Is it happening again?

[GuybrushThreepwoodMP]

I had a mmc a few months ago. Had a spot of red blood at 9 weeks, went for a scan, measured 6 weeks. Loss confirmed a week later, a week after that, laboured through my mc at home. A few days later I had an erpc for retained products.

I found out a couple of days ago that I'm pregnant again. Been having lots of nausea, increased sense of smell- definitely feeling more pregnant than last time (I have had a successful pregnancy before).
Today I am 4 weeks and my period would have been due. I woke up to some brown spotting. A couple of wipes this morning, a couple this afternoon and then nothing. I can't help but fear the worst. I didn't have any bleeding at all with my successful pregnancy. I did a digi today and it said 2-3 weeks so I guess my hormones are ok. But I don't have much confidence in my body after it took so long to realise the pregnancy wasn't working last time.
I just wanted to enjoy this pregnancy and now I have to spend the next few weeks wondering if I'm actually pregnant or not. Unless I get proper bleeding, in which case I'll know.

I don't know what to do with myself.

Guybrush, think it's quite common to get implantation bleeding around now? Which could be spotting?
My miscarriages did start with spotting but I also know lots of people who had bleeding, one even had almost a period, who went on to have successful pregnancies.
It is really early so don't really know what else to suggest - because EPU wouldn't be able to see anything on a scan yet to reassure you. But others may have some advice?
Hope it settles down though - thinking of you.

Surely implantation happens before a positive pregnancy rest though?

It is usual to get some spotting around the time your period would have been due. It's due to the hormone levels still rising and not being quite sufficient to stop the period onset altogether. I had this in my first two pregnancies and got worried but everything was fine,

I would definitely ring the epu if you are worried. Spotting does not mean you are miscarry ing, and have been where you are now. I know it's hard, but try and focus on the positives (your nausea, the increased sense of smell, the positive tests) and, until anything is confirmed, take the attitude that "today I am pregnant".

Epu may not be able to scan (or if they do they may not be able to see anything yet), but they can do bloods to see if hormone levels are increasing and then they can make an appointment for an early scan when they should see something.

I recently had my fifth baby and in the beginning I was seen fortnightly by the Epu as they were aware of my history and were trying to keep me calm. I actually declined the final scan they offered me just for reassurance because by that time I was reassured! (And it was only a few days before my 12 week one anyway).

i can understand you feeling this way, i think it's almost inevitable after a miscarriage.
i had a miscarriage between ds1 and ds2, very similar to yours (bleeding at 10 weeks, scan measured 6 weeks and no heartbeat, miscarried later that day and the next), and when i got pregnant with ds2, it was so hard to relax and enjoy the pregnancy. i found a thread on here called "knicker-checkers anonymous- for pregnancy after miscarriage" and so many women were feeling exactly the same.

all went well with that pregnancy and the next, so please don't doubt your body's ability, miscarriages occur for so many varied reasons. what helped me was putting my faith in statistics. i will check it now, but the vast majority of women who miscarry go on to have a healthy pregnancy. its very likely therefore thst you will too.