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So I recently went out of town with my boyfriend to celebrate my birthday. Things got a little out of hand (consumed a ton of alcohol) and obviously protection wasn’t used.

I am now fearing a pregnancy scare and I’ve already made a decision that if I am pregnant that I will terminate.

This will be my 4th termination and I honestly feel a little guilty and irresponsible but I’ve tried all birth control methods and I honestly can’t keep up with any of them.

I have a 3 year old and I don’t feel like I’d be able to handle having another child but I also find my self guilt tripping myself.

Any advice or am I the only one that has had this many abortions ?

Response: Not only are you not the only one who has had this many abortions, you're not even the first person today to post about having multiple abortions. Forgive yourself and get better contraception if you can. Not out of guilt, but out of self-care.

Response: My mom had 9. She had no education and only speaks Spanish. She also had 4 live children. But these abortions were only from my Dad. No judgment, everybody comes from a different walk in life.

Response: I’m going for my 3rd one tomorrow. I feel kind of shitty knowing that I’ve been pretty irresponsible and choosing to do so. The clinic I’m going to offers free birth control if you decide to get it the day of your abortion. I will be getting the non hormonal IUD put in & hopefully I won’t have to do this anymore. Tomorrow can’t come fast enough, I feel absolutely horrible & just want to get back to normal! I have 2 kids already and can’t stand feeling like a bag of dirt.