Starting 3rd round of cytotec... :-/ **updated, graphic

bobbydsgirl

So we found out there was no hb last Wed. I started taking the cytotec Friday, finished it Sat morning, only had a little blood and a few clots over Friday night. Took round of oral cytotec on Saturday, nothing. Still spotting but no period flow.

Had a follow-up u/s today, and again saw the outline of my sad, lifeless little embryo. The doctor said she doesn't know where the blood I did have came from because "everything looks the same" as last week. Oh, that's good to know that I am at Day 5 since taking the first dose and nothing has happened yet. She also seemed really surprised that it hasn't worked yet, like she hadn't seen that before.

PLEASE wish me luck that the final round starting tonight works this time!! If you have any tips for making this work, please share. Thank you.

larivierek

I haven't been through this before, but I am getting a little scared now. 

Nevertheless, I really pray that this third round will work and everything will be resolved soon. It must be so exhausting (physically and emotionally) to be going through this. ((hugs))

Acojen

Oh honey I'm so sorry this is dragging out for you.  Hope it goes smoothly this time.  Prayers for peace, comfort and closure. 

larivierek

Incidentally, I remember you said you are considering burying the baby if you can spot any tissue. I just wanted to say I really support you in that. I am also going to bury my baby if at all possible.

I am planning to buy a "sitz bath" from the pharmacy so that the baby won't disappear into the toilet. I can fish the baby out much more easily that way. I'm sorry if this is graphic, but I thought, if you want to bury him/her, the sitz bath might be a helpful idea.

I'm really praying for you. 

kj07

I am so sorry.  I really hope this third round works for you and ends your waiting and limbo.

Amy&Steve0421

Are you taking the cytotec w/methergine?  Methergine causes uterine contractions that help.  I also took an antibiotic to prevent infection.

Also - the doctor told me to take all the pill orally - that they are absorbed better than vaginally.

 Again, I really hope you are able to end the process w/this third dose.

DaisyZH

I'm so sorry that you're going through this, that is so awful. I hope this dose works for you (( Hugs ))

Amy&Steve0421

And to echo a poster above, having a body to bury really did help me - although instead of burying I released it into a lake near our house.

Again - I am so sorry you are going through this.

BrittKav

I'm so sorry. I was really hoping it would be over for you. 

As far as burying goes, I never saw any sac or tissue but just burying some of what I did pass was healing for me. Even if you don't see or catch the baby, you can still have a burial. 

yeliza h

Good luck that this is your final round!

tracyfromnh

Oh, its just horrible.  I'm so sorry.  Here's my sharing: my first m/c i opted for the mistoprostol (same drug) and it worked like a charm, 24 hours after I did it I had 11 people over for dinner, take out, but still I entertained and i bled for maybe 4 days.  My second was not so 'storybook' I took one dose (vaginally) and not much came out, just a little blood.  24 hours later I had to take another dose, and that one worked, but the pain and bleeding was pretty bad, nothing i couldn't handle, but i was not up for entertaining the next day, that's for sure.  BOTH times I found the embryo, both times my husband buried them.  It was wonderful to have that closure, one I couldn't have had with a D&C.  Even though the second m/c went the way it did, if I have another, I will still choose the Mistoprostol.  PS - I just used a rubber spatula and a tiny strainer to scoop what I needed to scoop in order to have a burial, and then just tossed them away and got new ones at target.  PM me if you'd like to talk.

bobbydsgirl

Mattsgirl - that sounds awful. Sorry that happened to you.Thankfully...the cytotec worked this time. Never got very painful. Culmimated in slightly uncomfortable cramps and (GRAPHIC) then I sat down on the toilet and passed 1 large and one medium clot. I took them out and looked and I am pretty sure one was the placenta with umbilical cord and one held the gestational sac with fetal pole.I am so so sad that this is the second time I am going through this tragic experience. (3rd with CP). I hate that I "knew what to expect this time." I guess I should at least be thankful that the physical part is over.Thanks for listening.

MelissaVT

Hi bobbydsgirl.....I am sorry you had to do a 3rd round and sorry you had to go through that. I ended up passing an actual fetus, only 1 1/2 inch in size but perfectly formed, sunday. So I totally know how you feel. I am so sad, disappointed, angry, etc. ALL of the moms around me......literally (mom's group, family, friends) are pregnant. So it if definitely making this loss harder.

Here's to moving on and forward, hopefully to a healthy, happy baby for all of us!