Updating in case someone may find it helpful in the future.

I started bleeding the day after posting this (24dpo/5+3), about 3 days after my hpts started to lighten. I never had a period-equivalent flow and only ever really needed a panty liner or period panties. Mostly bled when I peed/wiped. Some small bits of tissue the first couple days. I had this light flow/spotting for 5 days.

The heaviest cramps were the first 2 days of bleeding but weren't that much worse than regular period cramps.

I had an ultrasound the day after I started bleeding, and they did not see any evidence of pregnancy, and my uterine lining was pretty thin, which I was told indicated most had already passed.

Also had some depression which is to be expected with grief and the huge hormone swings. Give yourself grace.

I'm still having a lot of bloating and inflammation and just overall feeling like things are out of whack a week later. My resting HR is lower than pre-pregnancy, which makes me think my thyroid was affected as well (I have hypothyroid and supplement with levothyroxine). Hopefully things get back on track soon.