TRIGGER WARNING Miscarriage - what happens?

[Lotus90]

Hi,

Please don't read any further if miscarriage is a trigger/ potential trigger for you

I was wondering if anyone could please tell me what happens if you miscarry and what you see is identifiable as a baby I.e from about six weeks I think? If a miscarriage happens at home and the foetus is passed, what happens then? What do you do there and then with the foetus?

Thank you

I had a mc 3 years ago last month. I was 11 weeks and passed the sack with visible embryo . I had proper contractions which totally stopped once passed. Sending hugs, it's such a horrible experience.

Also I passed in the toilet and flushed. I still regret flushing to this day but I was totally shocked and didn't know what else to do.

Just to clarify to anyone replying, I haven't ever had a miscarriage

I have had 2 mc
One around 6 weeks which was like a heavy period with clots.
Another at 12 weeks but they suspected the baby died around 8 weeks. I didn't see an identifiable embryo as such but did see placenta and something odd that I thought might be the baby. This was along with bleeding.

Do you suspect a mc? Are you able to tell us anything more and We might be able to help you

@nearlyfinished1moreyear I'm really sorry for your loss. Flushing the baby down the toilet is definitely not a response I was expecting - I really appreciate your honesty

@UFOLover I'm sorry to hear of your experiences.

I don't suspect a miscarriage, nor have I ever had one. I have always felt ignorant to what happens in this situation and would like to be better informed

Had one at 10 weeks. Passed the sac and I too flushed, wished I hadn't. Thought it was over after that. It wasn't. I went to work, hour on train. Got up to get off and passed out. I'd lost so much blood I woke up in hospital. A kind lady had called for help at the station and I was taken to hospital.

I was covered from the waist down in blood.

I will never forget the kindness of strangers that day. I will also never forget that day.

You know, it's a good question because it's not talked about and I had NO idea what it would be like when it happened to me. I was told it would be 'a moderate to heavy period'. I'm sure it is for some people.
My experience was loss of 'stuff' that resembled raw liver (both small and hand-size chunks) and very heavy bleeding. Following this was painful contractions roughly every 2 minutes and then passing the sac which was about the size of a small egg with an identifiable 'baby' inside. Then some more tissuey stuff that was similar to the sac but not a sac. Then just normal period-like bleeding for a few days.

I still have no idea if that is a 'normal' experience. I was 10 week but baby measured 6+4 so still only early. I would have thought that at 6+4 it wouldn't have had that much of an effect on my body. I had a very early loss too at roughly 4+3 weeks but that really was just like a period (although my periods are bad anyway). Mad how just 2 extra weeks of living can make such a difference.

I lost 2 babies, 1 at 12 weeks and 1 at 7 wks. At 12 weeks I had a similar experience to Zoey, passing chunks of uterus, and then a small, visible sac with baby. I actually managed to catch a lot of it, DH called an ambulance and we bagged up the remains and took them with us to hospital ( Sorry, gross I know but not sure how else to describe it). At 7 weeks it was like a very very heavy period.

I realised straight away both times what was happening and went into my usual "crisis" mode - very matter of fact and emotionless. It really hit me afterwards though, and I still think of them- the first one 11 years ago and the second 10.5 years.

Went for my 12 week scan and was told there was "no viable pregnancy" anymore. Was told the mc would be like a heavy period and sent on my way without so much as a leaflet. It was not like a heavy period. I had contractions. Lots of blood and clotting and birthed a sac with a tiny almost unrecognisable embryo on the toilet. I took it out, wrapped it in toilet paper and buried it in the back garden because I couldn't bear to put it in the bin or flush it. I then had a hormone storm that sent me into months of anxiety and depression. I was told it would be just like a heavy period.

Wellso far really not much fro me, I have had a slight bleed. I am now waiting for the rest. ( I am choosing the naturalapproach and if nothing hapens in 2 wks will choose a pill. which will be 4 wks from initial beed.). There is no sign of baby now. (There was) So it will just be the remains of the sack.

I was around 7 wks when had slight bleed.

I had a Mc at 11 weeks 4 years ago. It started late afternoon with bleeding which got heavier until it was haemorrhage like Dillon a lad very 20/30 mins. I went into hospital at Midnight and this carried on all night, got a bed at about 3am and then had an urge to push on toilet and passed lots of matter into the toilet, blood everywhere. My BP dropped to 70/50 and I was staggering around about to faint trying to get help (was by myself at this point , overstretched A&E dept) and got put on a drip. I had more matter manually removed with forceps (no pain relief offered either) to stem the bleeding. This did slow bleeding. However next day as I was still bleeding they decided it was Incompete and I had an operation to remove the rest. I was anaemic and tired for weeks and then fell down the stairs and fractured a bone. Look after yourself. It’s a tough time physically. Emotionally it’s very hard but that side can take a while to hit.
I also had another MC a few months later (around my due date for the first one no less). It was at 7 weeks And was very painful but didn’t require hospital treatment.
Wishing you all the very best. Sorry for your loss

@Lotus90

I think it's a good question and something that should be explained more. I had no clue until it happened to me. Quite frankly I was terrified as it was so much more than a period.

Yeah the healthcare provider really needs to explain more what happens to your body through mc. I to was told it would be like a heavy period