First Period After Miscarriage (D&C)

[tbinhb]

Hi, I am new to this forum. I was hoping someone can lend some advise/support. I just had my second miscarriage back in November. I had a D&C the Monday after Thanksgiving and had a terrible recovery. Tons of bleeding, lots of heavy large clots. Then spotted for two weeks - Total bleeding time = 4 weeks. Now three weeks later I had my period and its another bad situation. Heavy period for the first 6 days and have been spotting ever since (total bleed time so far = 12 days). We have ruled out any POC's left in my uterus with blood work. My doc told me that I could start trying the cycle after one normal period, so technically I am able to start trying this coming cycle. However, I am wondering with the crazy period that I have had if its still okay to try. My uterus feels strange- not so much cramping just tired and it constantly feels like it needs to purge what ever is left in there. Any suggestions?

 

[Dahlia2007]

I'm sorry for you loss and the hard recovery you've had. The bleeding can be so confusing and make you unsure of anything at all. I would suggest taking OPKs (Ovulation predictor kit) to see if you are going to ovulate after this period of yours... maybe start now to see if you are going to ovulate even while having the spotting Ovulation usually occurs 14 days after the start of your period). Then count how many days after O you have your next period. This will give you an idea of your luteal phase (time between ovulation and period). If you have a normal luteal phase (normal would be considered 12-16 days), I would assume things are getting back to normal. But right now I think part of the mystery is solving when you'll Ovulate.

That's my advice! Get some OPKs and maybe look up Basal Body Temping (BBT). I only say these things because they are a very good predictor of cycles and can give you peace of mind if you're curious about your cycle. Me, I need to know what's going on with my body, so I use OPKs and BBT. I don't know what the feeling in your uterus is. It's been 6 weeks since my D&C and I only feel that sometimes when I bend over or turn to the side that I can feel my uterus all squished and it gives me a weird feeling sometimes.

ps- I didn't know if you were familiar with the abbreviations and facts of TTC, so that's why I over-explained some things : ) so sorry if you already knew all that