So i thought I'd start this thread, as for many its unknown territory. When does AF arrive after mc, what your AF is like etc.

I'll start with my experience & will add to it every month AF arrives until it becomes regular/normal or I get a bfp.

It is a very difficult time for us all & when our bodies act in a very unpredictable way to what we are used to it makes things more stressful.

If anyone thinks it worthwhile I will see if I can get it made into a sticky.

I had a "natural " mc 9th April. Started as spooting, developing to heavy bleeding overnight & cramps early the follwoing next morning. Had scan on the 10th April to confirm.

Bled for a week then nothing for 5 weeks.
After 5 weeks had spotting on & off for 10 days. Reassured by GP that this is normal.

Period No 1.
Arrived : 6 weeks after mc
1st day normal flow.
Next 3 days got heavier to the extent that was going through a max absorbency tampon in 1.5 hrs.
GP prescribed tranexamic acid to reduce bleeding.
Period Length : 10 days

Period No 2.
Arrived: 21 days later.
1st day normal flow.
2nd day heavy, going thru max abs tampon in 1 hr.
Curently on CD4 & hoping that af will go soon & stay away for 28 days or few more but not to many (don't ask for much do I ).
Will update length when the evil hag departs.
*update CD 6 light to spotting *
CD7 - af gone
So this cycle lasted 6 days (4 less than last month )
Period Length : 6 days.

Lets hope she doesn't come back quite so quick this time!

*EDIT* curently on CD24 & no sign of yet So longer cycle for me this month.

Period #3

Arrived 30 days later

CD1 Light bleeding (praying no really heavy flow tomorrow)
CD2 Heavy flow (heavier than "normal" af, but much lighter than last 2 cycles. Super plus ev 3 hrs. Cramps.
CD 3 Medium flow in am , heavy in afternoon, medium in evening.
CD4 Light flow
CD5 Light spotting am only.

Back to my normal 5 day cycle. Flow slightly heavier but not too bad this month. Here's hoping my body is back to normal & that bfp will not be too far away.

I miscarried naturally on February 11th at 17 weeks. I then had a D&C the following day to remove placental tissue that my body had retained.

Light bleeding for 15 days following D&C, then two days with nothing, then 5 days of spotting.

Period #1
Arrived: 30 days after D&C (March 13th)
1st day was normal flow, followed by 5 days of spotting, followed by 5 days of medium flow.
Period Length: 11 days

Period #2
Arrived: 26 days later (April 7th)
8 days of bleeding, with the first three being extremely heavy and painful
Period Length: 8 days

....Spotting for 13 days between periods....

Period #3
Arrived: 37 days later (May 14th)
7 days of bleeding, with days 2 - 4 being extremely heavy again and painful
2 days of spotting
Period Length: 9 days

....Spotting for six days between periods....

Period #4
Arrived: 33 days later (June 16th)
Currently on day 4 of bleeding, with first two being extremely heavy (bleed through a maximum absorbency tampon in 1 hour) and really painful

Great thread sweety!

Complete miscarriage - January 2009 (9 weeks)
Period returned 28 days exactly
Heavy, clotty, painful, last 7 days

Period every 27 days or so, less heavier, painful, clotty

MMC - November 2009 (12 weeks)
ERPC
Heavy bleeding erractic bleeding, painful, clotty - 10 days

Period returned 27 days after
Very very heavy, painful, clotty

Cycle gone down to average 23 days - clotty, sometimes heavy

xxxx

Sorry for your loss girls & thank you for posting your experineces.

M/c'd at 5 mths. Post partum bleeding from week 1-2. No bleeding but cramping from week 3-4. First af started with 2 days spotting then 5 days heavy bleeding from week 5-6.cramping near each ovary from week 7-9. Cramping stopped 2 days before af due. At did not show up. Waiting, waiting....

Thanks for sharing trying4#1. Sorry for your loss. Hope the turns up soon or you get a bfp.

UPDATE:

Mine is going to be a work in progress, so I'll edit my post as the days go on!

D&C at 14 weeks 6 days on May 20th
Spotted lightly for 16 days
No spotting for 7 days
Spotted very lightly for 3 days

Period #1
Arrived: 31 days after D&C
1st day was medium - heavy flow
2nd day was heavy flow
3rd day - medium flow
day 4 through 7 - light spotting.

Period #2
Started cd27.
Lasted 2 days then 4 days of spotting (6 days total)

Period #3
Started cd24
Lasted 3 days and then 3 days of spotting (6 days total)

Thanks for sharing alwayspraying. Sorry for your loss. Hope the isn't to heavy. If it is see if you can get tabs from GP.

Hi there.

Thanks for creating this thread :-)

I had a mmc and D&C in april.

#1 Arrived 31 days later, relatively normal - not too heavy, lasted only about 5 days

Then CD17-21 I had some light spotting (brownish colour) - on CD35 today and still waiting so I will update when #2 finally arrives...

Kristen xxxx