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Miscarriage

So after a little over a week, my bleeding has finally stopped. I’m numb to this feeling of not having my baby in belly anymore. Hubby wants to wait a few months like 6 before we try again for a baby, just so my body can heal and we can grieve. But he doesn’t want to use protection at all and I refuse to get back on...

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Pregnancy after miscarriage

So I am one week away from being at the stage I was when I had my miscarriage and it fills me with so much dread and that’s all I can think of, I even had a dream last night that I when to the toilet and wiped and had blood and I’m finding it quite hard. How did any of you still know you were pregnant to keep your ...

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Miscarriage at almost 8 weeks

I suffered a miscarriage on Wednesday and am devastated. NHS care was awful. How long did you wait until trying again?

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Miscarriage(?)

Two days ago I started bleeding very light and started having cramps. This was morning and by evening I felt better until 2am went to toilet because I was cramping very bad and passed blood clots. I have been bleeding since then and I went to hospital EPU said they couldn’t see anything in the uterus. So they took m...

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Medical management of miscarriage

I am going to have the pessary for my miscarriage tomorrow, I would have preferred surgery but they couldn’t get me in for 2 weeks. I have been bleeding since Monday, I’ve had a small clot a bit bigger than a 5p coin and some small bits. I am hoping because I feel like my body has already started the process the pai...

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When to see a GP

So we have a little girl, she will be 2 this week. We started trying again in August, got pregnant in October and had a miscarriage in November. We’ve been trying ever since and nothing at all. When did people go to their GP? I know the nhs suggests a year but does that go from when you started trying or when we mi...

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Pregnancy after loss

So Iam currently 8 weeks pregnant I went to wipe this morning and it was like a brownish colour I have had 2 previous miscarriages so I have no idea what to think

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Bleeding

How long did you did you bleed for after a vaginal delivery?

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Conception after miscarriage

I had a miscarriage in October 2024 and another the first week of May 2025. I ovulated before I got my period back and we are trying again. Has anyone gotten pregnant before their period returned? How did you know how far along you were?

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Miscarriage- Medical Management

I’m sadly experiencing a missed miscarriage. I’m undecided on the next steps. Please can you share your experiences of medical management? Thank you

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Miscarriage bleeding

How long does miscarriage bleeding usually last, it’s been about 4 days and I keep staining myself from how much blood there is…

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Lack of line progression?

Do you think i should be concerned about the lack of line progression over the past 2 days? Ive had 2 miscarriages so I'm incredibly anxious and this was my last test before I get home from my holiday on Thursday evening. I'm currently 4w4d

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Possible miscarriage, what to expect?

Last Thurs, I woke up to some blood which then turned to brown discharge throughout the day accompanied by cramps. Went to hospital and scan showed that altho I’m 10 weeks, the scan looked like a 4/5 week baby. I was so out of it when hearing that, that I didn’t understand anything the lady said after nor ask any qu...

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Confirmed Miscarriage 💔

So today as I knew, I was professionally told I was having a miscarriage. This is now my third. 💔 It definitely appears as though I need medical intervention going forward as I needed this when I found out I was pregnant with my son. I have now been referred to the recurrent miscarriage clinic to I guess undergo…

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Safe to try again?

Hi all, I had a miscarriage beginning of March. I have had spotting and issues since. Had a ultrasound around 3 weeks ago. They said it was reassuring but does show a blood clot like 1cm. They said they don't do anything for it but gave me some abx and said to keep an eye on symptoms. My bloods came back normal a...

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Trying for months

Third month trying without success. I have a 21 month old at home and got pregnant with her the first time trying. Then we have a miscarriage last August. I have regular periods and I’m just really confused and sadden about what’s happening… any advice? Should I get my progesterone tested?

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