Idk where to start so here goes nothing...and possibly a trigger warning for those who have miscarried before...

My husband and I have been TTC for 2 years now. Nov 17th, i got a positive pregnancy test and we were ecstatic!

I called an OB office since we just moved to CO and i hadn't set that up yet... got an apt for Dec 20th for our first ultrasound. I wouldve been 8 weeks and 3 days.

Wednesday night, after work, i went to the bathroom. There was a lot of mucusy discharge so i wipe and look... it was brown and i thought, just old blood, it happens... this would've been my second pregnancy. My daughter is not my husband's child. So this was going to be his first child.

Yesterday, i went to the OB and it was confirmed, we lost our baby. I was one day shy of being 7 weeks when i passed all this tissue and these clots...the cramping has been horrible. Im the lucky few who don't cramp during their cycles so to me... this is like...bad.

So my question or the help/advice i need is:

1. Is this counted as a period?

2. If not, how soon will i bleed again for a "normal" cycle?

3. How soon is it to have sex?

4. When does one ovulate after a miscarriage?

5. Shouldni keep taking my prenatals?

6. How soon does HCG leave a womans body?

Anything would be helpful. I'm emotionally not okay right now and all i wanna do is cry.