How long does the actual miscarriage last, a day? a week?

hope4stickybean wrote:

I also just came across this post and reading it has helped me tremendously. I suffer with PCOS and after 6 years and 9 months of ttc was stunned to learn I was pg on 12-16-08. Was hospitalized 12-28-08 to rule out ectopic pg and on 1-2-09 saw the heartbeat on a vaginal ultrasound. I was over the moon! HCG quants were normal and I thought we were golden. On 2-5-07 i experienced some light pink spotting after going to the bathroom and took the day off to rest. The next day I was fine. However, th day after that I saw the spotting again and it worried me so I headed to the E/R. The heartless u/s tech told me there was no baby in the sac that it had been absorbed by my body and that my sac had stopped growing at 7 weeks.(I shouldve been 9w5d) She actually said "try to act surprised when the doctor telss you,have a nice day!" I was in shock. I never knew a baby could just disappear! The e/r doc sent me home not knowing what to believe or even expect. On 2-17-09 I stood up from a seated position and immediately (TMI.....)felt my pants fill. I ran to the bathroom to find copious amounts of huge dark red blood clots that spilled out everywhere. Later, an u/s determined everything was out and I did not need a d/c ( thank god)! Doc gave me methergine,antibiotics, and pain pills and sent me home. 16 days later still have a positve pregnany test ( the HCG was at 9600 when I was told I had a missed m/c) and have had some intermittent bleeding and passed some pink/grayish tissue. Going for a re-check next week. My biggest fear in all this is I wont be able to conceive again. it took me 8 years to get pg with my lil girl and nearly 7 this time around. I am 37 years old and dont have another 7 years to play around. Hoping the doc checks hcg levels and something can be done to help us conceive sooner. This has been a nightmare and the only thing that saved my sanity was knowing that my actually baby was already gone,absorbed by my body, and not in that horrible mess I was passing. My heart goes out to those of you who know this pain. Sending baby dust your way,,,,,,
Micki

OMG! how could that tech say that 2 u..I am so sorry ...I have never had a tech say anything either postive or negative which I guess is better...but have hope in that it might not take u as long to get pregnant after the m/c ...they say that u are more fertile right after a m/c...a friend of mine got pregnant 2 weeks after a m/c and now has a healthy 3yr old boy...my last miscarriage lasted a week and a half and it ended because the doctor gave me a pill that pushes everything out....if she doesnt see a heartbeat then she will give them to me again and within an hour and horrible cramps it will be over and done with...so I 'm hoping...
sending lotssss of baby dust ur way = )

On Friday febuary 20,09 I was sitting on the couch with my son who was turning 1 in three days. I felt 2 bug gushes of fluid. Got up and ran to the bathroom. My underwear was soaked with blood and a clear liquid. I sat on the toilet a few seconds later got 2 more gushes. After sitting there for 5 mins and nothing else happened I got up showered and made sure I put a pad on...just in case. I sat on the couch and another gush of blood and clear liquid.

I was devastated. I knew it wasnt good. The night before I remember my (sorry for the tmi) vagina being extremely sore. And all I could think was what the hell. I went to the Er after the last gush of fluid and they had me sitting there for 2 hours after I told them that I was 11wks 5 days and i was gushing out blood and a clear liquid. I thought that was horrible. Guess I wasnt what they considered to be an emergency.

When I got to the back they took a urine sample, did a pelvic exam, and took some blood. The ER doctor told me that there was definitely bleeding and that i was 1 1/2 cm dialated. What stunned me was she tried to tell me that the liquid that i felt and saw with the blood was urine. I knew for a fact it wasnt. Urine doesnt come out of ur vagina.

After having a ultrasound by the creepy tech who was hell bent on doing a vaginal ultrasound b that i wasnt comfortable with because for one i didnt like the way he was eying me. And for two because i said if I did i wanted a female nurse present and he said that not possible. Again creepy.

The ER doc came in almost 2 hrs later and told me that I was having a miscarriage and that I had placenta previa, and placenta abruption. And that the placenta was 34% of the way seperated from the uterine wall and that there was nothing that they could do. And I had to wait for nature to take it's course which could be anywhere from a few days to weeks. Said to come back if I soak more than 1 pad an hour or when the tissue passes.

