D&c

I was further along at 10 weeks (the baby had only developed to 8 weeks). I was hemorhaging and in a great deal of pain. They did the D&C. This was in 1998. The thinking at the time was that D&C could actually help with later pregnancies. But their opinions in the medical world go back and forth.

I have since have 2 beautiful children.

Hang in there. Don't beat yourself up. What's done is done and can't be undone. Grieve the loss of your baby and take time to heal your body and mind.

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Aleisha, first let me say how sorry I am for your loss. I went through the same situation. The only difference was I was 10 weeks along. Because of an earlier miscarriage my doctor recommended a D&C and also recommended genetic testing to see if they could find out why I was miscarrying. They found my baby had chromosone problems, but not anything to worry about for future pregnancies. Anyways, I'm not here to go on and on about that. I just wanted to reassure you with my happy ending. I was devastated since this was my 2nd miscarriage but was told by my doctor to let my body heal from the D&C for 2 months then try again. We waited the 2 months and got pregnant with my daughter the first month we tried. She's now 7 years old and when she was 3, we tried again and again got pregnant the first month with my 3 year old son. I hope this gives you some peace of mind and I wish you the very best.

I don't have any experience, but I just wanted to say that I'm so sorry that you have to go through this!

Hi Aleisha!

I am soo sorry to hear of your loss! I know first hand what you are feeling right now but just remember things will get better.

I too had a so-called miscarriage! I was farther along but they told me that there was no longer a heartbeat and the pregancy was not viable! Of course I did not believe this and made my doctor do several more test to prove to me but it ended up with me having to have a D&C.
I was sore for a day or two but mostly I was emotionally hurt and devasted ( I waited 13 years for this baby) but...I survived all the heartache and then 6 months later came my little miracle! I was pregant again!
I had no complications and I now have a 2 1/2 yr old healthy onree boy!
Just remember- alot of what you read on the internet is not always correct and everyone's body is different so listen to your OB. If you don't trust them...find a new one!
Good Luck and again I am sorry for your loss!
T.

I've had 3 D & C's and 2 healthy babies. There was no complication from them. I hope that you are OK. Miscarrying is very hard.
J. A.

Hi Aleisha I had a D & C done when i miscarried at 8 weeks, and i did not have any problems! In fact we got pregnant 2 months later!!!!!!!! Now we have a beautiful 19 month old! i still think about that last pregnany sometimes, but then i look at my little girl and think it was probably meant to be!

i am so sorry to hear that....my thoughts are with you

Let me say i am sorry that you are here know and coming to terms with a miscarriage. I had one after my first son. I didn't even know i was pregnant, i to was less than six weeks. I spent the day at the hospital waiting for a blood test to say i was pregnant. In the end they said i had passed everything on my own and didn't need a D&C. I would say to wait and ask that later you just did have the i am and right away the not anymore. If it is a question of your ability to have more personally after my miscarriage i have had two more children and am six weeks from having twins. I have a friend that went through multiple miscarriages and had to have help to maintain term pregnancies but they are parents and she has said God was with her and she and her husband have a very strong marrage because of it. The feeling of loss is confusing and the questioning of your Dr's care or type of care is important but the emotional process today compared to two weeks may be a better time. Do take the time to decide latter before you try again if this Dr. is the one you want and trust to care for you and your next pregnancy, that can wait a few days if you really are concerned go see your Dr. and tell her what you think and have her explain why you needed a D&C we all have different bodies. Do you believe she was doing the best thing for you and your health? If not Say that to Her, that one person can help you more with what your body was doing. I pray that God come over you and heal your heart and body.

Hi Aleisha:
I am sorry about your loss. Please know you are in my prayers.
I had a miscarriage at 12 weeks and I had an option to have a D&C or just let nature take it's course. I had the D&C because I was going to be out of the country at the time that the miscarriage would have been complete and was concerned that if complications cropped up I would not get adequate care. Maybe because of your discomfort she suggested it. It seems awfully early in a pregnancy to have one but I am not a Doc. I am sure she had your best interest in mind. Were they going to do any genetic testing on the fetus? That was another reason for having the D&C. Mine came back with genetic abnormalities. Nothing more explained than that.
You are in my thoughts.
L.
PS. My husband and I planted a dogwood tree in memory of that baby and when we moved we brought it with us to our new house. It is a beautiful reminder.

