Extreme Fatigue after MMC

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I had an MMC recently, no signs or bleeding, discovered no heartbeat at an 8 week scan. I had the MVA procedure 2 weeks ago which was unpleasant but seemed to go well and I bled fairly lightly for about a week, so have not been bleeding the past week.

But I have been absolutely floored by extreme fatigue, brain fog type symptoms in the morning, to the point I can barely function. By lunch time and as the day wears on I feel a bit more normal, but all I can describe it as I feel like total shit in the mornings, I can barely get out of bed, have no focus, can't pull myself together at all.

I was devastated by the MMC but feel like I got a lot of my grief out the first couple of weeks and have felt much less emotional and like my personality is returning to normal so it feels more like a physical issue than purely an emotional issue, if that makes sense. Not discounting the physical effects of the emotions I've been through and the toll they take.

Did some reading and this seems like it could be a hormonal response, but just wondering if anyone else felt like this and has any advice. Is it worth contacting my GP or not, do I just need to ride it out? I've honestly never felt so exhausted and muddled in my life. Any advice would be much appreciated.

Hello, so sorry to hear about your MMC. I have had an almost identical experience to you (MMC detected at 8 weeks, surgical management two weeks ago) and I feel exactly the same.

I also can hardly get out of bed in the mornings, have brain fog and am so incredibly tired. I think it is a mix of hormonal and emotional processing, and probably completely normal. Your hormones fluctuate massively following a MC and even if you feel you have made sense of your grief, it's still a big thing to process mentally.

I bought liquid iron supplements to help boost my energy levels, as I think we're prone to anaemia at this point. I'm also just resting, eating well and getting exercise.

You should definitely contact your GP if you're worried, but I think what you describe is (sadly) quite normal so soon after a MC. I hope this helps.

@sweetpea2000 thank you for your reply and so sorry to hear you have also been through this.

While I wouldn't wish this on anyone, it's reassuring to hear someone else is experiencing the same physical symptoms. I guess it's only been two weeks and my body and emotions have been through a huge rollercoaster so it's inevitably going to have an effect.

I take iron tablets as I'm prone to anemia and also have low sodium levels so it's probably worth my while getting those checked as they could have plummeted without me realizing, I'll give the dr a call to explain my symptoms even just for reassurance it's just part of the process.

Part of the problem is that we just don't talk about miscarriage as a society much and it's hard finding first hand information from people's own experiences as well as the information online is geared towards the physical symptoms and the grief side of things but not much about the longer lasting effects beyond the bleeding etc.

Hope you feel better soon.