I'm on day 4 of miscarriage but little to no pain - any advice on what to expect?

[DappledOliveGroves]

Sadly I'm in this forum again. Second miscarriage in a row. My first miscarriage, last July, was a MMC at 10 weeks and I had medical management at home which was horrifically painful. Everything passed and bleeding stopped within a couple of weeks.

This time the pregnancy has been pretty fraught from the get go. Spotting constantly, lack of growth at scans and all looked pretty bleak from the outset. I've got a D&C booked next Wednesday and a scan next Monday to confirm the loss, but I've started bleeding heavily in the interim. I started bleeding on Sunday and it's become heavier since yesterday. Lots of clots (albeit all small), pretty heavy but nothing too alarming. But so far, absolutely minimal pain. Tiny bit of cramping during the night but that's it.

In light of my last miscarriage I'd expected a lot more pain. Is it possible to miscarry painlessly, or will things ramp up? I'd like to avoid a D&C if possible, but also don't want to be in limbo for weeks so does anyone have any experience of how long this process could take?

I feel fine in myself. Pregnancy symptoms have all now vanished. I felt pretty emotional last week but now just feel accepting of it. Just want to know what to expect with the physical process.

TIA.

Hi, thought I'd share my experience of a physically painless miscarriage.

I started brown spotting a week ago today at exactly 11 weeks, not much, and initailly I wasn't too worried. On the Sunday evening I started to show red so instinct and intuition took me to my maternity A&E at 11.30pm. While I was waiting the bleeding intensified and the ultrasound showed only an empty sac - suspect anembryonic or blighted ovum. Since the miscarriage seemed to be already underway I drove home and between 1.30am and 5.30am I bled heavily and passed large chunks of tissue. It was intense and I nearly passed out a few times. But at no point did I require so much as a paracetamol - Very slight cramps easily managed by a hot water bottle. Once the bleeding eased I had a strange feeling of relief, which I wasn't expecting! I do trust my body though and accept it did what it had to do and I'm glad it fixed it by itself with no medical help.

I'm sorry you're going through it. Even though it was my first miscarriage (2nd pregnancy) and I am understanding and accepting of it, it's not a club I'd wish anyone to be in. I just wanted to let you know that I am someone who did have a relatively painless one. Hugs.