https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 18 Apr 2026 00:50:14 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/miscarriage-complications#post-2638924 Wed, 19 Oct 2016 08:59:05 +0000 youboots 2638924@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just want to say I am thinking of you all the time. You know where to find me if you need a friend 💕 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/miscarriage-complications#post-2638867 Wed, 19 Oct 2016 07:48:21 +0000 peachykeen 2638867@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LaughLines: Thinking about you :heart: </p> <p>Sorry this is so drawn out for you but glad you got some answers. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/miscarriage-complications#post-2638748 Tue, 18 Oct 2016 19:23:55 +0000 LaughLines 2638748@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Now I'm wondering if i should have just done the d&amp;c... All i want is for this to be over and to get pregnant again...</p> <p>But on the plus side the cramps from the cytocec/misoprosal are not bad at all, dont even need ibprofin. And it seems to be doing something because I'm passing more tissue </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/miscarriage-complications#post-2638737 Tue, 18 Oct 2016 19:02:16 +0000 delight 2638737@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LaughLines: Hope you're doing ok. When I had a mc last year, I also took cytotec. I had to do three rounds of it which sucked. HCG stayed in my system for 5 weeks and I had to keep having repeat scans for retained tissue. I was trying to avoid a D&amp;C. I got my period back after 7 weeks. It was a long drawn out process but they said I could start trying again right away and we were pregnant about 4 months later. Best wishes to you. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/miscarriage-complications#post-2638712 Tue, 18 Oct 2016 18:02:57 +0000 SweetiePie 2638712@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LaughLines: I'm glad you called and got checked out.<br /> Everyone is different, I personally liked the immediate closure a D&amp;C gave me, without any memory of it happening (but I guess the 2nd wasn't successful and I still had unpleasant memories). Some people don't like the thought of a medical procedure or the hospital or anesthesia and they'd rather pass everything in privacy at home.<br /> You just have to choose what feels right for you and it sounds like you did.<br /> Good luck and we're here if you need anything. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/miscarriage-complications#post-2638526 Tue, 18 Oct 2016 12:57:43 +0000 catlady 2638526@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LaughLines: I took misoprostol (also called cytocec) for my first miscarriage and they only asked that I wait one cycle before starting to try again, not 3 (I actually ended up getting pregnant with my LO 3 cycles later). Hope it works quickly so you can heal soon. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/miscarriage-complications#post-2638473 Tue, 18 Oct 2016 12:17:04 +0000 Alba4 2638473@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had retained tissue after taking misoprostol. I ended up having a D&amp;C. Hang in there! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/miscarriage-complications#post-2638472 Tue, 18 Oct 2016 12:15:33 +0000 LaughLines 2638472@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <br /><p><i>This comment has been deleted by the original poster.</i></p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/miscarriage-complications#post-2638471 Tue, 18 Oct 2016 12:14:52 +0000 NorthStar 2638471@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LaughLines: I'm not sure, but at least you asked the question, so you should be covered. Good luck! :heart: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/miscarriage-complications#post-2638469 Tue, 18 Oct 2016 12:14:00 +0000 yerpie110 2638469@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had a miscarriage and scheduled a d&amp;c that went fine. Two days later, I spiked a 106 fever and ended up in the ER, where I was diagnosed with retained tissue as the cause of my infection. I got a subsequent d&amp;c the next morning and was physically fine after that.</p> <p>Best of luck to you! Such an awful time :sad: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/miscarriage-complications#post-2638466 Tue, 18 Oct 2016 12:13:36 +0000 LaughLines 2638466@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@NorthStar: we asked if any of the options would delay trying and he said no. The drug started with a C and he said it's used to induce contractions and is used when people are overdue, too. I'm not sure if that's the same drug with just a different name or not<br /> .. