In 2014 I found out I was pregnant but was experiencing some brown discharge. I went to the doctor’s and was referred to the hospital for bloods to be taken. A few days later I was sent back for a scan which confirmed my first tubal ectopic pregnancy. This ended in me losing my left tube at the age of 18. I was scared and broken but had to carry on because it was hardly mentioned back then. No counselling offered after either.
Fast forward to September 2022, I found out I was pregnant again but the pains in my tummy were horrendous, but I carried on with my day looking after my two boys (one and four years old). That evening I went for a bath and from the moment I got out everything was a blur. I had collapsed on the floor then rushed into hospital.
The hospital scanned me which revealed internal bleeding – I needed to be rushed down to theatre. One doctor told me it was another ectopic and that I wouldn’t carry a baby again which hurt so bad. Coming round from surgery I was told it was a cornual ectopic pregnancy on the left side and that I was so close to death. They managed to save my right tube.
A few months down the line I’m still feeling broken, hurt and petrified to be intimate with my other half in case it happens again (I have since had a coil placed). I had nothing offered in regards to support after going through both of these ectopic pregnancies. This time I rang the doctor’s who said just forward yourself to CBT therapy (Cognitive behavioural therapy is a talking therapy) which has taken from October until now for them to get in touch.
Thank you to Chelsea for sharing her experience of ectopic pregnancy. If you would like to share your experience of ectopic pregnancy, please remember our support services are available at any time.