[gilssoulmate]

Just want to know if I should let mother nature deal with it or should I go to the hospital to get everything expelled.

[JudyKayTee]

This is a decision for a Physician based on several factors including blood loss. "Mother Nature" does not rule out a D&C following the miscarriage.

[tickle]

It is always best to get a thorough clean out.

[JudyKayTee]

Tick, this sounds like a gyno rotorooter.

Love the way you phrase things - waving at you from across the River.

[Fr_Chuck]

I had a good friend just go though this at about 7 or 8 weeks, and they did the D/C , but it is best to see what your doctor wants

[J_9]

If all of the products of conception are expelled there is no reason to undergo this procedure. However, if all of the products of conception are NOT expelled you will need this procedure.

Only your doctor can determine whether you need this.

[dontknownuthin]

You may or may not need a D & C. You should contact your doctor and let them make the call.

I always want women to know, too, that it's important to know your blood type in these situations.

I am 0-. This particular blood type can be transfused to anyone - it is the universal donor and compatible for anyone no matter their particular blood type. The difficulty with being 0- though is that we are only compatible with 0- blood so we cannot receive or be exposed to any other blood type.

This matters if we have a baby or miscarriage or if we have transfusions because, in these events, we need a shot of a medication called Rhogam to preserve our fertility.

If you are 0- and get pregnant with a child which is not 0-, then miscarry or deliver that baby, your body will create antibodies that will cause you to reject future pregnancies. If you get a transfusion and the person from whom you get the blood transfused ever had an exposure and did not receive rhogam, the same thing can happen and your body can attack future pregnancies with antibodies.

So, I always recommend that any woman who has a miscarriage at least be aware of your blood type. If you are 0-, you must get this shot right away to preserve future fertility.

I did not know about this when I was a teenager and had an exposure, apparently, when I received transfusions during a life-threatening illness. I recovered from the illness but because the Rhogam was not administered, years later after I married, my body attacked my pregnancies. The cause of six miscarriages was not determined until I went through these losses and many years of costly, invasive infertility treatments. At that point, nothing could be done. My body rejected my pregnancies as foreign bodies.

So - go to the doctor. And women with O- blood, if you have a baby, a miscarriage or a transfusion, DEMAND a shot of Rhogam immediately. Do not rest until you get it - they will forget, they will blow you off - be your own advocate and demand it.

[J_9]

Dontknow... it matters if a woman is Rh negative no matter the blood type. A woman who is AB-, B-, etc. needs a rhogam during pregnancy. It is not limited to only O-.

[dontknownuthin]

Thank you J-9 - I did not know that. I rarely hear this Rh issue discussed - not in the pregnancy books I have read, doctors didn't mention it to me... I even worked in blood sales and collections for the Red Cross and it was NEVER mentioned.

Thank you for fixing the flaw in my knowledge so I can improve emy personal campaign for women to know about this!