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Natural MC-Did you see it coming?

nkemerynkemery member
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I've known for 3 weeks about my unfortunate blighted ovum. My HCG was quite high, but in 3 days it went from 43000 to 35000. I haven't had any further tests since the first set.
I saw my OB Tuesday for one last check up after having given me a few weeks to see if anything would happen on it's own. I decided that, although nothing had happened yet, I wanted to try and wait it out some more.

Well, I'd been having cramps for a week. But it didn't feel like anything serious.
Tuesday night I had terrible cramps. I was warned that my cramps might come in waves, like honest to god contractions. That's exactly what it felt like.
I went to bed in hopes that rest would help (it didn't, I needed to move throughout the whole ordeal in order for the pain to subside). After a few minutes in bed I got up and put on a pad. I was certain that it was happening. By morning I was having some light bleeding that has been going on intermittently since then.

I'm just wondering how many of you knew it was about to happen.Whether you were anticipating it or not.
So many women say that it just came out of no where, but I'm just baffled by how natural it all felt.

Honestly, the act of miscarrying, while painful and ongoing, is so much more serene than I anticipated.
I expected misery, but it seemed like the misery just started to fade away once I knew it was beginning.

I had some tears today.
I don't want to lose my pregnancy, although it's clearly to late for that.
But I like being sure that things are underway and that I can get back to life.
Is that selfish?

I feel so strange going through this all.
Thank you for your help, ladies!
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Re: Natural MC-Did you see it coming?

  • mdarmetkomdarmetko member
    I think everyone's experience can differ, and it might also depend on how far along you were.  For me, I was measuring way behind: gestational sac was measuring 5w3d, yolk sac, no fetal pole.  I started to see some brown mucus on Monday and then some pink when I wiped.  Then, that night as I was cooking dinner, I felt a gush all of a sudden.  I ran to the bathroom and had to have my husband fetch me the pads.  So for me, it wasn't a surprise, but the real start happened suddenly. 
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  • squeakyfrog15squeakyfrog15 member
    I'm so sorry for your loss and that you are going through this! My experience was very different. I had brown/pink blood in Saturday (gushed first thing in the morning). Sunday I have bright red gushing with clots all day (very light considering what was to come) After they did an ultrasound and an exam it seemed to speed up (sensitive cervix).  I began gushing a lot and cramping a lot. It was passed within a few hours. I went ahead to the hospital for the pain and had a D&C the next morning to retrieve what was left! I hope it is quick and there is little pain! I'm sorry again!
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  • nkemerynkemery member
    Thank you ladies. I'm sorry for all the pain you've gone through.

    This is nothing if not an emotional roller coaster.

    I'm ready for it to be over, not just for the physical pain, but the emotional pain as well.
    When I find myself alone and start cramping again it's hard not to think about the implications of it. Realizing what this means for myself and my family. It's been hard.

    I'm still just getting relatively light, bright red bleeding, no clots at all.

    It's worse that my friends and I are so young that none of them have really thought about having children, so the lack of support is soul crushing.
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  • emsrdh03emsrdh03 member
    Mine started as brown spotting. Within a day or two it changed to red bleeding. The morning I miscarried we had an ultrasound and baby still had a strong heartbeat. I tried to remain positive but knew in the back of my mind the bleeding was not right or normal. As the day progressed I started cramping on and off and the bleeding got heavier. Then while standing on the phone I felt a gush. When I went to the bathroom everything passed. After being in limbo all week I too felt an odd sense of relief when it was over.
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