My first pregnancy resulted in a m/c unfortuantely my baby died around 10 weeks but my body didn't miscarry. I went to my scan at 13 weeks thinking all was fine to be told it had passed. As a result I had a D&C as it could have taken another couple of weeks for me to miscarry and I couldn't cope with that.
I had a bit in the weeks that followed the procedure, I did have AF return pretty much 4 weeks from when D&C occurred and I then fell pregnant after that cycle.
I can understand your frustration with the bleeding, hoping that it will be over for you soon.
with my first m/c well it was a ectopic m/c treated with methotextrate was natural but a slow painless resolve over 4 weeks
next m/c was natural at 7 weeks I bled for over 5 weeks minimal pain but then had massive bleed and ended up in hops for 2 nights
mext m/c was at 10 weeks I started spotting we had scan bub had passed so we had a d/c next day..the reason for d/c I couldn't go thru 5 weeks of bleeding again..
next m/c was at 7 weeks natural...I started spotting on the tues by the thurs I was double up in pain passed baby, then bled on and off for 4 weeks with mild period like cramping
if god forbid it should ever happen again I would opt for a d/c because the emotional pain was far worse than the physical pain...
not sure if that helps, but after d/c m/c I was pg 2 cycles later with DS#1
After my m/c last year I had a d & c... the main reason for this procedure was to ensure there was no retained product...I bled for a week before the procedure too.
Is your Dr/ OB aware you are still bleeding? I would have thought they would be wary of any retained product and would have suggested a d&c
I got preg 3 months after the d&c and in a way the procedure helped me accept the mc and move on (kindof) IYKWIM.
I'd been bleeding small amounts of brown blood for almost a week before I went to see a doc. I had called the hospital several times but was told it was old blood and I chose to wait it out. When I did have a scan the baby had died a week before the bleeding had started. I chose to have a D&C, although the ER doc did agree this was best in my case and would have steered me this way if I hadn't chosen it for myself.
DH and I waited one cycle to try again but having the D&C allowed me to physically recover so that I could move on.
I understand wanting to let it happen naturally though....Part of me wished I could have allowed my baby to leave me in its own time (even though I knew he was already gone) rather than 'getting rid of it', ITMS. But the longer you wait the greater the risk of infection too. Not that a D&C doesn't have its own risks.
All the best whatever you decide. I'm so sorry for your loss
Last edited by Tuesday's Child; September 16th, 2010 at 11:09 AM.
: added a bit more
I had a missed m/c in November 09 @12weeks (bubba has passed at 8weeks) which i found out about at my 12week scan and my doctor gave me my options and i opted to have the D&C as opposed to waiting it out as i just wanted to grieve & move on. I got AF back roughly 5weeks after the D&C. So it happened we fell pregnant end of December 09, not because we were desperate to start TTC but because it just happened that way.
I had one because it was a suspected (and later confirmed) molar pregnancy and they wanted it out straight away. Waiting wasn't an option.
Because it was molar, we couldn't try again anyway, but I feel like the d & c, despite all its risks, was a great thing to do and I wouldn't hesitate to do it again. My cycles have never ben more regular -perfect- than after it - the first AF was a bit heavy and icky, but the next three were perfect, and my girly bits just felt so healthy and "clean"
It's not for everyone, and there is still some bleeding afterwards, but especially with a late m/c, when there's so much stuff down there, I do think it's a good idea.
Just looking over my old thread because I'm going for the d&c in the morning, it's been ages and I'm still bleeding and recently (last two days) it's been really heavy, clotting again, it's ridiculous, especially with a toddler to chase around.
So hopefully I will be all better tomorrow afternoon and finally be able to put this behind us.
I'm so freaked about it all, but it has to be done now, it's even too long.
General aneth too. Is that was everyone else had?
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