Pregnancy post-abortion

[Liliann]

Hi All,

A bit of an odd question. Would appreciate your advice.

Three weeks ago I had a medical abortion because the discovery of a surprise pregnancy took be completely aback. I was two months gone by then and had no idea. It was a very difficult decision and I kept changing my mind. After the medical abortion took place at home and I saw the foetus (horrible experience), I regretted the whole thing right away. Am already a mum of two, so I just equated the foetus with a baby and that was that. Regret.

So now three weeks on I took the low-sensitivity test, given by the clinic, and it came back a very-very faint positive. Took a normal home urine test today, not digital, and a faint positive again. That was in the middle of the day, so not even first thing in the morning.

I have had sex with my husband a couple of times since the procedure and for certain one of those times the condom had split. So the question is--could I possibly be pregnant again? Or am I just desperately hoping as a strange way of reversing my abortion decision? Breasts are definitively tingly too.

I know, I juts have to wait for one more week and test again but am just too impatient...

All words of wisdom appreciated. Thank you!

When did the condom split? Three weeks seems like a very short time period for your body to ovulate and then for the embryo to implant and for your HCG to rise enough for a positive test. My (in my non-professional) suggestion would be that your hCG hasn't completely fallen yet.

Did you have a scan to confirm all of the tissue was expelled? And have you had a negative pregnancy test in the past three weeks?

Either way, as you said, the only way to know is to wait for a scan/maybe do another test in a few days.

I gave my opinion on the test but didnt say that I'm really sorry you went through a traumatic MA and have been feeling regret Are you able to discuss your feelings with your husband or a close friend?

You had an abortion, found it traumatic and then when your condom split less than a month later you didn't think to get the morning after pill?

How about take contraception seriously and get on the pill, a coil or many of the other completely free options available, then you won't experience situations like this.

@yvanka Why did you feel the need to respond is such a judgemental manner? Kindness costs nothing.

I had a traumatic abortion which I really regretted after

It led to me desperately wanting a baby rather than putting it off, and waited around 5 months before trying

Saying that I remember being told that it would take a while for the hcg to drop after the abortion

I think 3 weeks after is too early to get a positive on a new pregnancy