Is this game over?

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I'm 5-6 weeks pregnant after a miscarriage 8 weeks ago. I had a mucousy bleed on Sunday after stupidly taking Dd on a bouncy castle assault course that morning. It wasn't very much and the Epu (on Monday) said that, although it was too early to see a heartbeat, the sac was in the right place and it could be an implantation bleed. I was booked in for another scan on 22nd.

Since then I've had faint pink streaks when I wipe after a wee and two slightly larger bleeds after having a poo (sorry Tmi). Frantic googling (I know...) has suggested subchorionic haemmorage but if it looks like a horse, walks like a horse etc.

Have decided not to go to Epu today as i don't think they'll be able to tell me anymore than on Monday but may ask for another scan tomorrow/Friday as i just need to know what's going on!

Does anyone have any experience of this kind of thing , of any outcome?

crap - really sorry to hear this. take care of yourself - know how this feels.

Sorry for your loss x take it easy for a while x

I'm so sorry that the news was bad :(

Be especially kind to yourself, and try and rest as much as possible.

I've never had medical management (1st was spontaneous & 2nd was an ERPC), but I'd always recommend stocking up on good painkillers (just in case), lots of easy to prepare meals, and I took a multivitamin with iron because I thought it couldn't hurt. Maybe it would help with the woozy feeling? I got some bad headaches afterwards, and strangely I found that having a coffee helped. I'm not a regular coffee drinker, but someone suggested it to me and it worked.

I hope you have someone with you who can help and support you. Don't be afraid to ask people for help if you need it, and give your DD big hugs if it all starts to get a bit overwhelming.

Huge hugs, and wishing you all the luck in the world for next time. I'll cross my fingers for all of us.

xx

Thanks all , ironically my bleeding has stopped since I got home and I feel ok. I have codydramol, paracetamol and codeine, giant pads, chocolate buttons and gin and tonic so should be ok if things kick off before Friday, when I go in to hospital for the pessary and pills.

DH is here, DD knows something's not right and is being lovely and giving me lots of slobbery kisses and I've told some friends who are far away but supporting me and are convening in my home town on Saturday for a pre-arranged lunch and will come round if I feel up to it.

I'm signed off for a week and have childcare organised for tomorrow and Friday. Thank you for the coffee tip browneyes, I had a large cup earlier so maybe that's why I feel better?

I'm thinking about seeing an acupuncturist who specialises in fertility once this is over to sort my cycle out and hopefully help me achieve a successful pregnancy next time. I feel pretty sanguine about it all now but think the sadness might be waiting for me a bit further down the line. May the second half of 2012 bring better luck to those of us who've had this awful experience and thank you again for your support. xx

Just in case it's of any use to anyone in future, I was admitted for medical management on Friday and it didn't work, which is quite common according to the consultant. Things have started happening since I got home and so I think I'll ask for another scan in a couple of weeks to check that everything is gone, as I was discharged with no follow up arranged.

As this has been going on for over three weeks now, I am seeing the benefits of an ERPC to get the whole horried business over and done with more quickly, although I know that doesn't always work first time either!

Here's hoping I never have to do this again.

I hope so too - take care of yourself.

I am not sure these stories help but I know when I had (only one) mc it did give me some hope - my friend had her 12 week scan yesterday after 3 mmc in a row - and all looking good. know what she went through and how you must be feeling - don't lose hope x

I know in her case it seems her progesterone levels were low which is thought to be why her pregnancies couldn't get established. She was on progesterone supplements from the very beginning of the pregnancy this time and it seems to have helped. Maybe it is worth getting your hormone levels checked once everything settles down?

Thanks max, I am thinking of having my hormone levels checked as I have pcos and so this may be an issue for me. I have had them checked before but worth doing again. x