Hi all,
I have had a few miscarriages in the past so when I found out that I was pregnant this time I was told to be checked at the EPU.
My pregnancy was going really well. I had to be checked every 2 weeks at the EPU with internal exams to see how my pregnancy was progressing.
At my 3rd internal exam with this pregnancy at 9 weeks, they could not detect a heartbeat. Me and my husband was left devastated. They wanted me to go back again in 2 weeks to check whether they could detect any signs of a heartbeat. I went back in 2 weeks for another internal exam to confirm our fears there was no heartbeat. Unfortunately, because the baby was too small, the midwife could not class it as a failed miscarriage. I was told that another appointment in 2 weeks would be needed. The midwife informed me that if I had not miscarried naturally that I would be given the tablet or a procedure would be needed.
A week later and I did start to bleed naturally.
I kept my appointment the following week to check that everything had passed, but unfortunately they informed that I still had 20%ish of it left. It was travelling down my uterus, so they ensured me I would pass it soon. They did not want to give me the procedure at this point, due to the little amount I had left, which I completely understood and didn't really want the procedure if I didn't need it.
I was made another appointment in two weeks again. I was sure this time I had passed everything, as I had heavy bleeding and passing very big clots 5 days previously. I was still bleeding, but only slightly.
Once again though, I was told I still had not passed everything. This time it had travelled down my uterus and I had a large amount of blood and a very big clot in my cervix.
The midwife was very lovely and sympathetic of how long it was taking to pass and how many times I have had to go back in for scans.
She informed me that it would pass that day or the following, due to its position. She did ask if I was in pain, as a lot of women find it difficult to sit once it had travelled down to the cervix. I was completely fine, a little discomfort, but I'm used to a lot of pain anyway due to a spinal fusion I had a couple of years previously.
I've had a small amount of bleeding since seeing the midwife, but not very much so unsure if everything has passed yet.
I've been bleeding for nearly 5 weeks now.
I've had three previous miscarriages and they all have happened very fast and I have not bleed as much and for as long as this time.
It has been 9 weeks since I've been told there was no heartbeat and I can just not move passed it until I have passed everything.
Has anyone any advice?
Many thanks xx