Does a 7 weeks miscarriage just look like a clot?

[Toria33]

I have just passed a massive clot 3cm by 2cm it's deep red and doesn't look like tissue, really confused if I just miscarried or not.. I am due to go to early pregnancy unit on Friday as they suspected a out if uterine pregnancy even though they could see a sac.

@jessstan2 my baby was the size of 6 weeks and I clearly saw a sac with a baby in it - it’s buried in the garden.

@Cafeaulait27

I don’t think anyone describing their miscarriage experience is ‘accurate’ or ‘not accurate’.

For me - I passed a golf ball sized sac with an embryo inside and was in severe pain for hours, passing huge clots and blood gushing out. The next day I passed the placenta which was about the length of my palm. I was 9 weeks but it had stopped growing at 6.

It’s different for everyone though - I think it’s good to be honest about experiences so that people are aware of what may happen. I remember being quite upset that the midwifes had made out I could just sit on the sofa and take paracetamol while I miscarried, it was not like that at all and I wish I had been warned what to expect (and given stronger pain killers)

I really hope you don’t have to go through this OP - it was a very dark time in my life.

Look after yourself and fingers crossed it’ll all be ok xxx

This was exactly my experience. I was astonished by the pain; I, too, had been told it would be like a period, but it was much more like giving birth.

I'm keeping my fingers crossed for you, OP.

@jessstan2

Yes it does, actually people usually pass several clots and bleed heavily. You can't see a recognisable foetus until later on.

I'm sorry you have been through this.

Not true at all. I passed our baby a week after seeing it measuring 7+4 on a scan. It was a tiny fetus complete in it's unbroken sac. I did take a picture which I could share but only if @Toria33 is comfortable with me doing this.

I'm really sorry OP, I hope you are OK.

And to everyone else that's posted their experience.

I'm shaken and confused that I've seen nothing but clots, it was insane they were making me walk everywhere and have me just paracetamol. The gynecologist was totally heartless talking about getting my smear done in 3 months. And then I asked have I definitely miscarried then I haven't seen any tissue. She said she didn't know and I won't know until Friday. And wanted to do a sti test .. when I have been in a monogamous relationship since my last one. The be honest the pain wasn't wear the main pregnancy was but the secondary.. so I don't have a clue what is going on.

It's disappointing that they have not pushed your scan forward really. It's terrible being in limbo and trying to hold on to hope. I hope you get clarification and can move on be it good or bad news.
My 1st 4 miscarriages I never saw a sac, just clots. I knew the last would most likely be visible as I'd seen it on a scan so close to bleeding starting and I was watching out for it. My 1st I was over 12wk, I couldn't look at what was coming out and just let it all pass in to the toilet. Doctors were very unsympathetic with that one, I had an infection and the Dr said to me "you should be grateful you weren't further along" as she'd had a lady in with a late mc. I was gobsmacked and switched surgeries soon after. I don't care how overworked they may be, they can still think before they speak. Midwives have always been lovely though.

@Toria33 so sorry you’re going through this. What time is your scan on Friday?

I find it really offensive when they ask me to do chlamydia tests too - I’ve been with the same man for 13 years! But I try to suck it up - I think it’s just down to what they’ve been told to do and I guess they don’t know what people’s love lives are like or just take your word for it.

There sure seems to be a lot of issues with poor bedside manner. I think all we can do is make a complaint when it happens to make sure it doesn’t happen again xxx

@Cafeaulait27

I don’t think anyone describing their miscarriage experience is ‘accurate’ or ‘not accurate’.

For me - I passed a golf ball sized sac with an embryo inside and was in severe pain for hours, passing huge clots and blood gushing out. The next day I passed the placenta which was about the length of my palm. I was 9 weeks but it had stopped growing at 6.

It’s different for everyone though - I think it’s good to be honest about experiences so that people are aware of what may happen. I remember being quite upset that the midwifes had made out I could just sit on the sofa and take paracetamol while I miscarried, it was not like that at all and I wish I had been warned what to expect (and given stronger pain killers)

I really hope you don’t have to go through this OP - it was a very dark time in my life.

Look after yourself and fingers crossed it’ll all be ok xxx

I agree with this! I felt like I was over reacting because my doctor said "If you do need to, just take paracetamol, but probably won't need them and test in 2 weeks"

Paracetamol didn't touch the pain and I was in tears because it was just constant pain with no break in between!

I just wanted to say that I'm so sorry that you've all been through this and I'm especially sorry that some of you were treated so badly by the people who should have been looking after you. It ia infuriating that miscarriage seems to be classed as 'one of those things' by many medical professionals. Just because they might not be able to prevent it doesn't mean they should underestimate the emotional and physical distresss that it causes.

I'm genuinely really sorry.

OP, I truly hope that today you get some positive news, there are many many stories on here about huge SCHs that had good outcomes. But whatever happens I hope you get the clarity you need and deserve. I'm really sorry you are going through this.

No positive new here, I miscarried, luckily I have some codeine from something else.
We're going to be taking a break from trying and getting some investigations done as it was my third. Not sure if this last one was just bad luck but if we can prevent a miss with knowledge of what's going on, then hopefully we can end up with a couple of babies. We're going private to speed up the process.

@Toria33 condolences on your loss.

I hope you get some answers soon and get your much wanted babies in the future. Good luck with it all

@Toria33 so sorry you’ve had to go through all this.
Rest up and take care x

So sorry for your loss xx

Toria :(