Pink discharge?

[badfurday]

I'm 8+3 weeks pregnant and so far so good. I had a private scan last week which showed a heartbeat and all looked well.

Yesterday evening I went to the toilet and on wiping there was some very light pink discharge. I went to the toilet a further three times and again pink discharge but on the third occasion there was a streak of red in it. Since then I've had nothing. I'm not in pain but have a small amount of occasional cramping, but only very vague ( I may well be over analysing it!) and I know that can be quite normal. I still have painful boobs and "feel pregnant". I guess I'm asking for advice. I don't want to bother the midwife if it's nothing, but would be lying if I said I wasn't concerned.

Keeping everything crossed for you pink I really am. How heavy is the blood loss? Are you in any pain?
I'm ok. Have a NYD lunch to host so kind of taking my mind of things which I need at the moment. I only have a tiny amount of discharge at the moment and tbh if it wasn't for the fact I was analysing it, I wouldn't probably notice normally. Still not hopeful about things and just want to know either way.

Sending love and thoughts pink. X

Hi Bad, that’s really good of you to host a dinner, I just feel like curling up in a ball today. We had an invite to go to dinner at MiLs but we’ve declined it as I don’t think I can deal with making chit chat today.

The blood is not that heavy but it’s definitely red, similar to period blood and I’ve seen a few dark clots now.

Wishing you a good day and sending you positive thoughts x

I'm now having red blood with small clots. I'm assuming I'm having a miscarriage.

Hi ladies, I’m 5+1 and have had a small amount of brown discharge when wiping for the past 3 days. I know I’m too early to be scanned yet and have to wait it out a week or so before EPU would look at me. I lost twins at 7 weeks and 11 weeks and this doesn’t feel the same. Just looking for some reassurance that I know nobody can give 😞

@badfurday take care of yourself, call the EPU in the morning and see if they can help you any earlier now things have changed.
Sending you lots of love and be kind to yourself.

Hi Bad, how are you feeling, are you having any pain? Maybe ring EPAU and see if they can fit you in today instead of tomorrow. I rang mine yesterday and asked to see them yesterday instead of today, but they were only willing to bring me in if I was in pain or filling pads.

Wishing you all the best, I know how you feel, seeing the clots is soul destroying

I have my scan later this afternoon so I will know one way or another today.

Thinking of you pink. Have everything crossed for you.

So I wore a pad last night expecting the worse and nothing at all. I've had a bit of brown discharge today but nothing more. Could I have overdone it yesterday and it caused a bleed? I'm probably clutching at straws .

Any news pink?
Mines getting worse and worse. Bright blood with clots. Just got to my car after work and completely fell apart crying.

Hi bad, sorry to hear you are so upset . My clots have been horrific, big massive dark clumps

Yes I went today, and it didn’t quite go as i thought it would. Basically the sonographer did an external ultrasound first but couldn’t see enough so then did an internal ultrasound.

She explained that she could see the sac and a bean still inside but that it was very small (2.4mm) and for this reason she couldn’t find a heartbeat. She said that there are 2 possibilities : a) that my dates are correct and that the baby stopped growing a few weeks ago hence no heartbeat, or b) my dates are wrong and that I’m actually less than 6 weeks, in which case the size is about right and I won’t see a heartbeat yet

I have to go back next Friday for a re-scan - If they can see that the baby has grown and they can detect a heartbeat then it’s fine. If the baby is measuring the same and still no heartbeat then they will know the pregnancy is not viable.

I don’t know how I feel - I went in today glad that I’ll finally know what’s going on and that i’ll be able to move on, but I’m now going to be in limbo until next Friday.

I have still consigned myself to accepting it’s a miscarriage and I refuse to be hopeful. The nurse who consulted with us after the scan said as my periods are very irregular, using the 1st of my LMP to calculate how many weeks I am may not be very accurate - and apparently the size of the baby vs the gestation period is based on the date of conception as opposed to the 1st day of the last period, does anyone know if this is correct? I did track my ovulation in November so when I get home I will check how long ago it was. It is a possibility that I am less than 6 weeks gone

The nurse said there was nothing on the scan that indicated I was miscarrying or would be miscarrying, no obvious reason why I was bleeding, and that actually the sac looked really healthy. She then said that it might be a positive sign that despite all the bleeding and heavy clots, the sac and baby is still there. I was so surprised that this is the case, I just can’t see how all of that blood and clotting could be anything other than the baby . I was literally bleeding right up to the appointment and even on the bed itself when she was examining me

Feel like I’m no further forward, and now I have another 8 days to wait. They’ve said I should call them if I get pain or if my bleeding gets worse to the extent that I’m filling several pads a day.

