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Inducing miscarriage

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FleurGuest ·
Hey everyone. I should be 10 weeks pregnant right now, if my baby hadn't stopped growing at 6 weeks. From the very beginning, I had a feeling something was wrong. There were no pregnancy sickness symptoms. I even forgot at times that I was pregnant since there was nothing to indicate it (apart from the pregnancy tests and blood tests). Because I didn't want to go to the gynecologist for the first time to hear that something was wrong, I subtracted a week from the actual gestational age when making the appointment. On Thursday evening, the bleeding started (no cramps), and by the following Monday, I finally got the results.

No heartbeat, but we still have a beautiful photo of our little one.

Now I had the choice between waiting another week and taking the pills that stimulate uterine contractions. I immediately refused a D&C (curettage), and the gynecologist also preferred to avoid it. I now regret refusing the pills. I think I needed another day to process that it's really over. My next appointment is on Monday, and I'd most like to hear that everything is clean and empty.

Does anyone know of other ways to induce this and have had positive experiences with them?

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  1. Suus Guest #2

    There's nothing you can do yourself to induce it. Once your body realizes that things aren't okay anymore, it will start working to expel the embryo.

    On average, that takes 2 to 2.5 weeks. My own experience with this has always been different. The first time, it took me 5 days. The second time, it was gone after 4.5 weeks and two doses of the pills.

    The pills don't guarantee success. It works for about 60% of women.

    I would try to avoid a D&C if you still want children.

    Wishing you lots of strength.

  2. pau #3

    First of all, I wish you lots of strength for the coming time.

    I also waited back then with the belief that it would come naturally, and that it would also go away on its own. But that didn't happen. In the end, I used the pills. The miscarriage started, and the baby came out intact (10 weeks). But my uterus turned out not to be clean. I kept bleeding. That's why I was admitted to the hospital precisely because I still had a desire for a child. I absolutely did not want that curettage; I even said on the morning of the surgery that I didn't want it anymore. In hindsight, the curettage wasn't so bad, and my uterus was really clean and ready for the girl who just finished her fruit snack.

    Once again, lots of strength.

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