Period after D & C

[EAHTLH]

Miscarriage at 18 weeks. Baby boy with 2 vessel umbilical cord. How soon after a D & C can you expect a period. Also, with past SUA cord what are chances for normal pregnancy?

[Lemenna]

I have two boys ages 3 and 4 1/2 from a previous marriage.  None yet from my DH :-(

[EAHTLH]

I'm glad you still had a good time. I know what you mean each month. I can already tell I'm going to be disappointed, but half the fun is trying. LOL My husband and I started our family shortly after we got married. I hope this month is it. Do you have any children?

[Lemenna]

I remember taking a hpt to see if my levels were where they wanted it because I was to anxious to wait and it was totally bittersweet seeing a positive.  I'm very GLAD that yours was negative!  We did have some fun on our honeymoon, but it was definately a hard time.  We went camping up and down the Oregon Coast at 5 spots total for a week.  It was a lot of fun, but I still looked pregnant and was wearing summer clothes.  My D & C was July3rd...I had to celebrate the 4th the next day and my wedding was the 7th.  Of course after a D & C they say that you can't make love for a week which wiped out a good portion of our honeymoon.  I have to admit that since we were out in the forest areas once we were able to we didn't wait to get to the next site!  We went driving out into the forest and had some fun!  It was a crazy adventure for us both but very memorable too!  We got stinging netles on us!!!  LOL!  We have been trying since my first period after since the doc said that was okay.  We are now on cycle 4 (just 2 days into it) with no luck so far.  TTC for us has been healing somewhat, but each month for me when I realize that I am not pregnant it is like losing a baby over again  Can't explain it.  It's hard.  I am just hoping that I am pregnant this month, since Every time I have ever tried to get pregnant it has been within 4 months.

[EAHTLH]

What a terrible time for you to have to go through a d & c. I still hope you had some time to enjoy your honeymoon. Did you go somewhere good? If you don't mind me asking how long ago was you d &c? Have you had any luck ttc? I think my body is returning to normal. I did hpt last night and it came out negative. I took this as a good sign that my levels are low. I am just waiting for spotting to stop. I think part of healing for me is going to be ttc again. Not that I want to replace my son, but the bottom line is we still want a baby.

[EAHTLH]

At least you know what was wrong and hopefully if you decide to try again you'll be able to be proactive with treatment. I have a 2 daughters 7 and 4 and a 5 year old son. My daughters are great we do afternoon girls teas at a local tea room and dance and all the girly stuff. I have to omit thought my son has always been my cuddle buddy.  


My son was about 15 wks in size, but he didn't die until somewhere around 17 weeks. I had an appointment the week before and he was kicking and his heart rate was 146. We new it was a boy from a 14 week scan.

[Lemenna]

My hcg level was at 47,000 at the time of my d & c and I think the first time they rechecked it was about 2 weeks later after I got back from my honeymoon and I think it was at 41 which they were not happy with.  I had 2 1/2 weeks of full-bleeding which they said was abnormal too.  The next time they checked I was at about 30 or so.  They still were not happy and I had to go in for a vaginal and abdominal ultrasound.  That showed "products of conception" still in me, but not that badly.  they were thinking that I was going to have to have another d & c and that freaked me out to think I would be wasting good baby-making time recovering even longer.  They didn't expect me to get my next period until at least 4 weeks after I stopped bleeding, but my body decided to get down to 1 on my levels and straight into AF at exactly 4 weeks...just 12 days after the bleeding stopped!  I have been ovulating right on track ever since.  They just said that my case was a strange one!