6 weeks - bleeding and mild cramping

[Lunaluvgood]

Hey all, this is my first post here so if I’m on the wrong forum, please don’t jump down my throat .

I’m 29 years old and this is my second pregnancy. My first one was earlier this year and ended in a miscarriage at 7 weeks. The baby never formed, it was just an empty gestational sac with a tiny dot inside for 3 weeks until my body let it go. The first day I had mild spotting. Second day too. Third day it was full on miscarriage all within like 5 hours. Painful and uncomfortable releases of blood clots.

This time I decided to wait to get scanned until 8 weeks. That was until yesterday, when I wiped and had some pink discharge. I immediately went through all the stages at grief all at once. Anyway, we decided to go to a little clinic and get a sonogram. The sonogram showed progression and it was flickering resembling a heartbeat. It gave me hope.
But when I got home the spotting continued and by the night it had gotten pretty moderate.
Today I have been moderately (like a semi full pad every 4 hours) bleeding, and have had like a dull ache in my abdomen area. It’s nothing compared to the pain I felt my last miscarriage and nowhere near the same blood/ blood clots.

I however don’t feel my breasts as sore as they were three days ago when they felt they were going to pop off my body. Which is discouraging. I wish they were still as sore tbh.

Idk I feel kind of hopeful but don’t know if I should be. Has anyone experienced bleeding and cramps during their pregnancy and had luck? The fact that I am not bleeding as much as last time or cramping as much has me holding on to hope.

Thanks for reading.

No advice for you but I’ve got everything crossed that it’s all ok!! Xxxxxx

@WalkiesAndBiscuits thank you. I sure hope so too

I had a lot of bleeding with DS, kept going to the hospital. Was a hematoma. That being said I've also had bleeding for days that eventually lead to miscarriage so it's kind of impossible to tell

@Rtmhwales thanks for sharing. Yeah my bleeding during my miscarriage was slightly different from this but maybe it’s because it was at an earlier stage of the pregnancy. Idk, oddly I’m still hopeful that I’ll have a positive outcome. Looking through the threads here, all the moms are. And some do have a positive outcome, but many don’t. Idk I’m just sad for all of us and the emotional rollercoaster pregnancy puts us through. I wish we all had our healthy babies and miscarriages weren’t a thing. Im upset :/

Hey I'm so sorry to hear what you're going through 😞 Is there a way to ask the sonographer what your measurements were for the week/day you were? This might, if nothing else, help you guestimate whether it might be ok or likely to be a MC. If everything is measuring according to where it should be (and your dates are correct/ you know when you ovulated)... That might be some comfort? If it's measuring a week or more behind where it should be, that might be an indication of a problem.
Fingers crossed for you ❤️ I've had bleeding this pregnancy and it turned out to be a small heamatoma which resolved itself xxx

@Rachae

Hey I'm so sorry to hear what you're going through 😞 Is there a way to ask the sonographer what your measurements were for the week/day you were? This might, if nothing else, help you guestimate whether it might be ok or likely to be a MC. If everything is measuring according to where it should be (and your dates are correct/ you know when you ovulated)... That might be some comfort? If it's measuring a week or more behind where it should be, that might be an indication of a problem. Fingers crossed for you ❤️ I've had bleeding this pregnancy and it turned out to be a small heamatoma which resolved itself xxx

Thanks for the response. Yeah she had said it looked like a normal 6 week old baby but she was a technician, not a doctor, and I'm not sure if I should take that with confidence. Plus the scan photos she provided were horrible, I tried to attached them here but apparently new users can't post photos. I sent them to my sister who is a physician assistant and also pregnant and she said it looks very normal and the video my husband took did show the little fluttering heartbeat. But no measurements :/

Anywho, that's reassuring! It's the mild cramps I'm worried about :/

@Lunaluvgood I wouldn't worry about cramps if they're mild. It's super common and I've had cramping since 4 weeks most days. I'm nearly 8 weeks now and have had 4 scans showing the right measurements. (I don't have any preg symptoms either so I've had that to worry about 🙈😂 + the early bleeding and now I've given up worrying about cramping as I've learnt it's just normal) xx

@Rachae it’s great that you’ve been able to get scans. They’re so comforting. During my last miscarriage I went to the ER and got like a $1200 bill and decided I refuse to go to the ER again lol. So I’m waiting for my 8 week appointment that I scheduled to confirm/deny anything unless I get heavy bleeding or any worrying symptoms. But last time it seemed like the general advice from all doctors is “wait it out”.

I already went through all my stages of grief when I started bleeding so if it’s still a pregnancy I will be so happy 😩. I had very swollen breasts about a week ago. I know this sounds weird but I also have like a little bit of boob under my armpit (I always have just looks like boob fat lol) and that was super swollen up until about a week ago. So I am currently pretty discouraged. But still holding up to the slightest bit of hope.

Just an update, my mild cramping and bleeding has stopped all of a sudden. I no longer feel swollen either as I was feeling quite swollen in my abdomen area. I feel oddly normal? Just bloated. My breasts even feel full again. Idk just thought I’d update as it’s all odd. My 8 week appointment is December 22nd but going to try to book an appointment early next week to see if I should have hope or not.

@Lunaluvgood brilliant news! I'm thinking about moving my scan earlier than this Friday too. I get addicted to having a scan every 3-4 days and it's been almost a week now since the last one. Friday seems like an eternity 🙈 Just so hard with zero symptoms the whole way through ... wish my boobs hurt or something xx

@Rachae I definitely get the fear. We want everything to be right and freak out at any hiccup. There are women who don’t even realize they’re pregnant for months because they don’t have symptoms. I think you two will be fine .
I’m hopeful I’ll still see a heartbeat when I go. Fingers crossed.

@Lunaluvgood How is it going? did you have your appointment? I hope everything ok? I have been spotting too, and bright red when i wipe, 6 weeks! I hope to hear good news from you x

@shadesofblack I've been there, such a scary time. Wishing you a positive outcome xx

@Lunaluvgood I've just read through your post. I hope everything went well on the 22nd