Daisymay72
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Very sadly at our 10 week scan it showed our baby had stopped growing at 6 and 1/2 weeks. Horrible shock, as we had a scan at 6 plus 2 and all was well, we saw the heart beating strong. I had no cramping, no spotting and no bleeding - although that said I really didn't feel pregnant, no sickness, no even feeling sick, perhaps a little more tired than normal, so I suppose somrthing wasn't 100% right.
On a good and positive note, the NHS was very good, I went in for a D&C the next morning, the staff were incredibly kind, and touching wood I have had no pain or bleeding (D&C was a week ago).
I just feel in limbo at the moment, physically I am fine, mentally not so great, we were ttc for over a year (no fertility problems identified) and so were over the moon. I am 38 and really feel we are running out of time, so big sigh of releif when the test was positive.
One of the reasons I feel in limbo is that my GP has said to just wait for my period, could be 2 weeks, could be 6 weeks. I asked if I could be tested to see if my hormone levels were dropping to make sure all was going ok. He told me to do a pregnancy test, and that would show when my levels had dropped.
It may have been too early (medically and mentally) to do a test today, a week after D&C, but it still showed positive.
Just wondered if anyone has any experience of this, any advice, if their GP suggested pregnancy tests, and when hormone levels dropped? I am assuming no period until levels have dropped back to "not pregnant".
One other thing, assuming I had never been pregnant, my period would have been due this coming weekend. Does your cycle after a MMC / D&C, tend to follow, pick up where it should have been?
Thank you in advance
xx
On a good and positive note, the NHS was very good, I went in for a D&C the next morning, the staff were incredibly kind, and touching wood I have had no pain or bleeding (D&C was a week ago).
I just feel in limbo at the moment, physically I am fine, mentally not so great, we were ttc for over a year (no fertility problems identified) and so were over the moon. I am 38 and really feel we are running out of time, so big sigh of releif when the test was positive.
One of the reasons I feel in limbo is that my GP has said to just wait for my period, could be 2 weeks, could be 6 weeks. I asked if I could be tested to see if my hormone levels were dropping to make sure all was going ok. He told me to do a pregnancy test, and that would show when my levels had dropped.
It may have been too early (medically and mentally) to do a test today, a week after D&C, but it still showed positive.
Just wondered if anyone has any experience of this, any advice, if their GP suggested pregnancy tests, and when hormone levels dropped? I am assuming no period until levels have dropped back to "not pregnant".
One other thing, assuming I had never been pregnant, my period would have been due this coming weekend. Does your cycle after a MMC / D&C, tend to follow, pick up where it should have been?
Thank you in advance
xx
on 21st February this year. Like you, I had absolutely no signs of problems - no spotting or cramping etc. Got to 12 week dating scan to discover 
had stopped developing around 6 weeks 
But sac and placenta had continued to grow so my body still thought it was pregnant 
I had medical management for mc the week after, which thankfully worked well. I bled for 2 weeks in total but most of this time was just spotting.
Before this I was still getting faint positives.
x
