how long did it take to recover?

[sherii]

Hi ladies. I'm so sorry that we are all here.

I started miscarrying 4 days ago at 6w5d. Under the advice of the ER doctor, we should wait to try again until I have a period.

Those who have been through this before, how long did it take for AF to come?

And how long did you have miscarriage bleeding?

I'm in the midst of it and I really just want it to be over. I hate knowing what it is.

 

[xxmyheartxx]

I'm so sorry for your loss

With my losses, my cycles pretty much went back to normal bar a day or 2 out, when i had my ectopic af arrived a week later than normal.

Sending you many hugs

 

[sherii]

Thank you, hun. I’m hoping mine will be quick to return to normal as well, so knowing yours did gives me hope. I would love to start trying again in January. A new year and new beginning kind of thing. I’m sorry you had losses as well ❤️

 

[karoolia]

I'm so sorry for your loss. It's such a hard thing to experience.

I had a D&C so slightly different situation, but from my D&C date to AF was 5 weeks exactly, or a 35 day cycle if you count the D&C as day one. I was always pretty regular with 27-28 day cycles before so this was a little longer for me, but not by much really. I was 10 weeks when the mc was discovered, but baby had only grown to 8 weeks.

The wait felt like forever, so be prepared for that if you are eager to try again. Never in my life had I wanted to conceive more than during those 5 weeks. I did conceive on CD16 or 17 of that very next cycle though so it can happen quickly once your body is ready.

Good luck with everything. I hope the bleeding stops soon and your body gets back to normal quickly!

 

[sherii]

That's extremely encouraging. I see a lot of stories that women have had early miscarriages and conceived in the next cycle or two. I'm hoping that's my case, and that everything is healthy and progresses normally. It seems like today the bleeding had started slowing, so hopefully it won't be too much longer than a regular length cycle. Thank you for sharing, and for the reassurance

 

[BunnyN]

My first loss was very early. I got pregnant again without a period. Physically that was fine but I admit that emotionally it was a roller-coaster of emotions and looking back I didnt enjoy my pregnancy like I should have. All went well though and our lovely little girl is 4 now. Then we had a boy and after him i got pregnant again which ended in a MC at 10 weeks. Physically the MC was really tough and I ended up pretty ill. We were supposed to wait a few months to TTC again but couldnt bring ourselves to use condoms so didnt really wait. It took me 5 months to get pregnant again. I think my body knew when it was ready.

 

[sherii]

My first loss was very early. I got pregnant again without a period. Physically that was fine but I admit that emotionally it was a roller-coaster of emotions and looking back I didnt enjoy my pregnancy like I should have. All went well though and our lovely little girl is 4 now. Then we had a boy and after him i got pregnant again which ended in a MC at 10 weeks. Physically the MC was really tough and I ended up pretty ill. We were supposed to wait a few months to TTC again but couldnt bring ourselves to use condoms so didnt really wait. It took me 5 months to get pregnant again. I think my body knew when it was ready.

I'm kind of going with that - that my body will know when it's ready again, and we will conceive another when the time is right. Mostly right now I just want to feel normal again, and every day the pg symptoms are less. It's so encouraging to know that women who have had m/c go on to have healthy babies. The struggle now is to not let this experience rob the joy from future pregnancies, no matter whether they end in a baby or not. It's a terrible coin toss, and there is no guarantee. I suppose the reward of a healthy pregnancy far outweighs the pain of loss, and that's why we keep trying. I'm sorry that you had to go through this, too.

 

[BunnyN]

My heart goes out to you. The emotional part is the hardest but the physical part feels like being kicked while you are down.

 

[sherii]

My heart goes out to you. The emotional part is the hardest but the physical part feels like being kicked while you are down.

it really is. And when I just wanted to suck it up and stop feeling sorry for myself, the physical was a very painful and gross reminder of what had happened. I wouldn't wish this on anyone.

 

[jessmke]

I've had two early miscarriages, both times my period came back pretty much right on time give or take a couple of days. After my second miscarriage I conceived my daughter on the next cycle without a period in-between, I started miscarrying on March 1 and I got a positive pregnancy test on March 21 at 6 dpo.

 

[MindUtopia]

I had a d&c at 11 weeks for a mmc, so it's slightly different probably from an early mc and also from a natural one. Bleeding lasted about a week. The heaviest and worst was actually on day 6 after (my first day back at work, not sure if that was because I tried to do too much or because that was just it running its course). Day 7 was mostly just spotting and it tapered off after that and I felt fine again (physically).

For me, everything went back to normal straight away. I ovulated 14 days after the d&c and first AF came on day 28 just like a normal cycle. I got pregnant again that next cycle after that and it's all been very straightforward and smooth sailing this time (I'm now 31 weeks, 3rd pregnancy, 2nd baby with the mc in between, I'm also 37 so not a spring chicken). So it is possible to recover quickly and conceive pretty much straight away if you feel ready. I didn't feel ready that first month at all though so give yourself time to heal and get back into a good place.

 

[sherii]

thank you for your response. I'm sorry that you've lost pregnancies as well, but knowing it didn't delay your cycles is good. I'm CD 18 today if I could my first day of bleeding as CD1, and it seems like my body is doing what it normally would otherwise. I don't track temp, but CM went fertile on the days it would have if it were just a period. We went back immediately to trying as soon as my fertile window started, and though I'm nervous and having bouts of being almost scared to get a BFP, I'm still extremely happy that my body seems to be acting normally, and that we *could* (if we are truly, truly lucky) get another positive as early as a couple of weeks.