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And if you end up needing the D&C procedure (where you are put to sleep) than you will not need the weekly blood draws after.
@Sara I’m so sorry about your miscarriage but thank you for telling me your experience. I wasn’t too far along. I was supposed to be 6 weeks tomorrow. The OB I saw today prescribed me meds to take tomorrow. But ya based on the bleeding I’m having so far I went ahead and started using some women’s depends I used from my first pregnancy I had left over. Hoping that this process just goes as well as it can. I’m definitely extremely emotional still. But I follow up as well in a couple weeks with my hcg to see when it drops completely before we consider when we try again for our rainbow baby.
After having 4 myself, my best advice is to allow yourself to feel what your feeling, and rest as much as you want, as long as you want even if you feel like you should be doing more. I always tell myself you don't ever get over something like this, you get through it. Just take every moment a day at a time. Know that you will go through some hormonal drops that will feel like crap, but it will pass and there will be a light at the end of the tunnel, in the mean time do whatever you need to do to take care of yourself and make yourself feel good.
@Morgan I’m so sorry about your losses. Thank you for the advice.
Sorry to hear this. It depends on how far along, but since they sent you home it sounds like you will pass it at home and not need a procedure or medication. My miscarriage that I did at home was emotional, I honestly sat on the toilet for 4 hours, 24 hours after I first started bleeding, there were large clots, but nothing looked like a baby. I remember wondering if I should go to the ER, I called my doctor and they said do whichever you prefer, I decided being on my own toilet would be more comfortable than waiting in a waiting room. I wore Always Discreet afterwards and felt tired. I always wondered if I went to the ER if they could have done more testing on the tissue to tell me why it happened, that was my only regret, but I decided being home was more comfortable. I then had weekly blood draws to make sure my hcg levels dropped to zero which they did (took a 1.5 months to get there). If you are in your second trimester going to the ER is a must.