Is a follow up appointment after MC needed?

AnnaReid81

I miscarried at 5.5 weeks with our first pregnancy early on a Friday. Our doctor told us to wait until one cycle to TTC (I didn't think to ask why), and she said that the blood work taken once I came in during my miscarriage confirmed an HCG level of 3. She also stated that I do not need to have a follow up appointment but that they are more than happy to see me in a few weeks if I feel the need to. Now that I've had time to really think, of course the office is closed, so I have a few questions:

Is a follow up appointment necessary? Is it just to make absolutely positively sure that all the tissue has passed? 

Also, since she has not seen me at all for this pregnancy, is the one cycle wait simply a standard recommendation or could we potentially TTC right away? 

I'll call on Monday when they open, but I'd love to hear if anyone else has any information as well. 

Thanks in advance!

mrsmommya

At my follow up for my d&c they took blood and that was it. If your next appt they take blood to make sure your number is 0 then I would go. You could always ask for another draw.

I think very early chemical pregnancies doctors will say ttc right away is fine. Other than that the standard is 1-3 cycles depending on the doc. Do what your doctor says.

AnnaReid81

Thanks, Mrsmommya. I appreciate the advice. 

mom2adoodle

I'm sorry to hear about your loss. I too miscarried at 5.5 weeks just yesterday. My doctor said I can start trying next cycle but I am thinking of taking a cycle off to fully heal. My hcg was 5 yesterday and I am going to my gyno the first week of November to check my levels. I think it's a personal preference of any follow up. I'm just paranoid and want to hear as much input from medical people as possible haha

MLM1978

There is no need to follow up with such an early pregnancy loss as there isn't much to pass. I lost my first pregnancy at about six weeks and was told to wait one cycle. I think that is so your due date can be calculated. I got pregnant right away after waiting one cycle and my son is now a year old. I'm currently almost 12 weeks pregnant with an anembryonic pregnancy and waiting to miscarry again.