9 weeks and miscarried

[RockyB]

I started bleeding lightly a few days ago. Yesterday the bleeding was very heavy and by the evening I had passed a couple of clots, one which was large (about the size of a grape). I'm devastated, this is our first pregnancy and it has taken us over a year to conceive,..

However, my question is should I still go the hospital this afternoon? My doctor referred me to the local Early Pregnancy Unit on Tuesday, but the earliest they could get me in was today. I'm certain I have miscarred, but should I go anyway?

Hi
So sorry for your loss.
I would call the EPU and ask them if they still want to see you - but if I were you I would go anyway if you feel up to it, it might help just to talk about it with someone who knows what's going on. It's up to you though.

take care x

Hi Rocky - so sorry this has progressed and looks like it is now a mc. Defo still go for your scan as they will be kind to you and may offer to monitor you to check the mc completes and nothing weird is going on (eg loss of one twin)EPUs are generally lovely people, very sympathetic you will be in good hands.
x

Miscarriage confirmed today - in fact I still have to pass the baby. They estimated it died at 7 weeks.

This is going to sound very gory, but I have already passed several large clots, and yet I still have to pass the baby sac. This afternoon I thought I was going to pass out as I was passing so much blood, but it appears to have settled down now.

I really just want the whole thing over now. There's so much talk of the emotional effects of miscarriage, but I have also found the physical aspects very distressing. When you see the blob on the toilet tissue it really hits home.

Sorry again if this is too much for some people,...

rocky I know it's very tough :(

When I MC naturally I was at 12 weeks (baby had died at 9) and like you I found it quite alarming the amount of blood and clots. I was lucky I guess in that the worst of the bleeding was over in a 4 hour stint in the bathroom, when I rotated from shower to loo to bath and round again. I got some heavy duty painkillers in and found taking 2 lots was enough (as in a day's worth).

Horrible though it is to go through I would say IME your cycle will get back to normal more quickly than if you'd had ERPC (have had 2). So if you can see an upside at all at the moment try and cling to that?

Take care.

I'm so sorry for your loss.

I can't help with regards to the bleeding as I had an erpc 3 weeks ago, but my baby also died at 7 weeks.

Take care, and look after yourself.