How long do you bleed after miscarriage? Help please!

[JustME9]

Feel free to use this as an open forum also.  I started miscarrying Sunday night at 5 weeks.  HCG was dropping per labs and i bled fairly heavy with some bigger episodes until yesterday and it just stopped completely.  Is this normal? I still have a slight pain on my right side still.  I got blood drawn yesterday but don't know how low my hcg was yet..I just didn't think i'd only bleed for three days?? Can anyone please tell me if this happened to them?

[dreamreacher]

I'm so sorry Kellie... I had a D&C when I miscarried.  I only bled for a few days but I guess that was why.  I wish I could help you.. I will pray for your healing emotionally and physically.  Robin

[JustME9]

Robin, thank you - I had d&c's the last two times too.  This is new to me - just seems awful quick to be done bleeding but maybe i was just so early..thanks for your thoughts and prayers..it means a lot! Have a wonderful Christmas =)

[Debra_Maine]

I am so sorry too. I had a d&c, so can't offer anything other than my thoughts to you. It stinks so much!!

[Still_AndiJ]

Hey girl, only one of my m/c was that early along in the pregnancy. I did some thinking back (way back in my memory banks to Jan 96) and think I bled similar to a period, about 5-6 days. By similar, I mean in length only, it was heavy and painful, but lasted a much shorter time than the other two I had at home.

Definitely look at the numbers. I know they were pretty low at the beginning of the m/c, so it is definitely possible that the m/c is complete already.

Again, my heart is with you and Ben and your boys. I hope even through this difficult time that you are able to enjoy the closeness of the holidays.

Andrea

[Wisegirl]

I'm so sorry that you are going through this during the holidays.  But I m/c'd in May at 6 weeks and I bled for a total of 4 days, then in 28 days I got AF. Hope this helps

[Siren]

Hi Kellie -

My first m/c was at about 5 weeks, but that was an ectopic they think resolved on its own.  I was not "normal" by any stretch, but I bled for about 3 weeks.  I sure hope the bleeding is over for you.  If you're concerned, you could ask for an ultrasound to make sure all of the tissue has passed.  Good luck to you.  *hugs*

[JustME9]

Thanks to everyone who answered...it means a lot.  I finally got my numbers back and my hcg is down to 14.  I will go again on Monday and hopefully it will be down.  I did start bleeding again too =(.  I just feel like sleeping through this whole holiday.  I feel like all i've done this last month is hope for the best and expect the worst...i'm just tired.  Thanks for your support, prayers, answers and just being there for me! I appreciate it!!!!!!!

[Christie2004]

I'm so sorry to hear about this.  My thoughts and prayers are with you, and I hope you begin healing soon.  

Take care.

[Christina S.]

I feel so bad for you. Are you going to go for fertility work? This has to be hard. I know how that is. It has to be especially hard on the holidays! :( I wish you luck and I hope that you have better luck soon ;)

[JustME9]

Thank you guys! The thoughts and encouraging words help more than anything...

Christina i'm going to go for a full fertility workup and i'm going to go to a R.E and at least see what they can figure out.  I don't know at this point if I will try again or not..but I at least want to know what i'm dealing with...hope you are feelin well! =)

[stumpygirl]

I'm going through the same thing, I know exactly how you are feeling, I just had a m/c yesterday and I was early (6-7 weeks)  The doctor told me it would probably be like a heavy period and painful at times. I'm still passing part of the tissue. It is a horrible feeling,  this was my first pregnancy. I just put it in Gods hands for he knows best. I will keep you in my prayers.

[JustME9]

I'm SO sorry to hear you're going through this too.  Is this your first pregnancy or do you have other kids? thank you for your kind sweet words, i'll be thinking & praying for you too =(

[stumpygirl]

yes this was my first pregnancy, I don't have other kids. But me and my husband are going to try again as soon as all this is over with.  The doctor did tell me yesterday that it was just a bad pregnancy, there was nothing genetically that caused it...PRAISE GOD!! How about you, is this your first or do you have other kids?