I also had a miscarriage but at about 7 weeks. I knew I was pregnant but wasn't sure when I had actually gotten pregnant so the doc did an ultrasound and found no heartbeat. I was told I could wait and let the miscarriage happen or I could have a DNC. I chose the DNC. I had absolutely no complications and was feeling better (physically anyway) within days. I had the surgery in January and was pregnant again in April. I gave birth to a healthy baby girl the following February. Hang in there and try to look at the positive side.

Hello again Aleisha,

You'll be fine! My daughter miscarried her first pregnancy at 8 weeks, and they did a D & C. Her body hadn't expelled the baby yet, and that was a good thing, for her. Heather would have hemorrhaged had her body did it on its own. In fact, she did hemorrhage during the D & C, but that was alot safer than at home. We also found out she has a rare blood type at the same time, AB Positive, which is always good to know.

Anyway, she delivered a healthy baby boy a year and a half later, and is due with another on June 3rd. It is really hard to go through a miscarriage, emotionally and all. I am so sorry you had to go through this. Sending prayers your way!

T.

First let me say that i'm sorry for your lost. Secondly i had a d&c performed at 5 weeks last February..it was very hard experience, but it was not complicated at all i slept that whole day and had a little cramping. But i'm very happy to say that it did not complicated me getting pregnant again...i became pregnant only 2mons later and am the very proud mother of a 8wk old baby girl...so I know it is very hard right now if you're trying...but just wait for your time. What God has for you it is for you!

Dear Aleisha,

Yes, I too had a similar experience. I was pregnant and miscarried. My doctor told me it was a complete miscarrage and that I could try again soon. I did get pregnant again and also miscarried that child and because of the amount of blood I was loosing a D&C was done (in both cases I was around 4 weeks or so along). Soon after I did again get pregnant and delivered a beautiful baby boy and then 12 months later a beautiful baby girl. My children will soon be 18 & 17 years old. I really believe that the D&C cleaned out all the junk in there and made a good place to grow the wonderful babies I was given. I know it's hard to loose a baby regardless of how far along you are in your pregnancy. My best wishes to you for your future little ones.

I also had a miscarriage...my first pregnancy. I miscarried at 14 weeks...baby stopped developing at 8 weeks. Went to er and decided to stay and have doctor perform d&c next day. This decision was best for me and my family...I believe a d&c is best b/c it cleans everything out. It wasn't hard to get prenant again...my bundle of joy came three months after miscarriage (conceived). I hope this helps....take care of yourself and relax...another baby will come for you and your family. If you would like someone to talk to...email me at ____@____.com

Hi Aleisha!

I'm a 32 year old mother of three. I suffered from numerous miscarriages after my second daughter was born. When my middle daughter was about three years old, I suffered another miscarriage and had to have a D&C as well. About a year and a half later, I found out I was pregnant with my third daughter. The pregnancy was normal and the delivery was too. I can't say that I have any complaints after having the surgery. In fact, I think that by removing the scar tissue, it lowered the risk of another miscarriage and helped my pregnancy to progress with no complications. I hope this helped!

Hi Aleisha, I just read your request and wanted to tell you that I was sorry to hear about your miscarriage. Hope all goes well and you bounce back soon. Take care! ! :) D. R.

My first pregnancy ended in a miscarriage at 6 weeks... Keep in mind, this was 11 years ago... My doctor also performed a D & C and I had discomfort for a few days, but no complications in getting pregnant again. My oldest daughter was conceived six months later (first try), I had a normal pregnancy and she is now ten w/a younger sister (also no problems). I don't know if that is typical or not (and I was only 24 at the time of my miscarriage), but I wouldn't worry too much... If you have questions, call your doctor and ask her to explain everything to you. I'm sure that she would be willing to do that if you schedule time w/her. Good luck!

