I am almost 6 weeks pregnant and preparing to have a medical abortion.
I have a 10yo DS and 7mth DD.
With my first pregnancy I experienced horrid morning sickness for the first trimester, but was still able to work and carry on (mostly) as normal, whilst feeling nauseous the whole time. The rest of the pregnancy was smooth sailing.
A complicated birth meant I had to deliver via emergency c-section when fully dilated.
My second pregnancy (late 30s now) was horrible from start to finish.
HORRENDOUS morning sickness from 5weeks until around 5months, severe reflux, UTIs, extremely painful trapped wind, water retention and aches and pains throughout entire pregnancy.
I had to have so many scans and check ups due to my previous c-section, so was constantly at the hospital.
I hated every second of being pregnant.
That experience, along with my DD’s young age, money, work and all the other practicalities, is the biggest factor in my choosing to have a termination.
My partner would love for me to keep the baby but is trying so hard to be supportive Although sporadically telling me how sad he feels doesn’t help but he is fully entitled to his feelings and I feel so bad for him. He knows how rough I had it with the last pregnancy and so understands my reasons.
I have been in touch with MSI and they have sent the pills out.
I am feeling a rather anxious but I have read lots of stories of others experiences on here and elsewhere, so feel somewhat prepared.
My question is , for anyone that experienced severe nausea and sickness in their pregnancy and then had a termination - how long did it take for the nausea to cease?
We were away on a holiday last week and I had an absolutely miserable time due to the morning sickness starting up (5weeks on the dot). I am feeling like utter crap and just want to be able to play and hold and love on my baby girl, who wants to be with me all the time at the moment. I also feel extremely guilty that I hardly spent any quality time with my DS on holiday and was being cranky towards him due to feeling so sick. He still had a wonderful time with other family members and probably did not even notice but mum guilt is a bitch!
Now we are back I cannot stomach cooking and standing for too long makes me throw up so my DP is doing lots of the work whilst feeling run down himself.
He has just taken the kids off to his mums so we can both get a rest.
I am hoping this will not continue for much longer after taking the tablets - please can anyone with experience share their story?
I am aware, of course, that not everyone will have the same experience but would be interested to hear from others none the less.