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Natural Miscarriage

Recently had natural miscarriage on Nov 9, still am spotting some. I am wondering when its ok to start ttc again. I was told 2 different things....1) its ok after 1st period and 2) wait until I've had 2 periods then start trying. What have others heard? Is there an increased risk for another miscarriage or other complications if we get pregnant after my 1st period?
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no i havent gottn any headaches.. my doc wants a u/s for some reason im not sure why but ill let you know what happens tomorrow at the appt..
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I am sorry to hear about what you are going through. I am 23 and have had 4 m/c with the first being about 15 wks pg. and perfectly fine. It is always safer to wait two periods to make sure your body gets back to normal before trying again. I did NOT follow that advice lol b/c i wanted a baby so badly... i ended up having m/c after m/c. I recommend waiting event though we all know we cant wait! Dont put that extra stress on your body. Let it heal. Good luck to you!
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They did not offer or tell me that I will have another u/s to make sure everything is out (sorry...lack of better words). I asked my Dr "how do I know that nothing is retained after the m/c" and she said we know when your levels go back to less than 5. Do I need to have an u/s? I just want to make sure everything is back to normal before getting pregnant again, because I don't ever want to go through this again. I'm sure you feel the same way!!
That is good news about your levels and good that you finally stopped spotting. Have you been getting headaches? I have been experiencing really bad headaches lately, hope they go away once my levels go back to normal. Let me know what the u/s shows. Good luck!
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hey i did a post for you on the forum dont know if u seen it but yes i got my results back on 11.19 at 900 and then as of yesterday they are at 63 so hopefully they will be normal tomorrow which they will probly give me another hcg test i go for u/s tomorrow also hope everything is gone by now I stopped bleeding.spotting yesterday..hope ur spotting goes away soon..keep me posted about ur hcg ill let u know tomrrow after the doc. u/s what happened...
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589816 tn?1332976771
Sorry I missed your question...Right now it's the one that says Cycle Buddies 11/20...If me or someone else make a new one the date will change. If I have time I might do one later....Feel free to jump in at anytime...
I got headaches with my last pregnancy that I m/c'd and have continued to get them since...I'm not sure why though.
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Did you find out today what your hcg levels are as of yesterday? I just found out that my hcg went from 7100 on sat 11/15 down to 1700 as of yesterday. I'm hoping when I go next week for my blood draw that it will be back down to normal. I'm still spotting, hoping this will stop soon.
I have another question for anyone...I have been getting really bad headaches for the past week and a half. Not to the point where they are migraines, but they are there and I have to take extra strength excedrin usually twice EVERY DAY, and sometimes it doesnt help. My doctor mentioned that its from the hormones (but that was whe my hcg was 7100).
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i dont know why it bleeped it out but i meant which *****  but its how it goes... i hope the bleeding stay away... and urs goes away and stays away good luck..
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i was 5w3d i was suppose to be 7w3d  same with me I stopped bleeding so heavy tonight now when iw ipe that a very very light pinkish color blood thats all for now hopefully thats all... i dont know exactly why my doc. wants a u/s after my hcg test on monday so ill see why on wed. but i will keep u posted about my hcg levels ill get tested on mon ut wont get the results til tues.. whoch ***** but its how it goes... i hope the bleeding stay away... and urs goes away and stays good luck..
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Which cycle buddies thread is it that women discuss ttc after miscarriage? I looked, but found many "cycle buddies" threads so wasn't sure which specific one. Thanks!
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You will have to let me know what your hcg is on monday. How far along were you? I was about 7w6d. However, they are not going to have me get an U/c to make sure everything is out. My Dr told me they know all the tissue has passed once my hcg goes back to normal. I thought I was done spotting today, but then tonight, it started back up again!! This is going on 4 weeks now, but no symptoms of infection, so thats good. My Dr told me this could last for weeks. She said the whole mc is a very long process.
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yea i know what you mean but i never heard about the growth i only know u should wait b.c the edd and things like that.. yes i had dark blood clots but today it was a blood clot but it looked whitish not dark red thats y i thought it was the placenta not sure.. i am thinking to wait til after first af comes b.c im just terrified and not sure you know.
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I feel the same way. I am absolutely terrified that I will have another mc. We really want to start trying after my 1st period, but aren't sure if we should wait until after my 2nd. My nurse practitioner told me they only like you to wait 2 periods to determine due dates better, and its ok to get pregnant after the 1st period, but the doctor told me to wait 2 periods because something about risk for growth complications. Have you ever heard that? So...I'm really unsure what to do. During my mc, the tissue was veru dark red and looked like large clots. Sometimes there was tissue that resembled parts of the placenta (but still was pink/red in color). I have never had any tissue pass that wasn't red in color. Hope that helps.
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yes i am wanting to try ttcing maybe after 1st AF comes but terriefied that m/c will happen again soo im not sure what to do its just not fair what we have to go through I think all the tissue has passed from me also.. can i ask you a question?? its a personal question about m/c.. what does the tissue look like when u passed it out? i had a big clot on this past wed. i took it to the doc. they said it was a blood clot not tissue. but today when using the bathroom i saw a clot in the toilet so i put it in a cup and called my doc. they said to just throw it away and get the tests on monday to see if the hcg tests show it back to zero or less from last wed.. but the question is does it look like a blood clot but whitish colored instead of bloody? sry if this doesnt make since but im not sure how to put this question.. Thanx.!
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I guess my m/c would not be considered a "missed" one because I started spotting brown on a Thurs and on Tues I went for an U/C where the found the baby had stopped growing around 7w6d which would be right around the day I started spotting. I had no pain at all during the spotting, but once the actual mc started I began cramping. I started spotting on Oct 30 and did not start my mc until Nov 9. Just today is my first day that I have stopped spotting, so I'm hoping its coming to an end.
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691102 tn?1252876375
Hi, i recently had a miscarriage on the 30th Oct. My doctor asked me if i wanted to start trying again and i said yes in about February 09 so she told me not to start back on the pill. She never said if i needed to use condoms or anything so we've just been using no protection and if it happens it happens. I just don't know if my hcg levels have gone back to zero or not as i haven't had another blood test to find out as doctor never said anything about that. Hopefully it happens for you and me again soon. Best of luck.
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589816 tn?1332976771
I had a missed m/c in August. I was 9w3d and things were different with that pregnancy. I was actually telling everybody constantly that I didn't feel pregnant. I wasn't hungry like normally in my pregnancies. I wasn't supersleepy...I just thought that it was because it was my fourth pregnancy. I had the tiniest bit of brown spotting a couple of times that month, which I had never had before, but wrote it off to implantation bleeding. Then one day all of the sudden I started bleeding a little and cramping. I noticed that the cramping was coming every 15 minutes or so. Which is when I started to freak out! Then the bleeding became heavier a couple hours later. I went to the er where the dr.doing the exam found my baby almost all of the way out. That all happened within 12 hours. I wish you the best of luck with this pregnancy...Try to relax and enjoy everyday of it! Before yo know it you'll be holding your little baby.
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435985 tn?1249067908
To answer your question, when we had intercourse I didn't know I was O'ing but the next day I felt ovulation cramps (to me it sort of feels like being bloated with a side ache) so i knew that I could be pregnant again.   We actually wanted to wait until 1st period came but it happened anyway.   Just make sure that you are not spotting and that your hormone levels are back to 0 or negative.  I believe at this point that your uterus has healed and your body should be back to it's pre-pregnancy state.    