[JustME9]

I do have three children (all boys) and my youngest is 3...I really wanted 4..now i'm even actually considering adoption...i've had three losses strait in a row...two miscarriages and one ectopic..I will be thinking of you..and praying for you...(i'm 35 so I feel like i'm getting too old you know?) Thanks so much for encouraging me..your brightness shows in your post...thank you! =)

[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

[Ozzygirl]

I guess that didn't want to give my e-mail out but it's Yahoo and .com ^^^...lol..Thanks again.

[SingSarah]

Ive never left comments on sites before.....but I was drawn to this one....I had a miscarriage about four days ago...and Im still bleeding and still have some pain. I had so many questions and was left feeling so empty. This was my first experience in this terrible loss. I never really thought that it would happen to me......more than that I never really understood what emotions that a woman goes through. I was between five and six weeks and I felt so attached to the growing baby. My husband and I really wanted this child. Ive gone through all kinds of emotions in the last four days. I know God has my life and I want him to be in control...thats for sure. I know in time we will try again.....I just need to get through this first.

[lorilee1]

I can soooo relate to you right now.  I am so sorry for your loss.  I, too am miscarrying as we speak.  Unfortunately, this is my second mc.  The emotions are crazy...  This would have been our 2nd child.  Believe it or not, there is good news here for you;  Being that you are still bleeding after 4 days is a good thing.  If you pass it on your own, without the aid of a D/C,  the sooner you can try again.  Plus, you won't need surgery.  My mc started on Monday this past week, and by Wed I was no longer bleeding.  Unbeknownst to me, I thought this was good, until I saw my dr on Thurs who told me the sac is still in there, and unless I expel (ew) it on my own this week, it's another D/C for me. :(  I wish you all the best, and make sure you have a sonogram/ultrasound to make sure you had a 'complete mc' and there is no tissue or anything left behind.  Best of luck to you, and your hubby.  Feel better soon.

[SingSarah]

Thankyou for your comment....I too am sorry to hear you are going through this as well. This is just a very hard thing to go through...and I am terribly emaberrest and emotional to go to the doctors...but I probably should just to make sure I am cleared. Im sorry that you had a D/C...that can' t be fun. I really hope you won't need one this time either, I hope you recover well. I also wish you the best of luck with having a family. I pray that you won't have to suffer this loss again. It sure does help to know that there are other women who understand.  Take care!

[cristella]

I too can realate and am going through a miscarriage as well as we speak. i was 5 -6 weeks and was so excited for our 3rd child but then the spotting began and then heavy bleeding so sure enough a m/c i was having. I was a lil scarred when on a sunday after starting to bleed on wed i was still bleeding but i guess this is good thing since this means i am passing it on my own only i have to wonder if back pain and cramping is normal with this m/c doctor forgot to inform me on what might happen so has anyone else had this pain assosiated with a m/c.sorry for your loss as well.

[Xhavierz]

When I miscarried, I only bled for a few days.. and then a few days later I started bleeding again, and it went on into my period..  then I had a realllly heavy period (Boy did that suck). and after my regular 5-6 day period everything was back to normal. But what was weird was, that one day my Hcg level was a 4 and she said it was below 5 so everything happened naturally, then like the next day is when I started bleeding again, so I thought that was weird. But I've had a checkup since, and they didn't say anything more about a D & C. So I'm sure everything is fine. Women miscarry different.

[Chel125]

total understand I went throw a miscarriage 2 months ago and they were a long... two months. I was 12 weeks pregnant and just about out of the scariest time but unfortionally The baby didn't make it, I am so sorry for your loss. it is a log recovery process and really frustrating I find my life revolving around reasurching everything from miscarriage to pregnancy and every sign there is out there. I fill prego but i won't know for 3 more days I hope so and i hope for everyone we never have to go throw this again it is just not fair!!!

[tiffy481]

hello my names tiffany,.. im 6 weeks pregnant and not sure if im having a miscarriage or not but i bleed not very heavy for 3 days then spotted for 4 no clots or cramps.  I have to go back in 2 weeks for another ultrasound.. can comeone give me some info on what ya think... Also keep me in your prayers

[mustang306]

my first misscarage i bled very heavy for about 4 days. i was done bleeding after about 7 days total

[aston_taylor]

i was 19 wks and 5 days when i went into labour and my son didn't make it, he was born asleep this website has really helped me through this harsh time..this was 6 weeks ago now and i have only recently stopped bleeding. he was beautiful.

