Hi - apologies if this is all a bit graphic but just looking for a bit of advice/ calming down.
A few days ago I took a pregnancy test, despite the fact I had a copper IUD, because for the last couple of weeks I'd been feeling really dodgy, and it had been a while (not really sure how long) since last period. Was shocked to see a +, but gradually got excited. Hot-footed it to the GP as knew getting pregnant with IUD was less than ideal, and she sent me straight off for an internal scan.
Because periods are so irregular, I had no idea about dates - scanny Dr. decided pregnancy was ectopic because he could see nothing in the uterus, and a small 'thing' in one of my tubes, and promptly admitted me. I was really shocked at how upset I was to find the pregnancy wasn't viable. Obviously it was unexpected, but I'd been getting excited.
Anyway, 48 hours in hospital and two sets of blood tests later, they decided that actually, he'd been wrong, and the pregnancy is viable, but ridiculously early (4ish weeks). Hormone levels are doing what they should, so they've hoiked the IUD out and let me go home.
In the course of the scan though he discovered my ovaries are polycystic (which I'd suspected but never confirmed), and that, combined with the fact I'm quite overweight (was in the process of losing and figured I'd be fitter, not to mention finished with medical school, before I ever conceived) is now just making me panic massively that even if the pregnancy is viable I'll still lose the baby.
I know I'm probably being irrational - I just wonder if anyone else has been in a similar situation and had a successful pregnancy? I'm just swinging wildly between being thrilled and trying to keep a lid on in case it all goes wrong. Partner is similar. I'm only 23 so perhaps that's in my favour - but yes - argh! Just feel like we've beaten the odds with one of the most effective contraception methods, AND polycystic ovaries, and would hate it all to go wrong now...