Here it is approaching 3 weeks later and nothing. I have had some mild cramp like pains off and on, backpain, sore vagina,brown spotting for a little over a week. I am depressed,extremely sad,scared to leave the house because I dont want to be out then it suddenly happens. This is really taking a toll on me and my life. I am tired of being told to let nature take it course. Nature is taking too long. I have 4 kids they dont need to see me severly depressed like I am.The last day I had actual bleeding was sunday feb 22.

I had read somewhere that it took some people 6 weeks for their miscarry to happen. I think thats awful. And I have a feeling that I am going to be 1 of those people who's body doesn't expell everything til 6 weeks later. I cant live like this. Some days I cant ewven move off the couch cause im soo distraught.

Has anyone else had it as bad as me. Im 14 weeks today and I havent felt pregnant since Monday feb 23. All my symptoms suddenly stopped. Even the sever morning sickness that I had for 7 weeks. Sorry so long just was making sure i put everyhting in and didnt eave anything out.

Monday (Mar. 9) I went to the clinic to take a pregnancy test to verify that I was pregnant. I was 7 weeks along and me and my husband couldn't have been happier. However, I had some light brown blood on my tissue after I wiped but it never went onto my underwear. I told the health aide about this and he recommended that I went and got an ultrasound done to rule out an ectopic pregnancy. I didn't have any cramping or pain associated with the brown blood.

On Tuesday (Mar. 10) I went to the hospital but unfortunately there was not an ultrasound tech available so they drew blood to check out my hCG levels. The doctor came back and told me that my hCG level was only 356 which is way low for being 7 weeks pregnant. He gave me very little hope that I had a viable pregnancy and told me that I will probably miscarry within the next couple of weeks.

The next day (Mar. 11) I began having cramping and period-type bleeding. I went back to the hospital and waited in the waiting room for 3 hours to finally be checked. I'm hoping that the worst was in the waiting room. I passed 2 small clots (size of dimes) and 2 large "chunks" of strong mucous material.

It's now Mar. 13 and I'm still having period-type bleeding but very little cramping and no clots have passed since Mar. 11.

I hope that the bleeding will stop soon. I know that this is a very hard thing but many miscarriages happen for a reason and knowing that we can conceive should make us strong and ready to get back at it.

Thanks to all for posting. It has really helped to know that others are having the same symptoms as me.

My husband and I have been trying to have another child for almost a year and a half now. We have one little girl, which we conceived with no problem. I finally found out that I was pregnant and we were thrilled. It only lasted a week when the problems started. I woke up with heavy bleeding one morning and this it stopped by mid afternoon. I went for the HCG test and although my levels were increasing, they were not increasing enough. I went for one ultrasound which looked okaybut they found no heart beat. Then went for another and could no longer see the baby, just a blood clot. The very next day the pain and bleeding started. I have passed one very large clot and 3 half dollar sized clot and am still experiencing a lot of cramping. My husband and I were very disappointed but we do belive that everything happens for a reason. We will start trying again as soon as possible. I do wish you all the best of luck. It is nice to know that there are other people out there who are going through the same thing and understand. Best of luck.

ive been havinq alot of dark colored clots coming out of me lately and i had no clue wat was going on. i haven't been sexually active for at least a month, but i did have a pegnancy scare.it feels terrible to know im having a miscarriage and it seems like its been lasting forever! im scared to go to a doctor tho becuz my mother would flip if she knew i was Pregnant. i just turned 15! :$ but i'm glad i figured out wat was happening on my own. but wat do i do from here? wait for it to be over? :-(

You may have already figured it all out by this post, but I wouldn't wait for 'it' to be all over. You should visit a clinic - if you really don't want your parents involved at this point, check out a local Planned Parenthood clinic. They will value your anonymity and help you figure out what is going on. Put your health before anything else at this point. Best Wishes!