[lisa2341]

i have just had a mc on sunday i was 13 weeks but the baby had died earlier , when my mc started i was so so scared i bled clots and big ones i went to the hospital and bled even more clots and in the end i passed the sac it was awful i cried because i did not  know what to expect next i stopped in the hospital till monday and came home my bleeding was ok a bit like a period my body was aching all over and all i nwanted to do was sleep today wed i woke bleeding was ok not to heavy but i had pain in my lower tummy then at bout 3.00 i passed a few more clots and bleeding heavy again i guess its just my body clearing out on its own but its so scary and i would hate to put my worsed enermy through what im going through , well tomorrow thursday i have my scan to check my tum tum and im just hoping everything is ok . in the mean time i just want to have a positive outlook , im not sure if anyone knows how long you bleed for after a mc but if you do can you let me know lisa xxx

[Smiles121]

I had a miscarriage in April 2008. I bled and bled for 10 days and it still showed no sign of easing so I had a D&C. I was 5 and half weeks. The doctor told me the miscarriage was incomplete.  After D&C the bleeding stopped by next day. I guess once everything comes out and miscarriage is complete the bleeding stops.    

[momsboys]

I only bleed for one day I was wondering if anyone thinks that I could have not had a miscarriage? I don`t go for my second blood test till tomorrow and I  figured since  I have not bleed but  a little if any one thinks I could still be pregant

[bryval]

It all depends on the type of bleeding you had. If you had clots with the bleeding I would be concerned.  I hope all is well with your baby, but I just recently m/c'd at eight weeks.  I went to the ER they told me that my baby didn't have a heartbeat, and there was nothing that they could do for me, not even a D&C. they wanted my body to get rid of the baby naturally, so they sent me back home. I stopped bleeding that same night.  I had to follow up with my Dr.on the next day.  She did an ultrasound to make sure that the baby didn't have a heartbeat. And there was no heartbeat, so she gave me "cytotec" it put me into active labor to help my body get rid of the baby. It hurt like crazy!!!!!!!!! I would advise you to schedule an appointment to see a Dr. so you can see if the baby still has a heartbeat depending the on the age of the baby.

[MauiGurl]

Hey Ladies, Well, I've been bleeding for a lil over 2 months now. At first I was spotting then I would got on and off of bleeding from spotting and bleeding a lot. Now I've been bleeding a lot gushing out. I need to know if dis is normal! I went to the emergency but dey didn't really tell me anything dat was wrong with me besides having bladder infection! I'm really bleeding a lot for a very long time! Please help me with any info!!!

[ashley8869]

I am going through a miscarriage right now myself it is the first time for me. I was so excited at first but my ex boyfriend wasnt. It was real hard on me and when i found out that i would miscarry because everything was dropping i was so scared. They told me i needed to get a D&C done but my parents told me to wait to see if i could pass the sack myself. Well to be honest i think i had like twelve sacks (highly impossible) but idk what im suppose to be lookin for really i know what a blood clot looks like but ive had a few HUGE white tissue lookin things pass.. Maybe i should go ahead and go into the doctors? i dont know nobody is really helpin me or tellin me what to look for. I never saw a "baby" pass tho but when i went in for another ultrasound they told me the baby was gone but the sack remained? I was 7 weeks pregnant first time i think i already said that. but im confused?!?!?! and sorry for everyone else who is going through this.. i dont think i can keep bleeding like this forever its soooooooooo painful i have endometriosis as well. so my female organs and blood dont really get along to well lol! anyway i just felt like writing my story i dont really do this just need advice

[Popcorn799]

I had a d & C done 5 days ago and I'm very anxious for the bleeding to stop. It is strange b/c I didn't bleed the first day I was home, then I only bled watery pink for 2 days and now I am bleeding like a normal amount of period. Accompanying this bleeding is cramping sometimes and it hurts more when I laugh or sneeze. Has anyone else had this?

[Sangca]

Hi,
       I had a m/c at 9 weeks. The doctor told me that it was a molar pregnancy. I got my d and c on Dec 19th 2008, i am still bleeding on and off. Had my last blood test a couple of weeks ago and doc. told me that HCG level was at 1200 and two weeks later it went higher, and now it is 2400. I am so scared can someone help me, I read some things about molar pregnancy and it sayd that if BHCG goes up you might have cancer. Is that true?

