Originally Posted by petitpas

Miss, I don't mind at all.
I suffered from very obstinate retained tissue. It sometimes happens that people need a repeat D&C bit it is extremely rare, apparently, that you need two repeats We waited three months for things to resolve by themselves but they didn't and I ran out of patience.

My miscarriage presented quite weirdly anyway. I was almost twelve weeks and had the right sized uterus but there was no baby as it must have died weeks earlier. My uterus was just full of placental tissue.

If you or anyone reads this and worries about retained tissue, the signs were quite obvious: with small contractions that could last for hours I passed huge clots with gushes of blood and my tests stayed positive.

Once I had the third op out of the way I immediately felt better, had af (real af, I tracked it by temping) a week later and fell pregnant that cycle.
I know I am lucky to be a fertile myrtle but just wanted to let you know that having one D&C does not necessarily hinder your fertility. In fact, studies show that women tend to be more fertile for about six months after a loss.

By the way, I did not lose my babies because I fell pregnant too quickly. It turns out that on top of a clotting issue I also had problems with my immune system attacking my pregnancies. As you can see, we seem to have resolved the issue

If you don't mind me asking, have you had any tests to determine the reason for your loss?

Originally Posted by petitpas

Giz, for first tri losses they won't test here until after you've had three, either. But second and third tri losses are much more unusual and there is a benefit in knowing what caused it (e.g. incompetent cervix, which would need to be addressed in future pregnancies) so further investigations are usually offered.

Mrs, it is quite normal to bleed after a successful D&C, even for a couple of weeks and even with passing smaller clots.
They don't usually rescan you or do any kind of follow up unless there is a reason for it. The vast majority of D&Cs are known to be successful so there is no need for it.
Something you could do to see how things are going is to test out your hcg. Once your tests are negative you should expect your cycle to come back although the first one might be odd. You may or may not ovulate and your period could be heavier, clottier or even lighter than you are used to.

By the sound of it, you will have extra scans, at least one of them being in first tri.
If your local hospital has one, you may also be entitled to see a bereavement midwife (if they don't offer, it is worth asking). I haven't seen one myself but have heard a lot of positive stories about them.

Olivia is a beautiful name, btw!

Originally Posted by GizmonGremlin

Taking some cheapie hpts will tell you when your hcg level has gone back to normal. I bought a bunch off Amazon...like 50 opks and 50 hpts for 10 bucks and just poas every morning till I got a negative then used the opks to find my ovulation date so I could avoid bding at that time (didnt want to risk another miscarriage or chemical pregnancy) and then waited for my first period post surgery.

It really seemed to fly by fast, from surgery to bfp. I swear I blinked and bam it was a couple days before dfs bday and I was waking him up at 330 am (couldnt sleep) waving wet hpts in his face asking him if I was crazy or if there were two lines. LOL