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Do you think i have lost my baby?

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LittleElls · 20/06/2006 19:29

Hello, im about 8 weeks pregnant, and have had some light bleeding for the past 3 days.
I passed one small clot, the bleeding has just been light and not like my normal period and i havent had any pain at all.
Do you think I have lost the baby, I have heard about lots of people during pregnancy but for 3 days?
I havent been to the doctors yet even to have the pregnacy confirmed but I did lots of pregnancy tests all positive. I was planning on just doing anpther test at the end of the week to see what that says.

If that comes up negative I am not planning on going to the doctors, is this a good idea?

thanks any advice would be helpful

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NotQuiteCockney · 20/06/2006 19:33

If you have miscarried, it is unlikely you'd get a positive test as early as the end of the week.

I would go get a scan and find out what is going on, but I am impatient like that. Doctors can't do anything for you, if you are miscarrying, so there's no real reason to go.

If you decide to just wait it out, you should keep testing once per week. If you get a negative result, that should mean you've miscarried completely, and won't need a D+C to sort things out.

It's entirely possible everything is fine, though. Have you had pregnancy symptoms at all?

(I'm sorry you're having a hard time. I've had two miscarriages, and two successful pregnancies.)

BROWNY · 20/06/2006 19:33

LittleElls, please go to your g.p., he could send you for an early scan,sorry I can't be of more help, but I'm sure there are lots of m.netters who will be able to help you. x

Whizzz · 20/06/2006 19:34

If you only have light bleeding / spotting you may be OK but I would go to docs or early preg unit to make sure all is OK. They should be able to scan to see whats going on. Fingers crossed for you

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LittleElls · 20/06/2006 19:39

I have got 2 children already and have miscarried before and I dont liek to talk about it to people. Only my partner knows and my best friend I didnt tell any one else.
I cant be doing with the thought of having another miscarriage on my medical notes.
Last time i was pregnant i hated it everything i was asked how many previous pregnancies i have had.
I havent any any other pregnancy symptoms but i never did with my 2 children i wasnt sick of ill once.
Although i have been really tired.
I'll probably see what happens over the next few days,
thank you all

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UCM · 20/06/2006 20:00

LE, can you look at your local hospitals website and see if they have an Early Pregnancy Unit there (EPAU), you can phone them yourself and explain and they will scan you asap. You don't have to be referred by GP. They usually only see people up to 12 weeks.

FWIW, I passed a whole sac at 9 weeks with DS and bled quite a lot. I was still pg and must have been expecting twins. Sorry if tmi, but the sac was just over an inch long and looked like a kidney bean. When I produced it at the Hosp the Dr there said 'yep thats a sac, sorry'.

I have also bled with this pg and I am still ok. Hope it goes well for you.xx

aaronsmummy · 20/06/2006 20:07

I had a bleed at 8 weeks with dd, 2 days and light, no pain. My Gp (who told me that I was probably losing the baby as I have had 2 previous mc) sent me to the EPAU, reluctantly. They saw a heartbeat and all was ok. Hope it goes ok for you.xxx

Nemo1977 · 20/06/2006 20:09

littleells I had heavy bleeding with my ds who is now 2.8yrs old. Also had bleeding twice with this baby I am carrying now and am 10wks. Baby is fine and no problems. Please go to your gp or local early pregnancy unit as they will doa scan to check everything.

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LittleElls · 20/06/2006 20:56

thank everyone, i do feel slightly better, but not getting my hopes up.
The clot I passed was probably just smaller than a centimeter.
The bleeding seems as if it is stoppping aslo.
I'll let you all know if anything else happens

thanks again, I never ever talk and it is so much easier to talk to people that cant see you.

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Gemmitygem · 21/06/2006 05:43

littlells, as others have said I would suggest asking for an early scan, because they will be able to see a heartbeat at 8 weeks.
Wishing you all the best,

NotQuiteCockney · 21/06/2006 07:01

Yeah, I know what you mean, re: medical notes.

You absolutely have to go in if you're soaking through an industrial pad in less than an hour. (Bleeding, like.) Otherwise, you don't actually need medical attention for a miscarriage, and, as you say, you may not even be miscarrying.

There is a slight reduction in miscarriages if mums prone to miscarriages are given early viability scans. The reassurance of seeing the baby, perhaps?

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LittleElls · 21/06/2006 13:17

Hi again,
I'm definatly not bleeding through sanitary towels, it has virtually stopped.
There was proper blood one day and the rest has been more like red/brown discharge (sorry!)
Havent done another test yet will do one soon.

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shhhh · 21/06/2006 15:45

I would also see your gp or at least go to the epu. I have experienced x2 mc's before I had dd so I know how you feel.
It may just be "pregnancy" bleeding so don't stress yet. TBH I don't think it would help doing a pregnancy test as you suggested as I was advised that even after a mc you can still get a + test due to the pregnancy hormones still in your body. Apparently they don't disappear immediatly.

golds · 21/06/2006 16:06

pregnancy hormones stay in your system for 2 weeks following a m/c, so not worth doing one yet.

