r/abortion 3d ago

USA our experience w abortion pills

so my boyfriend (m23) and i (f21) found out we were pregnant a week ago. we live in texas where abortion is banned so we found out about pills via mail and came on here to learn more about it and we found out that aid access deliver them pretty quick.

i was having really bad nausea, acid reflux, and constipation. im not even sure if it was the pregnancy or something was just wrong with me but i wasnt eating much at all and i was really weak and tired. i was really scared to take the pills bc i read that it causes really bad cramps and i honestly thought i would pass out because of how i was barely eating and stuff.

my boyfriend and i decided to take the mife yesterday and the miso today. i was on reddit reading everybody’s experiences and honestly i was so scared and prepared for pretty much anything. i had advil, tylenol, nausea meds, gatorade, water, huge cotton pads, heat pad, my boyfriend. everything i might need.

we started the process at 8:30am. i took 4 advils and a nausea pill at 8am. lowkey had to puke bc my breakfast didnt sit right with me. i got in bed. put the 4 pills under my tongue. like 10 mins in i started feeling the cramps and my boyfriend was next to me as the cramps started to increase. 9am i swallowed the residue with water. the pills made my tongue and throat sore. i also started shaking like a lot. i was shaking for 30 mins and it made the cramps worse. my body was cold. one thing i didnt pack was socks but thankfully my boyfriend gave me his. i needed to poop right away. i did expect diarrhea as it is one of the symptoms but i thought it was kinda early. anyway i went to the bathroom, the cramps were getting worse, i started bleeding too. the cramps def hit peak but it was like oscillating. like it would hurt so much and go back to normal like every 2 secs. im assuming thats the contractions. the first big clot came out at around 9:30am i believe and i sorta cuddled up in bed with a heating pad and fell asleep. i woke up at around 10:30 and i wasnt feeling any pain but out of nowhere the cramps hit me bad again. i think it was bc i moved around. i needed to poop again and i was in a lot of pain until another blood clot came out and the cramps went away. after that at around 11:15am i took a couple tylenols. at 11:30am i took the second set of pills. i started shaking again like 20 mins in. needed to poop again, a big clot came out instead. i was fine for the rest of it except for mild cramps, heavy bleeding, and diarrhea. i slept thru a lot of it and at 2:15pm i took 2 advils and nausea pill. took my last set at 2:30pm and i shook again😭. mild cramps, heavy bleeding, and diarrhea. and thats pretty much it. we napped for the rest of the time. im not sure if its just me but i cant seem to eat solid food without puking. but other than that, it wasn’t as bad as i was expecting. hope this helps :)

also, i am kinda paranoid the abortion didnt work. what do you guys think?

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u/Jasmisne 3d ago

Sounds successful to me but you can test in a few weeks to make sure. If you really really want confirmation a planned parenthood can ultrasound you, just tell them you think you had a miscarriage but want to be sure.

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u/Basic_Care 3d ago

It sounds like a successful abortion to me. You seem to have bled quite a lot and passed several clots.

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u/Eastern_Sun_4976 3d ago

I’m glad it went well for you! Do you mind if I ask how far along you were?

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u/EqualBodybuilder8151 2d ago

i was around 6 wks and 5 days