After she became pregnant in her twenties, writer Ellen Manning and her partner Jamie made the difficult decision to have an abortion. The couple, both 41, from Rugby, Warks, decided they would become parents when the time was right. But when Ellen and firefighter Jamie, who are now married, discovered she was expecting again last year, they realised starting a family was not what they really wanted. Want to join the family? Sign up to our Kidspot newsletter for more stories like this.