After-Abortion Stories Hub

I Saw my Baby in a Dream

I Saw my Baby in a Dream

Submitted by: Water Fountains Only once have I broken down, begging the universe for my baby dad to apologize for getting me pregnant, to help me mourn. The morning after this breakdown, I'm tapping through social media to see him standing in the background of a...

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6-week Surgical Abortion Experience

6-week Surgical Abortion Experience

Submitted by: Lena I knew as soon as I found out that I was pregnant that I wanted to share my experience with others. I knew this because I couldn't turn to anyone for help or support. I couldn't find anyone. I'm sure there are people in my life who have had to...

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It’s Okay to Feel and It’s Okay to Not Feel

It’s Okay to Feel and It’s Okay to Not Feel

Submitted by: Lydia It was October 2015 when I found out that I was pregnant. My breasts had been ridiculously sore and after two weeks of intolerable discomfort and some pain, I went to my university health center to see what was wrong. My first instinct was to think...

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Until We Meet Again

Until We Meet Again

Submitted by: Emily It’s 5 AM. My boyfriend is asleep beside me. I am trying to cry quietly so I don’t wake him up. My heart is heavy and my feelings are complicated by the extreme nausea, dizziness and fatigue I’ve been fighting this past 2 weeks. I believe it to be...

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I was 8-weeks

I was 8-weeks

Submitted by: Sally I was 8-weeks when I decided to go through with the surgical abortion. Prior to the date I battled between keeping it or aborting it. Deep down I wanted it, would've been my first born. I knew if I would have kept it, life would have changed...

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Regret

Regret

Submitted by: S D Is it normal to want to go back and not go through with it? Today is 3 weeks. 3 weeks of crying all day. Cry when I wake up. Cry throughout the day. Cry myself to sleep. I just want to go back and not get in the car. I want to stay curled up in bed...

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My Story and Letter

My Story and Letter

Submitted by: Ella My letter to my sweet angel, and my story. I am a single mom of 1. I had a high risk pregnancy with my son due to hyperemesis. I was married to my sons dad, but divorced after almost 7 years together. Through mutual friends, I met someone who I...

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A Mother’s Most Difficult Decision

A Mother’s Most Difficult Decision

Submitted by: R H I am a mother of a 2 and 4 year old. I love them more than anything in this world. However, being a mom to young kids hasn’t been easy. I wasn’t ready to be pregnant again when I found out I was pregnant with my second. My son was only 13 months old...

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Heartbreak

Heartbreak

Submitted by: N I just had a surgical abortion last week. It was painful, and a few days after I was admitted to hospital due to serious complications, they hadn’t completed the abortion properly and I had to have another one as an emergency procedure. Due to...

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