I wondered if you mind me asking what sort of bleeding you had following a miscarriage.

I have had a normal period this month followed 4 days later by slow bleeding. This went on for about 18 days and filtered out to spotting yesterday. I have stopped today.
I went to see my gp on friday and he referred me for a blood test which has shown the pregnancy hormone and he has said I have miscarried.
My mind is all over the place at the moment as is my emotions but I wondered if i'm 'done' when it comes to bleeding or if I am to expect more.
My gp said that I need to go back if still bleeding in 10 days for an ultrasound.

Thanks for any advice you can give me.

My super early miscarraige only had 12 days of bleeding, so it would be my guess that you are probably finished with it. Don't ignore the gp though if you aren't. You don't want to have any complications for later pregnancies.

Thanks for replying I know it's a sensitive subject, but it's difficult knowing for sure on your own.
I will be sure to get checked if any more bleeding close in date. I have read here that my normal cycle should return after about 4-6 weeks.
Thanks again!

I bled all throughout my pregnancy. Once I miscarried, bleeding was very heavy and painful for about 7-10 days, and light bleeding for another 10 days :( in total I bled for over 3 months! but for the miscarriage, it was about 2- 2.5 weeks

be strong... bless

oh my.. poor you! :eek: must have been really hard and then to miscarry. :(
I must admit i expected something more 'dramatic' i know that probably sounds silly but you imagine being rushed to hospital etc.. and my GP asked me to be sure to go to A&E if started bleeding heavy.. so he must've expected it too.
guess i'm just 'lucky' in a strange kind of way. :rolleyes: Would much sooner have my baby.

I've bled anywhere from 8 days to several months. My dr doesn't do any testing or investigating until the bleeding has gone beyond 6 weeks or if it increases dramatically.

It's routine for drs to tell you to watch for heavy bleeding. They should also inform you to go to A&E immediately if you're soaking more than one pad per hour, if you develop a fever, your flow becomes odorous (can indicate an infection), of if your pain increases to the extent that you're doubled over. Those are all signs of an emergency situation that needs to be dealt with immediately (do NOT drive yourself in if you develop those symptoms...call someone and if no one is available call an ambulance).

It's uncommon to have complications though.

You may have some spotting if you're active (jogging, aerobics, heavy cleaning/lifting etc...). If you do, report it to your dr (just so he knows) and then take it easy. It's unlikely that you will but I thought I'd give you the "heads-up" just in case :) .

I'm so sorry you're going through this...it can be very hard. We've had one similar loss where I didn't know I was pregnant until I was miscarrying (went to ER for the pain and they informed me there). I figured that I must have been a little over 5 weeks.

Thinking of you!

Kelly

Hi :wave: and Thanks Kelly.
I must say that your posts are so informative and sympathetic on here and other threads. :)

I'm sorry that you have had so many miscarriages. It must have been so difficult for you over the years. :(

I'm a pretty active person, so thanks for the head up on the spotting. I'd have been worried if it had happened, so will remember what you've advised.

And also about not driving yourself to ER if I ever need that again - I am the sole driver in the house so likelyhood is i'd have driven there myself! :rolleyes:

I know i'll get there, as someone said to me recently, we get through these things but doesn't mean they don't leave an emotional scar. I think I will always feel the loss of my baby but learn to move on. As I'm sure you have.

I bled for 2 days(bright red & heavy, no clots), then stopped for 1 day. Then it started back up for another 2 days heavy and lightened up once again. I had continued to spot very lightly until the 9th day(after i very first bled), then I started bleeding very heavily & passing very large clots for 2 days. After passing the clots I only bled for another day or two & it was done.
It took about 5wks from day 1 for me to get my cycle again.

Sorry if TMI

~Peach

TMI - not at all... we've all gone through it. :rolleyes: Thanks for the info.
I'm just worried that I bled for so long.. and now 3 days later i'm bleeding lightly again but with abdo pains. :confused: