anonymous

Share your story

My abortion story.

2021 United States

Pro choice under any and all circumstances.

I was only 5 weeks along. I took the first pill and then an hour later I took the second pill along with prescribed painkillers and ibuprofen. I fell asleep an hour later, and then woke up at 11:35pm (about four hours after the second pill), in excruciating pain. There was no bleeding quite yet. The cramps were almost unbearable. I immediately threw up and my whole body was shaking. My boyfriend was rubbing my back telling me it would be okay. I drank some water and then shortly after took another of the painkillers I was prescribed (tylenol 3) which did ease the pain quite a bit. I was able to fall back asleep, woke up several times throughout the night with horrible cramping, and then finally at 4:30AM I woke up with more cramps but this time I started bleeding. Once I started bleeding the pain immediately began to subside and diminished over the next six hours. This was now three days ago and the pain is practically gone although the bleeding is still quite heavy. I do not feel any regret or grief like I thought I would. With the right suppport person, a heating pad, lots of water, painkillers and ibuprofen, I got through it.

I went off of my regular birth control to try the Natural Cycles app, which tracks your fertility using family planning along with your basal temperature. I used the app correctly and still got pregnany within the first month.Keeping the pregnancy was just not an option for me, I am not financially or mentally stable enough to bring a child into this world.

How did other people react to your abortion?

I only told my best friend, therapist and my boyfriend. They were both very supportive and agreed I was making the right decision

Luiza N.

Minha história foi completamente diferente de tudo que li aqui no site…

Aisling

Minor blip overcome thanks to Women on Web

Zuzanna

Chciałabym opisać moją historię, która zakończyła się dokładnie trzy dni temu.

Lila bleu

J’ai avorté
Mes sentiments sont très confus.
J’aurai aimé le garder, mais les…

laura

Mi experiencia

Laura

I had a surgical abortion at Planned Parenthood in Beacon, NY at 4 weeks.

Lili

I interrupted my early pregnancy

Lola lopes

É um momento em que ninguém quer te ajudar, você se vê sozinha, confusa, triste

Lola

mifepristona + misoprostol

maly min

Si, yo una vez estuve embarazada, de eso no hace mucho y cuando me entere llore…

L

My abortions defined my life choices for decades

mary cry

pior momento de minha vida

Carolina Posso

I had an abortion porque me sentía sola, sentía que todo el mundo se iba a…

Mariana Leitão

A tal história do “ engravidei por acidente” é real!

Emmy Smith

It was the best decision of my life