Hi everyone,

I'm new to the forum so I'm hoping this is the right place to be posting this!

This was my 2nd pregnancy, my first had no complications at all, is now a healthy 18mo son! So I went for an ultrasound last Monday - I should have been 10 wks 0 days pregnant - but the ultrasound-lady was having difficulty finding the baby, so she did an internal scan, then she found the baby - it looked to be the size of a 5wk old, with no heartbeat, and my gestational sac was the size of an 8wk old (does that all make sense?). It was a complete shock, it never occured to me that I would have a miscarriage - I'm young, healthy, and can't think of anything in my lifestyle that would have hurt my baby I've accepted that nature has done this for a reason so I'm think I'm coping alright now..

Since then, my GP has put me through 3 blood tests to monitor the preg hormone levels, which has dropped considerably, so he has confirmed it was a missed miscarriage. For "treatment", the only option he has given me is a D&C..he has sent the referal to the hospital this afternoon. On the weekend, I started bleeding, so I'm hoping I will miscarry naturally..

So what I want to ask is - do I really need a D&C??? I really don't want to have it done - I've read up on it, and it seems to carry risks of uterine infections & scarring, which is something I definitely do not want! And seeing as I have started bleeding, it seems likely that I will miscarry naturally, right? I'm really confused, I don't know much about all this.. I'm thinking of finding another doctor to get a 2nd medical opinion..

Thanks in advance for your help