Medical Abortion At 6 Weeks Pregnant.

I had an abortion last week and want to share my positive Medical Abortion story with you all!

I was devastated when I found out I was pregnant, and my anxiety became increasingly worse. I knew in my heart I didn't want a child just yet; I just wasn't ready. My anxiety started to increase because I was so scared to get an abortion, since I don't do well with anything medical-related. I basically lived off of smoothies and liquids for a whole week because I had so much nausea and couldn't stomach solid foods. I decided to go with the Abortion pill option, since the surgery option sounded too scary for me.

I began researching all about abortion pills and came across all of the horror stories, which didn't help ease my anxiety. I had to mentally prepare myself for whatever levels of pain I was going to experience, and hope for the best possible outcome.

When I went to my first appointment, it involved an ultrasound and taking the first pill (mifepristone) at the clinic (this pill stops the pregnancy from growing), I was also given the second set of pills (Misoprostol) to take home with me and have 48 hours later. I was then given a prescription for pain medication, anti-nausea tablets, and anti-inflammatory tablets as well. I didn't experience any side effects from the mifepristone and went home 1 hour later and just rested/chilled out the rest of the day.

48 hours later... it was the expelling day. I was so scared and nervous because of the potential pain and vomiting these pills can cause. So here's how it went, basically I vomited before I even took any medication, that’s how scared and nauseous I was (which may have helped me in the end, because I never vomited after taking the medication). But to my surprise, the whole experience felt like bad period cramps. I usually get bad cramping when I am on my period, so maybe I was so used to this kind of cramping that it made it easier for me to handle, or maybe because my pregnancy was still really early at 6 weeks? I lay in bed with a heat pack on me and tried to relax and distract myself with TV shows. I went to the bathroom a lot as well and passed a couple of clots. I also think I passed my pregnancy there, too. I never saw it pass onto my pad; my nurse mentioned I may never see it pass because it will be the size of a grain of rice, so it may be hard to see. The whole experience took around 4 - 6 hours, and the cramping began to decrease closer to the 6 hour mark.

4 days later, I went for a blood test to confirm I was no longer pregnant, which came back a day later with the all clear and that the pill worked.

I wanted to share my experience because I found it really difficult to find lots of positive stories out there.

This story was shared from our partners at Shout Your Abortion.