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Please help-don't know what to do....

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TiredMule · 17/06/2012 07:42

My period was over a week late and I took a digital test which said 2-3wks. I just knew I was pregnant before this-very sore heavy breasts, feeling sick etc etc. Didn't feel quite right yesterday and just before I went to bed when I went to the toilet and wiped I had a slight feint pink streek. This morning I woke up with cramping and went to the toilet and there was blood when I wiped-quite red. Cramping feels bad. I don't know what I do now?
We're off at 5 tomorrow morning to Disneyland for 5 days-what do I do? I haven't had a miscarrage before, don't know what to expect or do and I'm in a mess right now Sad
Any advice would be really appreciated x

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lifeisfuckinggreat · 17/06/2012 08:11

So sorry to hear that tired mule, what a horrible thing to happen to you.
Take some pain killers and put on a sanitary towel for heavy periods. Try and rest as much as you can today and let the family pack instead of you. You can expect the bleeding to be quite heavy and to have cramps. Some bleed heavily over a few hours and others it's like a heavy period that goes on for a few days.
Lots of women feel tired and drained while they are going through it.
Of course it's completely understandable to feel upset too, with your emotions all over the place.
You will be Ok at Disneyland, they have great toilet facilities but you can't find things like pain killers and sanitary towels easily unless you get on the train at Disneyland and go to Val D'europe where they have a big shopping centre.
You will get through this and be OK.

Morebounceperounce · 17/06/2012 08:23

So sorry tired that you're going through this and what terrible timing. Take plenty of supplies as life says and be prepared to sit a day out if you need to. Make sure you have your Ehic card in case you need to see a doctor (if you feel feverish or in too much pain) but hopefully you won't need it.

Hope your trip goes ok.

TiredMule · 17/06/2012 20:57

Thank you for replying. I feel so terrible and would do anything not to go tomorrow, but it is very difficult circumstances and I would be letting too many people down if I/we didn't. Don't think i'll be able to manage 5 days of 'being happy & smiley' etc. Just want to curl up in my bed and cry Sad
Dh went out and bought me supplies so hopefully that'll make things easier.

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JaffaSnaffle · 17/06/2012 21:31

Look after yourself. I am so sorry to hear you are going through this. It sounds like you are part of a bigger group? Maybe you could tell people you had stomach bug/ cystitis or something that might explain lots of loo visits, and let you off the hook from being smiley.
If you have some vitamins, take them, try and help your body recover. Don't use tampons, only towels. Your hormones and mood might be all over the place for a while (and your next AF might be unpredictable with lots of PMT).
I am sorry you are going through this, it is a very sad and upsetting experience. Big hugs.

TiredMule · 25/06/2012 12:24

Thank you JaffaSnaffle. We all went with my MIL, BIL and niece as my MIL has terminal cancer and was desperate to take her grandaughters. I managed (somehow) to hide everything, though it has just made me completely surpress all my feelings....and now i'm too scared to start thinking about it all again. We did have a lovely time though and in hindsight it was good to be away and have to keep my mind off things-I don't know what i'd have been like at home. I found it very hard wearing towels (I haven't since I was very young-except after the dds) and beeing reminded so much constantly what was going on. The bleeding is tailing off now...sorry if tmi but it's now much less and brown-i'm hoping that is normal? I'm not sure if there is anything i'm supposed to do-do I need to see the doctor? I feel ok.
Not looking forward to my next af and pmt-I'm normally bad anyway!

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