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Can miscarriage change your cycle?

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numberthirtytwoWindsorGardens · 03/04/2021 12:30

All my adult life my cycle has been regular as clockwork - 29 days without fail. I miscarried in February and this month I'm two days late. I've taken two pregnancy tests - both negative - but I don't understand what's going on.

Can the miscarriage have changed my cycle? Should I be doing anything differently now? I feel a bit sick at the thought of more months charting and figuring out how this new cycle works.

Any advice welcomed!

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numberthirtytwoWindsorGardens · 03/04/2021 15:23

Hopeful bump.

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TheDaydreamBelievers · 03/04/2021 21:02

Yes, definitely! After misscarriage, hcg can take a while to leave your system. This means ovualtion will be delayed and the cycle will be longer. Absolutely to be expected

Iworry2021 · 03/04/2021 21:10

I'm sorry for your loss.

I had an early miscarriage at the beginning of March. I normally ovulate on day 15 of my cycle, but the cycle after my miscarriage I ovulated on day 18. So I'm expecting my period to arrive at least 3 days later as well.

So yes, miscarriage can mess a little bit with your cycle.

Ralala · 03/04/2021 22:42

Absolutely. My first AF took 6 weeks and my second AF took 5 weeks. I had a 31 day cycle beforehand. GP said it can take a few months for your cycle to settle back down xx

Crazylemon86 · 04/04/2021 20:43

Hi, I had an MMC at 16 wks with twins last July and my cycle shortened from 28 days to 24/25 days. I am currently 18 wks pregnant so not sure if it's still the case but it was for the few months before I got pregnant again

minsb · 10/04/2021 15:14

Hi , I had a miscarriage at 11 weeks on Feb 8th then AF came on 10th March. I am currently on day 32 of my 2nd cycle and going crazy waiting for AF to come. I assumed as my first AF was regular that this one would be too! No one warns you of what to expect . The constant waiting for Af to arrive , over analysing if I am pregnant, hormones all over the place.
Reading this thread makes me realise I am not alone -thank you.
I cant stop obsessing over the possibility of being preg. I have take 6 preg tests every day for the past week -secretly hoping I get a BFP , but just geting BFN.
My bbt is still high , and the not knowing of whats happening in my body is driving me mad.
How do you all cope with the waiting and not knowing? I keep hoping that I may be pregnant and that i just need to wait abit longer, but surely it would have been a BFP by now if I was ? Ah, hopeful thinking.
x

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