Can I ask those who had miscarriages, did it all start with some bleeding/spotting?  Im nervous about missed miscarriages where you don't bleed or cramp, but you find out weeks later when there is no heart beat.  

Good luck to you guys.



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I am almost the exact position as you are. I too am going for another hcg check on monday 11/24. I went from 10000 last wednesday to 7100 last saturday, so I'm hoping it will be much lower on monday. I was 7w6d when I miscarried. I'm not passing tissue anymore. I was told I would need to have an hcg drawn once per week until they drop to less than 5. Are you going to start trying right away? I want to start trying after my first period, but I'm afraid of the same thing happening again. Is the uterus healed enough after the first period to hold a pregnancy?
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Wow that is great you are Pg again Congrats on the new baby...as i had a m/c it started on Sun 11.16.08 I was suppose to be 7 d 3 w and I was only 5 d 3 w and they didnt find nothing  except the ges. sac..so im guessing it will be easier and less time to recover..I had a M/C in Sep 2006 and it was d&c as I was 9 weeks or so Pg when their was no heart beat and the baby was suppose to be 13 weeks but measure almost 9 weeksand I got p/g after 6 months .. but not sure so if i could ask you  I have a question for you if u new you were O`ing or just had intercourse (not to be personal) i just wanted to start trying asap..as i know the tissue is gone etc etc at least I think it is i go monday for HcG check and the U/S on Wed to be sure.. ... my levels drop  from 11.17.08 to 11.19.08 from 2000 to 900 so im thinking they may be back down alot more by this coming 11.24.08... Thank you..
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435985 tn?1249067908
I posted on here earlier that I miscarried on Oct 14 at 5 weeks and became pregnant again on Nov 5th, with no period in between.  Im of course paranoid that it will end in miscarriage again, so I had them monitor my hcg level this week.  My hcg at 13 dpo was 50 and at 15 dpo it was 139.  Things are going well so far, but again I am only 4 weeks.  I just worry that every little cramp will be a miscarriage again.

I would suggest that whenever you feel ready, go for it.   I was very early when I miscarried so I think I had less time to recover physically.  I wish you all luck and healthy pregnancies!
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My hcg started at 13000 (prior to m/c) then decreased to 10000 Nov 12 and my last hcg was 7100 on Nov 15. I am going on monday Nov 24 for another hcg check. Hopefully I will see a larger drop by then, since I am only having very light brown spotting at this point. I think I've passed all the tissue. This has just been a horrible thing to go through. This whole process is going on 4 weeks now! We feel ready to ttc after my 1st period, but I just want to make sure my uterus is healed and back to normal to support another pregnancy. Regardless of when I get pregnant again, there will be anxiety and worry.
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589816 tn?1332976771
I'm sorry for your loss..There really is no concrete answer to this..believe me I've looked. Some women who concieve before their first AF go on to have healthy pregnancies and then some women who wait months have another m/c. I was 9w3d and my dr. told me to wait 2 cycles more for emotional reasons than physical. Have you read our cycle buddies thread on here? You are more than welcome to join us all in ttc after m/c. Good luck!
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623156 tn?1322865851
I'm sorry for your loss. I had a m/c in sept a natural one also. I bleed for 5 days. I began ttc right away. I would say go for it but check with your dr first if spotting for that long is normal. I would make sure your body expelled the baby so you don't end up with a infection. Hafve you had your blood checked to see if your levels went back to zero? Good luck to you and lots of baby dust!
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