I haven't started bleeding????

[HappyMommy04]

We had an ultrasound at 9 weeks and saw our baby's heartbeat, but when I went in to see the doctor at 10 1/2 weeks she couldn't find the heartbeat and another ultrasound confirmed that the baby had stopped growing.  I will be 12 weeks tomorrow and am still "pregnant".  I haven't started bleeding yet.  Has anyone had a similar problem?  My doctor told me I didn't have to rush anything, but could I be at risk for infection?  This is my 5th pregnacy and my 3rd miscarriage.  The first was at 11 weeks, and we hadn't seen a doctor yet (he wouldn't see us until I was 12 weeks) and the second was at 6 weeks.   I'm not sure what to do?!?!

[HappyMommy04]

I've been messing around on the internet and I guess I'm having a missed miscarriage.  I'm going to call my doctor in the morning and ask if she can check my hormone levels.  The last ultrasound I had showed the baby stopped growing at 9w 1d (right after we saw the heartbeat) which is 3 weeks ago today.  But my body still is growing for the baby, thank you for the advice!!!

[haley128]

I'm so sorry for you I do know what your going through. I was about 8 weeks when i had my first u/s and the baby wasn't at the size that it should have been. I still had all the pregnancy signs no cramping bleeding or pain so the doctor just thought that my dates where off so three weeks later i go in for another u/s and the baby had gotten smaller. Even though I had lost the baby at 8 weeks my body was still trying to keep the baby my blood levels where even rising when they had my blood work done that day and two days after that and even at that point in time i was still not bleeding and with all signs of being pregnant. There is a risk of infection leaving the dead tissue (i'm sorry) in the body.The doctor maybe waiting for you to miscarry natural but the risk of that is that if you can bleed extremely heavy and may not pass everything. My doctor strongly recommend that I have d&c done for that very problem.

[jess81play]

I thought that when having a miscarriage a doctors time frame is 2 weeks.  You defiently have a risk of a miscarriage when (sorry TMI) there is dead tissue inside your body.  Have they taken your HCG count?  Thats kinda weird that you haven't started bleeding yet.  I would make them check your counts to see if they are within range.  Maybe ask for another ultrasound just to be sure.  When do you go back to the doctors?  If everything after that confirms a miscarriage the something needs to be done, I would think,  If you don't want to have a d&e (which I just had today, it wasn't bad at all) then I would think your only other option would be taking the 3 pills to jumpstart your miscarriage.  But call your doctor tomorrow and have them do more tests.  Good Luck.  Let me know how it all turns out.  I'm so sorry you are going through this!!