First miscarriage...not sure about a few technical details

MrsK0515 · 04-09-2009, 06:47 PM

I don't know if any of you were in this same position, but I was taking progesterone shots to sustain my pregnancy. Dr said to stop taking all supplements. Do any of you know how long it will be before I start bleeding? I just want to get this over with. How long should I wait before I become concerned?

I'm so confused and have no idea what to expect. Just trying to figure it all out and hope someone can help.

Thank you

AnotherDreamer · 04-09-2009, 09:20 PM

I am sorry for your loss (*hugs*)

I think it's a matter of when the progesterone starts decreasing, and the HCG. Also, I think it may depend on how far along you were, how far the miscarriage has already progressed, etc...

So many things play a factor. Some woman wait a day, some wait a couple of weeks. I've never used progesterone, but my first miscarriage I miscarried within two days of my HCG started decreasing. This time, I was a week to a week and a half further along, and I didn't start m/c'ing on my own. After waiting two weeks I had the doctor prescribe me cytotec to speed things up. I miscarried within hours of inserting the pills. My progesterone was rather high with the second pregnancy, and I was further along. I believe that's why it was taking so long.

I think you should call your doctor. My RE's office watched how things were progressing for the m/c. When we confirmed that the pregnancy was non-viable, they told me to go home and wait to m/c. They told me that if nothing happened by the time two weeks was up, to give them a call. I don't know your doctor's office's poilicy, but I recommend calling to see.

The wait for m/c is very difficult. Hopefully your RE's office can give you a better idea. Sorry that my experience is so varied, bt how we miscarry can be so totally different. There really isn't a norm, it's all just varying levels of awfulness.

Again, I am sorry for your loss.
Take care of yourself hun.

HarleyGirl93 · 04-09-2009, 10:22 PM

Jen - I'm sorry, hon. We were on the December 09 thread together. Your siggy says m/c on 4/7? I'm pretty sure I m/c'd on 4/2 since I had some very painful (worse than PMS) cramps that day but I didn't start bleeding until 4/7. By that time my HCG levels were down to 63. I never knew how how high HCG got as I didn't have any betas done earlier on, but like Stephanie says, it's all a matter of when your HCG and progesterone levels drop enough for your body to know to start shedding the uterine lining. I would say if it goes longer than a week or two, you should be calling your doctor's office to get an HCG done. The waiting is the hardest part, and I'm so sorry for your loss. Dianna

ready2conceive · 04-10-2009, 11:56 AM

My ectopic m/c I was on suppositories and started bleeding the day after stopping. But I had to get methotrexate shots to terminate the pregnancy.

My recent m/c I was on PIO shots and started bleeding on them. Had d&c next day.

I hope this happens soon for you so you can start to heal. I am sorry for your loss

MrsK0515 · 04-10-2009, 03:42 PM

Stephanie, Dianna, and Amanda - I am so sorry for your losses as well, and thank you for sharing your experiences with me. I guess I will just wait and see, and then call RE if things drag on too long.

Dianna - I'm so sorry to see you here. I haven't been able to bring myself to go check on the Dec moms thread.

I never gave miscarriage too much thought, but boy does this suck!

HarleyGirl93 · 04-10-2009, 04:56 PM

Yep, they do suck! Hugs, hon. I think I lingered too long on the Mommy thread as I posted for a few days past changing my siggy & the m/c. I prolly made the other girls a bit uncomfortable, not cause they don't care or think m/c's are contagious, but because seeing my posts make them see the frailty of pregnancy and that makes them worry it could happen to them. Don't know if you watch Oprah, but Michael J Fox was on there recently and said as much about people treating him differently because in him, they could see the same thing (getting Parkinson's) happening to them. Doesn't make you not feel like a pariah any less but helps you to understand why people are reacting the way they are. Hugs again, Dianna

SheriKCMO · 04-12-2009, 06:56 PM

I'm very sorry about your loss! I hope the physical part is over soon, but I really don't think there's a length of time that you can predict. Progesterone affects each of us so differently. (((Hugs)))

SparklingGemini · 04-13-2009, 04:14 PM

Oh goodness. I'm sooo very sorry for your loss.

I've had three miscarriages since the birth of my DD(going through one right now.) And several before. I've always opted to miscarry naturally and avoid a D&C.

My OB told me that typically you'll start spotting 3-5 days after stopping progesterone.

This has held true for me for each of my four progesterone supported miscarriages.

But the degree of bleeding and how it progresses has varied each time.

My natural non-progesterone missed miscarriage was found out around 11-12 weeks and that time I took several weeks to start spotting and bleeding.

I really think most doctors are too quick to push a D&C. Of course, its very emotional for some women to maintain their pregnancy knowing its not viable, and therefore a very personal decision. I just wish some of the risks were outlined before the doctors always jumped to that solution.