Walking around the house, trying to distract myself from the four horrible tasting pills under my tongue. Only another 25 minutes to go. Reflecting on the last couple of days, I'm tired. Relieved. Scared.
I have my new dressing gown at the ready, along with my hot water bottle and plenty of sweets and chocolate, which I later found out I wouldn't keep down.
I've just gotten back from a city 2 hours away, and beyond that another city 2 hours away, where I had to travel secretly to pick up a parcel I'd bought online for a donation from a website that helps women in my situation. Women that do not have the choice to keep or terminate their own pregnancy, because of their countries rules.
As a nineteen year old, its not something you have to deal with everyday. Its definitely not something I thought I'd have to make a choice about, surely when people find out they are pregnant, that's it? Time to get ready for baby?
I've been hauling my sick, newly pregnant already worn out body around a city that is not home. I've been into every bathroom in every place I visited, dealing with my everyday sickness. I can barely eat.
All the anxiety over the last few weeks! Will it work, will I get it in time, will I regret it, what if something goes horribly wrong.
When I picked up the pills at a tiny post office in the corner of a supermarket, they'd been posted from Mumbai, they came with strict instructions, in a packet that barely been closed. With a few extra for safety measures. It was very brief and subtle. It reminded me how under the table it really was.
I felt let down that I had to do all this to get to do something that concerned my body, only me. Its not fair. My country has let me down.
The process itself was scary, somewhat painful, draining. On top of my already constant sickness, I was puking every 20 minutes. Severe cramping for a couple of hours, followed by a peak, then nothing. Silence. Emptiness.
A couple of hours later, large clots of blood in the toilet. A sigh of relief. Its done. I hope. I can't stand, it just keeps coming!
I finally go to bed, after my long two days dedicated to this whole procedure. I feel grateful that there is people out where who care, and that I had the opportunity to obtain the tablets
I slept very well that night, when I woke the next morning, a sense of peace, and normality. It was my first morning waking up not needing to rush to the bathroom to get sick.
What I have in return is my youth again, and also my peace of mind and happiness knowing that I can meet my little baby in years to come.
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My story of an illegal abortion.
SugarnetMum · 30/06/2017 10:18
Bless you, you poor love. I hope you've got at least one friend offering love and support in real life? Keep posting if you want to and feel up to it. I hope you feel much better very soon. 
Your feelings resonate with me Slightly different circumstances and over 20 years ago I had to travel to terminate a pregnancy. It was horrible and I felt horrendously alone. But I have never regretted it; it was the right thing to do at the time for me. I now have my ds and he came at the right time and to the best me (iyswim).
My only issue is that I wish I could have had the termination in NI, been close to my home and family (and GP).
You are brave, smart and strong and we're all with you. It's a disgrace that you had to go through all this
this still shouldn't be happening in this day in age.
Like peace I'm also from NI and travelled to England many years ago for an abortion. I was lucky to have supportive parents that could help me financially but it was one of the most lonely experiences of my life. Like Ireland there was (is?) the stigma attached where you feel like you can't talk about it after.
Thank heavens for organisations like women on waves now.
Wishing you the very best Sugar
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