missed miscarriage - waiting for bleeding to start, feeling terrible

[kissmummy]

It's two weeks since my MMC was diagnosed, three weeks since the embryo died (at just over 8 weeks) and still no bleeding.
i had acupuncture yesterday to try to speed things up and don't know if i've had a bad reaction to it or something but i'm feeling absolutely awful: really nauseous and so exhausted i can hardly get up the stairs. I'm not sleeping well at all, look white as a sheet, and am constantly cold.
i have rung the hospital and brought forward plans for my D+C to next Tuesday - so only four more full days to go. Did anyone else feel like this while they were waiting for a MMC to happen? i am wondering if it is the first signs of an infection

you poor thing
is that the earliest they can fit you in?

I made the decision for ERPC straight away after my MMC at 12 weeks, and was done the next day, 48 hours after the scan.

Did you choose "nature's way", and no medical or surgical intervention? I don't know if the symptoms you describe are indicative of an infection, but would definitely contact your GP or EPU asap.

So sorry you have had such a horrid time.

Oh dear, what you're going through sounds so awful. I would call your doctor though, you sound pretty poorly and the feeling cold bit does sound like it could be an infection.

Scatt

i chose to try and let it happen naturally as i've already had two D+Cs in the past and am worried about scarring. i wanted the medical option (the pill you can take) but it's not offered by my hospital .
if i don't feel better tomorrow morning i'll def go up to the GP surgery....Despite everything i'm sort of glad i gave myself a chance for it to happen naturally - i actually had a D+C scheduled for almost two weeks ago but got really scared the night before about the risk of scarring, since i've had the procedure twice before, and just didn't feel emotionally ready for the operation so decided to wait. it was the right decision at the time, if that makes any sense, though i wish it hadn't all dragged on so long.

how are you feeling now? My epu doctor said that if my heart is going fast and you're white and feeling faint, then that's an emergency and I should go in....she also said that women tend to go in too late generally...

Don't worry about not being able to take the pill, I did and it didn't work, put me through quite alot of pain, and I ended up having a D&C anyway. Feel for you and hope all goes well.

I hope you're OK and have gone to GP today. I had similar symptoms 2-3 weeks after the medical management (still had some tissue left) and I did have an infection so I would go in today to get it checked. Mine turned a bit nasty so better to get it seen sooner and not wait the weekend.

Also I did need a D&C after doing the medical option so similar to you as well - I didn't want the D&C initially.

Hope you're OK.

hi all
i'm absolutely fine today! it's very strange. i was sure i'd be off sick but i slept for 10 hours last night and now feel normal. i was scared about infection and if those symptoms come back again i won't hesitate to go to the hospital but for now all seems okay. tbh it is such a horrendous experience going to the GP surgery and/or the hospital (very long waits; unsympathetic attitudes at best, etc...this can be the reality of the NHS in London..) that if i can avoid it i'd rather. I'm due in on Monday to give some bloods ahead of my D+C on Tuesday. No sign of the bleeding getting any heavier so i'm pretty resigned to the D+C now and from other people's stories it sounds as if it may not be too bad a thing compared to the natural option anyway. thanks for the support and advice.

Don't be frightened about waiting for it to happen naturally, I did so twice and it took 5-6 weeks each time - I know how anguished a wait it is though, I was on an emotional rollercoaster. Just try not to wander too far from home and make sure you have support at hand. I live in France and they encourage you to wait, they recommend the least medical intervention as possible (there is always a risk as you mentioned) and they told me only to be worried if there was a smell or pain (risk of infection). God forbid I have another miscarriage, but should I have, I would still "sit it out" and wait for it to happen naturally. It is not a pleasant experience (mine were like sudden haemorrhages), but I went on to have a healthy baby girl on third attempt, and hopefully will have another one in the next years!