Have I miscarried?

[welliesandpyjamas]

I was 7 weeks on Tuesday. I had a missed miscarriage last October at 10 weeks, and baby had died at 7 weeks, so as you can imagine, this was the week I was most worried about.

Last night I got some really horrible, shocking news about a friend's newborn baby :( and ten minutes later felt like I'd lost a bit of bladder control so rushed upstairs to find I'd gushed red blood down my legs. Devastated. The bleeding carried on for about half an hour, constant dripping, still fresh red, with a couple of medium sized clots but as far as I could see, no sac (like I had with the medically managed miscarriage in October). I saw the out of hours GP last night and am waiting for a referral to EPU.

The bleeding has stopped, with just a couple of (TMI) red wipes since last night. There was no pain or cramping last night. Nothing today. Waiting for a scan, eith a weekend in the way too, could be a bit of a seemingly endless nightmare of not knowing and dreading the worst.

I've googled way too much and know that some people bleed like this and go on fine with their pregnancies but also it could just be a classic miscarriage and I just don't know it.

What does it sound like to you? Thanks :)

Fingers and toes crossed for good news on Tuesday really hope it's ok. :)

Oh, you've made me blub :( so nice of you all to be sending such kind thoughts? Thank you. Genuinely.

(the tea is spot on, lissie, strong n sweet :))

Hi Wellies
Just checking in to see how you are today - I hope you have been taking it really easy.
I think the brown blood is a good sign... my doctor said brown blood is old blood, again, it is exactly what happened to me for a few days after the first bleed (bright red - gushing). Then it happened all over again mind you, but the same scenario.

All was eventually fine.
Thinking of you
x

PS my doctor said, as well as bed rest, no sex under any circumstances!

Thank you for checking up on me, calypso. I'm ok, nothing new, and a day closer to Tuesday! I might have overdone it this morning with the housework a bit but made up for it with an afternoon on the sofa watching 3 Extreme Makeover episodes back to back writing the PTA newsletter. Still a little bit of very dark brown blood and still that fluttery feeling. Will avoid sex, don't you worry. DH is treating me like I'm made of expensive crystal so unlikely he'll come looking yet

Glad there is nothing new Wellies! That sounds positive, glad your DH is looking after you. Hope you're getting some rest and Tuesday comes quickly.

Pleased to hear there's nothing more happening x still hoping everything is ok for u!!! Please rest though :)

OMG wellies, GO BACK TO BED NOW!!! If you do have an SCH, then you need to be on strict bed rest. Sod the housework.

Ok, Blx2, sorry! Complete and utter bedrest?

I haven't been able to avoid getting the boys to school/nursery but have driven instead of walking. Apart from the housework on sunday because the in laws were heading over I have been good. Weirdly, today I've noticed that I've been walking reaaaaaaally slowly, as if I'm twice my age.

Countdown time now. This time tomorrow we'll know one way or another. It's my DS2's birthday too.

Good luck fingers crossed!!! Really hope all is ok :)

Hope all is well today. Good luck! Xx

Good luck for today (and happy birthday DS2)

Thinking of you over here in Valencia, really hope all is well.

Good luck :)

Thank you so much for thinking of me, everyone...and turns out it helped because baby is still here!!!!!!!!! we are absolutely shocked, feel like we're in a dream or something. They played the heartbeat for us and it was so strong and good, and baby is measuring 5 days bigger than expected. They couldn't see anything that caused the bleeding and apart from the usual tilted uterus I have, there was nothing wrong! I really really really am amazed. Part of me hoped and wished that those little clues (no loss of symptoms, no pain, flutterings) would come to somthing but I didn't want to go in there expecting a miracle either so had come to terms with the fact they'd be confirming the worst, especially affter so much blood. I am so happy and so stunned at the me time. Definitely taking it easy now, planning on becoming a very lazy bum for a while!

Just want to say thanks again to everyone for the support and thoughts. It really helped get me through and give me that little option of hope. Genuine Thank You. Xxx

Woo hoo!! That's such grear news!

:o fantastic news really pleased for you!!!!!! So glad everything is ok :)

Hooray! I am so pleased! Take it easy for a while!! Good excuse...

I often wonder what women back in our mothers time did? - no scans, no reassurance, were they still pregnant, weren't they? How awful.

You can now relax - fabulous! and HUGE congratulations - enjoy your pregnancy.

Yay, how fantastic! That's such wonderful news!

Hope the rest of your pregnancy is uneventful but healthy .

Congratulations! I am delighted for you!!

Absolutely brilliant news. I've been lurking today and hoping for a post just like this. Take it easy. Something like 40% of women bleed with healthy pregnancies. It's not 'normal' but it is common. It is terrifying but that utter relief when they scan you and the baby is in there, completely unaware of the stress happening around it, heart beating and limbs developing is indescribable.

Have a happy and healthy 7 months and I look forward to the birth announcement.

Thanks for the lovely posts :)

Lying here in bed still so amazed at how the day has turned out! DS2's birthday brought us luck, to be at the hospital he was born today three years ago yes sounds silly but I'm sticking with it!

Sigh. Big smiles. Lots n lots of rest. Amazing :)

Hi I have just read this from beginning to end and am so so pleased it's positive for you all. What a worry.