I had another ultrasound today, four days after the second dose of misoprotol, to confirm that the miscarriage is complete. Everything looked clear. I've been bleeding pretty heavily all week. Yesterday I passed another large piece of tissue. The news that everything seems to have passed is a relief. I will self monitor with hpts rather than hcg blood panels for now. Hopefully my hormone levels will decrease quickly.
And then what? The midwife today asked me if I was seeing a fertility specialist or if we planned to. No. We don't really have a plan. We still know that we do not want to do treatments again. We know that we will not be using birth control. We also know that miscarriages are sad, painful, and difficult. I asked the midwife if she would ever tell a patient like me that enough is enough. She said no. I asked her if recurrent first trimester miscarriage posed any sort of health risk. She said not in my case so far. She did suggest that I continue taking my prenatal vitamin and add an extra folic acid supplement. Ok.
F and I talked about this for a little while tonight. We are happy as a family of three. We would also welcome a sibling for our son. But three is good, really good. If it happens, it happens. We'll try and see what happens, for how long, I'm not sure.
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