Medical (Pill) Abortion

Unfortunately, My partner and I wasn’t careful and found out that I was pregnant on Nov 17th. Although it was exciting, being 21 and finishing college all while not having the financials or space for a child I felt it was better for me to have to abort.

My partner, although very understanding on why I made this choice; really wanted to keep the baby as he’s been through this situation before. He’s been very supportive and helpful through everything. We decided to say our baby was a boy and gave him a name.

December 4th came around and we had to drive to another state to go to the appointment as it was the closest place that did it. I was scared and didn’t want to do it but with our situation I believe it was the best thing to do. Unfortunately I didn’t actually get inside the building until three hours after my scheduled time to be in. Everyone was very nice though. They pricked my finger for the blood test, then did the ultra sound where I found out I was 7weeks and 5 days. This was when I got really sad but I still took the first pill. I felt a little dizzy and nauseous but nothing serious. I went home to take a short nap before taking the 4 pills vaginally around 7pm. I just wanted this pet to be over as soon as possible, the pills kicked in within the hour and the cramps were manageable. Nothing came out of me until about 4 hours in, and then basically by 4am it seems like mostly everything had passed and I could finally sleep.

Right now I’m still bleeding and passing a few blood cloths. Every now and then my cramps get really bad but I have a heating pad for my belly and another on my back. Overall I’m doing okay but I’m just sad that I was not in a place to keep him. It would have been awesome to have my own little family but the only thing that scared me more than this procedure was having a child that I can’t properly support. Even personality wise, I get easily annoyed, frustrated, and angry; I felt like those aren’t good traits to have when you’re expecting a child.

I just wanted to share my experience and hope to have some positive vibes sent my way. I’m not sure what to expect from here on out. I’m thinking of getting us bracelets with his name on it to keep him with us, maybe even a tattoo. Thanks for reading.