Thanks for writing back; it is helpful to know more information. I understand why you can't keep this baby, and why you can not tell anyone in the family.
You will be great on Tuesday. You will be surrounded by knowledgeable and skilled nurses and doctors who know this is a scary time for you, both physically and emotionally. I accompanied my best friend in high school to her doctor who performed abortions, and she was absolutely healthy and recovered within a few days physically. She was relieved, emotionally, as she was 16 and not ready for a baby in her life. Her emotional state was more that she felt guilty for NOT feeling more sad, but there are so many babies born in the world who are not cared for and loved, and she did not want to do this...she wanted to have a child in her life when she KNEW she could give him/her all of the love, support and care when she was able to. Not because her and a boyfriend made a poor choice one night, with him not feeling any of the consequences. This procedure you are going through on Tuesday has been performed many times, and one type is actually a procedure done for woman who have a miscarriage, but their bodies do not expel the baby entirely. Their doctors perform a D & C (dilation and curettage) to remove the contents of the uterus. My friend, in her 40s, had a D & C recently after a miscarriage, and she was feeling OK the day-of, and felt 100% better (physically) the next day. She only used ibuprofen for cramping for a day or two. You can read more about in-clinic abortions at Planned Parenthood website: In Clinic Abortions.
Please let us know if you have any additional questions, and I would love to continue talking with you as long as you would like.
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Thanks for writing back; it is helpful to know more information. I understand why you can't keep this baby, and why you can not tell anyone in the family.
You will be great on Tuesday. You will be surrounded by knowledgeable and skilled nurses and doctors who know this is a scary time for you, both physically and emotionally. I accompanied my best friend in high school to her doctor who performed abortions, and she was absolutely healthy and recovered within a few days physically. She was relieved, emotionally, as she was 16 and not ready for a baby in her life. Her emotional state was more that she felt guilty for NOT feeling more sad, but there are so many babies born in the world who are not cared for and loved, and she did not want to do this...she wanted to have a child in her life when she KNEW she could give him/her all of the love, support and care when she was able to. Not because her and a boyfriend made a poor choice one night, with him not feeling any of the consequences. This procedure you are going through on Tuesday has been performed many times, and one type is actually a procedure done for woman who have a miscarriage, but their bodies do not expel the baby entirely. Their doctors perform a D & C (dilation and curettage) to remove the contents of the uterus. My friend, in her 40s, had a D & C recently after a miscarriage, and she was feeling OK the day-of, and felt 100% better (physically) the next day. She only used ibuprofen for cramping for a day or two. You can read more about in-clinic abortions at Planned Parenthood website: In Clinic Abortions.
Please let us know if you have any additional questions, and I would love to continue talking with you as long as you would like.
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