completing a missed miscarriage
Hello,
This is my first time to actually write rather than just read. Hopefully in the next little while 'trying to concieve' will be the order of the day with us. I'm curious as to whether there are any women who experienced a missed miscarriage and then chose to wait for your body to complete it naturally ie NO surgical or medical intervention? And how long did you wait?
I have been waiting since October 31st during a routine scan at 9 weeks that showed my baby died at 6 and half weeks. I have had a termination and a emergency cesarian previously and did not feel right about a d&c. Since then I have had bleeding here and there, fortnightly ultrasounds, hospital staff who have given me the option of medical evacuation ie prostaglandin pessaries. The most recent ultrasound showed the sac has now collapsed and the whole thing has reduced in size. It is almost small enough for the hospital to say not to come back and get on with life but not quite.
So I'm curious are then any women out there who have experienced something similar and how long has it taken? I'm a bit tired of all this but I was determined to let my body deal with this in its own time. I was fortunate enough, having regular ultrasounds to see that my body actually re-absorbed the feotus - unusual but it does happen so that has been a great comfort to know my little one will always be part of me.
Issa
Going to try this multi post thing... here goes...
Nickster.............. You go girlfriend, If you are hugging your pregnant co workers then you are doing so much better than I am. I actually served a couple of customers over the weekend.... The thing is about customers is that if they are in a bad mood they will put it all onto you, I find myself standing there thinking............Right buddy, you got stuck behind someone in traffic so your in a bad mood and your taking it out on me..... Here you go, here are my shoes, take a walk around the block in them and then come back and complain about your p1ssy little issue. Just dont forget Nickster........ we are all here for each other.
Issa..............I was also determined to let my body deal with everything in its own time. For me it twofold, firstly that way they are still with me, I still spoke to them each day it was as if nothing was going to happen, I treated them the same. Secondly because of the maybe some miracle was about to happen to prove the FS wrong. I still had all the symptoms, my bubby belly was getting bigger and bigger..... So just maybe he was wrong...... he wasnt and they both arrived on the 31st and the 1st (dec/jan)..... So I completely understand wanting to wait, its very difficult emotionally but I dont regret my decision.
Sami......Ohhhh the pregnant smoking younger ones...... ohhh the patients you must have. Especially in my direct thing I got going on at the moment.... the whole say what I think and if they dont like it to bad.... I can not see myself being able to walk past them and say something, mind you if they have got the whole attitude thing going on then they will probably snap back and say it was because I was so old.......As for the new subject... I m ready for school. My little package turned up yesterday. A "sergipack, Ovulation Digital Thermometer" as it say s on the pack..."Also known as a basal or fertility thermometer".... apparently its water proof.....hmmmmmmmmmmmmm Then I have 2 packs of "lullaby Conceptions Ovulation Prediction Kits"....pee sticks and then "Taking Charge of Your Fertility Software"....Ohhh version 2....Apparently it does all weird and wonderful things. So right now I m like every other "kid" waiting to be able to start school. I have around 1 to 2 weeks to AF arrives or a BFP arrives (one week for the BFP) and if its AF then SCHOOLS ON
Trac..... absolutely nothing to be sorry about. We all go through it and we are all here for each other when we go through it. I really can just be doing something quite normal and wham..... down I come, crashing. I believe the trick is to allow yourself that time, and then get back up again. Grieving is not something that follows a calander.
WOW, I think I did the multi post thing ok, Mind you it is probably a novel the way I go on sometimes.
Everyone else, My thoughts are with you all, Major sticky vibes for all TWW, fingers crossed for those post OV/BD. Ohhhh and there is also another programe on SBS tonight...7.30 or 8.30 I think. One of the last ones in the series was egg donations.