Heavy First Period after Miscarriage

[Petra1]

I was 11 weeks preg when I had a miscarriage at the beginning of Feb. They found out that I was expecting twins (no heart beat).  A DC was performed on 10th Feb and I started my period on 6th March (yesterday).  I am bleeding heavily (tiny clots) one pad lasts two hours and I am experiencing small cramping pains, is this normal?  It feels like I am miscarrying all over again and I am finding it really disturbing!

[Kristen26]

I'm so sorry for your loss. It is normal for the first period after a miscarriage to be heavier that usual. If you start soaking more than a pad an hour, or have lightheadness, dizziness, or faintness, go to the doctor or ER. Take care, hope things start to lighten up soon. The first period is hard, it reminds you of the miscarriage. Take care. (((Hugs))) ~Kristen

[sbslilli]

My sis in law is still having really heavy periods since giving birth to a 12 week fetus at 14 weeks in November.  She is getting some blood work done to see if anything is wrong.  I really don't know what they are looking for but I hear that it is very common to have really heavy periods after a m/c.  I am very sorry for your loss.  I have had two m/c and still bleeding from my second three weeks ago.  It's all so very sad and unfair.  (((((HUGS)))))) to you.

steph

[Sarie]

I am glad to know that I am not the only one with this problem.  I was 14 weeks pregnant and had a miscarriage in December of 2003.  My first period lasted about one day and it was gone.  However, the second one, which I am having now, has lasted a lot longer.  I went 5 days and stopped, and now I have started back again.  I have never bled this much in my life.  After seeing that I'm not the only one now, I feel much better. :)

[Petra1]

I went to the Doctors and he said that it is fairly normal to bleed heavily on your first period because the uterus is getting back to normal.  Now I know why they tell you to wait until after your first period before you try to conceive again!

[mommawifeRN]

I have two beautiful sons ages 9yrs and 1 yr. We found out we were pregnant with #3 in May and at 9 weeks the ultra sound showed the fetus had stopped growing at about 5-6 weeks. I choose to use Cytotec and miscarried. It's been about a month and I got my period a week ago. The first few days it was light. Now on day 6 it is really heavy. I feel like I have been bleeding for a month and feel so drained. I'm cranky and very short with my husband to the point where we are barely speaking because I have been so "mean" as he says. Is this normal? Is or was anyone else like this. I'm totally okay with the miscarriage. I know there was just something wrong and that it's normal. So is it just my hormones? My husband and I rarely fight let alone not speak. We've always communicated very well. He says he wants his wife back. I don't think I'm being THAT different. Tonight is our anniversary and I don't even feel like going to dinner now. Please someone tell me this is normal and will pass.

[chloe1014]

I don't know it is normal but my husband says I have been mean and I have an attitude all the time so I think its normal or hormones are raging and or body is trying to regulate us which makes us short tempered.It will eventually get better.I miscarried at 6 weeks 7/28 and I just stopped bleeding two days ago THANK GOD. Looking forward to my period so we can try again that was my first pregnancy. Praying for a healthy one next time around.

[sunshinelover]

I had a miscarriage on 7/18/07.  The bleeding was really heavy and  I  was 11 weeks pregnant.  I just had my first period this weekend 8/24/07.  The bleeding started off light and got heavier but has now stopped.  This is weird to feel so hormonal and not have more than two 1/2 days of bleeding. I was feeling so hormonal I almost thought I was pregnant again, a little disappointing not to be. Seeing the blood has definitely been depressing. I just hope this feeling of loss will pass so that we can move on to happier days... and with more babies.  Sorry for all of your sadness and loss...

[Ozzygirl]

I miscarried this Sept. and it was very hard on me,this website helped alot,it answered alot of questions and fears i had,i had alot of help from family and friends but i know sometimes that isn't enough,so if ANYONE out there needs someone to talk to i would love to talk with anyone that needs it, e-mail me at Ozzy_lover_20***@**** i hope anyone out there that just needs someone to talk to feels free to e-mail me. Thank you...that is Yahoo..and .com^^ thanks agian.

