Miscarriage ... is this really unusual?

[Firecracker]

I started to miscarry last Sunday at 6w2d ... bleeding has been steady with clots rather than heavy and flooding. Went for a scan yesterday which confirmed that the sac has gone but my lining is still 1.5cm thick. Since then I'd a tiny bit of heavier bleeding and then it's really tailed off. Can't figure out what's going and and am v. concerned. Am due for another scan next Thursday .. really do not want EPRC (esp after reading threads on here about prolonged heavy bleeding afterwards - surely the whole idea is that the procedure would remove the lining - and infections).

Has anyone else had bleeding tail off and then maybe come back with a vengeance (which is what i'm hoping for).

Guess I'm just hoping for some advice and reassurance.

TIA

Don't know, FC, but and bumping for you in case someone else can help x x x

Fc, when I had a missed miscarriage, I had some lightish bleeding following an ERPC but it tailed off after a few days. A week later I was passing huge clots of blood (yuk, sorry if tmi) and was readmitted to hospital nad given antibs. They cleared everything up quickly so I never need the threatended second ERPC/D&C

Thanks Hunkermunker & Bunny2 ... maybe someone will post to say their bleeding stopped and started again of its own accord - or maybe it's wishful thinking on my part.

Feeling very down about it all at the moment - feels like it's just really hitting home now .

sorry FC haven't had this experience and tbh I have far too much experience in this area
no reason why you can't wait for nature to take it's course though, just wait and see.
try not to think about it and just look after yourself emotionally for the time being if you can
HCxx

I think what you are experiencing is quite normal.
After my miscarriage, I had bleeding on and off for a good few weeks. Even had spotting up until my first period which was 5 weeks later. If you start to feel ill in any way, fever, nausea etc you might need antibiotics but I think you will be able to avoid an ERPC.

First of all Firecracker, I just want to say I'm really sorry and for you. Why any woman should have to go through this is, God only knows...

I had a MC in AUgust at 7 weeks. The bleeding wasn't as heavy as I imagined it would be, but lasted for about a week and a half. Half way through the bleeding did get a bit lighter and I thought the worst was over, but it did pick up again. I didn't need to have an ERCP. But this seems to be a pattern now as all my AFs since the MC have been very odd. The second one I had lasted 10 days and that varied all the way through. My last one stopped and started and was 8 days long.

I wouldn't get too worried about things just yet. It is just something else to have on your mind. You need to take care and be kind to yourself. Try not to get to worried. I'm sure everything will be just fine and nature will sort you out.

{{{{hugs}}}}

Thanks everyone ... you're putting my mind at ease now which is good cos I'm getting myself really stressed out. Can't believe how emotional I feel just now.

FC, I was really emotiona for months. It's early days, let your emotions lead you and be kind to yourself.

This is an emotional time for you, so remember to go with it. Don't fight it. You must grieve and take your time over it. I wish you all the best, hun.

If and when you feel up to it, the TTC after miscarriage thread is great, even if you're not wanting to try again yet. All the MNers on there have experienced the same and are very supportive. I wouldn't have got through my experience without them. Pop along if you feel like it

Remeber your horomones willbe all over the place and contributing to how emotional you will feel. That was the best bit of advice I got after my first miscarriage.

So cut yourslef some slack {{{{}}}}}!

I've now had two missed miscarriages so I have had two ERPCs, which was my preference as I hated the limbo. Both times (the seond one was only yesterday) the bleeding stopped really quickly - so don't get too up tight about the idea of an ERPC if they recommend one.

From the sound of it though, you will be fine.

{{{{Hugs}}}} Look after yourself.

Yes, I have. After a couple of days, I thought it was over, but then very heavy bleeding came on suddenly. I didn't need an EPRC, but it did take about 10 days to clear completely, which was rather upsetting at the time. But please don't worry about an EPRC if one is suggested for you.

It was three years ago now, which seems unbelievable, even as I type it. Take care!

Thanks everyone for your support and advice - I really do appreciate it.

