By 9. How To Take Care After Abortion – Deal With Emotions
Emotionally, most people report feeling relief after the abortion, but it's also completely normal to have negative or mixed feelings. The decision to abortion can be stressful or sad. It can be worse by the stigma against this procedure fueled by people who are opposed to the rights of abortion. The recommended resources offer support to those who have experienced an abortion and their partners, friends, and families.
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10. How To Take Care After Abortion – Breast Tenderness
After your abortion, your breasts can remain tender for up to 2 weeks. Also, milk possibly comes into your breasts. In fact, it is more likely to happen if you were over 12 weeks in your pregnancy, measuring from the last menstrual cycle.
If this happens, you can follow the tips:
- Put cabbage leaves on the breasts and then cover with your supportive bra. Change cabbage leaves every 2 hours until the breast tenderness is reduced.
- You should wear a fitting bra (even when you sleep).
- Avoid stimulating your breasts.
- Never express or squeeze the milky fluid.
- You can take tylenol or ibuprofen to reduce discomforts.
- Apply ice compresses to your breasts for 10 minutes every 2 hours to get relief from the tenderness.
Additional Tips For Caring After Abortion
After your abortion, your doctor will provide you with detailed guides. Sometimes this is not enough to relieve unpleasant side effects. To increase your comfort and ease side effects after an abortion, you may:
- Use heating pads to ease cramps.
- Always stay hydrated, especially if you are experiencing diarrhea or vomiting.
- Have enough essential support because some women suffer from emotional changes due to the drastic hormonal shift.
- If possible, have a rest for 1 or 2 days to recover from the discomfort.
- Take medication to lessen pain and cramps.
- Massage your abdomen gently at the site of cramps.
- Wear a fitting bra to reduce breast tenderness.
Normal Side Effects
- Discharge can be non-bloody and have brown or black in color. If the discharge is accompanied by pain, itch, a bad odor, you should see a doctor.
- You may have cramps for several days after an abortion. For this, you may take medication, which is often used for treating period cramps. Avoid taking aspirin because it increases bleeding. Using a heating pad or hot water bottle also helps to reduce cramps. Cramps are not a sign of an issue. Sometimes cramps mean that there’re blood clots in the uterus. You can relieve cramping by the ways below:
- Massage your abdomen. You push down from below the belly button towards the pubic hair. Lie down or sit down on the toilet. This helps you pass blood clots causing your cramps.
- Lie down on one side that hurts and then pull the knee up towards the chest, or put the leg on your chair and then lean into the pain. If you relieve this, the pain may be due to muscle strain.
- If you have cramping or feel hot, take your temperature.When the temperature is more than 100.4 degrees, go to see a doctor. Fever may be a sign of an infection. Most infections may be treated with taking medication and you don’t go to hospital.
Abnormal Side Effects
In case, you experience any of the symptoms below, you could be suffering from an emergency. Please call a doctor for help.
- Prolonged heavy bleeding
- Severe pain/cramps
- Body Temperature
- Other symptoms, such as fainting, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, vaginal discharge, depression, and still feeling pregnant.
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