recent miscarriage

[sunshinegal03]

I recently suffered a miscarriage at 11 weeks. I have had miscarriage prior several years ago but the dr did a D/C and also last year I had twins but lost one at 11 weeks. I do have three wonderful children and feel lucky for that. I never knew how painful a miscarriage would be physically until now. Did anyone else suffer the physical pain? What can I expect for bleeding after now and how long before my next period should come? thanks for the info and sharing.

[wantababy19]

Yes a natural miscarriage is very painful. I had my first one last year and when it started I curled up in a ball and laid on the couch and was bleeding horribly. It's like an immensely painful period with cramping that doesn't stop for hours and hours. Mine lasted for 2 days but I have heard others say it lasted up to a week. My doctor recommended some strong Ibuproferin to help with the pain but for me only prescription strength was good enough to help and not the over the counter kind.

-wantababy19

[Lalyn]

What heartbreaking news! So sorry to hear that! I also had a miscarriage at 11 w 6 d and it took about 3 weeks to stop bleeding and after that I didn't get my period for about 3-4 more weeks.  I had a natural miscarriage and so I didn't get a D&C.  Physical pain only lasted about 3-4 days. However, I still had my pregnancy symptoms for about 7-10 days after the miscarriage (nausea, fatigue). Hope this helps! Take care and best of luck getting pregnant again!
-Laura

[anxiouslywaiting910]

I'm sorry for your losses. Yeah, I experieced the physical pain..it was horrible for about 2 days..then got less and less. I got my period exactly 27 days from when I started to MC but my periods are extreamly regular and I was only 4-5 weeks.