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/miscarriage-complications#post-2638455 Tue, 18 Oct 2016 12:04:06 +0000 NorthStar 2638455@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LaughLines: Check on how long you have to wait to ttc if you take the drug. I friend took misoprosal (spelling?) and had to wait at least 3 months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/miscarriage-complications#post-2638444 Tue, 18 Oct 2016 11:51:30 +0000 LaughLines 2638444@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>There was still some tissue on the ultrasound so the doc gave me the option of d&amp;c or take a drig to speed it up or just wait it out. I'm taking the drug because emotionally I'm not sure i can handle a d&amp;c but i dont want to drag it out too long. Hopefully this makes it go faster so i can be done and ttc again </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/miscarriage-complications#post-2638398 Tue, 18 Oct 2016 11:10:13 +0000 Cole 2638398@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm so sorry for your loss, the complications feel like a kick while you're down. </p> <p>I hope you get some answers. I stopped bleeding about 5 or 6 days after my natural miscarriage then started spotting/bleeding again at the two week mark and was still getting positives. I went back in at three weeks out for an ultrasound and bloodwork. No retained tissue and HCG was almost gone. I'm two months out now and things seem back to normal. All this to say, hopefully this if a just a crappy variation of "normal" for you like it was for me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/miscarriage-complications#post-2638383 Tue, 18 Oct 2016 10:58:23 +0000 mfa_lady 2638383@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had a weird situation. Natural miscarriage (missed MC) and bled for at least a month. Thought I was getting my period a month after that when I started bleeding again, but ended up in the ER due to excruciating pain and scary bleeding. They didn't find any retained tissue via ultrasound, but about a week after that ultrasound I passed a clot that clearly was the remainder of what needed to come out. The whole process took about three months, all in all. </p> <p>Best of luck to you! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/miscarriage-complications#post-2638336 Tue, 18 Oct 2016 10:02:19 +0000 SweetiePie 2638336@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LaughLines: Not exactly the same but I had retained tissue after a D&amp;C. I felt fine the first couple of days and then one morning had contractions so strong and painful I couldn't speak through them and I was vomiting. I was passing clots as big as my fist. The on call OB told me to go to the ER. On the way there I passed another huge clot and the pain decreased. I ended up passing it all on my own but had I not they would have done another D&amp;C as retained tissue can be dangerous (infection).<br /> So if they do see any retained tissue they may recommend a D&amp;C to clean it out. I was told that even the tiniest speck of tissue is recognized by our bodies and can create the massive reaction my body had.<br /> All that being said, I don't think 11 days bleeding after a natural MC is abnormal. But the tissue you're seeing is probably what they are concerned with along with a STRONG positive test.<br /> If you have any D&amp;C questions feel free to ask. I've had two (the one I mentioned above and one a few months before that).<br /> I'm very sorry for your loss :heart: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/miscarriage-complications#post-2638332 Tue, 18 Oct 2016 09:51:02 +0000 Shantuck 2638332@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't have any complications but I bled for about that long after my natural miscarriage (though more spotting at the end) and it took several weeks for my home pregnancy tests and betas to zero out. Sorry you are having to go through all of this. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/miscarriage-complications#post-2638326 Tue, 18 Oct 2016 09:41:06 +0000 catlady 2638326@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm sorry for your loss and that you're going through this. I had retained tissue after my D&amp;C. In my case, my bleeding went away after a few days and then about 2 weeks later, I got severe pain (like miscarrying again) and tons of bleeding. I came in for an ultrasound and they saw the tissue but determined it looked like there wasn't too much left, so they told me I could go home without anything further. It took another week for it to totally pass. They said that if there had been more, they would have suggested that I have a second D&amp;C. So other than the scary part about bleeding a second time and having to go back in for another ultrasound, mine wasn't so bad. Hopefully it will pass soon and easily for you, too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/miscarriage-complications#post-2638325 Tue, 18 Oct 2016 09:36:54 +0000 LaughLines 2638325@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had a natural miscarriage and have been bleeding for 11 days. It's lighter now but still some tissue and i took a pregnancy test this morning and it's as dark as can be.</p> <p>I called my doc and they're having me come in for an ultrasound in an hour</p> <p>Has anyone had retained tissue or other complications? What can i expect? </p>