Miscarriage at 8 weeks

[LondonGirl1992]

Hey all,

had a horrible shock yesterday when I went to the bathroom and saw blood. I was bleeding quite heavily for about 10 minutes and drove straight to hospital. When I arrived at hospital a big clot passed (bright red).

They took bloods measuring my HCG levels and said if they were high enough I’d come back for a scan and if not, I could come back in 2 days for bloods.

I had no pain prior to the bleed but have had cramps after/during the night. They’ve just called to say my levels were high enough to be booked in for a scan which is on Friday.

I just know I’ve lost the baby and I feel so devastated. I feel like my whole world has fallen apart and I just don’t think it could be anything but a miscarriage.

did anyone else get referred for a scan after a bleed? Any advice on what to expect or what is happening would be great.

thanks

i had a private scan the day after I had 2 hours of incredibly heavy bleeding, I couldn’t face waiting for NHS one. Honestly by that point I knew what had happened and I just needed it confirmed. But it could be fine. Your hormone levels can take 2-3 weeks to drop anyway, so doing bloods etc isn’t that indicative

I’m sorry 💐There might still be good news on Friday.

I don’t think it’ll be fine sadly- cramping, heavy bleeding and a blood clot all seem to point to one thing don’t they.

Feel so utterly devastated and can’t bear the idea of having to wait 2 days to know for certain.

This is really awful for you! I had several big bleeds in my first pregnancy. For some reason always late Saturday, on a Sunday. It was almost weekly from week 6 to 13. I had ivf and the first two times, I had a scan on the Monday and all was OK. After that, I had been released to the nhs,but still managed to get scans on the Monday. After week 13 it stopped. Dc is 7.

This happened to me last year at around 8 weeks but started off slow with spotting for a few days and gradually got heavier and the pain was like nothing I felt before and the hospital advised that I was experiencing contractions. I had an early scan booked at EPU the following day which confirmed miscarriage 😣

I'm so sorry for your loss, look after yourself and take the time to heal. Xx

So sorry to hear this, the waiting is really horrible in situations like this. My situation was a little different from yours as I didn't have a big bleed or any pain, but went to EGU because I had new bleeding and was worried about it. I had to be scanned twice, 9 days apart, because the process of miscarrying hadn't started when I had the first scan so they have to do it twice in that situation - that may be different for you depending on the outcome of your scan. Once you've had the scan, if it is bad news then they will be able to give you advice on management options if they are needed. If you want to read up on them in advance to have an idea of what might come next, the Miscarriage Association has very good information on management - it was their leaflet that I was given in EGU to take home with me to consider what I wanted to do next, and it was helpful in the decision-making process.

I know the waiting is really difficult - take care of yourself and I hope you have plenty of support at home.

Definitely not wanting to give false hope but I had a massive bleed and cramps around 8 weeks with my first pregnancy. At the hospital they examined me and said that I had definitely miscarried and to come back in 2 WEEKS to confirm that everything had gone. My DH and I mourned for 2 whole weeks, I kept bleeding on and off. On the day of the scan I turned my face away from the screen only to hear a sound of shock from the sonographer as she said “there’s a baby here with a heartbeat!” My son is 18 now. It was a horribly traumatic experience and I’ll never forgive the hospital for making me suffer those 2 weeks and insisting that I had miscarried.
Thinking of you on Friday xx

It’s so lovely to hear a positive story. I fear due to the large clot too that it’s not looking good for me.

Such a horrible waiting game now! Praying for a miracle but expecting the worst sadly!