Positive test now bleeding. Freaking out.

[Bananaloaf88]

So yesterday I took a FRER test in the morning it was positive. I started bleeding about 2 hours later at first it was light pink, then brown.

Went home at took a Clear Blue test, it was positive but fainter than the FRER. Continued to bleed light/heavy.

I went to casualty they said they couldn't really do anything until 6 weeks and that they were thinking I was very early.

Woke up this morning, with more bleeding, red now. I had cramping down my right side during the night. This morning my stomach feels "tight" but not painful.

Took a Clear Blue digital it said "not pregnant" then decided to take the 2nd FRER it was positive with the line being darker than yesterday.

I'm so confused and can't stop crying. I don't know if i'm upset or just annoyed that I don't know eithee way. I called a number the nurse gave me and they said to test again in a week & then again in 2 weeks and to phone back if I continue to bleed.

Just looking for similar stories (positive & negative) I want to hear both sides. Atm I can't stop crying, I really want to talk to my mum (who is a nurser practitioner) but don't want to worry her. So this is the next best thing.

I also want to add my husband & I had sex the night before the positive test. I've heard this can cause bleeding but probably not going over two days.

Hi I'm sorry you're going through this. Have you made your midwife booking appointment yet? If not, I would book it but tell them you've been bleeding. I had light bleeding at 6 weeks with my 3rd and was seen at the EPAU and had a scan which showed the heartbeat. Maybe if you can't get your appointment for a while you could get a private scan? I would also speak to your mum. She will want to help you.

@cookiechomper I haven't no made a midwife appointment yet, I wasn't sure whether or not I still should. I'm so confused.

3 positive tests, 1 negative & cramping with bleeding. I'm not feeling the most positive. Yesterday was a whirlwind. From going to over the moon to terrified in 3 hours. I don't know up from down but keep trying to remind myself that lots of women go through this & i'm not alone.

The first test I did was on Monday which was negative too. So i'm thinking I really can't be that far along.

@Bananaloaf88 - as hard as it is, try to stay calm.
It sounds like you’re really early on, when was AF due?
Remember FRERs are 5x more sensitive than CB so it doesn’t surprise me that you’re getting a positive on one and a negative on the other.
Unfortunately what A&E said to you is exactly what they said to me (I had light brown spotting for a. I hope of days). Until you’re 6 weeks, a scan won’t show anything so will be more distressing.
It’s absolutely awful OP, and I totally get the rollercoaster of emotions you’re going through. Sending you lots of positive vibes and keeping everything crossed it’s just implantation bleeding 🤞🏻

@ELW85 i'm not sure of when my period was due I am quite irregular after coming off the pill in Feb.

My ovia app says I should have ovulated somewhere between the 2nd and 7th of July. I also took one of those CB ovulation tests and that said peak on the 6th after 4 days of low.

I'm starting to think it can't be right though as I didn't get a positive test until the 27th almost 3 weeks later. I'm so emotional and confused. I'm not sure if I feel sick with nerves or it is symptoms.

Try not to stress as this could make you feel worse.

Please stop testing as your body will still show positive on a frer.

To be honest if the pregnancy is not viable then there is nothing you or anyone can do at this time.

Some people do bleed early on and have successful pregnancies just the same as some people have no bleeding, it doesn't always mean anything is wrong.

Waiting a few days to a week is sound advice however I do understand it will be difficult to wait for you as you just want to know what's happening.

Contact your local epu tomorrow morning and ask them for advice, as you're unsure of your dates they may ask you to come in for a vaginal scan.

Good luck I hope it all goes well ❤️

@Bananaloaf88 - I’d you got your peak on 6th, you probably Ov 7th earliest which means you would only just be 3 weeks today which is really early days.
You can ring the EPU at the hospital, but to be honest if you’re not getting a conclusive test I’m not sure what they’d do.
Give them a call to put your mind at rest, but just be prepared that they might not scan you and might ask you to retest in a week-10 days.
Really wishing you all the best!

As it's taking from period , if 3 weeks from
Ovulation it will be classed as minimum 5 weeks

Yes, @Michellebops but my point to the OP was it’s early days.

Thank you everyone. I think i'll just have to wait and see. This ttc is a rollercoaster, it's taken me by surprise as I am normally so logical but it is hard.