[Rain99]

I had a m/c a week ago and thought that the bleeding was coming to and end yesterday when after a 'night of passion' with my husband I bled so much and still am. I don't know what this means and checking some websites for answers can be very scary. This is my first and I have no idea what to think, can anyone help?

[ktkachoo]

I am 41 years old and i m/c this past thursday @ 4 weeks. This was my 1st pregnancy. The doctors told me b4 that i couldn't get pregnant. I guess they were wrong or i'm a late starter one. I'm still bleeding but i've been bleeding since my period tried to start on the 23rd of May(my birthday),some days it was just spotting and other days it was like a regular period. I dont know what is normal or what isn't normal.I loved this baby from the minute i found out, if that is possible. I've waited my entire life for the moment i was told that i'm expecting and now its gone and i have no clue how to deal with this.I just feel empty and crushed:( Does anyone know how long it might be b4 i can conceive again? Someone please help.

[mamalovebug]

It is amazing how many women out there have experenced or are experencing what I am experencing. This web site is very helpful expecially emotionally.

My story:
In April 1994, I had a miscarriage. No one except me believed I was pregnant. Even the doctor wasn't sure because one of the text he gave me (urine test) malfunctioned. I had an ultrasound sceduled for April 14. I never made it. It was so painful. Major cramping and vomiting. I went on two months later and found out I was pregnant again. I delived a healthy son in Febrary of 95'. Six years later I delived a health daughter in October of 2000' Now here I am again. I didn't even know I was pregnant. My husband and I are getting older now and wanted one more baby before time passed us up completely. Saturday morning I told him I was felling symptoms and suspected. We got a home pregnancy test. Sure enough it was positive. We were so overjoyed. We started calling everyone. Expecially my dad since his b-day was the next day. I figured it was the perfect b-day present since he loves his grand babies and they are all growing up and he wanted another one. We had been trying for four years now. Sunday evening I started spotting. By that night it was getting heavier and brighter red. Husband was napping. I woke him up and told him I thought I was miscarring and that I needed to get to the hospital. By the time I got into a hospital room, it was to late. I had lost the baby at 13 weeks. Granted it has been almost 1 years since the last one, but I can't remember it being the like this. No major pain or vomiting this time beforehand, but afterwards the cramps have been like right after having both of my babies. The bleeding just don't seem to want to stop. It has slowed so I am hoping it is going to stop soon. We badly wanted a baby and are planning to try again, but emotionally I am not so sure I am ready.

My heart goes out to each and every one of you ladies and any other that has experenced a loss of this magnitude. Emotions subside with time, but the scares never heal.

[Naly2009]

Hey everyone and sorry for your losses... I just had a miscarriage last week and was 3 1/2 weeks pregnant... I went to the ER because i had a bad pain on my left side it turned out to be i had an ovarian cyst on my left ovary and i found out i was pregnant as well.  I went to see my regular ob gyn and my levels went up from 405 to 424 in 2 days and 3 days later went down to 393 & that's when my dr said i was miscarrying.  The weird part was that i spotted for only 2 days and very very light without any cramps or anything, after that i didn't bleed for a whole day at all and the day after that i had like 2 spots of darkish brown and didn't have any pain or bleed anymore... My dr decided to another blood work which was 2 days after my levels of 393 and my levels had gone down to 147 which he said most likely i miscarried on my own.  What's weird is my breast are still sore, i don't know what to think.  That's was my 3rd pregnancy but i had an ectopic in August of 07 and another ectopic on Jan 08 which i was really looking forward to this one but i will get checked since i'm only 22 and everytime i get a check up they say i'm healthy and everything is ok.

[lilliz]

I also am going through a miscarriage, it is very devastating I have been bleeding now for 7 days and it just doesn’t look like its going to stop I had another miscarriage just last mouth I don’t understand what’s wrong I have 3 very healthy children, I am told I stress to much at work but can that really have that much of a affect on me? I am sorry to all who have lots there babies.. Hope everything works out for you all…

[mitch2710]

did any of you have pain in your left side before you miscarried?  i had pain on friday and brown discharge yest any help or advice would be great thanks xxx

[kcn38]

Call you dr and get checked out.  That is the best advice.  I as 8 wks 2 days and I went to the ER on tues after my dr told me I was m/c and they said it was a threatened m/c but after my visit there the bleeding increased and also the cramping.  By my dr visit on thur at 9am, I had lost him and the dr was able to see that he was gone.  10 days later I am still spotting but what is strange is that the pain disappeared just a few hours after my dr visit.  I figure that I might need to make a visit to my obgyn to see why the bleeding is still there since a lot of women stop after about 4-5 days.  Call your dr.

