Positive MA story
I wanted to share my story because before having my MA I read a lot of posts on here and they really helped me - I will say some of the stories did have me terrified but everyone’s experience is different I guess.
Last week I found out I was unexpectedly pregnant, a week after my period was due. Since coming off of the pill my period has been very regular and this time I just knew I was pregnant. I’m single and not in a position to be raising a child in the slightest so there was zero doubt in my mind about my decision. I tested positive last saturday evening and obviously no doctors/clinics/helplines were open so I needed to wait until Monday morning to start the process. On Monday morning I rang the My Options helpline and the lady on the phone was so super helpful and gave me all the contact details of GPs in my area that will carry out a termination. I rang around and got an appointment for the following afternoon (Tuesday). On Tuesday the doctor confirmed the pregnancy and went through the entire process and what’s to be expected and obviously booked me in for an appointment for three days time after the waiting period was over. I had calculated in my head I was around 6 weeks as this is when I started my last period but his exact words were ‘you’re barely pregnant I’d say you’re just gone 4 weeks’ and when I did the maths myself from conception to the time I took the second round of tablets was 27 days. This put my mind at ease slightly as I had heard a lot of horror stories from people I know personally and from reading on here about how bad it is pain wise so I hoped it would be easier because of how early I was.
Anyways - on Friday afternoon I went back to take the mifepristone tablet infront of the doctor and receive my misoprostol and pregnancy test to take home. After the mifepristone I was expecting to feel a little nausea but I was genuinely 100% and went on with my day. On Saturday I was scheduled to take the misoprostol at about half past 2 but I delayed it slightly as I was so so so anxious. I was anxious due to not knowing what to expect and the fact that nobody knew I was going through this apart from a couple of friends who actually don’t even live in my town and from the side effects I expected I thought it would be so obvious to the rest of the people in my house. I prepared by taking some codeine the doctor prescribed me and I ended up taking the two miso at around 4pm. After a few minutes of swallowing the tablets the cramps and nausea started, I did vomit the tiniest bit but it was nothing I couldn’t handle. My whole body also started trembling suddenly too and that was the worst part for me and that went on for about an hour. To try calm myself down I tried to have a nap and by the time I woke back up my body had calmed down thankfully. The cramps peaked and I started bleeding around the 4 hour mark. Honestly the cramps weren’t bad, I have had worse periods. The bleeding was light and I only recall passing 2/3 clots but two were significantly big so I assumed I passed the pregnancy. By that night I felt back to myself, I was just still experiencing the cramps.
That was last night and this morning I woke up very tired and groggy and still had cramps, the bleeding had increased slightly but once again similar to a period. I’m assuming now for the next few days It’ll be the same. The last couple of weeks i have been so bloated and emotional and tired all the time due to the pregnancy and I can already feel that those symptoms have gone away and I feel back to myself thankfully.
To anyone going through this at the moment I’m thinking of you dearly and you will get through this ❤️🩹 I would recommend having someone with you (even in the same house if you’d prefer to be able to chill out on your own) when taking the second round of tablets for reassurance but unfortunately I didn’t feel comfortable telling any of my family.
Also I’m not the best at telling stories lol so if I missed anything or if you have any questions feel free to ask.