Is this a normal miscarriage?

[PugLover]

I am not sure where the right place for a post like this should go so one of the mods can move it if this is a bad place for it.

I am a little concerned and tired of waiting to pass my baby. Long story short is the baby died at 8w3d and we found out at 12w4d. I started spotting brown and having light cramps on Tuesday, also did on Wednesday and still was Thurdsay morning so we had an ultrasound and found out the baby had no heartbeat and had not grown. Since then I have went from red to brown back to red bleeding but still have yet to even fill a pad. I had horrible contractions (5 hours where they were at least a minute long and at least 1 minute apart, sometimes 15-20 seconds apart) last night. Tonight I had 3 hours of more contractions that weren't as intense and through all of this still nothing has passed at all. It is now Monday and I am still waiting. Is this normal to still not have passed anything after all of that labor?

[silentbunny]

My miscarriage was pretty sudden and dramatic, and I had passed most tissue within the first 24 hours. The contractions continued for another 24 hours or so, with bleeding for about a week.

I'm not sure what is "normal", but I am terribly sorry for what you're experiencing. I would think that if you're still not bleeding in any heavy way, or passing solid masses, that you should call your doctor within 24 hours for further instructions. They may have to give you meds or do a D & C.

I'm so sorry.

[Pookie]

First off, I'm very sorry.
Your experience sounds alot like mine. I spotted for about a week or two. Then I had what you're describing for another couple of days. After that I had a VERY heavy AF. During the really hard contractions and first part of the AF, I even had some almost black bledding. I think everyone's experience and what is "normal" for them tends to be different. My friend had a m/c just a week further along than I was and her experience was totally different. If you're in doubt about anything, I'd give your doctor a call. Again, I'm very sorry for what you're going through.

[Liz]

I am really sorry you are having to go through this. Thinking of you.

[Happy1]

I'm so sorry you're going through this. :( I agree that you should definitely call your doctor. They will know what's normal for you and what to do if it's not. Personally, my m/c was pretty sudden too. I started spotting, it got heavier, I was passing clots then the next day the bleeding was even heavier and suddenly I got really painful contractions and I found out what people talked about when they felt like they were gushing. I had that for the whole day and the start of the next. I followed up with my doctor a week later just to make sure everything was all right.

Again, I'm so sorry. :(

Nikki

[usafwife]

I agree with the others in that you should call your doctor. When I had my m/c it happened rather suddenly. I started bleeding, having cramps/contractions and within a day I passed everything. The bleeding continued for a wk or so.

Unfortunately what is normal is not certain. You could have multiple m/c and not one of them be the same. Just like every pregnancy is different so is every m/c.

[kdotp]

Agreeing with the other posters in there isn't really any such thing as a "normal" miscarriage.

With our second m/c we found out via u/s around 8w that the baby had quit growing. I had sporadic spotting for about a week (barely enough to merit a pantyliner), started bleeding a little more heavily about 9 days after the u/s (enough to merit a regular pad, but I didn't fill it) and that went off and on for about a week. Finally, two weeks after the u/s I started cramping and bleeding heavily (enough to where I had to go to the ER). I continued bleeding for about two weeks after that. It just took my body that long to realize the pregnancy had ended.

After the u/s the Dr. I saw said they like to give the body about 2 weeks to see if it will recognize the pregnancy had ended and miscarry naturally before they consider surgery. If nothing has passed by then, they'll schedule a d/c. Of course, they would have done a d/c right away if that's what I'd wanted, but they prefer to let your body do it.

I'm so sorry you're going through this. I would definitely call your Dr. to let them know what's been happening and see what their protocol is.