I lost my momo twins at 19w. Because their cords were very knotted, I had to have a D&E or get a c-section. Florida is a very conservative state and OB/GYNs are shamed by anti-choice activists into not providing proper reproductive care to women. I was pretty much abandoned by my OB and MFM doctor to figure out how to get that D&E on my own. My MFM doctor provided me a peice of paper with a handful of termination providers in the entire state and told me to call them. It was the holidays so naturally no one was in the office. When I eventually got ahold of someone the person who ended up scheduling my appointment was worried because my water broke and thought I would go into labor before getting to the doctor. I was terrified!!! I thought I'd go into labor and have to have an emergency c-section. I researched the surgeon and found nothing but anti-choice propaganda. I imagined that this "horrible evil abortionist" doctor was some kind backwoods creep. All those fears were dissolved at my consultation meeting. The guy was the most compassionate doctor you will ever meet. The surgeon ended up being 1.5 hrs away from my home though. That means I had to ride 1.5 hrs home and 1.5 hrs back to the hospital with five large lamanaria sticks in my cervix. It was extremely painful and I was for sure I was going to birth my twins before I made it to the hospital the next day. I made it through but there were several times that night where I had this urge to push and I had to really concentrate on not pushing. The surgery itself went well. The surgeon was the kindest most compassionate doctor I have ever met (I can't stress this enough). He truly is a blessing and a champion for women's health. When I woke up from anesthesia I instantly started bawling. He actually sat there with me in post-OP and held my hand while I cried. I'm 3 weeks post-OP and doing great physically. I'd do anything to have my twins back and am still weepy, but I'm getting by.
Miscarriage and abortion
I had both. I was told that my pregnancy wasn't viable and that I would have to take these pills to force everything in my uterus out. It's the same pill women can take for an abortion. After taking the pills I went on and bled, heavier than a period with clots the size of my fist, for 4 weeks. I went to the hospital to make sure things were ok, turns out there was apiece of the placenta that wouldn't come out. So I had to be rushed to a different hospital for surgery d&c, an other abortion proceedure. Doing two things I would have rather died than doing but I know that it was all for the better. What's your abortion/ misscarriage story?
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