AF after Ectopic Pregnancy

crystalknpp · November 2009

I just got my first AF today since my ectopic pregnancy surgery on Oct. 19th. I figured with the loss of a tube and still healing from surgery that AF would have been very painful and heavy but its oddly light. Started this morning with some light red and is now mostly brown. It actually reminds me alot of the spotting/period like flow I experienced when I was pregnant before I found out it was ectopic which is a crappy reminder. My question is has anyone else experienced a lighter then normal period after there miscarriage or ectopic pregnancy? I just expected it to be so much worse then it is. I also want to start charting this month and I'm assuming this would be CD 1?

JustDoIt62009 · November 2009

AF started for me last Tuesday and ended today. It was actually pretty normal, similar to past AF. However, about 2 weeks before, I'm assuming when I was ovulating I had horrible right side cramping and then 2 days before AF cramping got so bad that I had to spend the weekend in bed (similar cramps that led up to my m/c). So cramp-wise it was worth for my first AF after m/c, but it was normal in every other aspect.

armysis24 · November 2009

when i got my first AF after my ectopic, it started on a monday, very light like you are describing and turned brown-ish. but then on friday, it started as a regular AF. i thought i had gotten off lucky and went back to my "lighter days" but nope. hopefully it stays that way for you!

OH, and crystal, i've been counting down the weeks and it sounds so much shorter now, we only have 5 1/2 weeks til we can ttc again! sounds so much better than the 3 MONTHS the doctor said! hope you are doing well!

Pamela05 · November 2009

By the time I had my surgery, I only bled lightly for 1 day just after it, ovulated 14 days later (confirmed with u/s because my O pain was so bad I thought I was having surgery complications). I actually conceived that month (we had sex just before the o pain started - never thought I'd ovulate that early). I miscarried at 4 weeks again and my period that month was normal.

crystalknpp · November 2009

armysis24:

when i got my first AF after my ectopic, it started on a monday, very light like you are describing and turned brown-ish. but then on friday, it started as a regular AF. i thought i had gotten off lucky and went back to my "lighter days" but nope. hopefully it stays that way for you!

OH, and crystal, i've been counting down the weeks and it sounds so much shorter now, we only have 5 1/2 weeks til we can ttc again! sounds so much better than the 3 MONTHS the doctor said! hope you are doing well!

Hey hun I didn't get lucky! AF showed her ugly head full force today! The cramps aren't to bad but its definitely back to a normal period which in a weird way is very comforting because its pretty much right on time! One more AF to go and then we will be able to TTC. 5 1/2 weeks doesnt sound nearly as bad as 3 months! Im actually using TTC to help me look forward to the holidays this year because shortly after Christmas we can start trying again! Hope your doing well! We will help each other through these next few weeks Smile

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