i come on my period only for 3 day, and had really bad cramping pains in my belly aweek an a half later, i went the hospitail and they just sent me home. i woke up the next morning 2 find my bed covered in blood with clots. the doctor said it sounds like a misscairaige. since than ive got no energy and sllep all the time, as any1 eles had this xxxxxx

Hi ladies.
Everyone is different. I got pregnant in Jan 09. When I went to get an ultrasound at 8 weeks, there was no heartbeat. I had some bleeding at that point... and knew it in my heart already. I did not get a D&C because my betas were dropping fast at first.
I got my blood tested every week since Then!! Monday, June 8th, I passed the plecenta. Yes, my mc lasted 6 months. I didn't know I was that strong. If It happens again, I'm getting a D&C.

I too am currently mc. I found out I was pg last saturday, started spotting that monday and all week. I went to one ER yesturday. They did blood tests, he said I was 4-6 weeks along, and he wanted to do more tests 2 days later. He told me my levels were good. Except today I started bleeding, a couple hours later a couple of clots had come out and then the cramping started. By the time I got home to pick up my fiance apparently I started to pass tissue. So back to another ER, they did more blood tests, and this doctor said I was probably 6-7 weeks along. My HcG level is 210 right now. If I am 6-7 weeks my level should be between 1000-56000. But I am hanging on to the hope that maybe I am just 4 or 5 weeks (I highly doubt it), then my levels are fine, since they are suppose to be between 25-1000. I have never felt like how I am feeling. I've been crying on and off. I'm sad, I'm angry. It was mine, it was already there, so why take it from me. I don't understand why. I don't understand why I feel so upset, when I was not that far along. I don't understand why it took the doctor 3 hours to finally let me know, or why every nurse, receptionist and even the dotor had to ask me what brings you in here tonight. Look at my chart!! You have my tests on that clipboard.

:'( I am 10wks 2 days. I noticed small brown discharge after sex last week. Then it progressed to spotting very light pink, but only when i wiped. had hcg and sono last week. nothing in the gestational sac. hcg went from10,000 to 12,000, to 13,200. intense back pain last friday. still no true blood. i've been cramping for the past 6 weeks, so no change there. i dont want a d&c. it's too final for me. just want to know when we're going to get the ball rolling so I can try to put it past me.

I was 6w1d when i went to the doctor for bleeding. My doctor told me that the baby was there and his heart beat was 113 i was so happy my husband to. Well wednesday rolled around and i started cramping really bad so i went to the ER this time and i was told that my HCG levels were 16,888 and that the heartbeat was 99. i think at that time i really knew what was happening the babys heartbeat was getting lower so i proceed with my week until sunday when the cramping had me in tears and the bleeding was getting worse. They told me that my cervix was closed and that my HCG level went from 16,888 to 27,000 in 4 days i was hopeful they tried to give me hope but it was shot to hell when i went to the doctor yesterday morning and they found the baby but no heartbeat! i was devistated im still crying i just got married thursday the 6th of august i was gonna finally have a family but nothing now. Whats worse is that my doctor said straight to my face that my body most likely wont get rid of the baby on its own that im gonna need a D&C but because my health insurance is pending they are going to give me one unless i have 5,000 dollars that i just need to wait to see if i start bleeding really bad and cramping then i need to go to the ER for an emergency D&C i was sooo pissed i mean how could this women leave this baby in me that was already dead that it had beeing dying since the first time i went in when she said the baby was fine yes that was the day i started to MC so said the ultrasound pic that my baby didnt grow past 6w1d i tried so hard to keep this baby! He was mine and Camerons. Thank you for listening i still cry and it still hurts and i dont know how to deal with it it was my baby! it had a heartbeat! :'(

