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I was 8 weeks pregnant when I went in for the scan. I was 50/50 on getting an abortion before the appointment but I wanted to know how far along I was.

During the scan I saw two pods in there and my heart dropped. I just knew it was twins before she told us.

The sonographer was so excited and congratulated us. I broke down in tears and thought to myself, “Now I can’t abort this pregnancy, there’s two”.

As time went on we planned a bigger car and moving to a first floor apartment so it would be easier carrying our 1.5-year-old to the car and the twins.

We also brainstormed ways to make more money because we were financially struggling with one child and we wanted to give our daughter the best life possible.

I was so overwhelmed and constantly thought of having an abortion. So I talked to my therapist a lot and I came to the decision to have the abortion because it wasn’t possible to have two more kids.

So at 10 weeks I called around and made an appointment.

I had to do it surgically because I was too far along for the pills to work with twins.

I think about them a lot and what I missed out on, but I also think about my daughter and how much it would have disrupted her life.

We were struggling financially with just her, adding two more wasn’t realistic.

I know I made the right decision with the cards I was dealt.