[Brown Eyed Gurl]

Wow I'm glad to find this post I was thinking the same thing,  I had a MC Aug. 27 and D&C Sept 5th and just started my first period this week and it's very very heavy and I'm having clots like crazy....and the pains just like My MC with my first MC my next period was normal  but this is very different I had myself convinced I was having another MC.  But maybe its b/c I had the D&C this time and not with my first MC.

[CharlieGirl007]

Hi Ozzygirl,

I'd like to email you but your email address got blanked out. Try typing it out in words like for eg. charliegirl at rogers dot com. This isn't my eail, just an example.

I miscarried in Sept too. Hope to chat soon.

[The1]

Hello I had my MC April 15th.
It was really hard for me but God has a plan for me.
I pray that everyone look towards the sky because he will give us a
brighter day.  And this is my 3rd day for my period and it is heavy & cramps or horrible. Be blessed....... (((((hugs))))

[ChelseyK]

This post is heaven sent.  I am dealing with the same thing.  I miscarried at 8 weeks; 6 weeks ago our first pregnancy.  My period is really kicking my ***.  I feel like it is the miscarriage all over again, clots, pain, extremely heavy flow. This first period almost feels like closure for us.  The waiting truly is the hardest part.  I feel all your pain, and send all my love and good thoughts for strong recovery.  Bless you all!

[Shel81]

Heavy first period after miscarriage.
July 17, 2008
You have all made a valuable contribution to me.  I miscarried at approximately 3 and a half months and 5 weeks after i am having my first period.  It was accompanied by a lot of cramps, heavy bleeding and clots.  I thought i had miscarried again.  I am on day 4 and the bleeding has lessen.  Thank Jesus for this.   I had gotten a bit worried that we had unprotected sex so soon after my miscarriage.  My husband and i have now decided to wait another period  before we try again. I am excited to be pregnant but it will be worth the wait than to try before  my womb is completely heal.  For those who have miscarried i understand your excitement to be pregnant again and you may not even want to wait after your first or second period but i think it will be worth it all.  In the mean time take care of yourself, exercise and prepare yourself for your pregnancy which will be soon in Jesus Name, because you know how it is when we get pregnant we may gain some weight so my thing is loose some weight now so when you gain the pregnancy weight you will still be in shape.  So there is a lot we can do in our waiting time.


From: Shel81

[confused805]

had a miscarriage..it was my first..and im young only 22yrs.old..how do i get through this...started my first period and it so heavy it scares me seenin all tht blood ..its it normal...so confused dont know wut to think anymore...

[lorick]

I had a mc on August 7 at 6.5 weeks. I was very depressed and every one would tell me it was for the best. But no one truely understood. I'm now going through my first period but I am having lots of blood clogs, heavy cramps, and heavy bleeding. Never in my life has a period been so hard. I wanted to try again for a baby because this all was so unexpected. I have read online about people getting pregnant right away and hoped to be one. But now I truely understand why doctors tell you to wait at least 3 months. If matters could worsen about 2 weeks ago my doctors ob-gyn office called and said my pap was abnormal and that I need to get a colposcopy done. I an so confused and frigthen because I have been looking on line and get a lot of different information and am extremly worried. I know the lord always gives you what you can handle but right now I feel as if my life is giving to many turns. Has this ever happend to any else? Is this normal i am so confused and devistated....

[Nikola_H]

Hi, I suffered a missed miscarriage on 1st August at 8.5 weeks.  Lost loads of blood on 08/08 and had to stay in hospital overnight on IVs for fluids.  also been on iron tablets since.  After seeing so much blood thought it was all over after bleeding stopped and wasn't too worried about my 1st period.  How wrong was I!!?  had my period since last sunday.  at 1st it was light, but now really heavy and having bad memories of what happened a month ago.  I am gonna cross my fingers that this episode will be over soon and my body can get back to normal.  i will keep my fingers crossed for you to.  Also good luck with the colposcopy.  Apparently a lot of smear results come back abnormal, but doesn't mean anything serious. XX

[cjbadenhop]

I just went through the same thing as you did Sept. 1. Had a natural mc and ended up losing 2 pints in 2 hours and stayed in the hospital over night and on the iron tablets.  Yesterday I started cramping and bleeding a bit heavier(I have been off and on bleeding since) and today it's terrible cramping and saw a few small clots.. how do you know if its a period? or just your body getting back to normal?

