Delayed Period After Miscarriage: Understanding the Timeline & What to Expect

Question
Well i had misscaried on october 19,2007 and i was 5 weeks and 2 days pregant now i still dont have my peorid and it is passed 28 days can you help me please i would highly appricate it =] thank you because people tell me all these diffrent things like u dont get you can miss 1 peorid or
is a miscarriage  typically considered a period because your uterus expel the entire lining in the process of the miscarriage. You should recieve a period approximately 28 days later.

Answer
Dear Theresa,

Most often after a miscarriage or D&C your bleeding will taper off to spotting within 7-10 days, and maybe random spotting will continue for another week. Your hCG will drop steadily, usually hitting zero during the end of the spotting, or about 10 days after the miscarriage or D&C. Some women find they have mild pregnancy symptoms, or little ovulation cramps. Many many women think they could be pregnant, because strange things are happening and their period is "late" (although almost every post-miscarriage period is late.) These symptoms are due to the body's attempts to regulate its hormones again. It may kick into gear right away, and you will get a new period in 4-5 weeks, or it may struggle a bit, and the period will not come for up to 8 weeks. There is just no "normal". Every woman and every pregnancy loss is different.

When you do get your first period after the miscarriage, don't expect it to be normal - it rarely is. It may be heavier than normal for you or lighter, shorter in duration or longer, have lots of cramping or very little. Regardless, as long as you have not had bleeding for three weeks so that the hormones have had a chance to properly go through the chain of events necessary to stimulate menstruation - it is a period.

I hope this has helped you and answered your question. I wish you well.

Brenda