my sister in law has just found out she has lost her baby although she should be over 10wks the baby didnt make it past 6wks,
she will be going in to have a D&C but has been told they will do a postmortem on the baby to see why it didnt survive, can this be done!!
i also lost a baby at almost 11wks but it didnt make it past 6wks but was never offered such a thing.
she has asked me for reassurance on this and have no idea what to tell her. has anyone else found out why the baby didnt survive?
we are in the UK so things may be done different here.
thank you x x x x
2007-02-09 01:13:00 · 3 answers · asked by mum_2_many 6 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
she started bleeding last week they only scanned her today and are not doing the D&C until wednesday, does this not seem like along time to leave her waiting?
i was offered my D&C the same day or next morning.
2007-02-09 01:14:56 · update #1
i chose to let nature takes its cause,and did not have the D&C which is why im finding it hard to answer her Qs.
they are both so upset i have no idea what to tell them, even my mum has phoned me to see what i think!!!!
2007-02-09 01:33:23 · update #2
I feel for your both. My body thought it was pregnant for 4 months and the baby died at 6 wks. They thought that it would be better if it was to come out naturally than a D & C. There may be scaring when they have to scrape the baby out. Sometimes they test, expecially if their is a history of miscarrages or a family history. Best of luck. These things happen, but try -try again.
2007-02-09 01:19:23 · answer #1 · answered by Sheila 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It could be a scheduling issue with the hospital for the delay. I had a miscarriage my first pregnancy at 8 weeks. They never did any further testing because the sac was actually empty. The baby had never formed. I know a woman who miscarried around 13 weeks and they did testing to see why the baby didn't survive. I can't say why testing wasn't offered to you, but if your sister-in-law was 10 weeks, wouldn't she want to know what caused the miscarriage to try to prevent it in the future? I had a D&C and I thought it was a much easier recovery than I expected. I can't honestly say what she can expect from the test results. For me knowing the cause of a problem helps me because it gives me hope that there is a resolution. Maybe she can take some comfort in that.
2007-02-09 09:28:45 · answer #2 · answered by Melissa B 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO I think her and the father need to decide wether they wont to do it or not.
2007-02-09 09:21:58 · answer #3 · answered by Alex M 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