Miscarry Naturally After 2 Weeks?

We found out at my 14 week apt that our baby didn't have a heart beat. The ultrasound said the baby stopped growing at 10 1/2 weeks. It was weird to me that my body hadn't had the miscarriage naturally. My dr told me she could do a D&C, but due to my husband being out of town we waited. After 1 1/2 weeks I did start to bleed, but not very much, so a couple days later my dr prescribed some pills to get it going. They were the same drug that was used to induce me with my second child. There was something almost theraputic about having the miscarriage naturally for me. The bad part however was that I started bleeding too fast and got dizzy and had to head to the er. My dr had said that was a possibility, but didn't always happen.

I am so sorry that you have to deal with this. My heart goes out to you! It really stinks. Know that there are so many of us out here that know what you are going through. I had no idea how many of my friends had experienced a loss until I told them about mine.

It took 4 weeks for mine to miscarry. My condolences to you hun. *hugs*

I am so sorry for your loss K.. I haven't gone through a miscarry so can't give you advice, but I wanted you to know that I am keeping you in my prayers to help you through this difficult time. May God be with you.

Hi K.,
I'm so sorry for your loss. I miscarried at 8 weeks but didn't know until 12 weeks. The doctor said since it had been so long, they would need to do a d&c-they figured since nature hadn't already worked, I ran a high risk for infection. I just wanted you to be aware that sometimes medical intervention is needed. The procedure wasn't bad and it was a nice way to have some closure and make me actually face what had happened. I'll keep you and your family in my prayers.

K.,

Yes I did. I was 24 years old and pregnant for the first time. I was also very stubborn! I began bleeding at about 11 weeks and found out my baby had died about 3 weeks prior at 8 weeks old. I was told I could go home or the hospital.

Being the person I was at that time I went home and miscarried on my own. My body did everything correctly and I recovered physically very quickly.

I am a firm believer that our body was divinely created to handle all situations. God is no dummy! My suggestion is to do what makes sense to you and your husband. Gather the info, pray about it and decide. It is your decision after all.

God bless you as you deal with this loss.
H.

K.,

So sorry for your loss. It can be tough. I miscarried twice in between my kids. The first was at about 10 weeks and was just like a normal period. The second was at about 20 weeks and I like you really wanted to hold out and go naturally. I was seeing a homeopath at the time along with my OB to try to conceive. I asked her how I could induce one. She suggested acupuncture. I ultimately did end up having the D&C. Just because I could no longer bear the sadness of waiting. But I absolutely remember feeling such an emotional release from the acupuncture. Before that I could not sleep and I was a wreck. Emotionally the acupuncture was just what I needed. Also, I had the D&C at St. Joseph in St. Paul. They were amazing and really it was painless and I did go on and conceive (with progesterone and other things) a beautiful, fat and healthy boy who is now three and really I can almost not remember all the troubles we went through to have him. So hugs to you. I hope this all ends in a way that is good for you.

M.

Hi K.

It is a very painful thing to go through . If you have not been cramping or bleeding your body may not pass the baby on its own . You will still need to go in to the doctor to make sure your body has passed every thing . I have gone through it and I have friends who have gone through it . It is very heart breaking I know . My niece lost her baby at 21 months . Go in and talk to your doctor and get ideas on what he or she thinks is best .

I had two early (8 - 10 week) miscarriages - with the first I waited almost three months with on and off again bleeding. I finally had a D&C because my body was not taking care of this naturally and I did not feel healthy anymore (emotional swings, bad breakouts, tired, etc.). With the second one, within two weeks after finding out the embryo did not have a heartbeat any longer, I passed several blot clots on the toilet and it was all over. Not much bleeding at all and I felt fine.

So I would say these situations are not predictable. Pay attention to your body and make your decisions based on what you feel is best for you.

K.,

I just want to support your preference for a natural miscarriage-delivery.

Thinking of you and sending you strength for the rest of the journey.

P.

I'm so sorry for your loss. I have had several miscarriages and they all came out within a couple days. I was pregnant with twins once and miscarried one and a week later had the other removed due to it being Ectopic. I've been told that if you don't miscarry within 2 weeks you will need a D&C. It is very risky to keep the baby in any longer. Infection ,etc can set in.

My miscarriage took 8 days after I found out that the baby had died. However, it had stopped growing around 5 weeks along and I didn't miscarry it until I was about 9 weeks along. During those 8 days though, the doctor and her nurse kept pretty close tabs on me. They did a blood test that day and then a week later to see if my hormone levels were decreasing. They said as long as my levels were decreasing they could continue to let it happen naturally because it was a sign that the body itself was letting it happen naturally. They did another blood test then after the miscarriage happened to make sure that the levels were next to zero - this lets them know if there is any "tissue" left. It is a difficult thing to go through emotionally. For me, it was helpful to have it happen naturally so I knew it was meant to happen. I continued to have doubts that the baby was really dead until then. I wish you the best and I am sorry for your loss.

K., I also am so sorry.
It sounds like the other responses have given you the advice you need but I thought I'd just give you my 2 cents. I was 10 weeks along when I realized the baby wasn't alive. We had been through a long fertility battle and I was ready for it to be over. This probably factored into my decision to have a D&C. My OB was very very sympathetic and supportive either way but thought that miscarrying at home might be upsetting with the cramping that and bleeding that it brings on. Plus we obviously didn't know when everything was going to get going. This was the best option for me. I obviously have nothing to say about letting it happen on its own. I think whichever decision you make will be the right one. Best of luck to you in the future.

So sorry to hear this K., thoughts and prayers for you.

I miscarried at about 8 weeks (a long time ago) and all went natural and fine. Not much cramping, not nearly as much bleeding as I would have thought, and OB/GYN said all was fine 2 weeks after when he checked the hormone levels.

