Natural Miscarriage

Hi guys, I miscarried naturally a couple of days ago and had an appt with the hospital this morning who said I don't need to do anything else. I would have thought I should have a scan and bloods done to check everything has gone and that my HCG levels are decreasing. I asked about both of these things and was told they would only do this if I was still cramping and bleeding a lot next week.

Does this sounds right to you? I have read on here about "retained product" so I'm a bit concerned about that. Any advice welcome! Thanks.

I'm sorry LR!

For my natural miscarriage I had no bloods or anything. I only had that for my ectopic to ensure that it had actually been flushed out since that is really dangerous

I also had a natural m/c, not ectopic, and it was left to do "the kindest way". I actually bled and cramped for two weeks, then 5 weeks later my period came back with bleeding and cramping for two weeks again. If there was any pain after that, going to the GP would have been the next step but there wasn't.

Bear in mind a lot of women don't even know they're having a natural m/c, it just seems like a period for a lot of ppl.

Hey LR, firstly I am so sorry to hear about your loss.
My naturopath actually said to me as horrible as it sounds the pain is a good sign that your body is doing what it should and it has all passed. Personally this time round I haven't bothered to get a scan or bloods as I kind of feel like it has all gone if that makes sense? If you have had the cramps and passed alot of large "bits" then I think chances are it is complete. It is scary when you hear about the nasty experiences some ladies have with retained product although I do think thankfully they are few and far between, we just hear about them and I think they stay in our minds as I can only imagine how much worse that must make a MC.

If you are still worried ask your GP for a blood test or a scan, you are better off to have peace of mind than to be stressing about it at a time when you need to be looking after yourself. (although you will probably need to wait at least a couple of weeks to have blood taken it as it can take a while for the HCG to leave your system)

I am really sorry to hear that Litte Red

I naturally miscarried in December and I was not offered any follow up blood tests. I did request a scan to make sure it was all gone as I was having a dull pain (like ovulation pain) on one side. I really had the second scan for my peace of mind.

hun ...hope you are ok and have lots of support.

(edited for spelling mistake)

Edited by pikelets

Very much like early labour pains hun...

Im so sorry

My GP was great and just gave me a form for 3 x hcg's because I wanted them... the third one showed I was pg with Jake... I hope it happens quickly when you are ready to try again.

OH I dont recommend doing the HPT thing.. I did that and got a +ive it was very distressing.

I MCed naturally at 6 and a half weeks. Had one BT done (I had gone to A and E as it was a Saturday) and tehy followed up with a BT on the monday. By then my bleeding was slowing down (Im sure baby was 'born' on the Sunday morning, which is why it slowed down after that) but they said it if got worse or went on for more than 4 weeks then to go to GP and get a scan done for retained product.
So sorry to hear about your MC LR, big hugs to you!

Hi LR,

Just saw this post and wanted to drop in to add that when I MCed naturally, there were no follow up blood tests or scans. But it all seemed to come out at once in the morning for me (I had been bleeding through my sleep though) which was quite traumatic but left me with not much doubt that it was over after a couple of hours on the toilet. Bleeding carried on for a few days but less than with a D&C I'd had for a previous miscarriage, where I did have some retained 'product' (SUCH a horrible term) and I had to go on antibiotics.

Ugh. I'm so sorry you've been through this. It's such a horrible thing to experience. Hugs xxx

I had a missed m/c at about 13-14 wks and had a D&C. But then I chose to have that rather than wait to have it 'naturally'  But but m/c at about 5 weeks was very painful and yes like Mel said, similar to early labour. another m/c though at about the same stage was just like a heavy period so guess they are all different.

Really sorry for your loss.