I too am currently going through a miscarriage. I found out I was pregnant at the end of July and about a week after that I started bleeding off an on. To make sure everything was going ok, the doctor scheduled an ultrasound. When I went I was so happy to see the baby, it's heartbeat (114 bpm) and find out that I was 6w1d along. I was even given pictures of the baby! Well low and behold a few days after that I started bleeding heavier and my doctor scheduled a follow up ultrasound. I was heartbroken to find out at that one that there was no more heartbeat. It was a devastating feeling and I cried for days. Today I went back to the doctor and had him induce my miscarriage. The thought of the baby still being inside of me was just too crushing. I've been a horrible emotional wreck all day. I feel like I am reminded of this horrible misfortune with every cramp. I think the worst part has been the fact that I saw the heartbeat a few weeks ago. My baby was alive and then, out of nowhere, it became an angel. I truly feel for all of you that are going through or have had a miscarriage. My family has tried to be as supportive as possible, but non of them have had to go through this and I feel like they just don't understand. Stay strong ladies (easier said than done at this point) and may we all have better luck with our next pregnancies!

Hi. I too am going through this. We found out that I was pregnant on Aug 7. Right away I went in for an ultrasound to see how far along I was. They couldnt see a fetal pole yet so they figured I was under 5 weeks. So this was all fine...I was really morning sick and had other pregnancy symptoms. I was scheduled for another ultrasound so we could get better idea of the due date. This was on Aug 31. The tech said she still couldnt see a fetal pole...We were devastated. But the doctor tried to give us hope by testing my HCG just to make absolutely sure that I wasnt even earlier. But that night I started lighting spotting when I would go to the washroom. So I knew it was coming. I went to the doc and he checked my cervix and it was still closed, but he said my uterus felt about 8.5 weeks, and he thought I would have this miscarriage on my own without a D&C and pills. So last night at about 1AM I woke up with SEVERE cramping. I went to the toilet and felt a huge clot...I just sat on the toilet crying in so much pain. My husband didnt know what to do. It was the worst pain ever. I had contractions for 4 hours that just got increasingly worse. It was awful. I was puking, and ready to pass out all at the same time. I would try to lay down but about 2 minutes later I was running to the toilet in so much pain. With every contraction came a ton of blood and clots. Just after 5 I finally got some sleep. Today Im still crampy, but its more of a period cramp. Im also still fair sized clots but apparently thats all pretty normal. I hope I dont need a D&C still. I just gave birth to my son 6 months ago and the contractions of this miscarriage was comparable to the contractions of that. It was ridiculously painful for me, and I thought I was losing so much blood that I was going to pass right out. I hope not everyones miscarriages feels like this because its pain I wouldnt wish on anyone.

I went to the bathroom on Wednesday to discover dark brown blood size of a quarter. I wasnt too worried as my mother told me that she had the same with her pregnancy with my brother and it lasted for 4 weeks! I went to the ER anyways just to check. They took my bloods for my hormone level and did an ultrasound. I knew there and then the baby had died because i couldnt see the heartbeat flashing on the monitor and the tech girl couldnt say anything, so I had to wait one hour to be told the bad news that I already knew but was hoping that I was wrong! I was 10 weeks pregnant. They sent me home and told me that I would pass the baby soon. I started to bleed on Saturday like a period and i am still bleeding now (sunday). I have only passed a clot the size of a quarter but no more clots. I have abdominal and lower back pains and I feel constipated too. I keep going extremely faint which is concerning me. I went for a walk to get some fresh air but i felt sick and faint and had to turn back. Is this normal to feel so ill? Feeling faint, dizzy, nauseated?

It really helps to read everyone's experiences. I am currently going through the same thing of course. It started with some scant brown discharge a couple days ago followed by some mild period like cramps. I made an apt. to the MD the next day. She stated that everything looked good, my cervix was closed so just call if anything increases. Well, that night I had more severe cramping with just a small increase in spotting. I of course went back to the doc the next day and they did an ultrasound. The ultrasound showed the intact sac with no evidence of bleeding around the sac. The baby was approx 6 weeks along. However, I should have been 10-11 weeks along....Last night I passed clots with severe contraction like pain....I go today to get my second Hct level, but I already know it is going to be bad news. This is my second miscarriage, and it is truly devestating. I know we will get through it, but sometimes life seems so unfair doesn't it?
I truly appreciate everyone's input on this matter. Sometimes it is just nice not to feel so alone, that there are people that can relate. So thank you, and God Bless....