Charla

I had an abortion

Charla
How old are you: Between 27 and 33

Country of birth: United States

Year of abortion: 2008

Country of abortion: United States

The usual, are you sure you can't keep it or give it up for adoption?I despise hearing that, once I've made a statement that's what I'm going to do.

Type of abortion: in a clinic or hospital with surgery

I loved the doctor he was awesome.He is also a normal gynecologist who delivers babies.

Reason for abortion: problems with my relationship, my personal reasons for not wanting a child, mental health reasons

Wow I don't even know where to begin.Long story short,I was not mentally ready for another child.I hope I can come back and add more detail when I'm prepared to write more.

Feelings about abortion: comfortable, disappointed, irresponsible, resolved, numb, relieved, confident, happy, stupid, guilty

As some of you know a lot of mixed emotions come with the decision of having an abortion,it's perfectly normal.The first initial reaction is how and when did I get pregnant?How could I have been so careless,what was I thinking?Then you evaluate all your options,come to the conclusion of abortion,and go from there.There's fear and panic in not knowing what to expect,while your on the table there's the slight pain and nervousness,the whole surgical procedure lasts maybe 5 minutes.When it's over and you're in recovery for 20 minutes you think to yourself:that wasn't so bad, now it's done and over with, I can move on with my life and put this behind me.

Religion Christianity

Children: 2