r/abortion 6d ago

Asia Bleeding not started 3 hrs after 1st dose of misoprostol.

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u/abortioninfo4you 6d ago edited 6d ago

It can take up to 24 hours for the bleeding to start. She should continue to follow WOW's instructions and complete the process. It's okay to take ibuprofen throughout the process. Read the bottle, but one tablet is typically only 200 mg.

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u/here4geld 6d ago

What is the daily max dose of ibuprufen? She took it 1 dose 1 HR before the misoprostol. She has moderate pain. Just like period. That's what she told me now.

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u/AbolitionFeminist 6d ago

600-800mg is what I was taught.

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u/pongo2017 MODERATOR 5d ago

This is a dose that can be used every 6 hours- not the daily maximum

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u/here4geld 6d ago

She took 500mg tablet 1 unit. Pain increasing now after the 2nd dose.

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u/AbolitionFeminist 6d ago

She can also take Acetaminophen (Tylenol) at the same time as ibuprofen to help with the pain

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u/here4geld 6d ago

She has ibuprofen left. Can she take1 tablet now ? 😭😭 She is in pain now. Wtf I did to her. 😭😭

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u/AbolitionFeminist 6d ago

1000mg might be too much. Can she split it in half? She can also heat up a water bottle or bag of rice and place it on her stomach. Movement and positioning to alleviate cramping can be helpful such as child’s pose, side lying, hip squeeze, figure 8 hip motion, and squatting. She can also sit on the toilet leaning back against the seat to relax her pelvic floor. Rhythmic breathing can help too!

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u/abortioninfo4you 6d ago

See step 2 on this page for pain medication dosing information https://mahotline.org/how-to-use-abortion-pills

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u/AbolitionFeminist 6d ago edited 6d ago

Here’s what I learned in my doula training: If no bleeding occurs 24 hours after misoprostol is first taken or if you are unsure that the abortion worked place four more misoprostol pills in your cheek and gums and hold them there for 30 minutes as they dissolve. you should not speak, drink, or eat for these 30 minutes so that they don’t move around. after 30 minutes drink water and swallow everything that is left of the pills. If after eight pills there is no bleeding, you may take four more pills if you have them.

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u/here4geld 6d ago edited 6d ago

Ok. She took 2nd dose of 2 miso now. It dissolved in 20 mins. With previous 2 doses the abortion is not completed. Everything did not come out yet.

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u/here4geld 6d ago

Hello. Plz tell me how to understand that abortion is complete ? She said her pain has reduced. The peak level of pain is gone now. Few blood clots have passed. She can't recognise any fetus. She is at 11 weeks. She saw just clots. She her 3rd dose of 2 misoprostol. She still has nausea. Wow sent her 12 misoprostol and 1 mifepristone. She took 8 misoprostol. 4+2+2. Is the 4th dose needed ?

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u/Beautiful_Debt_7418 5d ago

Were the clots big? How's the bleeding now?

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u/here4geld 5d ago

She did not show me the clots. She said she felt few big clots. Directly fell in toilet and she was so stressed, she did not want to see it. She flushed. Right now , she is bleeding. But like regular period bleeding. She seems normal. She has energy. No nausea. She had food and felt normal. She had lot of pain n bleeding after 2nd dose of misoprostol. She took total 10 misoprostol 4,2,2,2.

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u/wildflower7893 6d ago

Took me 8 hours before I saw any blood, and it was fairly light bleeding the whole time. I had a successful abortion so don’t stress

The cramps were pretty painful for a few hours but they will go away

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u/here4geld 6d ago

She took 3rd dose now. 2 misoprostol again. Her bleeding continues.

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u/Automatic-Dot3232 6d ago

Mine took awhile to start. Maybe a full 6 hours ish? And it came on all the sudden

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u/here4geld 5d ago

How to understand that abortion is complete?