[jadie416]

i had a medical management at 12 weeks baby had stopped growing at 9 weeks its now 4 weeks later and i have my first period very heavy with clots feel tied and have been bleeding for 8 days now when usually my period lasts 7 days maximum is this normal how many days should i be expected to bleed for xx

[jadie416]

and i just want to say to all sorry for ur losses and hope all is blessed soon xx

[mstngbnny]

I had a misscariage 9/24 at 11wks had D&E 9/25. First cycle started 10/23 was light then stopped completely for one day now I am bleeding more than I ever have! I didnt even bleed this much after having my daughter over 3 years ago! clotting cramping...is this normal??

[balkey]

I had a miscarriage in june and doctor told me to stay at home. I went through 9 hours of labor.  I was about 12 wks.  I have 2 other children and labor was just as bad with miscarriage. I have had very heavy periods since tampon lasts about 30 minutes.  Is this normal anyone?

[bublove]

I had a miscarriage on October 3rd.  I woke up in a pool of blood...like something out of a movie.  I was 10 weeks, but it seems the baby stopped developing around 4 or 5 weeks.  I had a transvaginal ultrasound that showed my uterus at near pre-pregnancy size which meant the baby just never really grew. I went home to have the miscarriage naturally.

The clots I passed during the m/c were unbelievable, never seen anything like it.  I bled for 16 days...thought it would never end.  I have 6 beautiful daughters.  I'm 36, and this is my first miscarriage in 9 years of pregnancies; so surreal.  I've never had any problems getting and staying pregnant.

Last night, I'm sitting at my desk and there is a HUGE gush of blood; totally caught me off guard.  I didn't expect to experience a period for another couple of weeks (and, to be honest, I was hoping I would just get pregnant again).  I've been bleeding like I'm having another miscarriage since last night...huge clots; tons of blood.  It's so debilitating both physically and emotionally.

It was such a relief to find all these posts.  Going through a miscarriage is a sad, lonely event, so to find others experiencing similar symptoms provides a small amount of comfort (though that in itself is also sad stuff :().

I don't know why God allows miscarriage...we can't wrap our minds around everything.  But I know He always has my best interests at heart, so there is reason even if I can't know it.  I hope all of you heal well and find some peace in these crummy times.

[juliewoo]

hi all firstly so sorry for the hurt you are all going through, iv had 3 m/c,3rd one mid september 08  after discovering at my scan the babys heart beat had stopped at 8 weeks  and was sent  home for a natural m/c ,it was a nightmare ,unfortunatly i am still experiencing problems with infections and heavy bleeding. however on a happier note , after both of my previous m/c {one in 1990 and one 2005}  i went on to have normal pregnancies and births and  have a 15 year old daughter and a 2 year old son { yes a 13 year age gap,must be crackers he he! }  so please please dont think for one minute a m/c means you wont ever be able go on to have a normal pregnancy that will result in the most unbelievable experience you could ever have in life , because there is a very good chance you will in no time at all,i was pregnant with my son 6 months after my second m/c and we were not even trying. chin up all keep smiling and never give up hope !  
                                take care juliewoo xx

[WeeG]

Hi, Im 24, was pregnant with my first, at 11 weeks on jan 3rd 2009 i begun to have some spotting, my fiance phoned the hospital to ask advice, they told me to rest and call the 24hour helpline if my bleeding got heavier, and nothing they could do for me as it was light and i had no pain...but i knew there was somthing wrong. on jan 4th i started to pass some tiny clots, so we went to hospital, they made me take a urine test to confirm i was still pregnant, they said i was, then sent me for a scan, and i was told that the scanner they had in that department was not great, so thier findings where 'inconclusive'. I could see the screen and i could see a tiny sack of fluid myself but no baby :( the next day they asked me to go to hospital for an 'antiD' injection, so i did. That night jan 5th i bleed heavily and had severe cramps as i miscarried. Next day i went to hospital for another scan, they then confirmed I had lost it.
They then told us they could see 1 sack inside the other sack, leading them to believe i was carrying twins, and thier were abnormalaties which caused my body to miscarry them.
I bleed heavy for 2 weeks, with a lot of big clots. Worse time of my life.

