Pregnancy after a D & C

Hey everyone!  I am a mother of two boys but am having trouble after my third pregnancy ended in disaster.  I went in for a routine US on July 2nd and found that the baby had died.  I would have been 9 weeks along.  The doctor said that my HCG levels were still around 46000 and holding and that I wouldn't miscarry for another 1 to 4 weeks.  I got married that saturday the 7th and couldn't bear thinking about coming down the aisle and miscarrying, so they did a D & C to help out my body.  I have bleed now for 2 weeks and counting and the CNM said that it is kind of unusual to still be bleeding.  I just want everything to be back to normal so  we can try again.  I was just hoping that others could share their story with me so I know more about what to expect.  We are very broken up about this and your input would be very appreciated.  Thanks so much.

[snagglepuss1]

hi.

so sorry to hear about your loss.
i had a d&c like yourself wuth my 2nd pregnancy, i have lost 3 babies in the past. I was 8+ weeks when a 2nd scan showed no progress with the pregnancy, i opted for a d&c, i remember having really heavy bleeding and clots for 3 or 4 days after and then i had a really heavy period for about 5 or 6 days, it gradually got lighter but i bled for about a fortnight in all, is your bleeding subsiding?
i had a further miscarriage after that (my 3rd preg) then went on to conceive 2 healthy children less than 2 years later, i am now 11 weeks preg with baby no.3.
We both decided to try again straight away after each of the 3 pregnancies we lost, although looking back now it put our relationship under immense pressure as i never saw a counsellor any of the times we lost. the main thing is to give yourself time to grieve and then try again, there is no reason to think next time will end badly, there are dozens of stories on here of ladies who have had successful pregs after losing a baby and falling quite quickly too.

good luck, hope the bleeding stops soon!
claire

[gratefulwife2006]

I had a D&C on June 8th. I had no bleeding for 3 days after the D&C then in the 4th day, the flood gates opened!  I bled like that for one week. Then exactly one week later, it was reduced to just spotting for exactly one more week.  Then AF arrived exactly 28 days after my D&C.  I'm now starting to do the BBT thing (but but sleep cycle sucks so I don't know how accurate it is) and I also am using  an OPK.  I'm currently on cd13.  We'll see how it goes.  My doc told me we could start trying after I got my first AF.  But we started trying right away (after the spotting stopped).  Dr told me I may not ovulate on my first cycle out and he was right b/c I got AF on July 5th.  

This was our first pregnancy and it wasn't planned.  We never realized how much we wanted a baby and how ready we were until we got PG. Then to have it totally taken away absolutely killed us! So, I totally understant everything you are feeling.  It was a missed m/c at 12 weeks, baby dies at 8w3d which is really tough b/c 8w3d was the exact day of my first ultrasound, so we saw the baby's heart beat for the first and literally the last time as it died sometime later that day.

I keep telling myself that it will be alright and we will have a baby again soon, but it is hard no matter how I look at it.  My doc had tests done on the baby and it was missing a chromosome which is the most common cause of m/c.  Doc said that we don't need any fertilily counseling and the their is no reason why we can't have a healthy baby asap.  So I try to look at that for a positive.

It is hard, there is no doubt about it. Somedays are better than others. Just hold on!

[kierstynsmommy]

Hi. I am sorry you are having to go through this. I have had 4 d&cs and I have bled for a few weeks with all of them. You will probably continue to bleed/spot until your levels have reached 0 again. If it is really bothering you, you could talk to your dr. for more reassurance! Good luck

[specialteacher]

I am very sorry you had to experience this.  I had a d&c back in Sept.  I never bled heavily at during the m/c or the d&c.  I spotted around for about 4 days after the d&c and then completely stopped bleeding.  I actually got pregnant 7 weeks later without even getting a period.  Everything is fine now and I am 38 weeks pregnant with a baby girl.  Good luck to you!

[ElaineJ]

Hi!
I think I may have a situation similar to yours. I m/c sometime between 6-8 weeks in June. Its been just over 5 weeks since my D&C and no period. Took HPT to see if maybe cause I still have HCG remaining and it came back positive!

I also spotted for about 4 days after my D&C and that was it.

Think its still HCG from my lost pregnancy or a new one?
Thanks for your advice.

[Van73]

Hi, I had a D&C on 5-11-07 due to a missed miscarriage. The baby stopped growing at 6w5d and no heartbeat.  Two weeks later, I ovulated and became pg again!  I am now 9w1d.  We saw the baby and a heartbeat at 6w 5d, so I am praying everything will be fine.  I'll definitely keep you in my prayers!

[ElaineJ]

As it turns out, Im not pregnant again. Apparently some tissue was left in my uterus during the D&C and thats why my HCG is still up. Waiting to hear if I need another D&C or medication to expell whats in there.
EJ

[ElaineJ]

As it turns out, Im not pregnant again. Apparently some tissue was left in my uterus during the D&C and thats why my HCG is still up. Waiting to hear if I need another D&C or medication to expell whats in there.
EJ

[carla307]

I had a D&C on 7-11...I went in for a 12 wk appt. and the dr. couldn't find the heartbeat.  The u/s showed the baby to have died at 8 wks.  Pathologist report showed it to be a partial molar.  I had light spotting for ~3days then nothing for ~4 days, then bled like a period for 4 days, but they say it shouldn't have been a period b/c my hcg levels are still high enough to show + on a pg test, which means I shouldn't ovulate yet.  I went in today to start hcg testing b/c of what I had read about parial mole's.  To answer your question, I am still spotting periodically after 3 wks.  I think it seems odd too, and I intend to ask about it when they call back about my hcg levels.  Email me at ***@**** if you like.

[ziza]

I had a D&C Jan '07, spotted for around 10 days afterward.  It tooks 4 weeks for AF to return.  I have been ttc since then with no luck.  

[carla307]

I got my hcg results back.  I was at 231 yesterday, which the dr. was happy with (they didn't have a base test from the time of D&C to go off of though).  He wants me to come back in 2 wks for another.  They seem to think they should be back to normal or very close to it by then.  After reading comments here, I told the nurse I was spotting more now than I was right after the D&C.  She said that is ok, not to be worried about it.  I hope this helps!!