First AF after M/C

How long did it take to return??  Also was it a normal AF or lighter??  I had a m/c on 21st May - fortunately it occurred naturally at 6wks and did not require medical intervention.  I am still waiting for AF to arrive, I feel like I have had my normal AF symptoms and a miniscule amount of spotting here and there but no normal AF bleeding.  Probably being a bit eager to get AF as want to TTC asap. 

 

Hi catcase......well you probably know my story. MC at Easter and STILL waiting for AF. I was sure AF was coming for about 3 weeks before I thought I better test and what do you know..BFP......so I guess early pg symptoms are the same as PMT.

 

I know what you mean about wanting to TTC.  I was like you, MCd early on so nice and easy. For me there wasnt an emotional component to deal with.  I didnt feel we lost a baby...just a dud egg and sperm (nah, maybe dud sperm....my eggs would never be to blame). I was starting to get depressed wating for AF which I thought would never come.

 

Chin up....it will happen...one way or another.

My cycle returned to normal immediately which surprised me, my body acted as though the MC was AF.

kebakat I hope this is the case as it means I might be pg again already maybe??  don't want to get hopes up, but you can't help yourself. 

oh well only time will tell - fingers crossed I am pg in the very near future and it all goes ok this time

 

too scared to test too - will wait till end of the month if nothing has happened AF wise

 

Edited by catcase

The doc told me anything up to 6 weeks after the mc, I miscarried naturally at 6w2d. I got my period exactly 27 days later which is my normal cycle length so like kebakat my body treated the mc as though it was an af. (albeit a more painful one, physically and emotionally).
My first AF after the mc was actually quite bad, more painful and heavy than a normal period but i've been told that can be normal and can be the body clearing out anything that didn't come away with the mc.

i was googling the same thng yesterday! its been 28 days since my D&C.. haven't got AF but am pretty crampy, sometimes it feels almost as bad as after the D&C but i think its normal for it to be sorer the first AF right? Hopefully it will come soon cos i want to wait two cycles then TTC again!

maudie23

So sorry to hear of your m/c, I hope that your AF comes soon and that everything works out for you too.

I had 2 weeks bleed with my m/c, then 5 weeks of nothing then 2 weeks of much heavier/crampier bleed (first AF). Sorry about your loss.

Mine was about 28 days (d and c on 2 Jan and AF started 31 Jan), and I conceived the next cycle

Ohhhhh Catherine! How exciting!
Wishing you loads and loads of stickyness