I had my D&C on the 24th of last month. Finally stopped bleeding about a week ago. Last night I spotted a little so I assumed my period was coming. Today I started gushing blood, soaked through several pairs of pants and passed a bunch of golf ball sized clots so I called my OB. He said it can be totally normal.
Anyone else experience this? How long did it last?
Re: How was your first period after D&C?
I would be inclined to think it wasn't your period, but the end of the m/c. Personally I've never had an actual period that involved golf-ball sized clots. I was told it is normal to have bleeding on & off until the next cycle begins.
To answer your question though my first post-D&C period was a bit heavier than normal, but overall pretty normal.
DD1 born 5/24/10.
Missed M/C at 14 wks Feb 2012.
DD2 born 5/14/13.
Missed M/C at 9 wks July 2015.
I stopped bleeding then started again a few days later after my d&c, it was much heavier than my initial bleeding, with clots. I bled and spotted for almost three weeks.
Then 5 weeks after my d&c, AF showed up, it was really bad and lasted 15 days.
I have had clots with my period before but just very small ones. Nothing like I experienced yesterday. It was a bit scary since I'd never experienced that before.
I bled very little following my D&C, then after about a week the bleeding picked up to a light period. At my one week post-op my OB found a piece of tissue on my cervix so she removed that in the office and it lightened up and then finally stopped last week.
Today I'm not bleeding at all. So weird.
Thanks for your thoughts everyone!
I thought it was odd too and was so freaked out, but today I haven't bled at all so I guess it's really okay!