QuestionHello Pat,
Thank you for the response.I had to start a new question because the option to create a follow up was not available. I wrote to you on 2 days ago regarding my failed abortion when I was 1 month old. I tried the link and sent em an email I'm waiting for their response. I have been to a doctor and he says the baby looks normal but noone can guarantee that,I guess I have to accept that. However I wanted to share this link with you
www.medicationabortion.com/sidebars/misoprostolteratogen.html
Do you think that what they are saying is true?I'm regretting it Pat.I don't know why I did that. At that point I was in a lot of pain and I thought that if I didn't have the baby then all my pain would be gone. The father was cruel to me and I thought that was the best way to get over the hurt and disappointment. However I was wrong and I wish I had counselling. Anyway I guess it's too late to cry now.....
AnswerHello, Lori,
Starting a new question is fine. Thank you for keeping in touch!
The link looks like the information is pretty much accurate, as far as it goes. The incidence has to be fairly low, or the whole world would know about the dangers, and the pills would have been banned long ago. What they DIDN'T talk about is the issue of when a woman has to take the pills to cause this kind of damage. It has to be AFTER implantation, and before the major development of the body has occurred. You were very close to implantation at the time, which means that either the Cytotec would have caused you to miscarry or it would have done no damage. (Furthermore, for a few days after implantation, the baby relies on the nutrition from a yolk sac, so any interference with nutrition straight from the mother's body will be minimal.) This is because the formation is at such an early stage that any malformations at that point would be clearly fatal. The fact that they can see no damage on ultrasounds means that there probably wasn't any damage at all, because damage from that point in pregnancy should be clearly visible. You are far enough along so that your baby is big enough this should be easily seen. If by any chance, there are some problems, I will help you find resources, but I don't expect anything major. Obviously, I can't guarantee anything, but the odds are definitely in your favor.
Please let yourself cry. It is beneficial and therapeutic. There is nothing wrong with crying. You are under a huge amount of stress, and crying relieves stress. It is also a sign of a sincerely repentant heart. Please hang in there. Pray. I am in your corner. Please send me a picture when your baby is born! Love!
