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'Natural' miscarriage what to expect - a few questions??
Hi
As you properly know I am currently mc for a second time. Last time I had a mmc at 12 weeks and had a D&C so only bled a little. Should be 6-7 weeks at the mo and it was confirmed yesterday that I am miscarrying as my HCG levels are dropping quickly. I have already been bleeding red blood like the 2-3rd day of your period quantity for a week tomorrow. My cervix apparently is still shut. I have a few questions:
1. Does my HCG have to get low before my cervix open?
2. Will I then get clots or is it too early for that?
3. How long will I bleed for?
4. How long will it take before I get my next AF?
5. Did anyone else start ttc again straight away?
I am going to my GPs tomorrow and even though I have only (cant quite believe I have just said that) had 2 mc I am going to demand tests as I have been ttc for two years now and have problems ovulating anyway. Secondly last bloods done revealed low progesterone which I have read can be a cause of recurrent mc.
If anyone can help I will be very grateful!
As you properly know I am currently mc for a second time. Last time I had a mmc at 12 weeks and had a D&C so only bled a little. Should be 6-7 weeks at the mo and it was confirmed yesterday that I am miscarrying as my HCG levels are dropping quickly. I have already been bleeding red blood like the 2-3rd day of your period quantity for a week tomorrow. My cervix apparently is still shut. I have a few questions:
1. Does my HCG have to get low before my cervix open?
2. Will I then get clots or is it too early for that?
3. How long will I bleed for?
4. How long will it take before I get my next AF?
5. Did anyone else start ttc again straight away?
I am going to my GPs tomorrow and even though I have only (cant quite believe I have just said that) had 2 mc I am going to demand tests as I have been ttc for two years now and have problems ovulating anyway. Secondly last bloods done revealed low progesterone which I have read can be a cause of recurrent mc.
If anyone can help I will be very grateful!
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I am so so sorry for your loss, I know what you're going through as I miscarried naturally,4 weeks ago at 10wk4d pregnant (baby stopped growing at 7wks)
I don't know if my answers will help, but hopefully it'll give you a bit of info as I have recently gone through the same thing.
1. Once you have actually miscarried, I think your cervix is open from that time, but HCG levels take a little while to get out of your system.
2. When I miscarried, baby was about 7 and a half weeks. I had no clots but had severe pain the night I miscarried and one very large clot (the baby)
3. I bled for 9 days after miscarriage
4. Its four weeks on and still waiting for af. They say it can take anywhere between 4 and 8 weeks depending on how far along you were.
5. We started trying the day after I stopped bleeding. Drs usually say wait until af but thats moreso for dating purposes. I am hoping Im pregnant, as I felt like I had implantatioin cramping last night!
Everyone is different and I really do hope you can move on form this awful experience. I definitely think you should speak to the doctors and Im sure they can see if theres anything wrong xx Good luck hun xx
Once my hcg dropped it took around 3 days for the full bleeding to start, then another couple of days before I began to get clots. I bled for 2 weeks but only heavily for around a week. My doctor told me to expect to wait 5-7 weeks for my af and mine took 33 days. We never went back to using contraception but I didn't feel fully comfy to bd till after my first af.
HTH.
Xxx
Good luck hun I hope you get the tests that you need/want and that you are just one of the unlucky few and next time you will have a highly likely normal pg.
I was between 5+7 weeks when I had natural miscarriage and I beld for about a week. I had some clots and the pain was bad for one night, it took 4 weeks for my period to come and I felt as though it gave me a final clear out - I have waited after both miscarriages for AF to arrive before TTC again but that is my preference - there are plenty women on here who start as soon as the bleeding stops.
My HCG levels dropped loads within that week and I think I got a negative test a couple of weeks later.
There is no right or wrong thing to do, I think you go with whats makes you feel best, it takes time to get over the first mc let alone the second so take each day as it comes - I know we all say it but it does get easier. It is almost three months since my second mc and I am back in the swing of TTC again.
I hope this next few weeks goes over quickly for you and lean on hubby for extra support...I will be thinking of you and if you ever want to chat us girls are all here. I think the people closest to us never know what to say and sometimes try to say nothing as they think that is best.
