Pending miscarriage - what to expect?

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Found out I was pregnant two weeks ago, but started bleeding on Thursday just gone, went to the hospital they did my HCG it read 351 which was very low as I had my dates as 6 weeks, went back for bloods today and it says 249 HCG so dropping, and started more bleeding today.
Just wondering what to expect next from anyone who has MC'd at 6 weeks?

Also I was on the nexaplon implant for 7 years, has it taken out in Oct, has anyone else experiences MC after being on Nexaplon for a long time?

Sorry you are going through this. There's a miscarriage board under Body and Soul that has lots of information and support.

So sorry you are going through this.
Everyone is different, some experience period type cramps, lower back pain and heavy period type blood loss.
Paracetamol helps.

I had very different symptoms.
You can get co codamol either from your gp or speak to a pharmacist regarding strong over the counter painkillers.
Lots of thick sanitary pads, be near a loo, your bed/sofa and box sets.

If the pain gets too much, the bleeding very very heavy then you will need medical advice.
All the best x

I'm so sorry for your loss, OP.
Last month, I had a miscarriage at six weeks. Mine started with bright red spotting, then about 12 hours later, I had terrible terrible period pains (almost as bad as when I was in labour), then I had what was like a very very heavy period.
My bleeding lasted for about five days, and after two days, was just like a normal period.

I must say though, that it turned out that although the egg had been fertilised and implanted, it hadn't developed properly and so my experience may be different to yours.

When it started, I went to my EPU and they took blood and scanned me to see what was going on. The nurses there were so kind, and gave me their number if I had any questions down the line.

I hope you have a medical professional you can speak to if you need to. Please look after yourself, OP.

I'm so sorry for your loss. I myself went through the same in December. The first thing I will say is be prepared for the emotional side too, not just the physical. You have been through a rollercoaster of emotions recently and it doesn't end now. Over the coming weeks if you're anything like me you will start to question the cause and flit between obsessing over ttc again straight away and never wanting to try again. Give yourself time to heal mentally as well as physically and look after you. Nothing you have done has caused this and after many hours of research I've come to realise just how common, if not often spoken about here, it really is.

Physically I can imagine that also varies from woman to woman. I bled for approx 6 days, 2 days heavy and 4 v.light. Some mild cramping (sounds like I was lucky) but lots of clots on day 1/2.

I was advised to take a pregnancy test 2/3 weeks later to help ensure hcg levels had gone back down and there was no remaining tissue.

Thinking of you x

For me, just before 6 weeks, it was like a very heavy period. I was very uncomfortable, like a constant achy-cramping, but nothing more.

Thanks all, it's much heavier today, appreciate the advice, the early pregnancy unit were pretty useless just told me to ring my doctor at the end of the week

Really sorry to read you're going through this. I had my MMC medically managed and it took about 5 days to fully recover from the op, but I cannot emphasise enough about not neglecting the emotional side of things. Just do what you need to on that front and be kind to yourself. I found the Miscarriage Association and Tommy's websites very useful. Hope things go as smoothly as can be in the circumstances. 💐

PS If you live in a big city, can you maybe change hospitals for next pregnancy if EPU was bad? They can be a brilliant source of support, not just for miscarriage but for all kinds of worries.

Sorry to hear that op.
I miscarried in July at 6 weeks.
Mine actually happened at the epu - I managed to get an early scan because the weeks on my clearblue digital had dropped from 3+ to 1-2.
While I was waiting to be seen i got the most awful period pains and I just knew this was it. They used the internal probe to scan me and when they pulled it out it was full of blood :-(
I then had what was basically a heavy period for 6 days. I never lost any huge clots or anything and I didn't find the blood loss traumatic, just the situation in general. It was really awful and I cried a lot. Didn't matter I was only 6 weeks, it was still my baby so please don't feel like you can't grieve.

Ps. I caught pregnant again 13 days after the bleeding stopped. Now 27 weeks pregnant :-)

Look after yourself x

Thank you so much for sharing your story, that actually made me feel quite hopeful.
I did a similar thing with clear blue, mine went from 2-3 down to 1-2 as well.
All the best with your pregnancy xx

I'm so sorry you're experiencing this. I had a mc at 7 weeks in November. My bleeding was heavy for two days, then lighter for a day. The cramps were very bad though.

Definitely be prepared for the possible emotional side: two months on I am still finding it very hard to deal with, perhaps due to my age (36) and the fact it was my first pregnancy.

Also be aware that your cycle may not go straight back to normal. I've had two 36-day cycles since, my norm is 29 days.

Do get any help you feel you may need, physical or emotionally, look after yourself and try again when you're ready.