I waited two weeks after the no heartbeat diagnosis, and still hadn't even started enough bleeding to get the baby out. It had been dead for at least two weeks before this as well - so I broke down and got a d&c. I definately am glad that I did because the emotions and anticipation were getting too difficult and stressful for me to handle. I would've preferred a "natural" miscarriage if it could have happened a little quicker - mostly for the chance of closure. I was hoping to see the fetus and bury it (yeah, probably sounds kind of weird) and plant something to remember it. Now it's disposed of in some garbage container - really sad to think about after seeing the heartbeat and knowing it was a living being... Tough decision and hard to know which way is best, and I'm sure I'll second guess myself everyonce in a while. But I'm glad to have that anticipation over with.