, whatever choice you made?

Posted Sep 2, 2026, 12:37 PM UTC

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