Big hugs
Love
Joy
xxx
Its comforting to of found this forum as ive sat here waiting for the baby to leave me not having any idea what to expect. Thank you ladies, my thoughts go out to you all x
if you are in doubt of any spotting I do suggest you go straight to your nearest early pregnancy assesment unit its better to be safe than sorry.
and if you life in essex do not go to queens hospital romford!
hey ladies i have just had a 2nd mc. i was only 5wks the 1st time and just over 6 wks this time. i had severe heavy bleeding wich lasted over 3 wks this time and some very large clots. i started ttc as soon as bleeding stopped just wandering how long it will be till i have my af, as the last week my breast have been extremely painfull somerthing i only experinced when pregnant.
I started with light bleeding on sunday and monday went to the ER tuesday had a vaginal ultra sound right after i started bleeding heavy and passed a clot. Was told everthing was fine. Wed heavy bleeding and clotting large clots this tme. No pain heavy bleeding continued on thursday. friday moderate to heavy bleedng no clots thought I had the mc on wed because of the large clots and heavy bleeding. Today Sat sudden heavy bleeding then I felt something come out thought it was another clot but it was the sack. Words can not express what I feel right now and wonering what I did wrong never had a problem with previous pregnancies . I want to try again but i am scared.
Hi Ladies,
I am so sorry to hear about your loss..i mc 7 January 2014 at 14 weeks. I was bleeding (meadium to heavy) 2 weeks before that (since my 12 week scan). I think because of all the previous bleeding, both the baby and the sac came out on the 7th within 2 hours of each other. It os absolutely heart breaking when you hold your premature little one in your hands. But have faith that it happened for a reason, and the 3 months he was inside me, i gave him the best i could.
A day before the mc, i had severe cramps, and had pain both front and back. I passed several clots before the actual mc as well. But after the sac and baby came out, my bleeding quickly dropped. It was light 5 days and am still using panty liners.
Keep hope ladies, be positive and hopefully we will a little one inside us soon.
Loads of love
B
hi guys,
i am 7 weeks pregnants. started a light period yesterday, not having any cramps i am sooooooo scared, this will be my 3rd misc. why is this happening?
Hi ladies.
I'm only 19 and found out that i was expecting. took a while for my partner to get used to it but we were so excited to start another chapter of our lives together. I work in a Spa and during lunch time on Wednesday I had cramping and spotting. Was told it was normal by a pregnant colleage but I wanted to make sure. My partner is in the army and couldnt get to his phone until he had finished. I went to the hospital when I had finished work and because im young I wasn't taken seriously. the doctor made me do another pregnancy test and just told me to have some paracetemol and sent me home! Next morning cramping was worse and bleeding was slightly heavier so I called my manager and I went back to the hospital. I got sent for a scan and blood tests. They told me that I am miscarrying and my hormone levels are high but not high enough (7 weeks) and think it may be due to the fact that I was on the pill. I have to go back in next thursday (one week after) for another scan and blood test. I've had mild cramping and bleeding but no clots (2 days into miscarriag) can someone tell me what to expect as I have no idea! Thanks x
Sorry to hear what you're going through. I am only early 20s aged so I got similar treatment at my local hospital (where I was going for my pregnancy & miscarriage). They were pretty bad to me actually, too, through the miscarriage process. They made me feel like an idiot for not knowing that I was miscarrying... I had no previous experience though & not many mothers I knew to talk to...
I was told my pregnancy stopped progressing around 8 week mark when I was 9/10 wks along & going in for an ultrasound. It started off as light bleeding, pinker in color, but after a few days became a little heavier & bright red to dark. I didn't have a ton of blood nor a ton of cramps, but my periods are also normally light- also I think this contributed to my particular miscarriage (not producing a lot of necessary lining). My entire miscarriage, as far as the bleeding part went, probably took 5 days. It was very quick & happened mostly over a weekend, so it made going back into work easy. I found that Tylenol (even just a half dose) helped me fine.
But everyone is different, what happens with 1 person may not with another. Miscarriage is a very complex process...I'm in medical school but still don't completely understand the thing. It's not the mother's fault most of the time & was unpreventable!
I think the miscarriage I had was harder emotionally than anything else. Also I hadn't been with the dad for very long, so that was stressful (we're now married though ).
The weirdest thing physically was the passing of the 'sac', for me. It was the size of a small strawberry, & felt weird (but not TOO weird) coming out. It was definitely unlike anything else I'd ever done/seen. I would advise to schedule some days off work so that when this happens, whenever it chooses to occur, that you can take the time to think about it, deal w/the remains however you wish (I found that burying mine helped the mental healing process) & also be w/the father if that makes you feel better!