I had a miscarriage at 8 weeks. I chose NOT to have a D and C but there is a drug that my OB inserted vaginally that caused me to contract and pass everything. If this happens again, and i hope it doesn't, I would go this route because I was able to get pregnant 2 months later. I'm sorry for the loss and I truly hope there are no ill effects from this.

Hi Aleisha. I am really sorry to hear about the miscarriage. I also had miscarriages. I lost my first child at about 6 weeks and had to have a d&c. Then I was pregnant with my son who I had healthy, then I lost 2 more after him which I had to have d&c's for both of them and then I had my beautiful baby girl. My kids are 7 and 31/2. I didn't have any complications from my d&c's. Good luck to you and I hope things work out well for you. Whatever you do, just don't give up!

S.

I had on about 8 yrs. And it was difficult, but it was worth it. There was no pain, nor did I suffer. I ended up pregnant two yrs later. I have a son that is 5 now. I always say that if it was meant to be then i wouldn't had to have on. I was 9weeks when i had mine,the sack was growing but something went wrong and the baby wasn't there but the sack was. the longer they made me wait the bigger the sack kept getting. so in my opion i believe it was for the best.

Hello - I'm so sorry for your loss. I just went through a miscarriage at 10 weeks and it was devastating (my first pregnancy). I can tell you what my OB said to me. She said that since I was farther along than most, she recommended a D&C since I had not started miscarrying yet, but the baby had passed away. She said that if I was earlier in the pregnancy, many opt to have a natural miscarriage but you could really do either one at that point as well. She said it could take weeks before a natural miscarriage could start and I didn't want to walk around knowing that my baby had passed away and waiting for it to happen. I can't tell you what was right or wrong, but in my opinion, I think you did the right thing. Hope that helps!

Hi Aleisha. I had a miscarriage December of 2006 and ended up having to have a D&C. I didn't have any colpications from it and ended up getting pregnant 2 months later, by accident.

Aleisha,
I have no info for you about the D&C. I just wanted to tell you that I am so sorry to hear about the miscarriage. I will be praying for you.

Hi, Aleisha--I miscarried at 9wks and I also had a d&c. I had a really hard time with it because I was very much against having a procedure that someone would elect if they were having an abortion. My doc told me I had two choices, I could have the d&c or just let nature take its course and eventually the baby and placenta and all would come out. My problem with the "natural way" was that there was no way to tell when it would actually happen--the body will expel the miscarriage, but it doesn't have a timetable. It could have been another two weeks, or it could have been the next day. It was my first pregnancy, two months after my wedding and we were so excited--it was just so devastating, I don't think I could have made it two weeks! What ultimately helped me make my decision was a friend of mine telling me she'd had several miscarriages, and had done it both ways. She told me that when she tried it naturally, she actually went into labor, even though she was so early on. She labored at home, alone, on the couch for a full day, and afterward, she said she bled for days and the pain was terrible. She actually advised me to get the d&c because it was less painful and much less traumatic. I got pregnant again about 5 months later and my little boy is almost 19 months, and I'm pregnant with another one now, due June 7. I know everyone is different, but I can't imagine your doc would have insisted on the d&c if she didn't think it was best. Hope this helps you!

J.

Aleisha, I am sorry to hear about your loss. I do believe that a D&C is a good idea in most cases. I have lost a few pregnancies before my son (six yrs old). 1 of them was at almost 5 weeks, because of how firmly attached to the uteris it was, it would have takes a long to to clean naturally on its' own. So a D&C was the best choice. But after having it done I took a month off "trying" to re-regualte my . - and got pregant a month after that. There is always hope! Good luck to you and your family!

Aleisha,

I have had several miscarriages but they were mostly 2nd trimester I have never had a D&C I was told by my doctor they are only good if you are severly bleeding or the baby does not come out on it's own. He told me a D&C is an avasive proceedure which causes scar tissue and could take longer for you to get preg. again. he told me the body takes care of it's self and the D&C is to be used if there is a problem but at 4 weeks the baby is so tiny it would of came out it probably did and you didn't notice it. It would of looked like a blood clot at that stage. I hope this helps.

