I had my m/c and D&C on March 23rd. I was at 12 weeks, but the fetus had stopped growing at 7 wks. A week after my D&C I started having really heavy cramping and heavy bleeding. I went back to the doc and they did an ultrasound because I was still testing as being pregnant and they were worried that the D&C hadn't removed everything.

Luckily, it was not that and I didn't have to have another D&C. But it was blood clotting. About a ping-pong ball sized blood clot. They said that it was likely from my body trying to heal (like a scab in my uterus. Ew, I know) OR I was having my period already. Which, they said, was not really common since it was so soon.

If you start bleeding really heavily or have pain (above normal cramping) I say go see your doc and get it checked out.

I just got my period this past week (4/20) which was about a month after my m/c. I still don't really know if what I experienced last month was my period or my healing process... but I think everyone's different. Again, if you're in pain or it's really heavy, definitely call your doc.

Good luck, and sorry for your loss.

After my D&C I bled lightly for about a week/week and a half. It was light enough that I needed a liner, not a pad. Mild cramping, but the motrin they prescribed me seemed to take care of the pain pretty easily.

About 6 weeks after the D&C, I got my period. My levels didn't drop until them.

I had a 2nd miscarriage a few months later, with that one, I didn't make it to the D&C. That's a whole different story. But even after the natural miscarriage, it was 6 weeks before I got my period.

Everyone is different. My doctor told me it could be 2 weeks or 6 weeks. The only consistent thing that I've heard is that it's usually much heavier than a normal period.

I hope that helps!

Good luck, sweetie. I'm sorry for your loss. We're all here if you need us!

::hugs::

I had a D&C on 3/2. I had no pain, bleeding or cramping at all afterward. I did have one weird day, nine days later, when I felt like I was going to puke and pass out at the same time; I was dizzy and had REALLY sharp pains in my pelvic area. It was awful. But no blood and no fever. I was pretty freaked out so I called my doc's after-hours number and spoke to the doc on call. He said I was probably fine, and if I started bleeding heavily to go to the ER. The next day, I was totally fine. Really strange.

Now, it's been 8 weeks and there's still no sign of AF. I have been charting my temps and other fertility signs and was positive I'd finally ovulated two weeks ago, so I went in for a Day 22/7DPO test to check my progestrone (doc thinks it might be naturally low), only to find that my levels show me as not having ovulated yet at all. So now I'm back at square one. Doc says to call back if AF hasn't come after a total of 12 weeks. Crazy.

I hope you don't have to wait as long as me. If there's one thing I've learned from reading about others' experiences, it's that everyone is SO different!

I had light bleeding for about a week with my first D & C and some mild cramping and AF came exactly 4 weeks after. I have my 2nd D & C this April 1st. light spotting for 3 days and that was it. I was also feeling good until about a week and a half later when I had some pretty bad cramps, but tolerable, and no bleeding though. It went away 1-2 days. I was thinking it's prob just my body trying to get back to normal. I am still waiting for my AF and hopefully it comes as quick as the before.

After my 1st D&C (june 22, 9w4d), which was really dilation and extraction (a sucking motion not scraping) I bled for like a week. Then I had my menstrual cycle about 4 weeks later. After my 2nd D&C (dec 7, 10w) (actual scraping my insides) I bleed for like 2 weeks, then no blood for 2 days then blood for 3 days then bleed like 21 days later after the 3 days of bleeding. I am having a hard time getting back to normal cycles, I have had 30 day, 24 day, 21 day cycles with my bleeding lasting longer than 7 days. For my last period I started bleeding heavily on day 7 and called the dr and he said to come in, said everything looked normal but put me on progesterone for 7 days to jump start another period (he likened it to a chemical D&C????) where my insides will be flushed out and hopefully I will be regular again. So I have been bleeding heavily and lighter and heavier again for 12 days and probably after the last progesterone pill tonight, will start bleeding again very very soon)

Make sure you are charting your cycles and flow so that if you are not becoming "regular/normal" you can speak with your doctor.