Potentially having 2nd miscarriage in as many months

[MrsHsGirl]

I'm not even sure why I'm posting or what response I would even want but just needed to get it all out I guess.

I have a 2 year old and started trying for another baby at the beginning of the year.

I fell pregnant immediately but had a MMC at 8 weeks in March. This started with very light spotting which caused me to go for a scan at EPU where an empty sac was found. I still had morning sickness and my body clearly hadn't realised that there was no baby, but I then miscarried naturally within a few days after the scan.

As adviser, I waited for a negative test and a period and then tried again and was fortunate enough to catch straight away. I am now 5+5 and started spotting again yesterday. The spotting was heavier than last time but never bright red blood and seems to be settling today. I still feel sick.

EPU can't see me until Monday and I know that all I can do is wait but I just feel so wretched at the thought that I am miscarrying again. I could put the one down to bad luck but two makes me feel like something is actually wrong. I did have a sickness bug last week and was worried that could harm the pregnancy, so maybe it did. Maybe the pregnancy isn't even harmed at all and this is just normal 5 week spotting, which google tells me is normal.

I just want the time to hurry up so I know one way or the other as this limbo is just awful. If anyone could send a Time Machine, or some positive stories, my way I would much appreciate them

I'm 7 weeks, found out very recently (total surprise as I needed to have IVF before, and this is all natural). I had a miscarriage in late January, so this baby is even more precious to me.

2 days ago (2 days after my positive test) I had spotting, so I know exactly how worried you must be feeling. The blood was red, bright red.

My doctor scanned me yesterday and was delighted to tell me that she (she's a she, in my mind) is fine, that her heart was already beating, and that she's already a centimetre long!

He also said that the bleeding was probably hormonal, or the baby settling in my womb.

Good luck to you, my dear, positive thoughts xx

@ExpatInSlavikLand that is absolutely wonderful news congratulations! Fingers crossed x

@MrsHsGirl just sending you a big hug. I just got my period after a MMC mid-April so will hopefully be trying again soon, and I can only imagine the mix of emotions and the heightened anxiety that comes with having lost a pregnancy. All you can do is take it day by day. Deep breaths. Maybe find some positive mantras to repeat to yourself. Trust that right now, in this moment, you are pregnant. As you say, spotting can be perfectly normal with a healthy pregnancy too. So try not to jump to the worst (so so much easier said than done though I know).

Big hugs and will be thinking of you on Monday ❤️

@SnookyPook ah thank you, good luck to you too x

Just to update this thread for anyone doom scrolling in the future like I have been. I had a scan today and saw a lovely strong heartbeat and baby measuring slightly ahead (as I'd expected based on ovulation). The EPU nurses were brilliant and even offered me a further reassurance scan because I'd had a previous miscarriage. Lots of happy tears today!