I had a "non-viable" pregnancy nearly eight years ago. The baby just quit growing after six weeks but we did not know until at twelve weeks they could not detect any heart tones. I had a d&c, which was quite emotionally traumatic to me. We waited the length of time recommended by our ob ( I think 3 months) and got pregnant very easily and now have a 6 1/2 daughter and a 17 month old son. I'm so sorry for your loss. Hope this helps a little. Hang in there.

I am sorry to hear about your miscarriage. I too have been through this and regardless of the time of miscarriage there is always a sense of loss. As far as the D & C. This is a procedure that is actually the best for your future female health. When a baby doesn't fully miscarry on it's own then the body holds on to tissues that can cause female problems later on if not cleaned out. I do understand your concern, but sometime the internet information that we get (although good and useful) tends to look at the complications and the bad side of things more so than the good.

After I had mine, I was pregnant almost instantly after the doctor said we could start trying again. My OB/GYN advised to wait 3 months before trying again, which we did and I was pregnant again.

Do what your gut tells you to do, but listen to your doctor too. Best wishes. :)

Hi Aleisha, I have been through 2 miscarriages with the same prognosis from the Ob of having D&Cs. 2 years later we had a perfect pregnancy & a wonderful son who is 2.5 now. So don't worry, my OB did the same thing & both my miscarriages were really early (5 weeks & 8 weeks). It was very heartbreaking but I was totally fine & had no complications. I do hope this helps you

I had 3 miscarraiges and 2 dncs 1 set happened before I had 3 kids the other two happened about 5 years after I had my tubes tied! I was obviouly able to have kids after my first miscarriage and DNC I have 3 sons now 12, 11, and 10
Good luck and best wishes feel free to email me if you want to!

I am terribly sorry for your loss. I have been through 3 miscarriages and my second one was with twins. The d&c is a good thing to do even if you aren't all that far along because it will clean out all of the tissue that may not come out with just bleeding. I never suffered any complications with any of my d&c's I had them with all 3 of my miscarriages. It was not hard for me to get pregnant again but you do want to wait at least 6 mo. so your body has had time to heal completely. My kids are all a little over 3 yrs. apart. That is just how it happened with my husband and I. You will be fine. Just be sure to give your body time to heal completely before trying again. You will have some scar tissue of course but it shouldn't be too bad. Take care of yourself and again I am very sorry about your loss.
D.

I am 31 yrs. old. I have been married going on 12 yrs. in Nov. and my husband and I have 3 beautiful boys ages 10,7 and 4.

Hello,

I also have a baby boy 18months and VERY energetic!

I've had two miscarriages back to back and each time I did have a D&C. I had no problems getting pregnant after the 1st one. As a matter of fact it only took me 2 months and it was really unexpected. Most doctors and people would say you could just wait out and bleed for a week or so. I am happy I did have the D&C to just stop the pain the bleeding. Although each time was devasting I know that the good Lord has a plan for me and my family.

By the way, the 2 miscarriages were caused by 6 large fibroids which I recently had taken out

i had 2 misscarrigaes in 2 years thank god i have a beautiful 6 mo old now but my first m/c. i was 6 weeks and the second time i was about 8 weeks and never did i have a d&c there is nothing wrong with not getting a d&c but there are times where it could be medicaly nesscery..in my case i was fine..

Hello Aleisha,
I wrote to you with your fierst post. I am so sorry to here about your miscarriage. I have heard that they usually do a D&C when a woman has a miscarriage. I think that they basically clean ebverything so you don't end up with some kind of infection. I am sorry that I can't give you anymore information or help with your problem, but my email address is ____@____.com if you need a friend to talk too!
J.

It was a very good idea that you had the d&c even though your body started to get rid of the iscarriage .this got the rest that didn't come out I haveo ne of these 19 yrs ago and then waited 3 mos beofre i got pregent again. per doctor thisway you could kinda heal is what they told me . I now have two childern one 18 and one 14. those time went ok and nothing went wrong. It does hurt iemontionaly but, with God helps and fmaily your can get through this and you will kow that one of these days you shall see the little one in heaven

have a good day D.

I had a D& C done 2006 at about 9 weeks. I knew something was wrong and had scheduled an ultrasound where we found out there was no heartbeat. Dr. said I could schedule a D& C or just let nature take it's course. I decided on nature. BUT I was not prepared for the incredible pain and was rushed to hospital for emergency D&C. I am so glad I did have it because the procedure insured there was no residue, no complications, no regrets.

