Facing a week from hell and feeling very low...

[Dinamit]

I feel so low, I just had to share.

I thought I was 10wks pregnant based on my dates, however I started to have a dark brown discharge and lower abdo and back pain about 5 days ago.

I had an emergency scan today, and apparantley the sac, and the little dot that is supposed to be a baby, are way to small for the dates - more like a 6 week pregnancy. There was no heartbeat.

I was told to come back for another scan next Friday to see if a heartbeat can be detected, or if the pregnancy is not 'viable'.

I feel so desperate...The GP kept reassuring me that bleeds in early pregnancy are common, and that it being dark (old) blood is positive. I also had a blood test which shows the HCG hormone is still high, and my cervix is apparently 'nice and closed'. However, this evening the cramps continue and I am starting to get bright red blood.

It doesn't look good for us.

It is our little boy's birthday party tomorrow, and I somehow have to keep a cheerie face despite feeling soooo sad, bleeding and being in pain.

Has anyone experienced something similar and gone on to have a healthy pregnancy? Should I have any hope? I don't know how I'm going to get through this week, go to work and generally function. I feel absolutely drained.

so sorry for you. I have had 2 miscarriages and both started with bleeding. But also bled with DS2 and was sure I had MC'd, in fact at the scan I'd all but said 'just give me the ERPC' before the scan, so sure was I! So until your next scan you'll not know. But I know how hard these times are and really feel for you

Try to keep smiling for your boy's birthday. If you have MC'd then, IME, your little boy will keep you going throughout it.

I have had 7mc's. All of them started with bleeding. However, With this pg and DS2 I had bleeding in the early days. With DS2 is was especially bad, from 5 weeks onwards I cramped and bled heavily. I had a heamatoma to the side of pregnancy sac and although I was at an increased risk of mc. DS2 made it and it 3 now.

I did have the odd days bleeding with thispg too, no where near as bad though.

It could go either way tbh and your little boy will keep you going :) Goold luck and fingers crossed x

Thank you for your kind words FunnysInTheGarden and Julezboo.
I so hope there is some chance for this pregnancy to carry, so your experience Julezboo has helped me cling on to some hope, and not be convinced that the worst is happening.

Fingers crossed...

fingers crossed indeed Dina, really hope it works out well for you. MC's hurt like buggery!