8 week US, no heartheat

Alisa
Went to the doctor for my second US yesterday at 8w2d to find the baby had no heartbeat.  The sonogram tech said the baby only measured 7 weeks, so the baby had a heartbeat for about a week.  For those of you that had a similar experience, first, I am so sorry, I am so saddened by this loss.  Did you wait for a natural miscarriage or take the pill to speed up the process?  I've read that it could take weeks to miscarry naturally.  How long did you wait to start ttc again?