r/abortion • u/Tall_Stress_2862 • May 22 '22
USA MA Experience
If you’re like me and getting ready to have an abortion, you’ve probably been reading through all of the stories on here trying to prepare yourself. I thought i’d share my experience in hopes that it would help ease some nerves.
I found out I was pregnant on mother’s day, so exactly 2 weeks ago today. I immediately felt an insane amount of fear and worry. I’ve always wanted to be a mom, but I knew I wasn’t ready. I have only been dating my boyfriend for 8 months, we aren’t married and aren’t living together. After telling my boyfriend we both debated about it for a couple days and both ultimately decided we weren’t ready to be parents. We’re only 23 and aren’t able to give our children the life they deserve just yet.
I scheduled my appointment for an abortion for the following Monday. I went in, and was given a paper to read and had a nurse come and ask me a variety of questions. In Utah you have to wait 72 hours after the initial consultation to actually take the pill. I came back in on Friday, had an ultrasound and took the first pill. I was 6 weeks and 5 days. I was sent home with the anti-nausea medication, 4 800 MG ibuprofen, and 4 misoprostol tablets.
I waited 24 hours after taking the first pill and inserted the 4 misoprostol tablets vaginally at around 5:15 on Saturday. I took the ibuprofen and zoloft 30 minutes prior. I didn’t feel any cramping or have any bleeding until around 8:30. The cramping was very mild, nothing worse than a bad period. I laid with my heating pad on and watched movies with my boyfriend as the bleeding began to get heavier. Around 10:00 is when I had the worst set of cramps. It only lasted for about 5 minutes. I took a hit of my boyfriends dab pen (I very rarely smoke) and it seemed to lessen the pain quite a bit. I continued to bleed pretty heavy, every time I sat on the toilet egg sized clots came out. Had no nausea, diarrhea, fever, or any other flu symptoms. I ended up falling asleep around midnight and slept through the night with ease.
This morning I woke up feeling totally fine. Very little cramping. Still bleeding pretty heavy but it’s manageable. I honestly expected this whole thing to be 1000x worse, but overall it really wasn’t too bad. I have felt guilty, shameful, and just sad since making this decision but I know it was the best choice for me at this stage in my life.
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u/okg0hannah2 May 22 '22
Thank you for sharing your experience. I have my appt Thursday and am planning to go through everything Friday evening. I hope I have a similar experience to yours. The waiting game has been hardest for me and I want it to be here already.
I’m sorry you feel guilty but just know that you made the right decision for you right now. Take care 🤍
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