My wife is pregnant via IUI; late 30s. We found out it’s twins. I have 2 (young) kids from my first marriage. We’re approaching an infant reduction decision. Many factors go into it including a finances, work, and other anxieties. We met the specialist. I’m wrapping my head around it as I now have all the data points. She has researched the hell out of it. Anyone ever experience this or have perspective in having gone through it. TIA

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We were expecting twins twice - the first time we never considered reduction. Honestly it was hard for the first year or so. We had some complications / prematurity and then caring for 2 was challenging. The second time, we were shocked to find out we were expecting again and even more shocked that it was twins and already had 2 18mo old kids at home. We talked about abortion or reduction. We were thinking about finances and also the rough experience we had with health issues the first time around, time, work, and lots of other things. We ended up going forward with the twin pregnancy. Seeing our kids together now - all 4 - feels like it was meant to be. It hasn’t been without sacrifices and stress but we make it work. Anyways, you’re making a deeply personal decision and best advice I can give is talk openly with your partner (and listen carefully to her) and really explore your feelings. Accept that you’ll always wonder ‘what if’ either way, but trust that your decision will be right for you and your family.

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Thank you. Your statement on exploring my feelings has been my entire week since meeting the specialist. And the ‘what if’ factor has been a major part of it. This is what I needed.

Are you asking about letting another family adopt one of the twins?

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