I'm still bleeding 11 days after the delivery of my 16 weeker. I was told 1-2 weeks is normal. Be prepared for blood clots and tissue. I either wasn't told or missed being told it would happen. It scared me half to death. I go to the ob tomorrow and am going to ask how much longer and when to expect my period to start again. Its all so depressing.
So sorry your going through this. Hugs

I am sorry for your loss. The only way you'll know 100% sure that everything gets passed is an ultrasound. I actually opted for a D&C to avoid the risk of infection. I actually was not given any information for post D&C care other than "wear pads and take advil or the prescription pain meds as needed". I bled for about 10 days after that was like a normal period, but then I ended up passing large clots even with the procedure and was in a lot of physical pain for about a week.
My procedure was on 11/16 and my first period started yesterday.

I'm so sorry you are going through this. Light bleeding is definitely the beginning.

I'm not sure how far along you are so I can't really comment on how long it could last. The worst of it will probably only be a day or so but you could bleed for a week or more. I had an early miscarriage last March, there was no baby growing inside me at all, and I only bleed for a few days.

I had a second miscarriage in November and had a D&C on November 14th, I was supposed to be 13 wks but the baby died at 10 wks. I started to miscarry on my own before I went to the ER and it there was a lot of painful cramping (basically contractions), gushing blood and very large clots. After the D&C, I had light bleeding for a week with no other physical pain.

My first period started 4 weeks after the D&C and I'm now 4 days past ovulation. My first period only lasted 3 days but was very heavy.

Like kloe818 said, I think that they may have to do an ultrasound to check that everything has evacuated your uterus but they may also just test your HCG levels to see that they are going down. If I were you, I'd request that they continue testing you until your levels are down to 0.

How far along were you in the pregnancy?

I've had several miscarriages - most were 'chemical pregnancies' that didn't hurt. There were two in which heartbeats were detected and when I miscarried those, they HURT. The first one (in which there was a heartbeat, I was about 7.5 weeks along), I had light bleeding. Then a day later a SHARP pain in the center of my abdomen as if someone stabbed me. I passed the tissue later that afternoon. I went in for an ultrasound the next day and we found that my body had naturally taken care of things, so I didn't need a D&C.

The second pregnancy in which we saw a heartbeat was different. I had some (red) bleeding, went to the doc and found (at 10 weeks) that there was no heartbeat anymore. The doc advised that I wait a couple of days, just to see if I'd pass on my own. A day later, I started feeling a dull ache in my lower back and just a little pain in the abdomen. But I didn't pass any tissue that night -- the following morrning, I went in for the D&C.

There are two reasons to get a D&C, I feel. One is (as Kloe mentioned) to prevent infection. If your body doesn't fully take care of the m/c, there's a chance of infection. The other reason is for your emotional health. Honestly, I couldn't stand the thought of waiitng days (or WEEKS!!) for my body to figure it out and m/c on its own. I couldn't go on about my daily business, knowing I was carrying a pregnancy that wasn't viable. I do feel that I probably would have started m/c'ing within the next few days, since I was starting to feel pain, but I'd rather a doctor help me out and make sure it's done. It's, of course, a very personal decision and you need to do what you feel is right for you!

I agree with Whistle, ask for a Beta blood test. You hormone levels need to go back down to 0. I would say after 10 days if your beta is up they should do a D&C. I bled for 12 days during my m/c. The 1st 2 days were painful with very watery blood (sorry for TMI). The last 2 days I passed huge clots! I was walking in Best Buy and had a sharp pain, next thing I knew when I got home, huge clots. After that my Beta was back to 0. I don't have normal cycles thanks to PCOS, but did get a period 6 weeks after my m/c. It was mainly due to acupuncture and was a lite flow. I'm so sorry for your loss.