u/Nil_Ves_Me

I walk a lot. Prefer walking an average of 4.5 miles a day. I recently moved to Ohio. And I suddenly faced a huge problem.

I've been living in Michigan before this, and I only lived in the city, clear pavements and walking paths. The Detroit riverfront had me covered for my walking schedule. And the area I moved to is the Suburbs in Ohio.

There's certainly a community walking loop with those small fountains and parks here. But I prefer the dam trails that's nearby. But here's the problem.

To get there, I have to walk alongside the road which goes over a national freeway. And the road doesn't have any pedestrian path or even a clear space on the other side of the white solid lines.

I've only gone to the dam trails once because of this. And I'm getting very sick of the neighborhood loop. Is going by car to the front of the Dam trails the only option? I really don't want to do that. But I'm also really sick of not being able to get a good walk. Welcome any suggestions or advice.

I suspect I miscarried a few months ago. I wasn't intending to get pregnant but wasn't actively trying not to as well. Then, I ended up a bit late for my period. I didn't think much of it initially. A couple days early or late is normal (I've a very regular cycle. It's mostly thirty days apart but sometimes it's twenty eight days, or thirty four days.)

Then one day my partner and I were having sex and I started bleeding. I thought my period had arrived and I went to clean up. I saw some kind of tissue shedding and it's not like it doesn't happen during my periods... It's just unusual for it to start that way. I only see the clumpy tissues on day two or three. Never day one. Usually only starts with light bleeding.

I still didn't think much. Came out after cleaning up. Was exclaiming to my partner about how we should probably do this more often if it'll speed up my period. Basically... I didn't think much while all this happened. But then... After the initial bleeding and what happened in the shower... I didn't bleed. My actual period didn't start until an entire week after. By then... If we dismiss this as maybe just delayed period... The gap between the two cycles was at least 45 days...

I started feeling a bit bothered after the late period. Afterwards, my cycle has been the same regular one. But for some reason this kept weighing on my mind. I read up on it and multiple people have said it's possible to miscarry like so. I'm... A bit mentally affected by this. It's been around five months since but I can't get it off my mind. When I confided about this to my partner he said we should just visit an OB/GYN and go from there... I'm scared to take that step.

I want to understand if it's medically possible to know if someone has miscarried if it happened months ago. I maybe would've had a better chance of knowing had I gone immediately, the hormone levels would've confirmed things. But it's months later now... And I really... Need to do something about it. It's been eating me up for months... My partner and I both want children. We aren't exactly planning for one right away. But... This is causing me some sort of mental distress.

I'd appreciate any advice, guidance or just any similar personal experience that will help me make sense of things. I'm only twenty two years old, so I don't know if age is a factor here or not.