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Medical Abortion experience at 6 weeks.

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Elljay1805 · 09/08/2020 18:32

so, last week i found out i was pregnant, i already have 2 children, ds who is almost 7 and dd who is 4, i knew having a 3rd wouldnt be a option, me and my partner sat and spoke but we decided financially we wouldnt be able to have another, we also agreed that it wouldnt be in best interest for our current 2 children either as we dont get to spend as much time as a family already.

I called BPAS last Sunday, my tablets came by the wednesday and i took my first one thursday, and remaining tablets friday evening, i had a very uncomfortable night but plenty of paracetamol, ibuprofen and codene helped me get through, i started bleeding about a hour after my final 2 tablets, saturday was much betted, i did have some small cramps but was able to do my day to day things and also visted a friend, today (sunday) my cramps picked up again, i had about a hour where i didnt really want to move, i got motivated and went to visit my dad, i had a feeling come over me that i should go to the toilet as something didnt feel right (sorry for tmi) as i went to the toilet, i wasnt quick enough and has passed within my pad, luckily nothing was visable and looked like a long thick clot more than anything, but since passing i have had no pain, despite the circumstances, i think it all went really well and after all the storys i have read on here i definitely was expecting much worse, i was expecting more horrific pain and a hell of a lot more bleeding. I really hope my experience helps someone as i know how scary this time can be, but please, if your anything like me, you will be very suprised!

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Mammyloveswine · 09/08/2020 18:37

I had similar, the pain was bad but like a bad period so manageable! I was 5 weeks 6 days so pretty much the same as you.

I would be due now so I've been thinking about it a lot lately. It was the right decision and I've no regrets at all though.

Thank you for sharing,

Be kind to yourself and take care Thanks

Elljay1805 · 10/08/2020 08:41

@Mammyloveswine glad to know yours was manageable too! And im happy you belive you made the right decision, after it passinf yesterday i feel so much relief today and a lot less stressed, i plan to move forward now and not forget it but know that my decision was for the best interest of my childrens and my own and partners. Some of the storys i read really made me panic so i hope mine can help put people at ease.

Xx

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zeromango · 10/08/2020 14:31

So reassuring to read. I've just had my scan with BPAS and taken the first tablet. Not an easy decision at all - got myself incredibly worked up after reading horror stories. My only worry is my future fertility (we want a second DC in a few years, but right now is the worst timing for us, sadly.) So glad to read that it went well.

Elljay1805 · 10/08/2020 15:02

@zeromango please dont read to much into horror stories, i did the same thing, dont get me wrong it was uncomfortable for 2 days, one being the first night of taking the tablets and mild cramps saturday untill i finally passed it yesterday, now i feel so much better, i was expecting much worse than i actually experienced!xx

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