Abortion at 12 weeks what to expect

[Babyghirl]

I have had 4 miscarriages 1 live birth who is now 2, I don't want anymore but the pill had failed, so abortion is the only route to go down, I'm 11 weeks and only reason it's taken this long is I had a big bleed few weeks ago and thought I had miscarriaged, can you tell me your experiences of the surgery I'm planning on being awake

Glad your have your rainbow, makes it even more special, thank you for your kind words.

Thank you very much.

I agree, women should be able to make this choice without being judged, thank you for your kind words.

Except empathy that not everyone is you and laws in this country protect women to make choices.

If you’re upset by the thread, move on.

Thank you very much, and for your kind words 😊

Just want to add my support OP. I think having an abortion is often the bravest decision, born out of love for your children, both existing and unborn. IMO it’s a brave, sensible and loving choice to realise that you wouldn’t be able to give a child the life it deserves and consider the impact it has on your existing children 💐

What an earth is wrong with you?

When I was a student nurse many years ago, I attended an abortion clinic as part of my placement. You're not going to "catch sight of anything."

Not an abortion but a miscarriage and retained placenta so ive had it twice. I'm assuming same procedure., the worst thing is the needles into the cervix. First time the pain was horrific, second time nowhere near as much . So I know now I wasn't dosed up right first time. Recovered really quickly with little bleeding.

I love your name, thank you, it's the best decision for me and my family, I could pretend and continue with the pregnancy but in reality I don't want to baby growing up resented because it was a mistake.

So sorry you went through this, I had 4 miscarriages and it's not easy, I hope you have your rainbow.

If you don't agree with abortion, you are absolutely free to not have one yourself. Unfortunately, that doesn't mean you can use guilt and misinformation against other women who have made a different, and informed, choice, and not being challenged.

You don't have to understand that choice, you just have to accept it.

I'm well aware the baby has a heartbeat, but it's not changing the fact I don't want another, so please respect the decision I have came to and if you can't just scroll on, your entitled to your view like everyone else but there's a point you need to stop at.

Thank you very much.

Sorry, you can do whatever you want, but I don't owe you anything. This is a public forum.

To the MN moderators: you deleted all my posts. Cool. I was about to leave this obsolete website anyway. See you all on X. And good luck trying to censor different viewpoints there! Byeeeee.

Deleting misinformation, propaganda and judgement is not censoring different viewpoints.

Your viewpoint is not factual or based on anything other than your own opinion. As I have already said, you are free to hold that opinion, but you can't expect others to not challenge you on it.

I'd wish you luck on X, but it's actually just sad that you're so excited that you might be able to find vulnerable women to harass without consequences, and descend into your echo chamber. Bye though.

Hey OP my experience was a little different as both times it was for a missed miscarriage. I had the suction method awake. It was called a MVA rather than a D&C. The experience wasn't pleasant but not so traumatising that it's caused me distress going forward.

Obvs yours might be different but both of mine were exactly the same:

Asked to arrive for 8 am and put in a four bed bay with three others who were having one that morning. Bloods taken and I was given painkillers and an antibiotic. These were suppositories so maybe be prepared for that just in case. I was also given oral painkillers and an anti sickness pill. I was then given the pills to start to soften my cervix (these are inserted into your vagina). The nurses/drs were all lovely and really kind. My husband came with me but I had to go to the procedure room alone. A lovely midwife held my hand throughout and tried to distract me. I was given gas and air. The injections to open your cervix aren't particularly painful - just the same as any other really. The Dr then used the suction to remove the pregnancy. This was a bit painful and felt like scraping inside me. But it was quick.

I was then taken back to recovery and I think I waited for about an hour with tea and toast. Got anti-d both times as I'm rhesus neg. Then home. Bleeding wasn't particularly heavy - I guess they've removed most of the stuff that would cause bleeding. Took over the counter painkillers for a few days for the cramps but I could've managed without them.

I had to take a pregnancy test a week later to make sure they'd got it all. The second time they hadn't and I had to go back to double check but luckily they didn't need to repeat the procedure.

My period returned within 4 weeks the first time and was about 3 months the second time but that was due to the complications.

I hope that's helpful. Sending you lots of love and hope when it's over you have a very happy Christmas with your wee girl.

Hi all - thanks for the reports. The primary focus of threads like this should be on providing support. This thread is not the place for political or moral debates and we will delete posts that attempt to derail or take support away from the OP.

Thank you.

Thank you very much, sorry you went through with losses, I really hope you have had had your happy ending.

Thank you. I do. These losses were after my first DD then my wee rainbow one arrived nearly two years ago.

I forgot to add. All in I think I was in 8-12 but that was because I wasn't first on the list either time.

This isn’t an airport, you don’t need to announce your departure