 | I was just in the same situation. I had a D&C done 2 days ago. This was to be my third pregnancy since March of this year. My first pregnancy in March was an ectopic (tubular pregnancy) We had only know that we were pregnant for 1 full day before I ended up in the hospital because I was bleeding. In July we found out that we were pregnant again but ended up having a natural miscarriage the following day. This pregnancy lasted 9 weeks. I started spotting on Saturday, of course because of my history I was very concerned, so I called the doctor. He told me to schedule an ultrasound for Monday morning. I went in on Monday to find out that there was no heart beat. I was told that the sac was only showing that I was 8 weeks along. The person doing the ultrasound prepared me for the worst. I was then taken to a room where I could speak to the doctor that reviewed my ultrasound results. He told me that the fetus stopped growing at 8 weeks and was no longer alive. He then gave me the choice of letting nature take its course or having the D&C. I decided that I couldn't handle the "waiting" part of nature so I chose to have the D&C so I begin to move on with my life, for the third time. I'm glad that I chose the D&C, it was a quick and painless procedure. I was a little scared, since I had never gone through it. The doctor's were able to give me a shot for my ectopic pregnancy. The shot basically disolved the pregnancy and I just had bleeding. With the D&C I have very little cramping and I stopped bleeding afer one day. Believe me either way you go, it will still be painful-mentally. I'm on my third failed pregnancy and it hasn't gotten any easier. In my opinion, this one was even harder because my husband and I had such hope that this one would be "the one". We have decided to take a break for about 6 months to a year, but we're not giving up hope. We will have a baby of our own someday, and so will you! Don't give up. |
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