Positive medical abortion story.

[Vitaminc66]

I hope this helps someone and eases worries about medical abortion.

Last Sunday (13th) I found out I was pregnant. Working out my dates I was only around 4 weeks. My partner and I knew we weren’t ready for another child and it was a mistake even when using contraception.

I rang NUPAS that evening and got a telephone appointment for the next day.
I spoke to the nurse and gave her all my details, she needed to know past medical history and weight etc. She said I was suitable for home medicines and they would be delivered in the next 5 days.

Waiting for the pills to arrive was the most anxious time and I would say the hardest part of all this. The pills and information were delivered on the Friday (17th).

I took my first tablet at half past ten that morning and had no side effects at all. I decided to wait until Saturday evening (18th) to do the next 4 tablets. I chose the vaginal insertion as I read that you get less side effects.

I inserted the tablets around 6pm and took some ibuprofen, I then lay on the bed. An hour later I started with mild cramping, started shivering slightly and started to bleed. At half 7 my cramping worsened but was no more than a heavy period and I passed the pregnancy at around 8pm, it was around the size of a gold ball and there was no pain.

I took the other 2 tablets orally to make sure all the pregnancy tissue was expelled at around 9pm as advised. I went to bed and continued to bleed but again nothing more than a heavy period.

The next day I got up and was able to go out with my child and just used pads. I’m still bleeding today (20th) but just treating it like a period and I have little to none discomfort.

I read lots of horror stories online and that’s the worst part, the waiting and reading.
If anybody is going through this and wants to message me or ask any questions on this thread I’m more than happy to answer. I wanted to write this to help ease panic and worry. Please remain calm and remember to choose what is best for you!

lots of love to anyone else in this situation ❤️

I am going tomorrow to get my pills
and I am very anxious.
I think my biggest concern is it not working

Hi,
I know the feeling and completely empathise but it is such a small chance of that happening, I’m sure it will be okay. Try and relax as much as possible, you can get through this.
sending you love and wishing you positive thoughts for tomorrow ❤️

I appreciate your kind words! Of course it feels like every story I’ve read is negative and it failing

I know, I thought exactly the same and that intensifies the anxiety. That is exactly the reason that I wanted to put my experience out there to show it isn’t always a scary experience. I completely get how you’re feeling, you’re welcome to message me if you want someone to chat to over the next few days. I hope it all goes well for you 🥰

I would appreciate that! Thank you so much!!

I finished step 2 of my medical abortion this evening.

I kept reading experience stories and made myself super nervous.
I'm glad I did though because it did prepare me somewhat for the pain side of things.

I was 8+5 weeks.

I took tablet 1 early yesterday morning and then waited until this evening to use the 4 vaginal tablets.

I had some mild cramps yesterday evening from the first tablet but that's it.

This evening I took the codeine prescribed for me and naproxen.

Then 10 minutes later, inserted the tablets.
After about 30 minutes I started getting sharp twinges but nothing bad.
Followed by mild cramps for about an hour.
Then the cramps ramped up and I felt pretty uncomfortable. Thankfully I didn't have anyone here so I was able to just close my eyes and concentrate on getting through the pain.
2.5 hours in, I started contracting around once every 15-30 seconds.
This was pretty painful. I couldn't get comfortable at all but thankfully the small windows of being pain free helped me to breathe and prepare for the next bit.

Weirdly, I thought about alsorts aside from the pain in these gaps.
After around an hour, I felt a sudden gush of fluid and it's like someone flicked a switch. That was it, the pain gone.

Instantly I was able to get up off my sofa. I ran to the bathroom to check my pad and it was like light period. Must have been my waters.

So I sat on the toilet for a few minutes whilst everything disappeared off into the sunset.

I was shaking and really pale afterwards. Understandable though!

So I climbed back onto my sofa, pulled a blanket over me and just laid there for a while until the shaking/shivering calmed.

Then I went and grabbed some lucosade for the electrolytes and some salty popcorn, to replace the salt I lost from sweating.

Feeling tons better and barely any cramping at all.

Not quite as scary as I was expecting but also not super pleasant. But then I never expected that anyway.

Hi.. How do you feel 6 months after the procedure? I have booked for two weeks time but concerned about how I’ll feel after. Seen alot on SM regarding regret etc. I hope you don’t mind me asking

I don't regret my decision. There's points where I think that I would have been due back in Oct, which I find strange and maybe a little sad.

But its not sad that I terminated, I think its more the situation I was in and feeling sad that I didn't have the support needed to feel like I could continue.

I still feel like it was the best decision for me.

My year overall has been horrific. Right from the start.
The termination has been the least of my problems.

I'd say for the better part of the year, my head has just been in a hole of misery and stress, but not much of that has been due to the termination.

What the termination has impacted though is migraines and possibly irregular periods.

Migraines have always been hormonal and they increased during being pregnant and haven't subsided.

My periods went back into a regular cycle until the past 6 weeks, where I've had 4 periods.
Not really sure if thats an after effect still or just my body torturing me some more.

Last night I had an abortion by pills and wanted to share my story because I found reading other people's stories really helped me to prepare.

I was 8 weeks pregnant. I have two children already aged 4 and 6. Me and my partner weren't planning on having any more kids. We were using condoms because the contraceptive pill didn't agree with me. The condom split one night so the next morning I had the morning after pill. When I was due my period I was late and I just new. Took a pregnancy test and it was positive.

I felt numb. My partner was adamant he didn't want another child. I tried to come to terms with it but I had just started a new job and only been here 8 weeks.

I booked myself a consultation and scan with Nupas to be sure of my gestation and also because I'd taken the morning after pill they said I would need a scan.

A week later i had my appointment. She did a vaginal scan and confirmed I was 6 weeks 6 days.

She asked me if I was sure of my decision and I said yes. As she was talking me through the process I started to cry because it suddenly felt very real.

I cried all the way home, just looking at the bag with the pills inside. When I got home I just put the pills in my wardrobe and decided to take a bit of time to make sure of my decision.

A week passed and in that time I tried to talk it through with my partner about making it work but my partner was so sad about the thought of having another child. Things just started getting a bit easier with my two children and they were getting a bit more independent.

Anyway. I decided to go ahead with the abortion. It was May Bank Holiday weekend. I took the first pill on Thursday morning and then on friday aboit 6pm I took a codeine and then an hour later at 7pm I inserted 4 pills vaginally. Apart from some mild period pains for 3 hours I had no bleeding at all so I was a bit worried and I inserted 2 more pills vaginally.

About 1 hour later the cramps got worse but nothing unbearable. Just uncomfortable. Then I started the bleed around 11pm.

I sat on the toilet for around 3 hours on and off because I found it easier to let it all pass out of me. I passed around 8 clots it toal which felt quite large, maybe a golf ball or lemon sized. And blood was just continually dripping out until 2am.

I put an after birth pad on and tried to sleep. I woke two hours later and I had completely soaked and leaked out of the pad. I passed another clot. Was slightly worried about the size of the clots throughout but I could tell the bleeding was easing now so that reassured me.

I put another big pad on and slept till 9am. The pad was only a bit full when I got up this time.

It's only the day after so I'm not sure how much I will continue to bleed but I've got a feeling its just going to be like a heavy period today but we will see.

I cried last night at the time because I was sad that I had decided to go through with it but also I was just tired and wanted it to be over.

This morning I feel relieved and not sick which is nice and I'm just glad it's over and I can move on.

I hope my experience helps others that are going through this. It's an emotional roller coaster and you can feel very alone and confused.

But just remember you're not alone and you have to do what's right for you and that's all that matters.