I hope you get more answers tomorrow than I have @bad

Thanks pink. I think it finally hit home today. I managed to keep it together all day and by 4pm I was really teary but battled through until home time. I'm supposed to go to work tomorrow but I'm going to call in sick. I'm in quite a bit of pain now too.

Sounds like you've had a rollercoaster of a day. What's your gut feel? Could your dates be out that much? Sorry you have no real answers. It sounds slightly more positive than at first thought though?

Yes definitely take a day or 2 off to relax, have you told your manager or any colleagues what you are going through?

I am feeling cramping today, i just feel like I am on my period.

My gut feel is that I’ve miscarried and that the next scan will confirm as such. My DH is trying to stay positive but I just not letting any hope creep into me.

What time is your scan tomorrow? Will be thinking of you. X

Yes, I think it's different for us as it's actually physically happening and we know what we feel.

I've just started a new job so only my manager knows. I sat there today just wanting to cry but am still such a newbie it would feel strange.

My scan is at 3pm tomorrow. Dreading it, but hopefully I'll know either way for sure. Thanks for your support pink. And I'm still keeping my fingers crossed for you. X

Good look today @bad, please do let us know how it goes. Wishing you lots of luck x

Miscarriage. Baby stopped growing at 6 and a half weeks.

So sorry @badfurday

I’m so so sorry @badfurday. Was really praying for a positive outcome for you.

Thanks guys. I'm ok. It was just confirming what I thought. Baby measured 6.5mm so hadn't grown much since the 6 weeks scan I'd had. It was all quite matter of fact. It was hard going to the EPU as it was right next to the maternity ward and we saw lots of happy mums with their newborns.

The midwife said the baby is laying at the top of my cervix so should pass tonight, I'm absolutely dreading it but also want it over with. Also need to find a way of telling my gorgeous 4 year old that she won't be having a little sibling.

I’m sorry @bad that must have been so hard to see newborns. How are you feeling now, has the bleeding subsided?

Unfortunately our experience seems to be mirroring each other. I started bleeding really heavily this afternoon and filled several pads in a few hours. I rang ECAU and they told me to go to A&E for them to do observations and after that they would refer me up to them.

While I was waiting at A&E I got sharp pains in my leg, and I passed the sac in my pad I knew what it is was instantly, it was like none of the clots I’d passed. When I got up to ECAU, they confirmed that it was the sac (i’d collected it in a tissue), and so they didnt do a scan on me. I’ve been advised to just do a pregnancy test in 2 weeks to confirm it’s negative

I feel upset that all hope has gone but at the same time I’m relieved that I know. Time to move on now

Hi badfurday hopefully you’re fine - I have just read your story and there might be several reasons for bleeding - it’s not me being smart pants, I just know from my doctor ))
Do you have (ever had) a uterus fibroid or a cervix erosion - discharge is possible in these cases. I probably name the conditions not quite correctly, sorry about that.
Could it be that sexual intercourse caused the discharge? Sorry intimate question.. you must stop then..
Don’t think about bad stuff and as I see you haven’t said anything about strong contracting pains so this is very good.
Ideally, you’d need a scan the day it first happened.. and if there’s anything to be done to reduce risks for the baby, then progesterone could really help. But I know this medicine is a problem here...
Good luck and rest as much as you can xxx

Hi pink. Sorry to hear about what happened.

I'm feeling the same as you, I just want to move on. The more people are nice to me, the more upset I get. I just want closure now. I'm having a lot less pain and bleeding so not sure what is going on. Wish I could just have a d&c and get it over with.

I’m the same, I’m almost downplaying how I feel when people are asking me if I’m ok, as talking about it just triggers a heap of emotions. In reality I still a bit numb, like the last week hasn’t happened and it’s just been a dream. It’s been going on since Xmas for you so that’s even longer.

Wishing you the best in your recovery and I’m sure in the future we will get some positive news x