Medical abortion or wait to naturally miscarry?

[Ella1211]

Hi.

I'm pregnant but sac is very small and not evolving.

Dr thinks I should take medication to induce miscarriage. I am quite inclined to wait a bit more,maybe it will eliminate on its own. Any experiences to share?

Thanks

With my first miscarriage I had started bleeding by the time it was confirmed so decided to let nature take its course. I was bleeding for 2-3 weeks some days heavier with clots and had one day of bad cramps and very heavy bleeding as the miscarriage completed.
I'm pregnant for a second time but my first scan just showed an empty sac, I'm waiting for a second scan to confirm if there's growth. Having been through the natural process before I'd opt for surgical management this time to get it over and done with.

But each person's experience will be different and what might be the best choice for one person might not be for another.

Thanks. And so sorry for your loss. Fingers crossed the scan shows the embryo.

I also had a miscarriage in July, took medication and the first few days where quite overwhelming. My pregnancy is very small so surgery wasn't really considered an option.

Up to you but when I started bleeding and went to the EPAU they said I had miscarried so I booked in for a D&C Privately because I just wanted it sorted.
I have friends who took the wait and see approach and I feel I made the right decision.
However, some hospitals can’t offer this due to lack of resources (hence me going Private) and in any case it’s not the right decision for everyone
I am sorry for your loss

I think it's a very personal decision. I had the surgical management as I wanted an "end" date to focus on and it over as quickly as I could. I found the surgery fine to be honest. Emotionally of course very difficult but I had no major side effects. My second miscarriage I did wait 10 days for things to naturally progress as I was much earlier and had a blighted overium but nothing happened so had the tablets. So sorry you're going through this x

I had the surgical option but I went for the 12 week scan (before they changed it to 14 weeks) to find I'd miscarried at 8 weeks and my body had retained the pregnancy.

It really depends on what you want - sometimes it can be traumatising to wait for it to start, and you just want it to be over with. I remember it being really difficult waiting for 8 days after the scan for the process to start. OTOH you might want it to be more natural and potentially less painful (no personal experience here, have just heard medical terminations can be painful, involve nausea/vomiting etc).

Thank you all for sharing and so sorry you went through this experience as I know first hand how tough it can be.

My hcg still went up from 1800 to 2700 in 4 days, but it appears I have very very slight signs of bleeding. I hope it will solve itself as the previous time, when took medication was pretty difficult to handle. And I was extremely emotional and then felt guilty thinking if I had waited more something would have appeared on the scan.

So fingers crossed soon I will be back TTC...

It's such a tough decision and I felt a bit like this with my second. My first was a missed miscarriage with no bleeding and once I knew the pregnancy wasn't viable I just wanted the surgery to be done asap.

When we found my second was going to be another mc I just wanted to hold onto the baby as long as I could. I think maybe I rushed to end the first one?

My second naturally miscarried a few days after I started bleeding. If that had started to turn into weeks I think I wouldn't have been able to carry on.

Hope that makes sense

@lifehappens12 I totally get what you're saying.

I'm starting to get anxious as well and thinking about taking the pill. But I am scared I'll experience again second thoughts after, about waiting a bit more to be convinced it's over.

Should I have this thoughts, considering the levels of hcg, it increased less than 25% in 48 hours. And sac was empty and did not appear to evolve on the scan.

I'm not sure what medical procedure you have been offered but I had an injection of methotrexate and had to keep going back to the hospital for tests so they could make sure it didn't harm my liver which could be a side effect.

Hope it was ok and sorry you went through it @BrilliantUsername

I was offered medabon. I had to take it several months ago and would prefer to skip it this time. But the waiting for the miscarriage to start is making me crazy...