anembryonic pregnancy/medical management

[Anon24]

Hi.
I started spotting the night of 24th June at 11w+5d. Rang midwife who sent us to a&e.
A&e took bloods and felt tummy, said everything was fine and booked us in at EPAU for 27th June (12w+1d).
Scan showed there was a sac but no fetal pole
We decided to let nature takes its course and was booked in for another scan on 11th July.
For 2 weeks I did as I was told, rested and took it easy. I had very little bleeding, I wouldn't even say enough for a period..
11th July we went for scan again which showed everything still there and the sac had grown by 1cm in 2 weeks.
We decided the next thing was to have medical management.. So... 11th July, late evening I was given the 1st oral tablet and sent home to rest with an appointment for 13th July to go back into hospital and have the next stage of the meds.
The last lot of pessaries I was given were at 1:30am on 14th July, still I hadn't passed the sac although I had bled quite a lot and passed a big clot.. I hadn't had too much pain and had managed with no pain relief. 5:20am on 14th July, I had severe cramps but still nothing passed.
When the doctor come to examine me she ended up using forceps to remove the sac. I was given 4 antibiotics to take and was then sent on my way home with no discharge letter, no information and no pain relief.
A week has passed since the treatment and I am still spotting very slightly if I stand too long, walk far or drive just a little way. I did a preg test yesterday which came back with a very faint positive line..
I just want it all to be over now so we can get on with our lives and get back to normality.
How long am I likely to carry on spotting?
When will test show negative?
When can we start having inter course again?
And when can we start to try for our rainbow baby?
I had started to feel back to my normal self after all the tears and heartache, but now I'm feelin low again and just want normality back
Thank you for reading xx

[Anon24]

Sorry for the long post above.
Also, when should I expect my 1st period?
Thanks xx

[St4rfish]

Hi Anon, I didn't want your post to go unanswered. Really sorry for your loss, it is the worst thing, especially when you are nearly at the 12 week mark. I found out at my 12 week scan I'd had a pregnancy like yours 14 months ago. I bled for about 2 weeks afterwards, but I did have some retained products which had me back in A&E shortly after that, which knocked out my blood count - I was on heavy duty iron tablets for 3 months and felt so unwell all summer that we didn't start TTC properly again until October (5 months afterwards). Still trying sadly. I did get letters from the hospital confirming what had happened, so chase those up if they don't arrive. And I sorted out my own blood count checks at the GP so would advise you to do this if you feel tired or run down. Good luck, it does get easier. Xxx