Please advice. It has been 3 weeks since I had a surgical termination of 25 weeks. I haven't been able to make it to the Doctor for my check up and I am worried because I am having irregular bleeding. The blood is never red, it has been a really dark red, almost close to brown. the bleeding is medium to lite and normally only appears when I wipe. However, because it has been 3 weeks, I was wondering should I be worried.
Hon: Since your termination was so far along, almost to the stage of viability, I would hazzard a guess that you are bleeding just as you would if you had delivered the baby. Women who have had normal deliveries, usually bleed upto 6 weeks. The doctor that did the procedure should have mentioned the bleeding. When one has a termination at the beginning of their pregnancy, there is usually very little for the body to get over. But in your case it is a shock to your system. And I am VERY sorry for you loss!!!! That must be VERY hard for you! Have they offered you counselling too? They should have, plus there are support groups for people who have lost their babies before or after birth. So just keep an eye on it, it sounds like it might be tapering off. IF you are still concerend, call the doctor to see if this is regular, but like I said, it doesn't sound out of the normal as far as I'm concerned. Good luck hon!