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a month and a half ago, at my first u/s, we saw that there was no heartbeat. I tried to miscarry naturally (I was 10.5 weeks) with herbs, but after a week, i decided on Cytotec. I was told it would feel like heavy period cramps. I had two or three pills to take orally at home. About 5 minutes after i took them i started spotting (had not previously bled). The bleeding picked up into the night, with alot of clots, but not unbearable. I was able to sleep with lots of motrin and a HOT heating pad. The heating pad helped the most. The next morning, i woke up feeling fine. Within an hour I had intense cramping. I walked into the kitchen to be alone and had to bend over on the counter. I ended up on my hands and knees in the hallway and eventually on my side curled up. My husband actually chopped up Vicoden and gave it to me. HE called the ER and they told me that yesterday had just been the start and that this was it, it would be over soon. I was in the most intense pain, had to do controlled breathing, felt the urge to push. Had to keep checking pad to see if baby had come out. It lasted about two or more hours. Then i thought the vicoden kicked in and i felt so tired and a rush of a comfortable feeling. i crawled into bed with a heating pad and husband told me that he thought i should go sit on the toilet for a few minutes (everything previously had passed in that position). I did and withing few minutes felt the most awful sensation (not painful) and everything passed. It was about the size of a tennis ball, though not perfectly round. In hindsight, I would have been taking painkillers the whole time. i wish i had known what to expect, as i thought it would just hurt a little. it was the most painful thing i have ever felt. i would do it again though because i did not want a dnc.

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