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[Saz78]

Hi everyone.

Previously, i was on the July BFP board, but im sadly moving over here now.

I started bleeding on monday, just a bit of spotting at first then over the course of the day it became heavier, bright pink at first, then darker like old blood (TMI!!). I was booked in for an early scan which confirmed that the yolk & sack was still there but measured only 5 1/2 weeks when i was supposed to be 9 weeks according to the date of my LMP. I was told to go home and wait and come back either in 2 weeks or if the bleeding got worse or i had severe cramping. Since then, the bleeding has become darker red with some clotting too now so i am just playing the waiting game now, not quite sure whats gonna happen. I feel angry, upset, empty and sad.

I hope everyone is feeling well and positive today and i will have a read through some of the other threads to see how people have got through this sad time.

Saz x

I'm sorry to hear this. Unfortunately miscarriages are very common in the first trimester. I had two last year, despite having had two healthy children before that.

It's hard to know what will happen with your miscarriage, as every miscarriage is different. I was told to expect a 'heavy period' - but it was so much more then that, both physically and emotionally. Even after the miscarriage had finished it took a while for my hormones to get back to normal and I would wake up in the morning still feeling pregnant.

Give yourself time to grieve, but please try and stay hopeful for next time.

So sorry to hear this Saz Take care of yourself {{hugs}}

Be kind to yourself Saz - as has been said already, nobody can predict the amount or duration of bleeding as everyone is different, but even when it stops, give yourself a break - take some time off, lounge on the sofa, eat chocolate ...

Your hormones will be all over the place - from euphoria to desperate sobbing and back again. My mc at 11+4 was 3 weeks yesterday - I only just got a BFN yesterday and am hoping and praying that my hormones are now under control. I thought I was getting better last week, then fell apart at the end of my first week back at work

Someone gave me the link to this site when I first posted in here and it has been invaluable.

Thank you Belgo, Phoenix & Jools - I was never expecting people to respond to my message so soon and to hear such supportive kind words from you all is a real help. It is good to know that people who have been through the same thing are here to support eachother. Saz x

So sorry to hear about this Saz, be kind to yourself.

Hi Saz, am really sorry to hear this is happening to you too. I had my 3rd m/c last Friday ... my 2nd within 3 months. In each case the pattern of bleeding was the same - as was the inevitable (for me) outcome, but of course everyone is different.

Waiting is just awful - look after yourself.

Hi Saz, I was on July BFP too but had pretty much the same thing happen as you did.

Light bleed then scan that showed 5 weeks when I should have been 8 or so. I was getting really heavy bleeding so after a week they booked me in for an ERPC but by the day of the op the bleeding was tailing off and a scan showed everything was over.

It sounds perverse but I was so pleased to hear that the miscarriage was complete, as soon as the bleeding started I just knew what was happening and found the waiting absolute agony especially once the clotting started.

I hope things are coming to a close for you now and that you are feeling a little more positive.

Take care

I had only known I was pregnant for about 3 weeks before I mc'd and have been surprised at how devasted but am hoping that I will start to feel better soon once my hormones settle down.

Hi Saz, very sorry to hear of your m/c. I was due in July as well but had to have ERPC 2 weeks ago due to blighted ovum. It's normal to feel all the emotions you are feeling. I hope things come to a close before xmas so that you can get some pleasure from that time with your loved ones (though I realise it probably seems very bleak right now).

hi there. Sorry to see two more BFP'ers on here. I hope you are feeling positive and strong and that you have lots of support around you. I have found Reading this board hugely reasurring. My story has moved on since my original post- taken to a&e in the early hours of Sunday morning and miscarried there. I think I'm still in shock over what happened. I knew it was happening but just didn't know (tmi) how much blood & pain. Had to have erpc (don't u just know it was a man that came up with that name!) and am not bleeding anymore which is a huge relief, emotionally I'm a bit up and down but am feeling positive and hope everyone else is too - 2009 will be a better year x

Sorry ladies, I meant to write "sorry to see two more July BFP'ers on here"

Sorry to hear of the amount of blood and pain Saz I think that's another reason why I didn't want to wait for a "natural" m/c, was worried it would be necessary for an ERPC anyway - hence needless pain and suffering.

saz sorry to hear about what you have been through. I also found the amount of pain and blood a real shock when I mc in July. Not pg again yet, but like you, I am hopeful for 2009, it has to be a better year than this one! Take it easy - it can be a bit of a roller coaster ride of hormones in the next few days and weeks, but you will come out the other side xx