[Allthebest]

I'm so sorry for all of your losses, including mine.
I started spotting when my normal period was a few days late, which I though was just a normal af. Then 3 days later got confirmed that I was pregnant. We really want to keep this baby caz I just had a m/c last July. But when I visited the dr, it was too late. My 2nd hcg value drops and and spotting has been continuing since the end of Sep, and still is now.  I went to have my 3rd hcg text and also an u/s yesterday. The u/s tech told me that she didn't see anything in my vagina or the uterus except some spotting. Don't know what to do since the blood seems to be dark brownish "old" blood all the time (only when I wipe it), and I have not seen any tissue or sac passed out yet. What does it means when nothing can be seen in an u/s? (I am 6weeks now). I found most of you bled heavily during a natural m/c. But I don't feel any cramping nor any fresh blood. Any thought? Much appreciated.

[rezaan]

hi there

im 18 years of age and was 16weeks pregnant until 27 october
i had my first vist that day with my gynae and on that same day i got the bad news that my baby wasnt growing at all and was 8.3 cm in size and i was 16 weeks its only my 1st day at home and i lready stopped bleding but i was booked into hospital the same day cause my gynae booked my an evacuation of uterus my gynea didnt want me to go through a mis carriage because i was still very young and hopefully soon i will be able to get over my loss and im so sorry to hear abt all of your loss and god/allah has a better place and plan r for them rezaan cornelius

[Jessicam26]

I know how you feel. I have been bleeding for over a month. I went to the Doctor and they did a ultrasound, and showed I was pregnant with twins!  They said the bleeding could be from two babies. Then last friday I went through 5 pad's in 20 min.  I had my husband take me in to the ER. It was very painfull. They tried to clean out everything bf giving me any meds. It hurt so bad! Then my BP dropped to 52 over 27, and I passed out.A little over 5 min later I came to and they where about to put a tub down my mouth. It was so bad! I lost my babies, and almost died wile doing it. Here it is 3 day's later and I still have lot's of bleeding and clot's. I feel like ****, and so sad my babies are gone. My husband is having a hard time understanding what in going on with me, and we are not talking anymore. This has been such a sad, bad time in my life! My heart and body all hurt so bad!.

[saword]

this is very hard for me to talk about..
during my very first pregnancy i was kicked in the stomach ..   a girl was attempting to kill my first child..
she accually succeeded..     i was about  6 weeks when she kicked me.. My baby never had a heart beat..   i should have been about 11 weeks and 1 day but the baby died exactly at 8 weeks  
i was "spotting" i went ot the hopspital  they refused to do an ultra sound on me   the drew blood and told i was just fine..   i called my obgyn the next day and forced him to see me right away..   that is when he found that my first child had no heart beat..
he told me to go home and if my "spotting" got worse to go tthe hospital.. later that night i went to go to bed early    i rolled over and it felt like my water broke..
i jumped out bed  and threw my pants off..   i then started bleeding perfusely!!  
it looked as if some one had turned on a faucet..  just pooring blood out of me..
i chose to go to a differant hospital..   i started having blood clots...      i had bled all night long int he morning they did a sonogram to see if i needed a DNC  but they said i had bled everything out and that there was no need..
i bleed for maby a total of 3 days..  

[luv8ug20]

I am currently going through a m/c as well. I started bleeding on sunday and went to the ER.  It is now thursday and i am just lightly spotting, but on tues. had very heavy bleeding.  I never had cramps though.  This is my second this year with the first being an eptopic.  I have no clue why this time it is so much harder.  I can't seem to get myself together and my husband is very worried about me.  We do have one beautiful boy which I am extremely thankful for.  We have been trying for four years now and been doing infertility treatments for about a year.  Any advice for coping would be appreciated!!  My heart goes out to all of you who are going through the same thing. My god bless you