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Irregular periods following miscarriage

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MotherOfCats · 10/08/2015 09:17

I had a miscarriage almost 3 months ago. My 12 week scan showed the baby had died at 9 weeks and I ended up having a natural miscarriage at home while waiting to go into hospital to have it surgically removed. It was absolutely awful and heartbreaking, as well as painful.
I had a normal period about 5 weeks after and was pleased to feel like everything had been reset and we could try to conceive again. But then the problems started. Midcycle I started to bleed. It was right around the time I should have been ovulating so I wondered if it was related to that. It was mostly light spitting for 2 days but it got heavier overnight and I woke up in a pool of blood (very embarrassing especially as we were in a hotel on holiday at the time).
Then when my next period should have arrived, it didn't. I started to hope. I had pregnancy like symptoms (sore boobs, booting, bad skin, feeling emotional) but I felt frightened to take a test because of the miscarriage. My period finally started 9 days late leaving me pretty devastated as by that point I'd pretty much convinced myself I was pg again. That period has now been going on for 11 days. It was extremely heavy at first and very very painful, particularly in my lower back. It's got lighter now but it's still going on. I feel drained, thirsty and pretty bloody fed up. I've been to the doctor and had a blood test - results should be in at the end of this week. Just wondered if anyone had experienced something similar following a miscarriage? I've always had very regular periods and got pregnant with my DD very easily so am finding all of this very difficult to deal with. My general health has been awful the pat few months and I'm staring to worry that I'm becoming depressed ????

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EldonAve · 10/08/2015 14:15

Sorry for your loss
Did you have a scan after your mc?

Did you have a bHCG blood test to confirm everything was back to normal?
Or is that the test you have just done?

What did the GP say?

Faybells · 11/08/2015 16:48

I am so sorry to hear what you have been going through. Sounds bloody awful. I cant really share similar experience as im only 4 weeks post my miscarriage at 11+5 weeks pregnant. But i am finding myself in this limbo where i just want my period to come so i can draw a line under the whole sorry affair and get back to my normal self and hopefully start trying again. My periods were also very regular and i cld rely on my cycle and knew why i was irritable or emotional and knew when to expect things. I hate this not knowing!! One day im teary one day im sad one day im incredibly bad tempered. I hate it. So i sympathise as i can imagine a few months of that and all the other disppointments must have got you down and no wonder you are feeling depressed. I hope you can get some support for how yoi are feeling - maybe speak to your GP or partner about it. Im finding talking is really helping. I am also trying reflexology as someone recommended it to help settle my hormones and it seems to be helping. Its also super relaxing and very calming. Just feels good for the mind and body!! If you can, treat yourself and be kind to yourself. Xx

MotherOfCats · 20/08/2015 09:37

Hello
Thank you Faybells and EldonAve for your support. And Faybells, I am so sorry to hear of your sad loss. It's good that you have found support in talking about your grief.

My blood tests showed nothing - no imbalance or anything nasty underlying. Which is good in some ways, but frustrating in others as it doesn't explain what's going on. The GP just seemed to think my hormones hadn't settled down yet after the MC and it would take a few months to go back to normal. He said my body simply wasn't ready to conceive again yet.

After 19 days of heavy bleeding, I think it might have finally stopped. Yesterday I just had a brown-ish discharge (sorry if TMI!) and today there has been nothing so far. Really hoping that it's ended - if nothing else I am sick of pads and tampons! I have been referred for a scan just to check there are no retained products in my womb (urgh) so I will go along to that even if the bleeding has stopped just to get reassurance that everything is ok.

I just want to get back to TTC again. For me, I think that's really important in the healing process and I hope will help me draw a line under the MC. It's still awful and heartbreaking, but I hope I can start to move on.

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Faybells · 22/08/2015 07:38

So glad to hear your blood tests have come back clear. Hope the scan goes well. I guess sometimes our bodies just take time to get back to normal...quite frustrating though. I have now had my period. It wasnt awful as some had warned me it might be. But since it finished i have been spotting on and off which is anoying. People keep saying it will just take time and dont rush things and give yourself time etc. Etc. But i so desperately want to draw a line under it and start trying again. Well...we are already but i guess now im spotting im wondering how fertile i am. Anyway....onwards and upwards....good luck with it all and i hope things settle for you soon :-) Xx

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