I got pregnant again had a healthy, happy baby in October 2007.

Trust your doctor did the best for you. If you don't trust your doctor, find a new one, right?

I had 2 miscarriages and the second one i ended up having a D&C also. My doctor told me that I needed one because my body was unable to get rid of it on it's own and would just cause infection and more pain. I am happy to say that I had no problems getting pregnant again & later had a girl who is now 10 and a boy who is now 7 and both very healthy kids.

My first pregnancy ended in miscarriage at about 6 weeks and I had a D&C a few days later because I hadn't passed all of the uterine contents. I had absolutely no trouble getting pregnant 2 months later and ended up having a very healthy
(8 lbs. 14.5 oz.) baby girl who is now almost 7 years old.
If you trust your OB, don't let this take up any more of your time and energy. Concentrate on recovering and moving forward!

Sorry to hear of your loss. I too, had a miscarriage 28 years ago followed by a D & C. There were no complications after. I got pregnant 3 months later, normal pregnacy and had another baby normal pregnacy 15 months after.

Hi Aleisha I was 4 weeks along when I had my miscarriage. I had a 2 year old son. Honestly I didn't have any physical problems after the D&C, it was the phychological that I had problems with. I am not a smoker or a drinker for me it was what did I do wrong, my doc and family it was nothing that I did it was something that just happened and that GOD may had protected me from a child that may have health issues and he knows the person that I am. It took me awhile to understand that concept. I am happy to let you know that within 2 mo of the D&C I was pregnant again and I had delivered a healthy boy along with 2 other healthy children 2-4 years later. It will be alright.

Hi Aleisha,
I'm very sorry about your miscarriage. I had two miscarriages and I had D&C's with both of them. My first was around 9 weeks and was very different from my second at 14 weeks. My first miscarriage was very spontaneous, involved ALOT of bleeding and LARGE amounts of clot and tissue discharge. My body expelled nearly everything, but the doctor did a D&C anyways. Did I need it? Probably not. I can't imagine there was much left inside of me. My second miscarriage was different. The baby had already had a heartbeat and for whatever reason died in utero. When I went to the appointment that confirmed the baby was dead, I was the one who asked for the D&C because I did not want to go through the messy spontaneous abortion again. It was two days before Thanksgiving and I wanted everything cleanly expelled. Since having those D&C's I have had two more children. The first was a perfect textbook pregnancy, labor and birth. The second was delivered emergency C-section at 26 weeks. Do I think it was because of the D&C's. No, I don't. I think you will be just fine. Give your body a little rest and soon you will be ready to try again. I hope soon you have another little precious baby in your arms!

Aleisha

I've had two miscarriages that were in the first trimester, I'm sorry for your lost pregnancy. The first time I had one, the miscarriage was already well underway when my doctor finally returned my phone call. (The front office staff didn't want to "disturb" her with an inconsequential phone call.) It took a couple of days and there was lots of cramping, but with ibuprofen it was tolerable, and I didn't know any better.

The second time (with a different doctor needless to say) it was a complete surprise that I found out about through a regular ultrasound. She recommended a D/C, but was willing to let me make the choice to let the miscarriage take it's own course, and it did.

My sister-in-law had two miscarriages followed by D/cs and was able to get pregnant after each one.

Karen

Aleisha, my name is D. and I had a miscarriage followed by a D&C with no problems at all. I ended up having 2 children later on in my life.I think it is really a good thing to have a D&C done so they can get anything out that doesn't need to be in there after a miscarriage. Hope this will help u. Just relax and don't put so much thought into getting pregnant and it will happen.

Aleisha,

I wrote to you before about early testing. I just saw your new post, and although I have no information for you, I wanted to tell you how sorry I am for your loss. Any small amount of comfort my words can carry are sincerely meant for you. Take good care of yourself and your baby, and good luck with everything in the future.

Best wishes,
K.

