Hi everyone,
Myself and my partner have a 1 year old boy and a unborn baby boy due in a few weeks and he has a 9 year old with another woman who he doesn’t have contact with and he said he’s going to get laser vasectomy because he’s done having more babies but I personally don’t feel like I’m not done like I want more babies with him. I’ve always pictured myself having more than 2 babies. I’ve even said that we could wait until the 2 we have are in school so there’s an age gap and he’s still saying he doesn’t want any more babies and he’s getting a vasectomy. It makes me feel so sad and hurt that he doesn’t want any more and grow our family but I’m not gonna force him to have babies if he doesn’t want them. I feel like we are both wanting different things and im struggling to think that we will be okay and I have to put aside my wanting for more babies. My partner gives me and our children the world and I don’t want to lose him but sometimes I feel like I have already lost him(not just because of the baby situation like there are other things). What do I do about this situation because everytime we talk about having more children in the future or someone mentioning more it turns into an argument.
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It sounds like you’re not compatible on major life issues. Did you have any discussions before living together? Did he change his mind at a point?

Children cost time and money and the person that is providing that is the one that suffer the most, my husband and I are going to have our first in Sept 1 I know he always wanted to have a bunch of kids, but since we got married we were always realistic on how expensive and timely is to raise kids so now we’re stepping in reality and considering just having the one we left the door open for a second one in 2 years but that depend a lot of our income and capability’s to raise this one, we both work and we have a pretty good life, but we do live in an expensive state and we do not have any family support, he said he will be ok w whatever decision I make in the end of the day we’re both providers we both care for the household and the kid and we both know how difficult it is, never force someone you love to get into something they don’t want just because you want, is selfish for everyone .