First AF after miscarriage, sorry if TMI

[Dinkydizzy]

Yesterday was day 2 of AF and it was quite painful which I was warned about, this morning however I have woke up to what can only be described as a murder scene, I’ve ruined my mattress, mattress topper, bottoms, underwear, and completely soaked through my pad and now through the pad I put on after I got up, is this normal? I didn’t even bleed this much after my miscarriage

 

[1sttimer]

God you poor thing you're really going through it! They do say the first one can be pretty heavy but that does sound a lot - maybe put a call in to your surgery or even EPU and explain the situation - they will reassure you if nothing else xx

 

[Vintageling]

That sounds really really heavy hun I'd call for some advice I've never had a mc but u do have heavy periods but even I have never been that bad I only ever find the need to scrub the mattress if I have af arrive in my sleep with no warning. Also stain remover powder like vanish or the cheapie Lidl one works well mix into a paste and just use that to scrub the mattress will get it right out let it dry and then Hoover the powder off the mattress

 

[Dinkydizzy]

Thankyou ladies, I’ve been too busy to go to the doctors today but I think I may have to give them a phone call now, been really really heavy all day and had to change the pad every hour, just had stay and play at my 4 year olds school and changed my pad 2 hours ago and put a nighttime one on come home and it’s soaked through and is everywhere, again sorry for tmi

 

[Dinkydizzy]

Rang 111 cuz my surgery is closed, they said I need to speak to a gp within 12 hours so the on call doctor is gonna phone me at some point

 

[Princess81]

That sounds like significant blood loss to me....are you still really heavy? I’d be inclined to go to a+e

 

[Dinkydizzy]

My partners at work now until 11pm and I’ve got both the kids so I’ll wait and see what the on call doctor says and if he thinks I should go and get seen I’ll get my mum up to come and sit with the kids x

 

[Princess81]

Are you still flooding pads et?

 

[Princess81]

Even after giving birth at term, women should not need to change pads hourly throughout the day x

 

[Dinkydizzy]

On call doctor has advised I go to a&e but there’s no chance of me going there tonight so I’ll go up when I’ve dropped the kids at school in the morning, if I feel worse tonight or start to feel dizzy or anything I’ll go up, but if I’m just the same as I am now I’ll go in the morning

 

[Dinkydizzy]

Are you still flooding pads et?

I am yeah

 

[Dinkydizzy]

Bleeding had calmed down when I woke up this morning so I didn’t need to go and get seen in the end

 

[Vintageling]

Glad it isn't as bad hun just stay as hydrated as you can xx

 

[Dinkydizzy]

Thankyou xx

 

[Princess81]

Glad it’s subsided. Traumatic enough without loads of blood loss x