what can I expect now??

[tellytubby]

Hi Sirenz
I'm so sorry this has happened, i really had a good feeling that things would work out for you

When I had my mc, i was bleeding a lot, with clots, then there was a clot with 'extras'. I dont know how you could explain it. It was so clear that there was more than just blood, you could see lining, .. gee i really don't know how to put it in words. But - it was very obvious.

HTH, and take care of yourself
xx

[chody47]

sirenz, I'm sorry that you are going through this.

I had a miscarriage two weeks ago when I was approx 6 weeks (I believe it was slightly less than that though). For me the whole thing was 'over' in about 3 days. I woke up to bleeding on the Tuesday morning. It had a few clots in it and seemed about as heavy as a normal period, it wasn't overly heavy or anything (I assumed it would be quite heavy). I didn't find the whole thing painful but I did have a few cramps (not unlike AF cramps in my case though). On the Wednesday the bleeding was around the same amount. On the Thursday it was a lot less, to the point that by the afternoon I didn't even need a pad anymore.

I didn't 'see' anything that looked like a baby to me. I know that one of the clots I saw would have been my baby but I honestly have no idea which one and I try not to think about the fact that my baby went down the toilet. It's sad I know, but I try not to let myself think about that bit.

[Rach75]

if your already bleeding it could happen very soon, with my natural I was around 7-8 weeks when I started bleeding about a week later I was out and had very bad cramps almost like I needed to do #2 way TMI...I went to the toilet and felt quite sick about a hr later I passed a very large clot, I know now with another natural m/c I had but wasn't aware I was pg I passed that one in the bathroom...

but once that was over there was no physical pain...

I am sos sorry for your loss

[minimatron]

Hey Sirenz...I am so sorry for your loss.

When I had my mc at Christmas I was about 6-7 weeks. My process was long. I bleed for 3 weeks in total. Initially it started brown, then went bright red and heavy. On Christmas eve I passed a piec of tissue about 2 cm long. I thought that was it, but 2 weeks later after lighter bleeding I passed a roundish semi hard (sorry tmi) meaty ball. I kept it in the fridge for a week because I had a clinic appointment and they took it for a biopsy. It was fetal material. I'm not sure how far along your baby grew to so it depends on its age when it passed as to what you would see. I also didnt experience much pain at all.

All the best hun x o

[Lisa]

I'm so very sorry for your loss Sirenz

I have had 2 miscarriages, one at 8w2d and one 2 weeks ago at 5w2d.

The one at 8w2d was very clotty, crampy and there were noticeable clots that were part of the developing baby & placenta. They were fairly big clots but not huge. The whole thing took about 3 days.

The one at 5w2d was a sudden gush of blood loss that then reduced down to clots that varied from 5c piece sized to 20c piece. Like the first one, it was over with in 3 days but I have had spotting on and off for the whole 2 weeks... nothing major just old blood.

Once again I am so sorry for your loss honey
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~Noah Thomas~ (20w5d) 8w2d 5w2d
& 4 beautiful earth angels

[sirenz]

thanks so much for all of your replies. This afternoon I started bleeding heavy with bright red blood. A few large clots have passed ( about 5 or 6) and one quite large one that I am sure was my baby It was absolutely horrific when I had to flush the toilet. Thank god for my dh being here for me. I think I am still in shock.

I have very heavy bleeding atm and have had since 3pm, how do you know when it is too much? should I be worried about heavy bleeding or is it normal? The cramping is like very, very bad period pain but it is bearable.

Also, this might be TMI, but with the blood when wiping on the loo, I also have some type of membranes (clear, very stringy) mixed with the blood. Could this be a sign that it will be over soon?

[sirenz]

I forgot to add that my baby only grew to 6wks

[Trillian]

If you feel like you are 'flooding' pads and you are having to change them often, then you may be bleeding a little too much. It sounds like it will be over soon but I think there is a herb that you can take that will help, Tanya and Inana know what it is. I hope you have a lot of support around you besides your DH, it might help to have someone there who isn't experiencing loss as well kwim? take care