tampons and m/c

I had a m/c over the weekend and am still bleeding. We have friends in
town, my kids are out of school for the holiday break, and we had lots
of fun plans to go to the pool, beach, camping, etc. I've read that
tampons should be avoided following m/c - how strictly should this
advise be adhered to? I would love to get out and about and distract
myself with the fun plans we had rather than sit around waiting to stop
bleeding, but obviously our plans center around swimming and sand. Not
a good combo wearing a pad....would love someone to tell me its ok to
wear a tampon for a few hours here and there ....any comments?

cara

I would certainly say no and stick to the pads. You can't be sure at this
stage if all tissue and clots have been passed. Also you do not want to
risk toxic shock. How about having a few quiet days at home to recover?

Take care.

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"cara" wrote in message
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I had a m/c over the weekend and am still bleeding. We have friends in
town, my kids are out of school for the holiday break, and we had lots of
fun plans to go to the pool, beach, camping, etc. I've read that tampons
should be avoided following m/c - how strictly should this advise be
adhered to? I would love to get out and about and distract myself with the
fun plans we had rather than sit around waiting to stop bleeding, but
obviously our plans center around swimming and sand. Not a good combo
wearing a pad....would love someone to tell me its ok to wear a tampon for
a few hours here and there ....any comments?

cara

I think it would depend on how far along you were. If you were less than
6-7 weeks, and have already done most of your heavy bleeding, I wouldn't
worry about it.
--

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disappear and she says, "Cheese" on command. Although it sounds more like
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"cara" wrote in message
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I had a m/c over the weekend and am still bleeding. We have friends in
town, my kids are out of school for the holiday break, and we had lots of
fun plans to go to the pool, beach, camping, etc. I've read that tampons
should be avoided following m/c - how strictly should this advise be
adhered to? I would love to get out and about and distract myself with the
fun plans we had rather than sit around waiting to stop bleeding, but
obviously our plans center around swimming and sand. Not a good combo
wearing a pad....would love someone to tell me its ok to wear a tampon for
a few hours here and there ....any comments?

cara

Jamie Clark wrote:

I think it would depend on how far along you were. If you were less than
6-7 weeks, and have already done most of your heavy bleeding, I wouldn't
worry about it.

I was a little over 8 weeks.....seems like things are calming down as of
today (no clots, lighter bleeding etc), so maybe tomorrow I'll feel more
confident in doing more playing.

cara

Did the baby ever develop a heartbeat that you know of? I think before the
have a heartbeat, they are pretty small, and if you've already done most of
your heavy bleeding, then you're likely okay. I've had 5-6 chemical
pregnancies, where the fetus never developed a heartbeat, and I always just
wore a tampon. If you feel like you are dealing with light bleeding or
spotting, you'd probably be okay. Just bring lots of tampons and change
regularly, and perhaps when you are done playing in the water and wearing a
swimsuit, you can go back to a pad.
--

Jamie
Earth Angels:
Taylor Marlys, 1/3/03 -- Who's got the Christmas spirit, singing all day
long, "You put one foot in front of the other, and soon you'll be walking
out the doooo-oooo-ooor!
Addison Grace, 9/30/04 -- My Little Ham, who smiles so big her eyes
disappear and she says, "Cheese" on command. Although it sounds more like
"eeeeeesssshhh"!

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"cara" wrote in message
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Jamie Clark wrote:

I think it would depend on how far along you were. If you were less than
6-7 weeks, and have already done most of your heavy bleeding, I wouldn't
worry about it.

I was a little over 8 weeks.....seems like things are calming down as of
today (no clots, lighter bleeding etc), so maybe tomorrow I'll feel more
confident in doing more playing.

cara

Jamie Clark wrote:
Did the baby ever develop a heartbeat that you know of? I think before the
have a heartbeat, they are pretty small, and if you've already done most of
your heavy bleeding, then you're likely okay. I've had 5-6 chemical
pregnancies, where the fetus never developed a heartbeat, and I always just
wore a tampon. If you feel like you are dealing with light bleeding or
spotting, you'd probably be okay. Just bring lots of tampons and change
regularly, and perhaps when you are done playing in the water and wearing a
swimsuit, you can go back to a pad.

Don't know if there was a heartbeat - my 9 wk u/s was scheduled for
today, however, the timing of the conception (wasn't planned, and was a
huge surprise seeing that we've used the same birth control methods
successfully for 10+ years) was really odd, so I'm guessing that things
didn't develop correctly from early on. That and I had no symptoms at
all from the beginning aside from + hpt. Mix of emotions for sure.

cara

Hugs Cara. I'm sorry for your loss.
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Jamie
Earth Angels:
Taylor Marlys, 1/3/03 -- Who's got the Christmas spirit, singing all day
long, "You put one foot in front of the other, and soon you'll be walking
out the doooo-oooo-ooor!
Addison Grace, 9/30/04 -- My Little Ham, who smiles so big her eyes
disappear and she says, "Cheese" on command. Although it sounds more like
"eeeeeesssshhh"!

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"cara" wrote in message
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Jamie Clark wrote:
Did the baby ever develop a heartbeat that you know of? I think before
the have a heartbeat, they are pretty small, and if you've already done
most of your heavy bleeding, then you're likely okay. I've had 5-6
chemical pregnancies, where the fetus never developed a heartbeat, and I
always just wore a tampon. If you feel like you are dealing with light
bleeding or spotting, you'd probably be okay. Just bring lots of tampons
and change regularly, and perhaps when you are done playing in the water
and wearing a swimsuit, you can go back to a pad.

Don't know if there was a heartbeat - my 9 wk u/s was scheduled for today,
however, the timing of the conception (wasn't planned, and was a huge
surprise seeing that we've used the same birth control methods
successfully for 10+ years) was really odd, so I'm guessing that things
didn't develop correctly from early on. That and I had no symptoms at all
from the beginning aside from + hpt. Mix of emotions for sure.

cara

"cara" wrote:
I had a m/c over the weekend and am still bleeding. We have friends in
town, my kids are out of school for the holiday break, and we had lots
of fun plans to go to the pool, beach, camping, etc. I've read that
tampons should be avoided following m/c - how strictly should this
advise be adhered to? I would love to get out and about and distract
myself with the fun plans we had rather than sit around waiting to stop
bleeding, but obviously our plans center around swimming and sand. Not
a good combo wearing a pad....would love someone to tell me its ok to
wear a tampon for a few hours here and there ....any comments?

cara

I'm so sorry for your loss. I'd avoid tampons for risk of infection and
toxic shock.

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-Lisa
Mom to Annabelle 9/28/05
Aaron & Nicholas 7/25/04
Mariam, born sleeping 9/10/03
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