Bleeding after erpc - can anyone help?

[Isittimeforbubblesyet]

Hi all,

I had an erpc on the 28th Nov after a missed miscarriage in October. I originally had medical management on the 24th October and although I had a negative pregnancy test on the 11th November, a scan revealed that there was still some retained tissue so they advised an erpc.

Can anyone advise how long they bled after an erpc? I had no bleeding for the first two days and then it started. EPU thought it could be my period as I had a negative test on the 11th Nov. I thought this sounded right and bleeding slowed down and had stopped by Friday which was similar to my normal period. But it has started again now after a break of one day.

I am so confused. We are desperate to ttc again but I have been bleeding now since mid October with the exception of the odd day here or there.

Any advice? I'm trying really hard not to worry but I'm not sure how much more of this I can take. I know the erpc was only 10 days ago but as there was only a small bit of tissue remaining, I wasnt expecting to bleed for so long :(

[AnneLovesGilbert]

You poor thing, I’m so sorry for your loss and the worry you’re having now. Do you have any pain? If it carries on till Monday or is very heavy I’d go back to the EPU or give them a call and ask what they think. I think I bled for a week, maybe a bit longer, after my ERPC but it started heavy and tailed off gradually. I had some pain a few days later and had got an infection which cleared up with a course of antibiotics but that wasn’t related to the bleeding. If you’re otherwise feeling okay (physically, obviously, your emotions will be all over the place for a while) keep an eye on the bleeding then contact the EPU and hopefully it’ll stop and you can ttc soon. Any pain or temperature get seen ASAP.

Wishing you every luck ttc again. I found huge support here when I was ttc after miscarriage, nothing helps like other women you can truly empathise

[Bee1710]

So sorry to hear what youre going through OP. Hope it turns out better.

@annelovesgilbert how long after miscarriage did you conceive. Hoping you did conceive xx

[Chanel05]

@Isittimeforbubblesyet sending you . I bled for 20 days after my erpc. On day 21 I had a negative test and that was it. I didn't get af for 43 days after erpc

[Listomania]

Unfortunately - and some years ago - I had three missed miscarriages in a row and had to have an ERPC each time. Every time this happened, I bled for 6-8 weeks afterwards and the bleeding only stopped when I had a second ERPC. This happened because there was a small amount of the pregnancy left behind.

I can't say that the hospital was at all helpful and although I always got referred back, it would always take weeks for them to agree that the bleeding needed to be addressed. On one occasion a consultant tried to tell me that I was bleeding because I was stressed!

I would suggest that if the bleeding is continuing, you ask to be a referred backasap.

[AnneLovesGilbert]

I did @Bee1710

I never know if it’s unhelpful or upsetting to share stuff about my baby making years with people ttc or who’ve had one mc because when I was trying I hated hearing about happy endings after more losses than I’d had at that point. I hope that makes sense. I ended up having 5 mcs, two missed ones, and had my DD earlier this year. They never found out why which was extremely difficult but I was lucky with the recurrent miscarriage clinic I was referred to and with a massive cocktail of stuff to target all the possible causes I got a take home baby. After my husband and my consultant, the one thing that kept me going was the bunch of women I got chatting to on here who empathised, made me laugh, listened with endless patience to my ranting and pain and discussions of just how many times it’s sensible to pee on a stick. The thing MN is best at is finding people who truly get what you’re going through when it’s something you wouldn’t discuss with your friends.

[Listomania]

That's so true. My miscarriages began in about 1998. I had three and then had my dd in 2001. It was such a difficult time for me, but I got through it by joining online communities and sharing my experiences. I also joined the Miscarriage Association, who produced a paper newsletter, which contained a section where members reported that they had given birth, often after multiple miscarriages. Not only was this hugely encouraging, but it enabled me to pick up all sorts of practical knowledge about miscarriages. One other thing that really helped, was reading Lesley Reagan's book 'Miscarriage'. This is based on a wealth of expertise and I found myself going back to this over and over again.