Possible miscarraige but now not so sure?

[mzmumzer]

Hi i will try keep this short.I started to bleed over the new year not heavily but a few clots,no pain.Only lasted 2 days. I have had 3 previous mc's and went on to have 3 healthy children with no complications.I went to my doctor when i started to bleed and she said to wait until 8 weeks(two weeks later) and go to a&e in maternity hospital.

So i went last Monday,doctor did scan could not see anything, took my bloods and told me it is possible my dates are wrong or i had miscarried.So i went back on the Wednesday to give more blood to see if they had risen.I got a call Wednesday afternoon from the nurse to say to come back in the next morning as my levels have decreased slightly.So Thursday morning i go back for 2nd scan,up pops 2 sacs,and what i thought was a flicker on the bigger one,one smaller than the other but still empty.The doctor then went on to say that again i could have my dates wrong or i could have miscarried a twin and the 2nd sac is viable.

I was told to come back this Thursday for another scan to confirm and i just do not know what to think now??
Since i was there last week i feel so much more pregnant,bbobs tender and heavy and nausious(sp) etc. which to me is a good sign.
But im just confused as to why if i had miscarried that there would still be 2 sacs in side me and i have not bleed since??? Is this possible??? Surely they would have passed by now??

Sorry for long post but i just want to hear from anyone in similar situation or anyone who was good or bad.

Hi Mzmumzer, First of all I want to say Congratulations, it sounds like you have at least one viable pregnancy! I am sorry to hear about the other one however! I am not a doctor or any kind of proffesional so what i say on here is just my personal opinions and am speaking just from personal experience or past research i have done myself(from suffering 5 m/c's). So, from what i have researched or have been told, I do believe when you have a twin that has miscarried there are 2 things that can happen. One being that you can bleed heavily and completely lose the sac, fetus, levels drop,etc.(sorry if i am being too straightforward). And secondly,I also believe you can still have the sac inside of you until you deliver the other twin full term and levels may still decrease for a bit or if you have any spotting/bleeding/clots but then should rise up again later as the other twin progresses. This may be the same as something i have heard of called "vanishing twin". Like, I said i am no professional but if your doctor is saying there are 2 separate sacs and one is viable and the other is not, and now you are feeling MORE pregnant than before, it makes me think that possibly losing the one twin may have made the other one stronger and may just be a good thing.It sounds like to me, your levels dropped slightly due to the little bit of clots you had passed(Which may have been the fetus) but since you still have the sac you did not bleed extremely heavy. I hope what i am saying is not coming out too bluntly or straight forward. I wish you all the best and am sorry for the loss of one of your babies.They will be a guardian angel for their twin now! Focus on the good stuff and I wish you a healthy happy pregnancy =)

Good luck today - let us know how you get on.

How strange, was just chatting to my friend as I've just had mmc, and her 10yr old was a twin. She lost the twin, had a bit of bleeding, and then went on to have a very healthy ds.

Hope you're in for similar, good luck x

any news?

xxxxx

Hi, I was so relieved to see your post as the same things is happening to me and I'm so confused.

Thought I was 10 weeks, has some spotting so went for an early scan. Scan showed an empty sac, but told I needed a rescan in 1 week to make sure, but it looked like a failed pregnancy. Had an awful week waiting and had prepared for the worst.

At the second scan, the sac wass still empty but another sac had appeared with what looked like a fetal pole(guess it was just hiding behind the other). Now we've had to wait another week to see what is happeneing, but have been told not to get our hopes up. Scan is in 2 days. The worst is not knowing.

Hi ladies,

Many thanks for all your replies and well wishes.I have been avoiding this section as i was not ready to reply.

Unfortunetly the pregnancy was not viable in the end.I went for a further 2 scans and on the 1st of the 2 the sac was still there and looked good and the second sac had became much much smaller.I had to wait another few days and then went back for another scan and bloods.My bloods had dropped to 135!! so i knew myself it was not good.And as i sat in the waiting room for the scan i began to bleed heavily :(.The scan confirmed that i was miscarrying the other sac.

The doctors would not confirm if it was a twin pregnancy but i read the notes after and they did question it.So im still none the wiser.

It has been a very sad time as i feel this miscarraige was the hardest by far as it went on for so long and my hopes where dashed and raised so much that my mind was just all over the place.It is only now that i have accepted this and felt i could reply.

It was my 4th miscarraige and i have 3 children so for me i think its time to let my body rest.I dont think i can ever go through such a long ordeal ever again so for me im going to cheerish the 3 i have and be greatful i was blessed with them.

I really truly feel for anyone who has to go through this.I have felt so alone over the past few weeks,as none of my friends have had a miscarraige so they just do not understand.I found that out after my 2nd miscarraige.The 'ah sure whats meant to be' comments cut me like a knife from people who do not have a clue what it is like.So i learnt its best to not say anything at all.
My dh has been fantastic but i can see he just does not know what to say,and i dont mind.Once i have him here to hold me his actions speak louder than his words.

To all of you in a similar situation.I would say hold off on a d&c or taking tablets until you are very sure.In a matter of days things can change and your instinct is always right.I knew the pregnancy was still viable 2 weeks ago and would not let them talk me into doing anything just in case.Let nature take its course unless it is endangering your health.

Love to you all xxx

So sorry to hear this, Mzmumzer!! My thoughts are with you, I know the pain you are feeling as I have been thru it 5x. There is not really anything that anyone can say but know that you have another angel baby looking over you and your family! Better days are coming! Lots of love and hugs to you. XXXXXXXX