D&C necessary at 4.5 weeks?

pottershand

Going for an ultrasound today, and I'm thinking it won't end well. If the baby's gone, will I need a d&c or not because I'm so early. If I'll need one, how bad are they? Do they put you out or are you awake? I don't want to google it because I don't want to get worked up. I'm so upset But maybe the baby is ok.

Andrewsgal

I am so sorry you are going through this. I don't know any answers to your questions, but thinking good baby thoughts for you.

amanda&rob

(  I'm sorry. 

femmegem

I lost the pregnancy before my current one around 6 weeks and did not need a D&C because there was nothing left- my body got rid of it all itself. I don't think it matters how far along you are, just whether all the tissue is ejected or not.

I'm still hoping for the best for you, though!

Mrs.Tony

Ditto what Femme said.

I had a d&e (later loss) and I was put out for it. The prep for the surgery was worse than the surgery itself. I can tell you more about that if that happens but I won't get into it now.

Good luck and keep us posted.

CBKMRB

T&P's for you.  I hope everything goes ok.

Kapalua

so sorry you're going through this.    I had a d&c with my first m/c because I never bled or anything.  With my second one I didn't need it since everything passed on it's own. The d&c wasn't hard at all, I was out, and physically it was quite easy. 

Keeping my fingers crossed that everything is just fine

StarryNight39

Oh Andi, i'm so sorry. Fingers crossed that the baby is fine. Is your husband still OOT? 

black.kat

I had one at (what should have been) 11 wks, but baby only made it to not even 6.  I waited to see if I could have a natural miscarraige, and if I had to do it over again, I would have just went and had the D&C done right away instead of waiting to do it alone.

The procedure was not bad at all.  I was completely put out for it.  My worst memories are emotional.  I don't remember being in too much pain, but they did give me vicadin for after the surgery. 

The way I remember is that after the D&C I felt like I could start to emoitionally heal myself... otherwise I could have been waiting for a month or longer for my body to take care of everything.

I am so so so sorry that you are going through this.  I would talk to your doctor and see what the options are.  I am so sorry for you loss.  You are in my prayers...

firefightersgal

I came here just to look for an update on you.  I hope that your baby is just fine!

My D&C was at 9 1/2 weeks, but the baby had passed away at 9 weeks.  I had a natural m/c the night before, but the ultrasound showed that I still had some tissue left, so I still had to have a D&C.  *If* you lost the baby and if they give you a choice, I would go for D&C.  My natural m/c was horribly painful and emotionally damaging.  (Not that the m/c overall wasn't).  The D&C was relatively easy, at least physically. 

GrowingFamily

((HUGS)) Here's hoping that all is OK.

 

Our baby boy died at 9wks but did not come out on his own (u/s showed a hb on that Friday & no hb that next Monday).  My doc gave me an rx for Misoprostal, which put me into a mini-labor about 36 hours after taking it & got everything out.  I was so relieved the meds worked  because I was deathly afraid of having a D&C.