Now 2 weeks after my bleeding stopped, it started again, is just like my miscarriage, what a nightmare. Im so glad iv found this page, as i felt so alone, my fiance is great, but he doesnt really understand what its like to see the blood all over again.

I am still mourning the loss of our baby, and i still have old friends sending messages online congratulating us on the pregnancy, it hurts, but i know it will get better.

Our doctor told us we could start trying again when i feel ok. He said my body will let me know :)

(((HUGS))) to all

[newmom0109]

I just had a baby boy about 2 1/2 months ago and i just got my first period since then and its really heavy. like soaking a super tampon and a pad in 3 hours. I dont know if something is wrong but its been like this for 2 days and im starting to think i may have miscarried. Is there a way to know? what do u think of it?
my email is ***@****

[vikki567]

i am going through the same thing right now. i am 21 and i have been married to a wonderful husband :) for 1 year and 3 months. i have experianced 2 miacarriages already. one was at 6 weeks and it was like a period...but the second i was 14 weeks and 5 days pregnant when i started to spot so we went to the doctor and found out i have a blighted ovum...and also that i have a abnormal uterus that is heart shaped instead of pear shaped. that was very devestating to hear.
i miscarried naturally and it was pretty terrible...sometimes i remember the pain and i get so scared to get pregnant again.
now i am having my first period after miscarriage and it is HEAVYYY and also with clots(but i always had clots.)
it is so comforting to read these comments and knowing that im not alone and that these heavy 1st periods are normal because i was a little worried.
i know this is very hard to believe but God has a plan for all of us and he wants the best for us. i dont know why these things happen but i trust Him and i put my life in His hands.
i know He was with me during my miscarriage...i prayed that it wont be long and it was about an hour long.... i prayed that i would not be able to handle to loose a real baby...and i had a blighted ovum...i prayed that i wont have any infections and i dont....i prayed that my period will come fast and it did.... i know he cares so much for us and he is very gentle and loving. to all of you ladies who lost little angels....put your life in Gods hands and you will find comfort in Him and only Him. " Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart; and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light." Matthew 11: 29,30
God Bless you
if anyone wants to talk sometimes email me at ***@****

[lerra73]

I found out on March 10th, at 13 weeks, that the baby had stopped developing after about 7 weeks. I hadn't miscarried yet but the baby wasn't alive. I had a D&C on March 12th, and bled for 2 1/2 weeks after the D&C. Then 4 weeks after the D&C, I got my first period (still have it) and it is SO HEAVY. The first couple of days it was so light that I wasn't sure it was a period, and then all of a sudden the flood gates opened. I go through a super tampon in about 1 1/2-2 hours. It gets a little lighter later in the day, then the next morning it is heavy again. I was considering trying to get pregnant again after this period, against my doc's advice, but now I see that my body needs to continue to heal first.

Thanks to you all for the comments...it makes me feel better that I'm not the only one experiencing these weird physical changes! I am so sorry for all of your losses. We may never know why our babies didn't survive, but we can know that God will take care of us. "'For I know the plans I have for you', declares the Lord, 'plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.'" -Jeremiah 29:11

[tb120]

From what I have read from the posts, it sounds rather normal to have a heavy period.  I had a miscarriage on April 23, 2009, naturally.  I had a period in June but it was rather light.  I just got my period again and like you said it has been as if I am miscarrying all over again.  A tampon was only lasting every 2 hours if that.  I probably soaked through my clothes two days in a row because it was just so heavy.  You are definitely right, it is disturbing.