As many of you know, I passed my baby on 5/27. I've had bleeding since then. It had tapered down to not even spotting onto my pad, just a little on the TP when I'd wipe. Now today I noticed slight tenderness in my breasts and now I'm having cramping and light/moderate flow with some small clotting. They think the baby died around 5 weeks ago... so could this be my period? Could I really have ovulated with my hcg still so high? I've now been having bleeding/spotting for nearly THREE WEEKS STRAIGHT! I'm so confused, and I think my body is, too!
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Married:6/14/03
TTC since: September '03
Dx:2/9/06
Surprise! BFP 3/20/08
No heartbeat found 5/16/08
miscarried on 5/27/08
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It can be your period. I had a similar experience after my later loss. I had "lochia" which is post partum flow, and it dwindled down to almost nothing at three weeks. Day 21 after delivering Mary Catherine, a real AF showed up to get things started again. I was shocked, but it is indeed possible. That AF started my shortest cycle ever, 35 days.
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Devon- I bled for 3 weeks after my natural m/c but it dwindled down to spotting. Personally I would let your doc know. You may need an u/s to make sure that everything has passed from your m/c and that can help determine that it is AF and not tissue left that is causing the bleeding. My doc told me that if I bled for more than 2 weeks then she wanted to know about it. I hope it is AF.
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Well, it wasn't AF, just residual bleeding I guess. But I got great news today. My hcg is back to normal, and I don't need to have it tested anymore! My intuition was correct... the evening after my last test I passed a very large clot that looked like it was also tissue. My doctor must have missed part of the placenta.
I think this is one of those very rare times when I'm actually looking FORWARD to AF. It will be a sign that my body is getting back to "normal" or as normal as my PCOS body can be.
__________________ Me: (Devon) 25 DH: (Jason) 27
Married:6/14/03
TTC since: September '03
Dx:2/9/06
Surprise! BFP 3/20/08
No heartbeat found 5/16/08
miscarried on 5/27/08
Currently taking Metformin, Prenatals, Citalopram, Lunesta, Lyrica, and Labetalol
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Devon- I am glad that you HCG is back to normal. I hope the bleeding stops soon.
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What is going on with my body? 
