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When I Found Out I Was Pregnant

Were We Ready?

By Taylor MitchellPublished 7 years ago 4 min read
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My New Mom Experience

The Moment Our Lives Changed

Hi there!

My name is Taylor. I'm 24 years old, I'm engaged to the most amazing man in the world (we'll get into that story later) and together we have a beautiful son named Sterling. We love our little one more than anything, but I'd be lying to you if I said we weren't terrified when we found out we were having a baby.

It was July of last year, and we were just coming back from a trip in California. We're a couple of geeks, so we went to Anime Expo. It was a fun, yet stressful trip because we spent A LOT of money that we didn't plan on spending. Thankfully we already payed the rent for our apartment, or else, I honestly don't know what we would have done. But when we came back, there was a worry on my back.

My period hadn't started yet.

I'm trying to remain calm and think of all the possibilities; maybe my cycle is changing (that's happened before), maybe the stress from our trip is delaying it. I was trying really hard not to stress. However, a couple of days turned into one week, then one week turned into two weeks. I knew something was up. My boobs started to get huge like never before, I tried convincing myself that it was a period symptom, but I was kidding myself. I knew that I was pregnant before I even took the test, I just didn't want to believe it.

My mood began to change, and my fiancé noticed. He asked me what was wrong and I told him that my period still hadn't shown up, and that we were gonna have to get a test. As I'm sitting in our room in silence crying, he comforts me. I knew he must have been scared too, but you couldn't tell. He goes and buys a test and some ice cream to cheer me up, because he's amazing. I wait until the morning to take the test because one, I heard it's better to take a pregnancy test with morning pee, and two, I'm honestly too terrified to take it.

It's 4 A.M.

I have to pee like a horse. I laid there for a few minutes thinking, "Should I take the test now and get it over with? Or should I wait until I get ready for work in a few hours?" I decided to take the test at that moment, and that was the right choice. I wake my fiancé up and let him know that I'm taking the test. They say those three minutes are the slowest, but for me, they were the quickest - Too quick. When my timer went off, chills ran up and down my spine. I approach the counter and before I even get close to it, I can see.

It was positive.

So many emotions ran through my mind, but the first thing I did was sit on the bed. Once I told my fiancé it was positive, he said "ok" in the most supportive tone. But I broke down. My mind is racing. I'm thinking, " Oh my god! I had a plan! We've only lived in this apartment for 5 months, I didn't want to be that girl! My parents! Oh my god, my Parents! I wanted to be married first! I don't know what I'm going to do!"

That conversation was the most emotional we have ever had in our relationship to this day. A lot of questions came up. "Are we ready? What are we gonna do? Do you want to keep it?"

... Do you want to keep it?

Getting an abortion, even with as devastated as I was, never crossed my mind. I wasn't planning on it. The thought of me doing that literally broke my heart. I'm Pro-Choice. I believe that it is a woman's decision to decide what she wants to do with her body. I will never judge anyone for getting an abortion. But for me personally, it didn't feel right to do that. I didn't feel like I had to. Was I scared? Absolutely. But we are strong, and I knew we would get through it. But it was ok to go through those options to see what fit best.

I decided to keep this baby. I knew it would be life changing, I knew it would test our relationship, but I also knew that we have a SOLID relationship and that we could get through anything, and we did.

We got through it.

Our son was born in March 2017, and it was the best day of our lives. We are the happiest little family, and we've been blessed with so much support from our families and friends. Yes we had a plan of what we wanted before having kids, yes we weren't ready. Honestly though, who is? Nothing can prepare you for this life changing experience. Through all the tears and the worry..

I wouldn't change any of it for the world.

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About the Creator

Taylor Mitchell

I'm just a new mom that wants to share her experiences! Hoping someone can relate to this crazy journey we call motherhood.

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