I guess that was "successful" as I didn't need anything done from the OB/GYN to get back to normal.

Hi K.,
This happened to me with my first pregnancy(many years ago) I also waited to see what would happen naturally and my OB continued to run tests of viability, etc. Finally had to have a D&C. The whole situation was very traumatic to me emotionally at the time. Fortunately, my next two pregnancies were normal. Give yourself some time, pray about it, and only do what you feel is right for you.

K.,
I am so sorry for your loss. We lost a baby right at 12 weeks, and while my doctor said that we could wait to see if my body expelled the baby naturally, she also told us that the complications could be tremendous. Be careful!
J.

Hi, K.!

I am so sorry for your loss. I miscarried in December and I am also very stubborn about doing things naturally. My doctor's clinic was pushing for a D&C, but I kept refusing. It was right before Christmas, so I know they were trying to avoid a holiday disaster. Mine didn't quite take two weeks, but I probably miscarried about a week and a half after losing pregnancy symptoms. If there is no immediate risk and I were in your situation, I would probably continue to wait. In my opinion, your body is going to do what it needs to do. Of course, I'm an engineer - not a doctor. But I just thought you might feel better knowing there are others who share your feelings about being natural.

K.,
So sorry to hear about your miscarriage! Last year I miscarried at about 9 weeks. At first I didn't have a lot of spotting, so my Dr. had me in for an ultrasound. That showed the baby had stopped developing at 6 weeks. As this was my first and only miscarriage (after two live births) I was very amazed that it would take my body 3 weeks to "discover" something was wrong and miscarry. I also wanted to let my body take care of things naturally, so I didn't have a D&C (my Dr. never really pushed it). A day or two after the ultrasound I started flowing really heavy. I had some cramping, but not like I've heard from some women who say it's as bad or worse than labor. It did take about 10 days for me to stop bleeding though, which was about what my Dr. said I should expect.

Best wishes to you as you go through this.

J.

I don't have any advice, except to keep in close touch with your doctors no matter what you deceide. But I really just wanted to tell you how sorry I am that you are going through this. I will pray for you.

I have but I was only about 7 or 8 weeks pregnant.

I don't have any advice....I just wanted so say that I am really sorry for your loss.

I am very sorry for your loss. I had 2 miscarriages before we had our first child. The first one I had a D&C right away. The second one I had to wait a week because my husband was out of town and it ended up passing naturally within that week. I don't know your situation but it took a while for eveything to get out of my system when it happened naturally which delayed our opportunity to get pregnant again. I wish I had just had the D & C the second time so we could start trying sooner but everything worked out fine.

I'm sorry you are going through this. It is hard to go through and have it prolonged on top of it.

My friend had a later miscarriage and it took 4 weeks before she finally miscarried, she hadn't spotted or anything.

If you are not having an infection you really can avoid the D&C. However, you don't really want to get infected either. I would insist upon an ultrasound before going through anything to be sure that there is a sac to remove. I lost a baby and it was reabsorbed, there was no bleeding at all.

K., I am so sorry for the loss of your baby. At 8 wks, I had an u/s that showed my baby had died. I wanted to wait and have the m/c naturally. My doc supported that. It took 4 wks, and that was awful waiting, but I am glad I waited and did it that way. Once it happened, it was pretty quick - lots of BAD cramping, but I just passed everything on the toilet. It just looked like blood and blood clots, nothing resembled a baby at all. It was hard, but that was how I wanted to do it. Good luck to you and, again, I am sorry.
S.

I miscarried my son at 16 weeks. We had discovered he had died at 14 weeks. I don't know how long he was dead before his birth. I miscarried naturally and would do it again. Watch for signs of infection and keep in close contact with your doctor. That miscarriage went quick. I didn't have any real bleeding. I began to cramp in the morning so I took and figured I would have that for awhile, like days. At about noon I was talking with my Mother on the phone and felt my water break. I delivered him at home, but had a lot of bleeding. I ended up going to the emergency room to deliver the placenta.

I would say you need to prepare yourself. There will be a little person there if the baby died recently. The baby is not going to look like a perfect live baby. The hardest part for me was that his little body was cold. Be prepared to get yourself to the emergency room quickly if you don't deliver the placenta. You will need giant pads.

I hope I am not giving your more information than you desire. If you get induced or a DandC make sure you have another ultrasound to confirm the baby has passed away. Feel free to send me a private message if you have any questions or just need someone to listen.

They told me they saw no heartbeat at 9 weeks, and I didn't miscarry till 12 weeks. It was very painful physically, once it did happen, but everything went as it should - I did have o stay overnight in the hospital, but elected to not have a D&C. Less than 2 years later, I have successfully carried to term and delivered my Second child.

If you are not showing any signs of infection etc. I think you are probably still ok, but I would definitely touch base with your Dr. and find out what your options are and why he or she thinks the way they do.

You have my sympathy on your loss.

Jessie

Well I found out at 12 weeks that my baby had stopped growing at 6 weeks. I found out because I was having a tiny bit of spotting so my doctor got me in a couple days earlier than my scheduled first appointment. he did an ultrasound when he didn't hear a heatbeat with the doppler and thats how we found out. Somehow the ultarsound seemed to get things going (gotta love those vaginal wands) and I started miscarrying later that night and miscarried completely the next day. I'd just see what your doctor says. Good luck! I am one of those people that wanted to do it naturally. I don't know if I could have done a D&C.

I am so sorry for your loss. It took me over a month to completely miscarry my baby. My doctor was for me doing it naturally, if I could. He said it was better for my body. There are instances where it is necessary to go a surgery route. You should go see your Dr.
Again I am sorry for your loss.

Prayers to you from the bottom of my heart. Margie