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Dnc
How does a DNC work and how long will I b in the hospital
i wont tell you what to do.. but i would wait it out for now and let nature take its course.. doing it natural may hurt more but the recovery is faster and you can usually start trying to conceive right away..
with a d&c most go good but there is always a chance that something bad will happen.. SOme people get scarring that prevents them from other pregnancy and they say its only 1% but alot of studies say its more liek 13%... it is really rare.
I had a d&c and it went well.. THe procedure itself, took 15 minutes.. I was in recovery for an hour and a bit.. I went home that night, didnt take anything but tylenol. my hospital gave the option of local or sedation for the procedure.. i was scared so i went out.... i went back to work 3 days later... and bleed for about a week and a half..
after my d&c my doctor recommended waiting at least 3 cycles to ttc .. we waited 2 then it took 3 cycles to conceive again. if you try too soon after a d&c sometimes it turns out fine but there is the risk that your uterine lining is too thint o support a pregnancy (i think this occurs more in the scraping... but you risk retained tissue with the suctioning).
Whatever you decide make sure you are set on it becuase you dont want any what ifs after this... TOns of d&cs are done on a daily basis and most of them have no complications BUT right now being so early, it would probably be better for your body to take care of it on its own and if in a couple weeks nothing has happen then consider a d&c..
I got mine done because my sac stopped growing at 7 weeks and i was suppose to be 12 weeks around and at that point hadnt shown any signs of something being wrong.
with a d&c most go good but there is always a chance that something bad will happen.. SOme people get scarring that prevents them from other pregnancy and they say its only 1% but alot of studies say its more liek 13%... it is really rare.
I had a d&c and it went well.. THe procedure itself, took 15 minutes.. I was in recovery for an hour and a bit.. I went home that night, didnt take anything but tylenol. my hospital gave the option of local or sedation for the procedure.. i was scared so i went out.... i went back to work 3 days later... and bleed for about a week and a half..
after my d&c my doctor recommended waiting at least 3 cycles to ttc .. we waited 2 then it took 3 cycles to conceive again. if you try too soon after a d&c sometimes it turns out fine but there is the risk that your uterine lining is too thint o support a pregnancy (i think this occurs more in the scraping... but you risk retained tissue with the suctioning).
Whatever you decide make sure you are set on it becuase you dont want any what ifs after this... TOns of d&cs are done on a daily basis and most of them have no complications BUT right now being so early, it would probably be better for your body to take care of it on its own and if in a couple weeks nothing has happen then consider a d&c..
I got mine done because my sac stopped growing at 7 weeks and i was suppose to be 12 weeks around and at that point hadnt shown any signs of something being wrong.
as your not that far along, you most probably have a blighted ovum, you could wait and let that happen naturally, as once your levels start dropping it shouldnt take too long for you to miscarry
Just wanted to say that I'm sorry for your loss. You can also elect to let nature run its course -- some people say that dncs are not good for you/your uterus, but its your choice to make. If you do elect to let it happen naturally they will monitor you to ensure that you are not risking infection. Take care.
I had a dnc due to a miscarriage at 12 weeks and I stayed overnight, they let me go home the next day. I am sorry for your loss.
I see. Sometimes they will also try medication to expel the fetus instead of doing a dnc.
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