I am having a miscarriage right now..It started with brownish spotting for a week and blood clot came out last nigh(after 7days)t.I knew already that I am having it when we found out that we cant hear the baby's heartbeat.Its not developing since 8 wks but Ive been visiting the Obgyn til 12 wks and every time i went,they just assured me that the baby is still small and its kinda difficult to find it BUT everything is "ALright"! But deep inside I am so wrried.Not til 14 wks i started spotting and i called them again,that i am worried . Again the Doc just told me,its NORMAL. I didnt believe them i went to the doc the very next day and found out my baby has been gone like 6 wks ago,during those times when they keep telling me every thing is fine.
SO today my bleeding is heavy and clots of blood is gushing.I change pads as soon as its filled. Cramps are heavy and I feel so dizzy and weak already. When I called the Doc,me and my hubby decided well wait for tomorrow (monday) to see them and have a D&C. EVen they will say its alright again,i will get D&C than let myself bleed and face some circumstances like infection and bleed for months.
The first time i had a miscarriage I was 16. I was scared because I didn't know I was pregnant. But looking back i had all the sypmtoms. I had tonsilitis at the time and had to have a penicillin shot. Immediately after it I was cramping sooo much I felt like someone was scraping my insides out. I went home (living on my own at the time) and had an urge to go to the toilet then i heard this huge PLOP and then blood just started gushing out. i rang my social worker and she took me to the hospital and there I was told I just miscarried.
I have a son now and thats with a different partner. I am no longer with that man but with someone else and I've JUST suffered a miscarriage.
I had all the pregnancy symptoms but the test would show negative. I then had that same cramping that I did the first time and I knew something was wrong. I brushed it off thinking it was my period due to the negative test. a week goes by and I was still bleeding and clotting badly. So today i went to the womans clinic and had them suss me out and they told me i had a miscarriage and my body was just pushing the rest of it out.
I haven't bled much since I pushed what i hope to be the last clot out...
I told my bf and he was scared for me (he live in a different town from me for work) I found this all out on my birthday. I turned 24 today.
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ive read it is not a real period unless you haven't bled for at least 20 days.
It is sad to read so many stories similar to mine. I am really sorry.
I have had 4 misscarriages. I am actually going through the bleeding of the 4th one still.
1st of all- anyone with clots and GUSHING of blood,please be careful. you may be better off going to the hospital. Because of the blood loss your hemoglobin levels could become dangerously low. I actually had to get a blood transfusion due to this.
2nd- if you know you are having a miscarriage( for example: they no longer see a heart beat) Do not wait as long as they say. If you do not pass large clots within the first day or 2-tell the OB/GYN you want a D&C. We all are afraid of a D&C ,but an infection and other complications are worse. Also there are meds that they can give you to help the uterus contract. Its called METHERGINE.
3rd-the miscarriage and a period are 2 differnt things. So yes you may be bleeding for a long time. First because of the miscarriage, then a period.
Remember, you were pregnant, miscarriage is like giving birth. The uterus is going through the same process as if you had given birth.
I texted my doc, and he just responded. He told me to take a pregnancy test and if it is negative and Im still bleeding in the morning to text him and if it is positive, to let him know.
I had a miscarriage in April 5 at months, delivered my little girl, surgery to remove the placenta, it would not come out. I had a miscarriage 10 weeks in September, stopped bleeding after approx 2 weeks. I had my 2nd miscarriage 10 weeks the end of January, still bledding, even though it is slight, visable on pantyliner, heavier when i wipe, I too feel drained and i am really getting sick off it. Went back after 3 weeks, was given antibiotics. They finish tomorrow and i just want to know, will it then stop!!! I have looked on internet night after night, because it is really getting to me now. Thank you for your infomation. It has really helped.
Hi,
I have had four pregnancies. my first was very difficult, but I have my beautiful daughter who just turned four. my second pregnany i was 13 weeks and found out that the baby had anencephaly and it's heart had stopped at 9 weeks I had a D&C and bleed for about a week with some light spotting the second week. my third pregnancy was lost at 28 weeks due to hydops and my son's heart was so enlarged that it stopped. I was put on medication to start contractions and was in labor for 27 hours, and i refused an epidural or pain medication. I bleed heavy with clotting the first week then the second week was light pink third week was brown and by the end of the third week i was only spotting. by the fourth week my bleeding had stopped. my fourth pregnancy ended two weeks ago at 16 weeks 4 days. my cervix was weak and i had started contracting. part of my amniotic sac had already come thru my cervix and the baby's legs were visible. i had my daughter 1 hour later and went home the next day. i was bleeding normally with some small clots and after about a week and a half i was only spotting brown and passing a few small clots. two days ago i got up off of my couch to go to bed and started gushing blood and was passing large VERY LARGE clots. i went to the ER and had an ultrasound done and found that some of the placenta was still there. i had a D&C done the next day. I lost alot of blood before and during surgery. i just came home from the hospital today with alittle spotting and cramping from the medication they gave me for my uterus to contract. i am feeling much better and I was told that if I feel like It i can go back to work tomorrow. i was also told that i will have some spotting on and off for the next couple weeks and that my periods should return to normal in three months. i was told that if I'm planning on trying to get pregnant again to continue taking my prenatal vitamins, folic acid and my baby asprin everyday and to wait until my periods return to normal. I hope to start trying again in October or November when my period is normal, and next time i hope to have a cerclage placed at 12 weeks, due to an incompetent cervix. good luck to everyone!!!
Hi Sam - I'm concerned about some of the things you said in your comment. The first is "I don't trust them (doctors)". This is worrying as it means you don't fully understand what they're telling you when you're at your appointments. As a medical professional I would be happy to explain anything that you come away not understanding. In my experience, when people don't trust the people helping them in a medical environment it blocks communication and can make the whole experience confusing for all. Ask questions, ask for things to be explained. The Dr would've been happy to go through your scan if you were worried, rather than just telling you to wait 2 weeks. Mostly healthcare is about seeing what the body does next. This can be frustrating to us all as patients but it's just nature playing her part. The second part that concerns me about your comment is that you were sexually active whilst bleeding after your miscarriage. It's very important that you don't have sex at this time, as bacteria from your boyfriend's penis and the sperm itself carry a great infection risk to your healing uterus (womb). The bleeding is a sign that your body has not healed yet and you really shouldn't have any sort of sex until you're about a week clear of bleeding. Thongs are also a bad idea whilst your body is recovering from a miscarriage - because they are connected to both your vaginal and anal passages, bacteria and waste fecal particles can be easily transported into your womb. Normally, this would just cause a bit of vaginal irritation but when you've got what is essentially an injury to the uterus after miscarriage, can cause a really nasty infection. Please be sexually responsible and try to see your body as something to be looked after, not mistreated. I hope you recovered well from this episode four years ago, and had a successful further pregnancy if that was your plan.
This has been the ONLY helpful thing i could find so far. Thank you. My girlfriend (through meditation) experienced a natural miscaraige with no drugs or operation. we went to the doctor and the scan said NO BABY. she has ever since been experiencing stomach cramps occasionally and headaches. being home with her right wing family she does not want to call her doctor back home in CA about it. i would like to know she is in good health and were both wondering. could she still be pregnant after all that. even though the scan at the doctor said there was no baby???