I've been reading through some post and it sounds like a lot of you bled after your D&C.
I started spotting heavily on 12/17 and on 12/21 we found out that the baby was still alive but I had a subchorionic hematoma. I bled on and off all week and then on 12/26 we found out that the baby no longer had a heartbeat. The bleeding changed from watery, bright red to almost black and tarry over the weekend and I had my D&C on 12/29 (yesterday). So basically I bled on and off continuously since 12/17.
Since my D&C yesterday, I have completely stopped spotting or bleeding. Absolutely nothing. I'm sort of suprised b/c it seems like most girls here continued to bleed.
Am I the only one who didn't have any bleeding post D&C? is this normal?
Re: Anyone not bleed after D&C?
I had hardly any bleeding after my first d&c. This time was different, though. I think everyone's experience is a little different, but it is not abnormal to not bleed, so don't worry!
BTW, the bleeding after a d&c can be erratic - you can go a week w/o bleeding and then suddenly bleed. So you may not be out of the woods yet, so to speak.... But I hope you are so you can start to heal. Good luck, and I'm sorry for your loss.
thanks, Anna. That's good to know! I haven't spoken to my RE since my D&C, so I didn't know what to expect. Thanks so much for responding.
yikes. I'm glad I asked! ok, I'll be keeping a pad on for the next couple of weeks. thanks!
I had very very slight bleeding...and it was never red, just the gross brown stuff. I only wore a pad for about 3 days. Hope this helps.