I got pregnant 5 months postpartum. And am 7 weeks pregnant. Don't know what to do feel like am cheating and robbing my son's child hood. He needs me the most during this period but I ended up pregnant. I have concerns about the unborn as well its my baby too have serious bought that whether it will grow and born healthy. I never took iron or calcium supplements postpartum and never took folic acid till now. So wanted suggestions about what is healthy for both of them. Keeping the pregnancy or aborting it.

Dr. Sambit NandaGynaecologist4yrs exp

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Irrespective of your dietary intake of iron and folic acid in previous pregnancy you will have to start taking iron and folic acid supplementation because there is significant blood loss in every delivery. Since you are post partum. It is definite your body must have lost a certain amount of blood during the delivery which needs to be restored usually you should be counselled about birth spacing after delivery and before discharge. The idea of birth spacing is to give you time fornyour body to return to normal non pregnant state. Cover up the blood loss and become healthy. Now considering you're 7 week pregnant already. The decision lies with you whether you wish to continue or not. If you discontinue. That consider termination or simple terms. Abortion.it would be healthy for you. And your body and you can devote more time to the first child. If you wish to continue the pregnancy. It will not have any harmful effects on the baby. As long as you take equally good care of this pregnancy. Whether your first child will recieve less love. Is a matter of discussion strictly with you and your family members. No clinical opinion about that is necessary.  

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Dr. Inthu MGynaecologist9yrs exp

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The choice is entirely yours. Getting abortion in which ever phase can provoke repeated abortion in future pregnancy as well at the same time second pregnancy is very short of the first one so it needs extra vitamins for you to support the pregnancy and discuss with your family to give extra support and care for your first baby and for yourself also to continue this one if you have a plan.  

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