Re: Physical Recovery after a Miscarriage
I have had a miscarriage at 12 weeks... a pretty nasty experience. The psychological impact is definitely more painful not the physical. The pains of labor are more grueling but rewarding of course.
Re: Physical Recovery after a Miscarriage
That's what I thought she meant by more painful.
Re: Physical Recovery after a Miscarriage
Right on!
Re: Physical Recovery after a Miscarriage
So why would you opt for a D&C if you can take medication that would expel the fetus? Isn't there always a chance of scarring or not being able to conceive if something goes wrong during the procedure?
Re: Physical Recovery after a Miscarriage
ss, the D&C pretty much guarantees that all of the pregnancy tissues are removed. It does cause some scarring but its very rare that its bad enough to cause any future problems - unless you have multiple procedures. Thats one reason I avoided it for my 2nd one. Even if you opt for the medication, you still need to have the ultrasound to make sure no tissues remain in there because that can cause all kinds of troubles. So a gal may end up having the D&C anyway.
Sara, from what I learned when I was working for a perinatal pathologist, every miscarriage is different. The earlier it happens, the less physically painful it is. And even if a fetus expires at say 6 weeks, the placenta is still growing and can continue to grow for up to about 2 months! You could actually retain the pregnancy for about 3 months when the fetus expired back in the first month. So that would make for a more painful miscarriage than one which happens at say 10 weeks. The cramps that you get are actually labor pains so yeah they're pretty painful - and without the reward at the end. May you recover quickly and be blessed with your reward soon!!