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Emergency scan tomorrow - the waiting is driving me mad...

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Moorhen · 27/11/2006 18:09

Posted last week cos I was spotting at 6 weeks and about to go to New York, and some of you gave me some really good advice to go and try to enjoy it.

Well, I had a great week, but on the second day I ended up in an emergency room for 4 hours cos the spotting was worse (BTW, in FOUR HOURS I got triage, blood tests, two scans, an anti-D shot and every single doctor, nurse and orderly explained things and said 'be well' or 'hope it works out' - compare that to nurse who refused to talk to me in my local hospital 4 days before...).

So, the bleeding stopped and we saw our little bean's heartbeat. The rest of the week was great.

And yesterday I started bleeding again. Still only enough to see when I wipe, really, and tho it started reddy-brown is now just brown stain.

Am booked for scan at EPU tomorrow morning and I'm freaking out. Am I right in thinking that having seen a heartbeat once means much less chance of m/c?

I know if it isn't meant to be, it just isn't. I know my doctor's right when he told me this morning not to be too upset if it went 'because the next pregnancy may well be fine'.

but I want this one...

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Tutter · 27/11/2006 18:11

sorry you're going through this moorhen

iirc once you've seen the heartbeat, chances are much improved

i'm in the same boat. 6 weeks pg. bled at 4 weeks. had a scan on saturday - all good, saw heartbeat. bled again sunday - going for another scan tomorrow

fingers crossed we both get good news xx

Moorhen · 27/11/2006 18:15

Tutter, thanks - and my sympathies, too. We'll both have to post tomorrow to say how we got on. Fingers crossed here too. Also toes, eyes, you name it!

When I was years away from wanting kids, I always wondered how people could get so worked up about a little dot just a few weeks into a pregnancy. Now it's me, I can't believe I ever thought anything so stupid...

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lulumama · 27/11/2006 18:16

moorhen.....

brown blood is old blood..so might not be a bad sign...also, yes, heartbeat is a more positive sign.

of course you want this one...your doc was probably trying to be reassuring, but missing the mark......

try not to think the worst and let us know how you get on tomorrow

glad you got looked after well in new york.

missnatalie · 27/11/2006 18:41

hi there, im in a similar situation to both of you. ive been bleeding on and off for 10-days now. started of a brown colour but has been bright red since friday. ive also got a scan tomorrow but im going out of my mind with worry. ive got no pains or clots but still the blood worries me. hope your scans go well. ive got everything crossed for you.xxx

lorie · 27/11/2006 19:11

Fingers crossed for all of you who are having a hard time at the mo.

I think every woman who has had a bleed at some time during their pregnancy can understand how terribly worrying it is.

Please let us know how you get on. xx

Tutter · 28/11/2006 15:01

moorhen and missnatalie, how did it go?

Moorhen · 28/11/2006 15:20

All OK - they found a heartbeat right away and everything looks fine. Can't tell you how relieved I am.

How about you?

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Tutter · 28/11/2006 15:23

great news moorhen

no definitive answers here yet. despite a scan last week where a hb was seen, they could see nothing today. it was an nhs scan, so i'm back off to the private clinic at 5pm for another scan there. have no idea what to expect but am prepared for the worst.

Moorhen · 28/11/2006 15:31

I'm so sorry that you are still waiting. I'll be thinking of you and crossing everything for you - post and let us know how you get on if you can.

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MKG · 28/11/2006 15:38

Moorhen,

I posted on your other thread before you came to the US, and I'm happy that everything is ok.

Moorhen · 28/11/2006 16:06

MKG, thank you! Really appreciate the kind thoughts.

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lulumama · 28/11/2006 16:12

good news moorhen..xx

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