I got pregnant when I was 13. The guy I was with at the time was 15, and there was NO WAY he would be able to father my baby. So, I did something incredibly stupid. I aborted my baby BY MYSELF. I found this stupid "herbal abortion" on-line and I did it. It was the most pain I have ever felt. I still believe abortion was the best choice for me then, but I wish I had done it in a different, more safe way.
Ever since then I have felt urges to become pregnant again. I guess I felt like I needed to make up for the one I had aborted. I never told the daddy what had happened, I never told my parents, or my friends. I was very alone with my thoughts, and I think that is another reason I have never really settled the issues in my mind.
I also never went to the Gyno. I was afraid that at my first visit they would find something caused by the abortion. I was afraid I had made myself infertile. Well, now, being pregnant, I know I didn't cause infertility, but the things that could've happened still scare me. It was weird having my first gyno appt. because I was pregnant.
I just wanna tell any woman who is thinking about aborting that there is nothing wrong with that choice if it is the best choice for you. If, however, you do do it, do it CORRECTLY! There are MANY things that can go wrong if you try and do it yourself.
I still feel guilty, though. Wish these thoughts would go away.
Wow, I'm so sorry you feel this way. I've given myself two herbal abortions, and I guess I just caught it early enough because I didn't have anything more than a very crampy period. Do you mind if I ask what you took? I used vitamin C both times.
I appreciate the warning you're trying to send out to women, it's very important to take care of yourself, and it's reasons like this that abortion needs to remain legal. You should really see a gyn, even if they do find something, which they probably won't, they aren't going to judge you. You've been sexually active, so it's important to take a lesson from your past and take care of yourself properly. Having an untreated STD can cause a lot more pain, and even ultimate loss of your fertility.
And just for future reference, as hopefully you'll stay around, it's important here to refrain from calling fetuses 'baby' as you did in the title of this topic. I figured I just better get that out here so people know you've been told about it.
I think every woman has to decide which method of abortion is correct for them. Many women much prefer herbal abortion.
Ive never ever heard of a herbal abortion??
And vitamin C? Just like the caplets??
Ive never heard of pregnant women having to avoid vitamin c at the beginning, do they have to ??
Why isn't herbal abortion more widly used if it works?
Is it unsafe?
Im gonna actually just research it hehe cause Im so curious...
If I had known that while I was pregnant, that is what I might have done. I could not bring myself to the clinic for I feared the pain of an abortion. But, I gave birth to her naturally...go figure! lol
It can be unsafe to attempt an herbal abortion if you're not careful. You have to know what herbs to take are safe for you, what dosage is safe for you. Herbs are just like any other medication - it needs to be used wisely as too much can be bad, or in the case of the original poster, cause some pretty bad pain. Even if you get the dosage right for someone, it may be a different dosage for someone else's tolerancy. It's a gamble, and it's something that someone needs to be as educated as possible with before attempting, and you have to be prepared to have a medical abortion if the herbal abortion doesn't work. There are however, many women who go the herbal abortion route successfully and painfree.
fyi, I edited the name of this topic for the reason mushkinmama mentioned.
btw, this thread may be relevant:
Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, and Thyme-herbal abortions-trigger
I also added trigger.
Yes, viatamin C caplets. In the 1970s when Mega-dosing was popular, they found a connection between mega dosing viatamin C and miscarriages. When you use viatamin C to abort, you need to take like 800mg every few hours.
It is widly used, people just dont talk about it. And some people don't know about it.
About the orginal post- some women prefer to do it herbally and find that its less of an ordeal then having a surgery.
And no, pregnant women do not have to avoid vitamin c in normal doses. As bcpr said, it is very large doses taken consistently that can cause an abortion.
Vitamin C never worked for me. I have done an herbal as well but I can't say if it worked or not becuase I wasn't sure if I was actually pregnant. I felt a bit sick after though. It's like anything else, be careful.
Thats interesting, thanks for the info girls
Actually regular Vitamin C pills don't work, you need to find bioflavanoid free Vitamin C for a home abortion. Often you can get this as a powder in health food stores.
Almost all VitC in stores contains bioflavanoids because it aids the absorption of the vitamin.
This is all great to know. Would you need to go to the doctor after? It makes sense to.
I used OTC vitamins from Walgreens. Course, I did 2500 mil, that may have something to do with it.