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So there's a reason for my hiatus for the last week or so. As some of you know, DH and I went to Texas for the weekend to visit family and have my 92 year old grandfather meet my husband for the first time.
I had started bleeding a few days before going but figured, I'd had a miscarriage at 6 weeks before and it was just like a heavy period...I was only a few weeks past that so how much worse could it be I though.........boy was I in for a surprise!
The contractions began Friday night, far more intense than "period pains" and happened every three minutes, lasting for about 45 seconds to 1.5 minutes. I thought for sure the miscarriage was close. These contractions lasted through Sunday with no increase in bleeding. We stopped at my DH's family's house on the way home from the airport to visit for a little while. I wasn't feeling very well at all so we headed home so I could lay down. Not 10 minutes after getting home and laying down, I felt a gush of blood.
I hurried to the bathroom, as soon as I sat on the toilet 2 large clots came out (size of plum to oranges) I called for my husband.....now, I'm usually a very "bathroom private" person so he stood outside the door. I passed three more clots and thought the worst was over with. He came in and refused to let me clean anything (there was blood all over the toilet)...I was crying because I felt horrible flushing my baby but there was no way to see anything for how much was in the toilet so I guess I was spared the pain of seeing it. He had me go lay down again and cleaned the bathroom.
20 minutes later I felt another clot coming....couldn't even make it to the toilet, a grapefruit sized clot fell into my pants and I freaked out. DH cleaned me up again, clots and all, and as I sat on the toilet crying we called the ER because of how large these clots were....the told us to come in. We spend the night in the ER....I passed very large clots every 30 minutes to an hour....DH there every second helping me change pads, clean up, etc.
We were sent home and told that this was normal for how far along I was. Despite LO only measuring 6 weeks....everything else continued to grow all the way to 11 weeks so that's why there was so much bleeding and clotting. The next day I felt like hell....dizzy, weak, contractions continuing every 3 minutes....clots every 30 minutes to 1hr. Around 8pm the next night, as I was seated on the toilet, I felt my blood pressure bottom out.....I got up to call for DH.....he got there in time for me to faint into his arms.
We rushed back to the ER as I had uncontrollable shaking, etc. My blood pressure was bottoming out.....but all my blood work came back at normal levels. They kept me again over night to monitor my blood pressure. They said I showed all the signs and symptoms of hemorrhage but my blood levels were just fine. They suggested getting a D&C but I asked if I could refuse, they said it was 100% my choice. But if the bleeding didn't slow down they wouldn't let me go home. Thankfully it did.
I was sent home early morning and again spent another day laying around feeling like hell. The clots stopped passing the night before I left the ER.....I had an ultrasound this morning with my regular OB, all of the pregnancy has passed, I still have one bigger clot left to pass but she said I should be fine and the worst is behind me.
To be honest, I don't know if I could go through a natural miscarriage again. I've done it twice now, this second one was NOTHING like my first one. I'm exhausted, mentally and physically. My husband has been AMAZING through all of this, as well as my MIL and SIL's. I'm now just bleeding lightly and having some period type cramps but nothing too bad. I know I said I wanted to try right away again, but this honestly has knocked the wind out of me.....we might have to wait until May to start trying again..........this was a bit much.
NOTHING absolutely NOTHING could have prepared me for the amount of clotting I passed. I passed about 30-35 clots total ranging in size from plums to grapefruit in a time span of about 30 hours as well as bleeding on top of it. I'm glad I allowed my body to do this naturally, I have no regrets. It was just nothing I was prepared for....
I had started bleeding a few days before going but figured, I'd had a miscarriage at 6 weeks before and it was just like a heavy period...I was only a few weeks past that so how much worse could it be I though.........boy was I in for a surprise!
The contractions began Friday night, far more intense than "period pains" and happened every three minutes, lasting for about 45 seconds to 1.5 minutes. I thought for sure the miscarriage was close. These contractions lasted through Sunday with no increase in bleeding. We stopped at my DH's family's house on the way home from the airport to visit for a little while. I wasn't feeling very well at all so we headed home so I could lay down. Not 10 minutes after getting home and laying down, I felt a gush of blood.
I hurried to the bathroom, as soon as I sat on the toilet 2 large clots came out (size of plum to oranges) I called for my husband.....now, I'm usually a very "bathroom private" person so he stood outside the door. I passed three more clots and thought the worst was over with. He came in and refused to let me clean anything (there was blood all over the toilet)...I was crying because I felt horrible flushing my baby but there was no way to see anything for how much was in the toilet so I guess I was spared the pain of seeing it. He had me go lay down again and cleaned the bathroom.
20 minutes later I felt another clot coming....couldn't even make it to the toilet, a grapefruit sized clot fell into my pants and I freaked out. DH cleaned me up again, clots and all, and as I sat on the toilet crying we called the ER because of how large these clots were....the told us to come in. We spend the night in the ER....I passed very large clots every 30 minutes to an hour....DH there every second helping me change pads, clean up, etc.
We were sent home and told that this was normal for how far along I was. Despite LO only measuring 6 weeks....everything else continued to grow all the way to 11 weeks so that's why there was so much bleeding and clotting. The next day I felt like hell....dizzy, weak, contractions continuing every 3 minutes....clots every 30 minutes to 1hr. Around 8pm the next night, as I was seated on the toilet, I felt my blood pressure bottom out.....I got up to call for DH.....he got there in time for me to faint into his arms.
We rushed back to the ER as I had uncontrollable shaking, etc. My blood pressure was bottoming out.....but all my blood work came back at normal levels. They kept me again over night to monitor my blood pressure. They said I showed all the signs and symptoms of hemorrhage but my blood levels were just fine. They suggested getting a D&C but I asked if I could refuse, they said it was 100% my choice. But if the bleeding didn't slow down they wouldn't let me go home. Thankfully it did.
I was sent home early morning and again spent another day laying around feeling like hell. The clots stopped passing the night before I left the ER.....I had an ultrasound this morning with my regular OB, all of the pregnancy has passed, I still have one bigger clot left to pass but she said I should be fine and the worst is behind me.
To be honest, I don't know if I could go through a natural miscarriage again. I've done it twice now, this second one was NOTHING like my first one. I'm exhausted, mentally and physically. My husband has been AMAZING through all of this, as well as my MIL and SIL's. I'm now just bleeding lightly and having some period type cramps but nothing too bad. I know I said I wanted to try right away again, but this honestly has knocked the wind out of me.....we might have to wait until May to start trying again..........this was a bit much.
NOTHING absolutely NOTHING could have prepared me for the amount of clotting I passed. I passed about 30-35 clots total ranging in size from plums to grapefruit in a time span of about 30 hours as well as bleeding on top of it. I'm glad I allowed my body to do this naturally, I have no regrets. It was just nothing I was prepared for....
How frightening and horrible! 
I think I too am going to wait to TTC but prolly till June or July though. This has been the hardest loss yet. I pray though that next time will be a happy ending for you and me both! Big but gentle hugs for you! 
