I recently had a surgical abortion at
about 6 wks past my last period (so I
guess 4 weeks post conception). For some
reason i'm becoming paranoid that it might
not have worked and I might still be
pregnant. I know that the likelihood of
that is very small, but I also know that
when it is done at such an early stage of
the pregnancy that's an added risk factor.
I am scheduled for a follow-up
appointment in a week so hopefully I will
find out for certain then, but in the
meantime this is starting to really bother
me. I don't think that I could go through
with a repeat procedure.
I have a couple of questions. First,
should I really be concerned about this?
Also, if I were to actually still be
pregnant, what sort of chance would the
baby have of surviving to full term? I
have been experiencing the normal cramping
and bleeding that they told me to expect.
If I were still pregnant, would the baby
miscarry due to this? Could anything
prevent that at this point?
I'm sorry if this all sounds a little
weird. I don't honestly think i'm still
pregnant. I know I have been having deep
regrets about the abortion and I think
part of me wants it to have failed. In
any case I just want to know for sure.
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jaime_elms
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 12 Mar 2006 Posts: 498 Location: newcastle
Posted: 08-11-06 08:45am
At early stages of pregnancy they can
fail. I had my abortion 13weeks ago. And
part of me still thinks im pregnant.
Although I was quite far along I know I
cant be. As u I felt him come out... I
mean I dunno hun, early abortions can
fail, I dunno if the baby wud be alive
still, and if it was u do have more chance
of miscarrige if it was alive as they wud
have inserted the tablets inside u. And
that causes the cervix to lossen.. I mean
do u still have all the sympotoms? Sore
breasts, sickness.
Sometimes it can all be in ur head and u
heads playing games wit u, I know mine had
been. :(
i do hope for u it turns out the way u
want it too :)
i know if I cud turn back I wud have been
able hold my lil boy in 8weeks :( is
really sad :(
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Moo
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Posted: 08-11-06 11:26am
At your follow up they will detemine there
if it's been complete or not. However,
having a surgical they are pretty much
able to tell at the time, as far as i'm
aware, whether or not the abortion has
worked.
It wouldn't be recommended that you
continued the pregnancy if you were still
pg as the abortion would have more than
likely caused serious damage to the
fetus.
I'm sorry you're regretting it hon
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Cass24
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 11 Aug 2006 Posts: 2
Posted: 08-12-06 05:20am
I haven't got any symptoms that would lead
me to believe i'm still pregnant, it's
just a thought that I can't seem to get
out of my head. I have looked up info on
the failure rate of surgical abortions and
it's quite small--the only potential
problem is that mine was done so early. I
have read in many places that if it is
done at 6 weeks or less there is a greater
chance of failure. None of those sites
specify what "6 weeks" means though--i
can't tell if they mean 6 weeks after
conception, or 6 weeks after the last
period, which is where i'm at.
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HappyBaby
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 16 Jul 2006 Posts: 119 Location: UK
Posted: 08-12-06 06:34am
I'm sure they mean 6 weeks after your last
period as that is how pregnancy is
calculated.
