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Termination of pregnancy due to medical reasons

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Newdreams · 30/12/2021 21:40

Hi I am sorry if this is in the wrong place I don't mean to offend anyone. I am 19 weeks pregnant and have been told my baby has bilateral renal agenesis, this is a fatal condition which means the baby will not survive outside the womb and currently has no amniotic fluid. I have been give the option of termination or waiting for nature to take its course (I have another thread about the build to the diagnosis) but I really wanted to know if anyone been in similar position and what did they chose to do and how did they manage to deal with the emotional side of things. My heart saying to wait bur my head is saying to opt for the termination but I feel exhausted I can't think straight and just wanted to know some other people's experiences.

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littlebirchtree · 08/02/2022 19:51

Oh OP, it's bloody exhausting trying to be fine all the time though, but I get it. I've not been through exactly what you've been through but I know I'm not the only one here that would do anything to take your pain away right now.

I have a disabled young daughter and I too had to have a termination. I have times when I've blamed myself for both and when not blaming myself , I'm trying to be a functioning mum and wife. It's like being torn in every direction. Sometimes, something has to give and I fight it like mad, driving my DH mad in the process. Sometimes we pull together, sometimes we push each other away..one of those times just a week ago I phoned the Samaritans for the first time in my life because 'being fine' for so long wasn't sustainable and I needed to fall apart on someone.

I should have rung them far sooner and it took me the whole length of a field to actually press ring... I just burst into tears and told them everything, everything I wish I could have screamed out loud over the past couple of years, "that it was all my fault, that I wish I could save my children and husband from me and I'd be better off gone." They listened and didn't judge me, it was so cathartic to just say all the things in my head to an actual person and to stop being 'fine' for a bit. It felt different to typing it out on a forum, somewhat more of a release.

Maybe it'll just be a bit of a release for you too OP? It certainly wouldn't hurt and as someone who fought the idea of it, I can tell you, I'll definitely not wait a year again to ring them! We all care about you here and will do our best to help hold you up xxx

vivariumvivariumsvivaria · 08/02/2022 20:00

Did you manage to eat anything @Newdreams?

Maybe some blood sugar might help you feel less lost?

Newdreams · 08/02/2022 20:27

@vivariumvivariumsvivaria

Did you manage to eat anything *@Newdreams*?

Maybe some blood sugar might help you feel less lost?

I had some toast earlier
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vivariumvivariumsvivaria · 08/02/2022 20:42

I don't want to sound patronising - but, well done, that's great!

Keep drinking too, some antibiotics can make you feel queasy. Once they kick in you'll feel so much better.

Newdreams · 08/02/2022 20:52

@vivariumvivariumsvivaria

I don't want to sound patronising - but, well done, that's great!

Keep drinking too, some antibiotics can make you feel queasy. Once they kick in you'll feel so much better.

I'm fine just light headed head hurts.
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vivariumvivariumsvivaria · 08/02/2022 20:59

That headache's been there a while now. You still feeling hot and clammy?

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