HI all

I had an ectopic 10 yrs ago after taking the morning after pill (stupid me). I must have been only 5-6 wks along max when I found it began to get painful to stand up straight. I had barely any bleeding and a sense of lower abdominal heaviness and pain - I was actually haemorraging into my abdominal cavity by that stage. Next, the classic (excruciating!) referred shoulder pain set in and I was taken to emergency. The pain just spread after that.

I was in surgery the next day where they sucked out the blood and hunted for the foetus. They believe it aborted itself from the tube. I spent a week in hospital with 110 stitches in my gut.

I suppose these things may vary for everyone, but there's no way an ectopic creeps up on you. It comes fast and hard.

All the best
Rachel