Mears ... if you have seen my post on the Childbirth board and get to read this, I'd really welcome your advice from a medical perspective.

Do you think that I can wait it out (bleeding just about stopped since Friday) and, if so, whether my next period will simply bring my lining back to normal; or is there a risk of infection with doing this (when I had the scan there was no sign of sac etc and my uterus was empty bar the lining); do I have the option of taking tablet medication to stimulate evacutation (or would this be a mad idea) or if there is little change since last week do I just go ahead and have ERPC if that's what they suggest?

I really really want to avoid surgical option - just have taken a total thing against it. Also, this was a real surprise pregnancy ... our other children have been conceived by IVF and we've never been pregnant naturally; we're waiting to do another treatment cycle and I guess that I'd rather nature returned my hormone levels to normal in her own way than surgical intervention which might leave my cycles all over the place - which I want to avoid.

Thanks for taking the time to read this and advising.

Firecracker - I am sorry to read of your loss. By the sound of what you have posted already it sounds very unlikely that you would be advised to have a EPRC. The most likely thing to happen on Thursday is the scan will confirm the uterus is empty. Should the findings be different, then ask to speak to the consultant to fully discuss your options. If you do not have heavy bleeding or pain then there is no reason why you cannot let nature take it's course. There may be some more bleeding before you finally have another period. The main thing the hospital would want to make sure is that you have contact numbers incase you had excessive bleeding.

I personally miscarried at 7 weeks before I had DD but I did opt for surgical intervention, really because I wanted it over so I could try again. I had very minimal bleeding after that for a couple of days, then I had a period about 4 weeks later.

My sister miscarried a few months ago and when she returned for the second scan there was nothing left at all, so no other treatment was necessary.

Please be reassured that your body will be able to deal with this event naturally on it's own. Intervention is there only if you want it.HTH.

Mears ... thanks so much, you've really put my mind at ease ... honestly!!

Oh Mears, incase you check back ... just thinking and to clarify ... if my lining is still over 1cm thick, it's still unlikely that ERPC will be necessary?? Great idea to talk to consultant if Dr who scans is pushing in a direction I don't want to go.

Hope things work out for your sister and that she finds herself preg again soon .

TBH, I don't think the lining thickness is too much to worry about if there is no sac present. It is not something I have seen women go to theatre for.

Thank-you

Hi Firecracker, after my missed m/c I had heavy bleeding for 2 weeks, which tailed off to what I thought was the end (like the last bit of a period) then within 2 days it came back very heavily for another week. Sounds normal to me, but i'm no expert. Try not to worry though (what a silly thing to say) and I hope it works out.

Sorry you're going through this, but you're not alone on here. My advice would be wait a day or two, see what happens, rather than opt for intervention. Let nature take it's course. If the discharge gets smelly or doesn't come back at all I'd deffo go see about it though.

Firecracker,

Don't worry. It happened to me. AND yes it did come back with a vengenance. It was almost as though I was m/c again.
Don't worry too much and remeber the hospital can't force you into a procedure you do not feel comfortable with.

Good Luck.

were you fairly inactive for the days that it tailed off and then start doing more things?
if so then this can happen as the bleeding will be the same as after havuing given birth (sorry sensitive subject for you and i am that you have had to go through this) where you blood loss is fairly heavy and then tails off and then when you become more active again can get heavier again.

as long as its not offensive (smell)and there are no more large clots i would say that it was ok, but just ask your gp to check it out or you could ring nhs direct.

Thanks Vickiyumyum, Peepee and Bibiboo ... reassurance helps and I feel much happier since Mears posted last night. No ... wasn't inactive at all - infact, have been rushing around like a headless chook. I guess my body's doing what's right for it at the moment and time will tell what happens next!

Just a quick update ... had another scan today and everything has settled down - phew! Lining has thinned considerably and Dr said 'looks like you won't be needing a D&C afterall' ... so pretty obvious what she had in mind. Anyway, am just so relieved that things are getting back to normal and am now going to look forward and hopefully one day have another baby . Thanks everyone for all your support and advice over the last week or two.