I just want to share my experience for anyone thinking of terminating their pregnancy.

Right on new year’s day (1/1/06) after feeling sick for days, I decided to take a home pregnancy test, and it was positive. I knew right away what I needed to do.

A bit of background on me: i’m 28 yrs old, going through a separation, have a beautiful 4 yr old girl, and facing a judgment which god only knows how I will end up after they garnish my wages. I can’t depend on spouse for money (it’s a whole different subject) so i’m basically on my own, live by myself with my daughter, working full time, going to college part-time, struggling to give my little girl all that I can. I feel so bad that i’m not able to spend as much time as I would like with her, plus, when I was pregnant with my daughter, I went through severe hyperemesis. I spent the entire nine months vomiting and throwing up the entire nine months. I was in and out of the hospital the entire time. It was not a pleasant experience.

So now knowing what I needed to do, I talked to my doctor last tuesday and she referred me to a clinic to have the procedure done. I’m so glad my insurance covered it, I only paid a 5 dollar co-payment. So this past saturday (1/7/06) I went the clinic accompanied by my best friend. It went much better than what I expected. I first thought of taking the abortion pill, you know, the one that makes you have a miscarriage in the privacy of your own home, but after doing a lot of research on it, I decided it would be best and get the “d & c” done and get it over with quick and painless.

I was so surprised to see so many girls there in the waiting room. There must have been at least about 25 girls, most very young, I was probably one of the oldest ones there. The procedure itself only lasted about 5 to 10 minutes. I was completely asleep through the procedure, and when I woke up about 15 minutes later in the recovery room, the only thing I felt was a bit of cramps, similar to the ones you get when you are on your period. The entire staff at that clinic were so caring and comforting, they were the best! After about 20 minutes in the recovery room, I felt absolutely fine. They discharged me and we left the clinic and went to have lunch nearby in a restaurant. I was there for a total of about 3 hours, but most of the time I was filling out paperwork and just waiting in the waiting room for them to call my name. Later on that evening, I attended my little niece’s birthday party and I felt fine. My bleeding was not even that heavy like the way I thought it would be, I guess it depends on how far along you are pregnant, I was only 6 weeks.

Given my current situation, I absolutely have no regrets for what I did. I am just upset at myself for allowing myself to be put in a situation like this. I should have made smarter decisions about sex.

Anyone thinking of having an abortion, make sure this is what you really what to do, especially all you very young girls. It’s a very difficult decision to make, just look at the pros and cons about how this baby will affect your life as well as the baby’s life, and make the best choice from this.