could it be my period

[tiffh]

hello there, i had my d and c 10 days ago, bleed day of and thats all nothing for the last 9 days,, now today i have started bleeding, not heavy not light just like a period.. Sorry for to much info, but blood is dark red with alittle brown tinge... i know they say 4-6 weeks before first period... but my levels i believe we dropped if not gone by the time i had my d and c.. what do u think,, or should i worry,, cause i do that well too.. its not heavy, no clots, not fever , no foul smell. any insite.. just think its weird i had nothing at all then 9 days later this.. it kinda scares me... thanks tiffany

[cocacolapanda]

I had a D&C, bleed for 12-24 hours, then after about 9-10 days after the D&C I started bleeding what was exactly like my period.  My dr told me it wasn't my period, it even lasted as long as it usually is.  Also, I did ovulate about 2 days after that bleeding stopped.  I also am pretty sure my levels were extremely low when I had the D&C since it was a missed miscarriage and lost many of the pregnancy symptoms.

I would say it's perfectly normal from what you explained, but as far if it was a period or not, I would say probably not, however I'm sure you'll find some dr's that say it was a period as well.  

[need_answers_from_someone]

When I had my D&C I bled on and off for about 14 days sometimes heavy sometimes just spotting.  I had my first official period exactly 5 weeks after my D&C.  I would assume you are not having your period yet....just bleeding from your D&C.  Good luck to you.  I remember thinking..."this is never going to stop" but it did and I went back to normal after that.  I must admit my periods are longer now than they were before and heavier.  I have had 3 since my D&C and they seem to last longer and are heavier than ever before so dont panic if your periods are different.  My first one after the D&C which was 5 weeks later was extremely heavy.  Changing a super tampon every 2 hours for the first 3 days.  That never happened to me before.  Just giving you a little heads up for what might happen.  

[bernie40]

It's one of those things where there is no definite answer unfortunately.  It could be your period but then again might not.  If it's a lot like a period then mark it on the calendar and see if your next bleed comes around the normal time.

[queenspade]

Tiffany, I had my d&c on the 13th.  Bleeding stopped after a few days & then came back on & off for a couple of days.  My dr told me that my body was just cleaning itself out.  Its been 3 weeks since my last d&c & I haven't had a period yet.  With my first my cycle came back in 34 days.