MVA after missed miscarriage

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Hi
After having a scan at 9 weeks and seeing everything was fine heartbeat etc I was due to have my 12 week scan this Friday 9th but I rang EPU about some red/brown spotting and they got me in for a scan Monday 5th.
I was nearly 12 weeks but they confirmed heartbeat had stopped an baby not grown since 9+5.
This is my first experience of MC and I am devastated but have a 4 year old DD so just trying to battle on.
Due to have an MVA today and wondered if anyone had any advice or reassurance I'm finding it difficult to talk about in person.
Thank you and so sad we are all here for the same reason xx

So sorry you are going through this. I hope it goes ok today- I hadn't one a few years ago and it was an awful time. Such a shock at the scan then having to go into hospital was rubbish.

Hopefully the amazing staff will be just as lovely and kind as in my experience. The MVA didn't take long so that was ok but I was in a fair bit of pain after (like after pains from birth) don't want to scare you as you might feel fine but they can and will give you pain relief there so do ask if you need it.

My recovery was straightforward and bleeding stopped quite quickly, felt myself again. Extremely fortunate to conceive again soon after (he's now nearly 2).

You aren't alone, the worst will be over soon. Hug for you

I'm sorry you're going through this, it's really really shit.

To echo Risky take whatever pain relief they offer. I've had it done with and without pain relief and it was much more manageable with. It's quick and recovery is fast.

I hope everything goes well for you

Hi- this happened to us last week. We went to our 12 week scan and were told no heartbeat. It's devastating. I opted for surgical management under General, as it was the quickest option (just wanted the nightmare to be over). I was discharged fairly quickly and able to go home and rest. This was my first pregnancy so can only describe the after pain as period cramps. I was given codeine. I've found it painful when I've had my bowels open which I'm wondering if it's just pressure on tender areas. Will keep an eye on it. My bleeding was very light. Hope it goes ok for you- take some time out. They signed me off for 2 weeks x

Hi everyone, I'm very sorry for your losses. I don't usually do stuff like this ( not very tech savvy) but i've just had the most terrible time over the last few weeks and these threads seem to help me a little. Myself and my husband planned to try for a baby for the first time after 10 years together, 3 years married, and we were suprised but happy that we became pregnant quickly. I have now been told i had a missed miscarriage. I had absolutely no bleeding or anything and all the symptoms of pregnancy up until my 12 week scan. It was a horrible shock when the screen showed what appeared to be an empty but growing womb. I had an internal scan and they found a small fetus in the lining with no heartbeat approx 6 weeks and 1 day. They asked us to wait 1 week to re-scan to check the dates which we did but already new they were correct. As my body was still showing no signs of miscarrying naturally i went for medical management with vaginal pessaries and tablets. Part of me wanted to see it and prove to myself that i was pregnant!!! It was like my body had tricked me and i had fully expected to see my baby at that scan. I ended up in A&E after 5 hours of heavy gushing blood and clots. They removed the pregnancy tissue there to stem the bleeding. I was admitted to the ward and re-scanned later. The scan showed there was still pregnancy tissue and the doc suggested we try more medical management oral pills which i took and went home. Lots of horrible bowel movements but nothing happened. I was told to wait 48 hours, still nothing. I had another scan where they found further 'vascularity' missed previously. I am told this means blood supply suggesting my body is still feeding pregnancy tissue. They agreed MVA was the next step. I had further vaginal pessaries to open the cervix back up and a cup of pain killers. I was told i would be given antibiotics up the back passage but never had that. The procedure was maybe 10 mins altogether as not much left to be removed from what i gather. They opened up my cervix with one of those plastic contraptions they use for smear tests. Uncomfortable but the doc was good at pre-warning what to expect. He gave me local anaesthetic injections in to my vagina which sting but it was ok. The tissue removal causes intense painful cramps but that part maybe took 2 minutes. I broke down afterwards. I was sent home. The bleeding is light and on and off. Its been 3 days. I went in again on Saturday as i have had some pain/cramps/soreness since. The worst was Saturday morning. It was a painful pressure and cramping when peeing. They took a urine sample, confirmed pregnancy test is still positive but to be expected for a few weeks, they ruled out a urine infection but said the pain is most likely infection from the procedure. Doc gave me a weeks antibiotics and sent me home. Im really worried about infection causing further issues as we want to try again as soon as possible. I just want this whole thing to be over so we can move on. Its frustrating having to wait another 3 weeks to see if it is all gone. I still had some pain on one side this morning again but only seems to be in waking before i have been to the loo. I hope this goes soon. The nurses have been so good with me all the way through but i just dont understand why wait 3 weeks and do a test when the sonographers room is on the same ward? I don't know if there is a reason why not.

Apologies for the long message and i hope your procedures went as well as possible given the circumstances. I just figured out how to do my own thread so dont worry if you cant answer my question. The whole process is extremely traumatic but the actual MVA i personally would have had from the outset based on my experience had i known but everyone is different x x x