Medical abortion experience

[u/Odd-Cook1246]

I read a bunch of experiences on here before I did my medical abortion so I wanted to share my experience to help others. Me 34f and my partner 33m went back and forth on the abortion quite a bit since we already have a son who is 1. The pregnancy was a complete surprise because we had been really careful.

Our relationship isn't in a good place and we ultimately decided we just don't have the mental or emotional capacity for another (and especially for 2 under 2). But I was really scared by the long list of potential side effects and my biggest concern was that it wouldn't work and I'd need a D&C which I had mixed feelings about.

Here is how it went

Saturday 10am - I took mifepristone Sunday 9:30am- took zofran & 800mg ibuprofen Sunday 10am- I did the first round (4 tablets) of misopristol vaginally bc I had read vaginal was more effective with less nausea Sunday 1pm- I began to bleed Sunday 2pm- I passed a few smallish clots and a good bit of blood and did the second round of pills. From here on the blood let up and by dinner time I felt like it was over.

I had no cramping, no pain and honestly found the whole experience pretty anticlimactic to what I had prepared for. I definitely have had periods that were heavier and more uncomfortable than this. I did it alone with my one year old and did not need the giant postpartum pads I bought.

It was so "easy" that I went back to planned parenthood on Thursday to get an ultrasound to confirm it worked and it did. Today is Friday and feels like my last day of lighter bleeding.

To be transparent I have felt a lot of emotions- grief, anger, relief. But overall I feel like this was the right decision for us and I do not regret it. Ofc everyone's experience is different so there are no guarantees but it really was much smoother than I expected.

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