Hot water bottle advice....

[Kate8989]

I have an infection and feeling really sore around my pelvis weeks after miscarriage.
I’m wondering if the hot water bottle is making it worse and aggravating it? I’ve become quite attached since my MC but worried it’s makinf my symptoms worse x any thoughts? X

Hi Kate
I think I spoke to you a little while back on another thread about pains after your miscarriage. You were going to have a scan. I take it you had one in the end. And you have an infection?
I’m so sorry to hear that. I hope your feeling ok in yourself.
I mentioned I’d had a miscarriage as well and like you I’ve become obsessed with my hot water bottle. Especially after having the last bit of pregnancy tissue scraped out without any form of pain relief. I had cramps for a week after.
I was also getting worried about what the heat was doing to the fertile region of my body but I’ve just read on another thread that apparently it causes no problems at all.
And Infact heat is a well known relief from pain. I always find it soothing too. X

@MagicalCreatures- hey thanks for replying! How are things with you?!
Well I’ve been having pelvic pain from about 2 weeks after the MC. It’s just stayed the same, even when on my period (which was strangely light 🤔).
She had a look inside on Friday (it was only at my local GP) and said my cervix was bleeding and I had so much discharge she could barely see inside. I’m still getting the pains, but only had one full day of antibiotics, so I guess I need to be patient
Also having counselling next week, my life really is a mess at the moment x

I’m so sorry to hear that.
My pains have eased now since having the remaining pregnancy tissue scraped out.

I’ve still had no sign of AF and I’ve been using OPKs to see if I can somehow track where my cycle is. But so far, I’ve had numerous faint lines, some days darker then others, but no peak for ovulating.

Unfortunately like you, my mental health is now in bad shape.
My miscarriage was long and drawn out and each hurdle that hit me, I picked myself up and carried on. But then there was another hurdle and another. And now I’m struggling.
The 7 years of hard, dedicated work to get my mental health to a point where I felt the best I ever have, has been erased within 3 months.

My family and friends are amazing but I always feel like a burden, and as if they think that now it’s over, I should be over it. But it’s the complete opposite. I’m not. And I’m breaking down, at random times I just start crying. I think I could have managed a normal miscarriage (it’s obviosuly horrible in any way) but this was just too much.

I’m really struggling to get over the procedure I had (with no pain relief) and am considering seeking advice to find out if that was normal because I really don’t think it was.
I’m traumatised and feel scarred (down there) and haven’t had sex since.
I also have totally gone off the idea of TTC.

I can’t believe they still haven’t done a scan on you. I wish they would take you more seriously.
I’m here if you ever need a chat x