I wanted to share my experience of an MVA I had today as it gave me some comfort reading people's experiences before I went for the procedure.
I've previously had two chemicals, and with this pregnancy I got to my 7 week scan to find out the baby had stopped growing at 6 weeks. I waited 2 more weeks just to be entirely sure and to see if I miscarried naturally.
At 9 weeks I opted for the MVA over d&c as I had read it is less evasive, it was quicker to get booked for the MVA at my local hospital.
2 days before the procedure, they took my bloods.
On the day of the procedure, I had to have x2 tablets orally 1 hr prior to procedure and 1 pessary inserted into my rectum. I was spotting blood by the time I got to the hospital for my procedure.
I was taken into the surgery room about 40 mins late, but the nurses and consultant were really nice. The consultant initially did a ultrasound scan to check everything, then she inserted something into my cervix which I found really uncomfortable and painful and kept tensing up. Took deep breaths to calm down and eventually she was able to apply local anaesthetic to numb the area, at this point I became quite emotional. I had kept it in as I had already knew 2 weeks before that there was no hope and thought I had accepted it but the pain, discomfort and the overwhelming feeling, I ended up crying and sobbing for the rest of the procedure.
They offered me gas and air which I've never had before, and it really really helped. I was out of it for the rest of the procedure, everything was fuzzy and slow mo and then within what felt like minutes it was over.
She did one last ultra sound to check she got everything out, she said it looked fine. I didn't feel too much pain once I got dressed just sore down there. 30 minutes later after checking my BP I was allowed to leave.
I've been spotting since I got home but seems to be subsiding.
All the best to anyone that has to go through any of the options for a miscarriage