Missed miscarriage

[MissyAnon]

Bless you, I'm sorry you're going through this. I experienced it a few years ago, I had a little boy already and have since had a successful pregnancy. It's very common, so many things can go wrong in those first few weeks unfortunately but nothing you could have done.

I wish you all the best. X

 

[bubbadabut]

Thank you for your replies. I have children, the youngest being a toddler. I've gone down the medical management route for practical reasons because I move house next week and I don't want to suddenly start bleeding and have no access to a bathroom and also i just want it over with. I don't know. I don't know what to think. I guess it's just shock ? I took the tablets a few hours ago...

Yes I was the same, I didn't want to be going through it in an aeroplane toilet. I had the tablets vaginally and found they started working after a few hours. I will put the next bit in a spoiler box if TMI. I

Spoiler: tmi

t felt like an extremely heavy period, intense cramping, with lots of thick clots. I did my best not to look at it really. My 5th pregnancy (out of 6 altogether) ended in a standard miscarriage and to be honest it felt identical. After the missed miscarriage I managed to get home to the UK OK but unfortunately, as my hormones started to kick in get me ready for my next period, I had massive cramps and intense blood loss. Had to go to A&E and they gave me tranexamic acid to slow the bleeding which helped a lot. After that I was fine physically but had a lot of issues with it mentally afterwards.

It's good that you are seeking advice, it can be very reassuring to talk to people about it. I wonder if that's where I went wrong, because I didn't really speak to anyone except my partner.