I discovered at my first ultrasound at 11 weeks that the baby had stopped developing around 6 weeks. I did not have any signs of a miscarriage, and so I was as surprised as I was sad to find out that I'd had a missed miscarriage at the ultrasound. The attending doctor at the hospital explained that I could probably take a pill instead of undergoing a D&C, or wait to miscarry naturally. I had read how painful and prolonged a process the abortion pill could be, and I did not want to wait to miscarry naturally, since my body obviously still had not figured out after so many weeks. Really, I did not want to ""wait"" -- already feeling deep loss of my pregnancy, I didn't want to have to endure a prolonged miscarriage process, or wait for it to happen (without knowing when and how it might happen). I thought that D&C would be my only option if I wanted to move on as soon as possible in my own terms.\r
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Fortunately, my midwife referred me to Early Options and to Dr. Fleischman, who performs a procedure called SofTouch. I had never heard of this procedure before, and did not know that it was an option for early miscarriage. I got an appointment for the very afternoon I called. The office staff could not have been nicer or more empathetic. The office is diligent about their patients' privacy and comfort. SofTouch procedure requires no anesthesia; the procedure was painless and quick, with minimal discomfort. There is no down time. As a precaution I took the rest of the day off to be at home, but I did not have any issues with the exception of very very mild cramping from time to time and some tenderness that evening.\r
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I am so grateful to have found Early Options and had their care with my miscarriage process. I felt looked after in a warm, personal and caring way; it was not at all clinical, and this was a tremendous help in a sad process. It also helps me heal to know that, physically, I can get back to my normal life almost immediately, and that I can start to try to get pregnant again without any wait.\r
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SofTouch is an excellent option for women who are miscarrying, and I hope more women hear of it as an option since I had never heard of it.
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