It is extremely easy to get pregnant after an abortion, and you may in fact be. I became pregnant after an abortion because I thought I could not so soon, that was before I went to nursing school.. So I had 2 abortions in 2 months time.. You should have a period approx 4-8 weeks after an abortion. If you are indeed pregnant again and want to have another abortion, it is best to speak with the clinic. You see pregnancy tests can still come up positive quite a few weeks after an abortion, so if you suspect you are, an ultrasound is the best bet. I told them I thought I was, and they gave me an ultrasound. I felt embarassed, but they treated me with kindness. If you need anyhting feel free to ask.I myself work pt in clinics :)

Thanks a bunch for the reply...Exactly 4 weeks after the procedure, I bled (accompanied with sticky discharge) for only a day, it was not heavy and it was light in color. I since then have started having some pregnancy symptoms (dizzy spells only 3, weird feeling in my bb's, really bloated, kinda tired around lunch-time and I have cramps in the middle - bottom part of my stomch. Who knows, my period might be trying to come on . I to am in nursing school, 1 year left thank goodness. I

1 year left? Great! Pretty soon you'll be ready to hop to it :)
I know those wierd feelings.. Perhaps just in case take a test.. But I worry that there could still be some hcg left from the last pregnancy, and may give a false positive.. Keep us updated..

How are you doing jordansmom? I sent you a pm :)

I wanted to tell you that it could take up to two months before getting your period again. I also wanted to ask you if you were having any post abortion syndrome? I had an abortion about 6 months ago and I came to this site looking for support.

It has been six weeks and still not period, I guess im just paranoid. I have really bad dreams about the abortion, I find myself crying just about every day, wondering if I made the right decision. All I know is that its done and I cant change it if I wanted to. I regret the decision every single day and I do know one thing and that is I will never ever no matter the circumstances do it again. I would be finding out what I was having in a couple of weeks that is really going to be a bad time for me.

my advice is to never regret anything. I have made some very bad desicions and I hurt people very close to me... I don't regret these things, but do I wish I had done them differently? Yes. Do I wish I could go back and change them? No. That kind of thought is self-destructive, and leads no where. Learn from your past, remember the choices you have made. But never wish to go back and change them, because you can't. These choices have made you who you are today, and you need to be happy with who you are.

I guess all we can do is learn from our decisions. I feel like if I had been given more time I might have made the decision to keep the baby. We can make ourselves crazy thinking "shoulda, coulda, woulda". I just tell myself that I will never do it again no matter what. I feel very depressed about my decision but i'm hoping that time will heal me. Sometimes I feel like getting pregnant again will help...But, I know that won't make what happened go away. We are lucky that we had the choice to get the procedure done in a safe and sterile environment. You are a good person and don't tell yourself anything different.

As others have said, it is quite easy to get pregnant very soon after an abortion.

However, if you don't want another child and don't want pregnancy to interfere with your schooling, then abortion is probably the best decision you can make, regardless of the fact you just had the procedure done. If you know you wouldn't be able to provide for a new baby, it would probably be more humane to abort it than bring it into a world where it may not have everything it needs or to stick it in a foster home where it will have no real family until it's adopted (which is a maybe).

If you don't want another child, you will be doing yourself and the child a great service by not bringing it into an environment where it's not 100% wanted. Also, you're in your last year of college - you're so close to your career that you can almost taste it. It would be a wasted effort to have to drop out in your final year for the child or to get your degree and be saddled with a sprog post-graduation.

If you are, indeed, pregnant again, please do not let anyone make you feel guilty if you wish to have another abortion.

I started posting here because I really need support so thank you guys for being positive, its about time. :wink:

We care about you! As a fellow member of the nursing field I am open minded and caring and sensitive to any womans situation! I totally agree with cambion! We are all here for you :)

I agree, we are all here for you, that needs support getting through this! We are not here to judge you! If you need professional help it is out there for you also.
The very best to you!
Keep in touch.

Jordansmom, I am in the exact same situation as you are
except for having the symptoms. How are you now? Have you
gotten your period? I hope it all goes well for you!

Thanks for all the support and no, I havent gotten my period yet maybe my body is just re-adjusting to not being pregnant. Its funny because I have no symptoms of pregnancy or my period, they just went away. Tomorrow will be exactly 6 weeks since the procedure. Monday, I went to have a blood test and it came back negative sooooo I dont know whats going on with my body :? You guys really are wonderful, so how are you doing????

I finally got my period! I was worrying for a bit, but now i'm relieved.

Im sure you will get yours soon enough =)

Congratulations xvee, I certainly hope this is what you wanted. At least look at it this wasy, it is cheaper.

I finally got my period 2 days ago...It is so awful, the bleeding and the cramping....Congrats on getting your period...I guess all those symptoms I was having was just my body readjusting...