I had a miscarriage at 6 weeks and chose to have the D & C because I felt like I was in limbo, pregnant and not pregnant all at the same time. I had some minor complications with excessive bleeding afterwards, which required medication for a few days. But after waiting a month or two, "just to be safe," I got pregnant again with no difficulties or complications at all, and now I have a wonderful boy who will turn three in a month! I hope that helps.

I am 38-years-old and have a two-year-old boy. I've been married for seven years. My husband and I both work full time. K. H.

I am so sorry....best wishes for a future healthy pregnancy!

No, you will be fine. I've done both, a D&C and let the baby naturally pass. I would never advise anyone to let it pass naturally. It was difficult and emotional to pass the baby naturally, more so than a D&C. My natural miscarriage was just like labor with contraction type feeling. I did not have any problem getting pregnant after the D&C. Just let your boby heal.

I had a D&C when I was 6 weeks pregnant. I had no short term or long term side effects. It had no impact on me getting pregnant again. I wouldn't worry about it at all.

I had a miscarriage between our first two children - it FINALLY ended with a D/C. Thank you Lord for a Dr. who decided to do that!

I thought I was done bleeding and got a huge gush! I couldn't go anywhere because that GUSH could happen anytime it decided to - I bled for 2 months!!!!!!! Not going any where the last month for fear of making a huge embarassing mess! That happened in the store after about the first month - I had a huge list of things to do - things to return and things to buy - went into a Hill's store - their computer was down at the return desk - so I went to get the greeting cards I needed. Had a gush - thought I was done or I wouldn't have been out shopping! Went to the desk to get my return things back that they were holding til the computers came back up - told them that I needed to go . . . they said the computers are back up - I said I am having a miscarriage... they said it will only take a minute - when I wanted to scream - but said as calmly as possible "I need to leave - I'm having a miscarriage - showed them my croutch and asked for a bag to sit on in the car... then they understood a tiny bit of what I was going thru - got my stuff and left --- headed home and stooped in the tub --- God blessed me with sending my hubby home early from work - he got home just after I did - and helped me with everything.

Be glad that you had a doctor that did the D/C before you had to go through what I did.

why did I keep bleeding? -- when I miscarried some didn't discharge and it kept telling my body that I was pregnant - creating more cushion (blood) for the baby and then discharging it cause it was confused.

was it hard to get pregnant again???? NO WAY!

I think we tried maybe two months before it worked... then we thought we were done and 9 years later were surprised to be pregnant AGAIN! What a blessing our little guy is!

Have a great day!

well i really can't say i know how you feel,everyone handles these things in a different way, i can say that i have had similar expiriences, i have been pregnant 7times, 3 miscarriages and 4 babies.my last miscarriage was with twins, one was in the birth canal the other inutero. i was told if i didn'thave a D&C that after 3-4 days it becomes toxic to your body and if it doesn't expell itself on it's own it could cause me to be very ill & need one anyway or die.i have never had "easy" pregnancies, i finally went to a specialist and he said that my body wasn't meant for babies. i would say if your doc has checked you out & says you need it, then chances are you do and as far as complications go..there's risk in EVERYTHING in life, some just greater than others.

Hi Aleisha. I'm sorry you had to go through that. I had 3 miscarriages, I guess, technically, I had 4, but I had 3 D&C's. I had other issues that prevented me from getting pregnant naturally, but the D&C's didn't do anything to me. They actually gave me piece of mind, knowing everything was taken care of and I could start healing, mentally and physically. Hope things go well for you.
K.

Aleisha,
I am so sorry to hear about your misfortune. Personally I have had 2 miscarraiges, one with a D&C and one without. From my experience, I recovered much faster from the miscarraige followed by the D&C rather than the one without (had bleeding for 8+ weeks without the D&C). I have had 2 children, one after each of the miscarraiges and am currently expecting my 3rd. I don't think there's any need to worry.
Good luck with the healing,
S.

I was 6 weeks along with my second child when i found out that the babys heart beat had just stopped and i was told i had a choice to either let nature take its course through the miscarriage or to have a d&c and be done with it, I chose to have the d&c.My doctor told me we could try again after a month and we did and i was pregnant right away and he is a healthy 9 yr old today along with 2 others to follow so I had no complications. Good luck D.