How long does a miscarriage take?
i recently found out that i was pregnant with my second child but when i went back to the doctor for my ultrasound we found that my babies heart beat was gone and our precious angel had passed away. well it is almost a month later now and our baby is still inside of me passed away but hasen't been miscarried yet. today i started spotting a few drops of brownish red blood but it was only a few drops and then stopped. what i would like to know is if there is anyone out there that has been in this situation and how long did it take before the miscarriage was actually started and completed. what exactly happens to you when you are going through a miscarriage and is it very painful. basically i would like to know what to expect. i realize this is a tough thing to talk about once you have experienced it but i would really appreciate any thing ya'll could tell me. i am just really stressed out and scared and i would really like for this miscarriage to be completed so i can get on with the grieving process. thank you so much and God bless all of ya'll.
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I am so terribly sorry. I have gone through the same thing and am currently going through it again. It is called a missed miscarriage when the baby dies but your body does not recognize the loss. I had my first missed m/c a year ago. We saw our peanut's heartbeat at 7 weeks, went for a second ultrasound at 9 weeks and found no growth from the first u/s (Heartbeat stopped the day we saw it). I miscarried naturally at what would have been 11 weeks. It took me a total or 4 weeks. This time around, same thing but it has been 2 weeks and I still haven't miscarried.
Spotting was the first indicator that the m/c was starting for me. It started brown and then turned to red. Once it turned red it took 3 days until I miscarried. It was painful. Though the baby stops growing the gestational sac does not and that is what you will pass. I got some Vicodin from my doctor and it really helped. I started cramping badly in the morning, like contractions, and my m/c completed that evening. I was not in pain all day, just the first couple of hours until the Vicodin kicked in. I did bleed a lot but it pretty much stopped after I passed the tissue. I did not need a D&C as everything passed. Do get some pain meds that work for you and have a hot water bottle or heating pad handy. The heat helped me.
Your doctor may suggest Misoprostol to start your m/c. I highly suggest you do your best to wait this out as Misoprostol can cause quite painful contractions.
Please contact me through my profile if you have any questions. I know I did and had a hard time finding answers to my questions.
God bless
I'm very sorry for your loss:( but everyone is different. it depends on how far along you were, if you were later than 8 weeks or somewhere around there the cramps will be somewhat like mild labor pains. if you were earlier the cramping shouldn't be too bad. expect a lot of bleeding as well. if you're really concerned call your doctor ! god bless, I'm again sorry for your loss
I am very sorry for your loss. I know its hard. Unfortunately, when i miscarried it hurt very badly. And I bled for exactly two weeks. Everyone is different though. Again I am very sorry.
I'm so sorry I don't have any information for you but I just want to say I'm so sorry for your loss. God bless you and big giant hug.
this site has ALL OF THIS INFO (what to expect, etc) http://miscarriage.about.com/od/immediatemedicalco...
i'm sorry to hear your loss.