Had a serious talk with my hb last night. I was sharing with him how depressed I was to see red after I heard two pregnancy news within 1 week and they are both my close friends.
I brought up the IVF topic again since he said we shall give it a try if I don't get pregnant by end of the year. And its already November! 😪 He said "You really want ah?" I was quite furious immediately. What was he thinking when he said that? I am not kidding to him all these while ok.
Not only this, he brought up something even more surprising. Like I've always said, his thinking process is very different from other guys. Even as his wife I cannot say I fully understand him. Here's how the conversation went:
Hb: When you think of having a child, how you thought of other problems that will tag along with it?
Me: What problems?
Hb: Who takes care? How you even thought about it?
Me: Hey, we can't even conceive what's more to talk about who will be the care giver? Too early ba… uneccessary worries. Take one thing at a time ma. If we think this think that don't need to have a child already.
Hb: Start thinking after having the child will be too late.
Hb: Start thinking after having the child will be too late.
Me: Not that we never think about it before. We did. You have probably forgotten since its 3 years back when we are newly married. I mentioned to you I am open to all options except your mom and you know why. So hiring a maid or put at infant care will be our options. The third option is
to take care myself and quit my job. However, this won't work cuz single income will put a strain to us at this moment of time.
Hb: Then have to think further like what if my mum wants to take care? How are we going to convince them? And if we are hiring a maid, what will they think when the folk are able to take care.
Me: Yes, thought of all these. For infant care, the child can learn more social skills and etc. For maid, better for the both of us as compared to sending the child to their place early in the morning we are staying at the extreme ends of sg) and my bil & da sao will feel biased if they take care of our child and not theirs since their son is adopted.
Hb: Ok, how about the part on waking up in the middle of the night to attend to the bb? You cannot have expectations that I need to help. I will if I want to…cause my job needs enough sleep, if not it cause danger to me.
Me: Well, I don't need you to help. I can do everything myself. (Very pissed and controlling my tears at this point)
Hb: You need to ask yourself if you can take it before we consider having a child. I want to manage your expectations first cuz I know you are some one very calculative by nature.
Me: Not that I know you won't help. I will have zerop expectations on that.
Hb: How about those gynea appointments. You cannot expect me to go with your all the times.
Me: No, I know you won't.
Hb: You are not even thinking. How about times when your bump is big and really need someone to accompany you for the visits?
Me: I will grab a cab there myself
Hb: I said you are not even processing at all (furious). What if half way thru you got into accident? Have you thought of getting your parents or sis to help out?
Me: No, I didn't. I dont wanna trouble them. If can go work myself, why I can't I go gynea? Are you thinking too much?
Hb: Whatever lah, I told you to think through and you are just giving me answers that you can think of on the spot.
Me: These aren't things I thought on the spot. I have thought through before, just don't think we should discuss since I can't even get pregnant yet.
Hb: Ok, you said one huh. You can handle all these. Don't say I never warn you. Don't mai yuan me if I never do this next time.
Me: I won't. I am stronger than you think I am.
Hb: For our case, I guess hiring a maid is the best solution.
Me: Yes I agree. So, when are we going for IVF?
Hb: Let's do it after CNY. Meanwhile you find out the costing first. And let's have this agreeement, we try one cycle (finish up all the frozen eggs) and if things doesn't go well, we shall give up.
Me: Ok. Its also expensive, we don't print monies. We shall look into adoption then. Are you keeping an open mind for adoption?
Hb: Yes. But for adoptation we shall wait a couple of years more first.
Me: (Thinking: I seriously don't wanna go for the adoption route).
Already can't believe we are indeed going to try IVF soon. Can't I be like others, conceive naturally? I wonder if the doctor can give my hb anything to boost his sperm count and morphology?
But honestly after hearing that he is not helping and giving me any support when i am pregnant or have a child (I cannot expect anything from him)… is making me very doubtful about this decision. ☹️☹️☹️ He said the only thing he can promise is to give me a helper. What's point of having a husband? He don't want the child or what? We are going thru this becuz I want it so he 勉强?