What to expect when you are miscarrying

jlcrane78

My one and only loss prior to this was a chemical.  My beta was only 38 at its highest point, and AF arrived within a week of it being declared over.  To say it was easy physically would be an understatement.

The doctor really believes my current pregnancy is not viable.  I am 6w3d today, and my beta yesterday was 3874.  Is there a chance once they take me off progesterone that I can miscarry naturally?  When do I need to worry about things like Cytotec or a D&C? 

Rachaeleigh

Sorry you're going through this. I've had 1 natural m/c and 2 d&c. The natural took about a week and a half of bleeding before I passed everything. There was quite abit of pain that went along with that. I believe every woman is different though. I've had "good" experiences with d&cs, meaning no complications. The emotional part has been most difficult. I don't have any experince with cytotec. Hope you peacefully make a decision

katharine25

Is your doctor saying this only because of your betas? Have you had an ultrasound yet? Do you know when you ovulated? Are your betas dropping and not increasing? I wouldnt stop taking progesterone unless all of those answers were yes 

 continuing to take progesterone will only delay a natural miscarriage. I would personally wait 2 weeks with a f/u ultrasound to confirm prior to proceeding with either cytotec or a d&c