I had this is May and unfortunately it was a Chemical Pregnancy (early miscarriage) it's actually really common not that that helps with the grief. I was told to test a week later and I was no longer pregnant. I did however get pregnant on next cycle and now I'm 9 weeks. Sorry for your loss.

I had this with both of my pregnancies, with my first, I bled throughout but both were fine. i'm really sorry you're going through this, I remember how horrible it feels. Wishing you all the very best xx

@ThisHereMamaBear Thank you.

I know this could go both ways and at the moment i'm not really sure how I feel.

I'm just upset about everything lol, which I assume is hormones.

To go from shaking with nerves at a positive test, to thinking it is over already is so confusing. I kinda feel like i've made the whole thing up if that makes sense.

I have literally just had this too. Got positive test on Friday, started bleeding shortly afterwards. Had 3 positive tests but the bleeding is extremely heavy now and have had 2 subsequent negative tests.

It’s my 2nd miscarriage in a row, 3rd in total.

Wishing you all the best.

@Luckystar1 sending my love to you ♥️ I can only imagine how you are feeling. I am going to give the tests a rest until Saturday. I'm driving myself insane.

@Bananaloaf88 I know how you feel. It's the not knowing that's the worse part.

Are you still bleeding now? Are you having to change the pads regularly? And is the bleeding clots?

As I said above on a regular cycle they class from last period which your app will have the date, and if you ovulated 3 weeks ago then you'll be 5 weeks pregnant and if you call the epu tomorrow they'll maybe see you before next week and at 6 weeks they're able to check for a heartbeat.

So while it's early days it's not too far away from being visible on an ultrasound.

I have everything crossed for you x

@Michellebops I'm still bleeding it seems to be calming down but has turned red instead of brown.

It's not filling a whole pad but i'm changing them regularly to keep an eye on how much blood there is.

I'm used to using a diva cup during my periods so trying to gauge how much blood is quite difficult for me atm using a pad.

I don't have high hopes but I also don't feel very pessimistic. I've ordered more PTs from Amazon that will arrive on Thursday to avoid being tempted to go into Superdrug.

I am going to phone the midwife for an appointment tomorrow regardless. She won't be able to tell me anything so soon but she will at least be able to give advice for the next few weeks.

The bleeding seems to be stopping now, which is something at least.

As hard as it is you need to let what will happen, happen. Pregnancy tests have become so sensitive in recent years that people are frequently getting a positive test when whilst you did conceive, it was never viable. The other scenario (which I had) is that you conceived twins and one wasn't viable. Wait for the bleeding to stop (there's nothing medical professionals can do at this point) and retest 3-4 days later, but if you continue to bleed for more than 7 days or it's gets really heavy, big clots etc that's when to get medical advice. A nurse practitioner friend was telling me that statistically there's more miscarriages now, whilst older mums and ivf accounts for some, it's most that back even when I had my kids, if you were 2-3 days late you just thought you were late when actually many of us had early miscarriages but hadn't tested because the tests were really expensive and only available from certain places (I like most people made an appointment at my gp at the suggested 2 weeks after my period was due to have it confirmed rather than home testing).

I know it's hard, but you need to try to take care of yourself and nature will take its course alas.

@Bananaloaf88 glad it's calming down.

Sorry it's just a waiting game for you now.

Take it easy and try keep your mind occupied so to not stress.

Keep us updated and keep chatting if you need to xx

@Michellebops Thank you. This has really helped today. DH is telling me to try to stop googling & reading the forum but it has helped hearing from other women who have had similar experiences ♥️

@Bananaloaf88 really hope it's all ok. I remember that horrible waiting feeling so well. As others have said, try to relax (from a body point of view, I know you wont be able to mentally!) x

@ThisHereMamaBear I feel much more relaxed. DH and I binged Orange is the New Black, which helped 😂.

Woke up this morning and the bleeding has passed, thank goodness. I took the last PT I had (a cheapo Freedom dip test from Tesco) it came up positive within 3 minutes.

My morning coffee is making me feel super sick today, which although upsetting for a coffee lover like me, i'm going to take as a positive sign.

Going to call my local midwife today and see what's what. Then wait until my Amazon delivery arrives on Thursday before testing again.

My bank balance can't afford to keep buying PT this week 😂

I've just been sick this morning too, which I never am. So if it is bad news there is definitely some bad karma hanging over me!