I hope everything turns out fine for you

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LittleElls · 21/06/2006 16:19

Thank you all, your advice has helped me. Im still not going to the doctors and we dont have an early pregnancy unit where i live.
So i have decided to see how things go, i will do a test at the end of the week if it's neg I will get on with things and if it's positive wont assume everythings ok i will do another test a week later, and the week after that.
then depending on what the results say i will go to docs then.

thanks again

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Whizzz · 21/06/2006 16:19

You would be better off having a scan to check all is OK - not worth doing a home test as it may show positive even if you have m/c. Go for a scan to put your mind at rest

Piffle · 21/06/2006 16:22

FWIW the bleeding you describe does not sound like a m/c, from my experience of them one @ 9 weeks which was very very heavy bleeding, large clots and extremely painful - I know all are different though
I think you are passed the danger time for an ectopic as well, but remember if you get any one sided pain to get to a doc ASAP.
Good luck and I hope all is ok

RedZuleika · 21/06/2006 16:22

From my own experience of miscarrying at 8 weeks, the foetal sac was quite conspicious when it passed - certainly larger than a centimetre.

I would go to an EPU. I understand the point about not wanting more miscarriages on your record though: when I got a copy of my medical notes, there just seemed to be pages and pages of "spontaneous abortion" after "spontaneous abortion". Very tactful in the wording. (Having said that, you don't get treatment on the NHS until you've had three concurrent miscarriages, so there can be merit in having them recorded.)

Hope everything is ok.

RedZuleika · 21/06/2006 16:24

Consecutive. Not concurrent. Obviously.

Mercy · 21/06/2006 16:37

LittleElls, please go and see your GP.

I had a miscarriage at about 7 weeks. I had virtually no pain and very light red/brown discharge on and off for about 5 days. I passed one tiny clot and something else - so as Piffle says everyone's experience is different. But sadly I was experiencing a miscarriage, it was only the scan that confirmed it. The scan will also confirm whether the miscarriage is complete or not.

IF you are miscarrying it will need to be recorded as I think (?) your situation would now warrant investigation/treatment

Poor you

best wishes

lotussister · 21/06/2006 16:47

LittleElls, I had the same thing at about 8 weeks, my midwife did not seem concerned at all, and said it was fairly normal. For other reasons we did a viability scan which showed a heartbeat, so all was fine. I was told it can happen at about the time you would normally get your period. Mine were always very irregular, though, so I can't confirm that's when it was.

Hope all goes well for you.

Tinasan · 21/06/2006 16:48

LittleElls, I really think you should have a scan - my best friend just had a miscarriage, she lost the baby at 7 weeks but didn't find out till the 12 weeks scan as she hadn't had any bleeding and everything was still there. She was still testing positive on pregnancy tests as all the hormones were still in her body, so I don't think doing tests every week is necessarily that helpful.

Good luck.

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LittleElls · 21/06/2006 17:11

last time i miscarried i didnt need any medical attention i had a scan that showed everything had gone.
So as long as i dont have any pain then i would of though i should be ok.
I know what your all saying and i suppose your right.
Maybe i will go next week.

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Mercy · 21/06/2006 17:40

LittleElls, the absence or presence of pain means very little I would have thought. I only had cramps right at the very end. The main thing is you need to avoid the possibility of infection - IF you are miscarrying - any remaining tissue would need to be dealt with.

FWIW, with ds (3rd pregnancy) I had a little bleed for 3 months at around the time my period was due! I even had a stop/start period with full on cramps the first mont.

best wishes. let us know how you get on.

Bloomsbury · 21/06/2006 18:06

I had a miscarriage recently, at just 5 weeks. The EPU were very keen for me to have a scan to ensure everything had totally gone and I had blood test done on 3 occasions over a week or two, to ensure the pregnancy hormone (HCG?) had gone to down to 0 - normal. I think a pregnancy test may actually continue to say 'positive', even if you have miscarried because you still have the hormone racing around you. So I'd advise going to the doctors for a referral or at least some reassurance. On a more positive note, I bled a number of times with my daughter (now 20 months), at around 6 weeks, 13 weeks and 16 weeks. Keeping my fingers crossed for you.

NotQuiteCockney · 21/06/2006 18:39

A negative pregnancy test is generally seen as a sign that everything has cleared itself out fine. I've had two miscarriages, and at least one of those times, we judged that the mc was complete by a negative pregnancy test.

Yes, if you don't have a complete mc, that can pose a problem, but you'd know, by the continued positive pregnancy tests, without any pregnancy symptoms.

Obviously fever etc are worth watching out for, but there isn't anything magical the medics can do for anyone in this situation (if there is indeed a situation at all!).

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