Will this cause a miscarriage?

Question

My friend is 8 weeks pregnant, but can't afford an abortion, and her parents would be mad because they are pro-life.
Starting yesterday, she is starving herself for one week only drinking water, overexcersising, taking the morning after pill once a day,and smoking alot of cigarettes and pot.

I offered to take her to planned parenthood and be there for support, and pay for the abortion. She said no. How can I convince her to listen to me, and will her one week of craziness really cause a miscarriage? Will it harm her?

Answer 1

My friend got pregnant when we were in highschool. She was too afraid to tell her parents, and couldn't get an abortion because she was too ashamed, didn't have the money, and didn't have parental consent.
My friend didn't eat for 5 days, didn't drink for 3 days, excercised on her treadmill until she was completely out of breath and her heart rate was VERY high and felt like she was going to pass out, and overdosed on tylenol. She didn't overdose to the point where she is dying and must get her stomach pumped, she just overdosed to the point where she feels sick, weak, uneasy, etc. She did manage to have a miscarriage, and the embryo came out on its own a few days later while she was using the toilet.

Even though my friend did manage to have a miscarriage and nothing serious happened to her health, tell your friend NOT to do it! Her fetus might survive. She might later on give birth to a physically and/or mentally handicapped child. It's better to just get an abortion! A safe one!

It's NOT safe! Please convince her that you'll take her, and pay for the abortion. If she's your friend and you care so much, you must love her. Talk to her! She could die!

Answer 2

It probably won't cause her a miscarriage.

"Starving" herself for a week with water only isn't that serious. I've fasted for 32 days with only water. (Not pregnant mind you, but the body is full of reserves. The body will dip into these reserves and continue to nourish her and the fetus for that very short week).

Overexercising at 8 weeks is probably not going to cause miscarriage either, though I'm sure it depends on how far Over she is planning to go. Most likely her body will make her stop before her body will terminate the pregnancy.

Morning after pill, I don't know if it works 8 weeks' worth of "mornings" - most likely, it will cause birth defects instead... I'm pretty sure it's intended for immediate use. It's like taking birth control once you're already pregnant. The morning after pill is supposed to prevent implantation, therefore prevent a complete pregnancy. It cannot cut the implanted embryo out of the uterus.

Smoking cigarettes and pot for a week, even alot of them, will not cause her to miscarry. I smoked cigarettes and pot during most of my pregnancy. I've personally known other women to do this as well, and their babies weren't even "low birthweight" babies. It seemed to have no effect on the babies at all, contrary to what the doctors scare women into believing. Not saying it's a good, healthy thing to do, but it will probably not cause a miscarriage... Especially not in a week.

She really needs to take you up on your offer, as YES her activities COULD harm her. Most likely they won't cause miscarriage, but WILL definitley wear her out physically and possibly cause birth defects. A week of this "craziness" is probably only going to make her body feel like absolute and total ****. She should really go see a doctor, if she is that serious about getting an abortion. You've offered her support, money, and a ride - 100% way to have her abortion safely. It seems like she's trying to act like she has an eating disorder for a week, and actually thinking it's going to work.

She can probably procure an abortion without parental consent. And if you're offering to pay for it, then what's stopping her?

If she really wants an abortion, she should get an abortion. Otherwise she is going to end up carrying to full term, abusing her body and her fetus the entire way, and a (possibly) unhealthy fetus will be the result.

I've had an eating disorder for 10 years. It won't kill you to do it for a week. Or a 8 week old fetus. She's just being stupid.

Take her to this page, where you asked this question. She will see that the results will be better for her health if she takes you up on your offer. And what she wants to accomplish, she will accomplish (assuming terminating her pregnancy is the goal here, and she doesn't really have an actual eating disorder).

What she's proposed to do is much more stressful on HER body and will most likely not give her the desired results (termination of pregnancy).

Really, why did she turn your offer down?

A week will not cause a miscarriage, and will probably not really harm her that much either. The body bounces back amazingly from all sorts of shenanigans. But she is being really foolish.

Answer 3

I am not sure that this will cause a miscarriage. But I do know one thing if she really doesnt want this baby there are many other better ways that she can spare the life of this child and not have to raise it. I know that the starving herself with not for sure cause a miscarriage, when I was pregnant I had a hard time keeping food or water down and it took 10 weeks for it to effect my baby. I did end up losing that baby but it will not happen right away. Talk to her about abortion, and even if her parents are against it they would never have to know, and you can even talk about adoption but then her parents would have to find out for sure. Then after she sloves this little problem you need to talk to her about either getting on birth control or since it seems since she cant protect herself not having sex until she is married.

Answer 4

I think your friend is crazy because doing all this stuff does not garauntee that the baby will die...the baby could be born with some serious problems! Your friend OBVIOUSLY does not want this baby and it is her CHOICE whether or not to have an abortion. I'm neutral in this situation I'm not promoting or demoting abortion but your friend is nuts to do all this stuff while she's pregnant. She may or may not have a miscarriage, but if she doesn't, this baby will have serious health problems when it is born. She should either have an abortion or have a HEALTHY pregnancy and give the child up for adoption.

Answer 5

Starving will not work, the baby will start taking nutrients from her body and she'll get very sick. And everything she is doing will cause her to have a baby with birth defects or developmental delays. I'm not sure how old your friend is. She sounds like a person who needs some serious mental help, and she sure as hell shouldn't be having sex. Do her parents know she is pregnant? If not, you should think of a way to tell them, this girl needs some serious help and guidance.

Answer 6

Doing all of that is going to make her very very sick and if she doesn't miscarry from that, the baby will have very major health problems. Did she ever consider giving the baby up for adoption? Of course then she would want to take care of herself a little better than that- should anyway. She needs to talk to an adult about this, if not her parents then someone who can help and maybe approach her parents because this is very serious - you're talking about a life! Good luck, I hope everything works out so that she doesn't hurt herself...

Answer 7

the no eating is the sure fire way to cause it itll literally starve the baby but also her. Take it to her parents shell be mad of course but you will be saving her life. Be there for her and do the right thing. Good luck


PS the unborn child is not considered a child in some states but if you are in one that it is then she will be in trouble with the law for doing this take care of it before there's more damage then can be taken back

Answer 8

After all that she is doing (starving, morning after pill, smoking, and whatever else) has she ever thought, "WHAT IF I DON'T HAVE A MISCARRIAGE AND THE BABY IS BORN?"

The baby might have physical and mental deformities. HOW SAD. THAT baby is HER flesh-and-blood. It's a living being.

She doesn't want to go thru with the abortion because she's also against it??? If so then what does she think of murder?? Is that against her religion too??

Answer 9

Because of what she is doing, it will hurt her self AND the life she has in her,you need to set her straight, thats not fair to that poor baby that she couldnt keep her damn legs closed, she doesnt need an abortion, she can easily adopt it out, thats not fair to the baby! thats wrong!! thats murder!! dont let her do that to herself, she can kill herself, and kill a baby that was concieved just for pleasure. CALL planned parenthood. TALK some sense into her! if she doesnt feel crappy after hearing that, she has no heart!!! tell her imagine if her mom killed her just because she didnt want her.

Answer 10

If she is really doing all of that stuff and the baby is not miscarried, it may be damaged physically or mentally the rest of its life...how sad for an innocent baby who never asked to be concieved.

If she really wants to not be pregnant anymore she needs to go to planned parenthood and have an abortion, don't let her continute to possibly damage her unborn baby...

Ask her how she would feel if her baby survived and came out mentally of physically handicapped because of her actions...Maybe she hasn't thought of if things in that way..Very Immature.