Spotting and cramping approx 5 weeks pregnant (TW possible TMI!)

[TTCbabyHosking]

Hi all, I’m hoping for some advice please. Last night I started spotting browny/pink discharge and a very small amount of dark brown stringy stuff.

I am estimated to be around 5 weeks 2 days pregnant going by my ovulation tracking (I’m awaiting a dating scan). I have spoken to my GP who has got me blood tests and an early ultrasound at the EPU tomorrow morning. This is my first pregnancy and I’m so scared of miscarriage. I also have PCOS with hormonal imbalance before pregnancy also which I’m worried will just put me at higher risk.

Before the spotting/discharge I have been experiencing menstrual-like cramps at least the last week or so but today they seem to have got a lot milder. My boobs are still a bit tender but don’t seem to be as painful as they were (although I don’t know if this is just psychological). I’ve also experienced on and off diarrhoea/constipation but mainly diarrhoea today. The spotting now seems to be getting lighter/going away for a couple of hours then coming back again.

My mind is going crazy and I’m looking to get in touch with others who have experienced the same or similar and what the outcome was 🥺❤️

How are things now?

If it's any reassurance I had losses within that 5 week stage and they looked absolutely nothing like that.

Thank you for your reply and I’m so sorry for your losses 💔

Still spotting and very mild cramping. Looks a pink-brown colour. Same heaviness. Another stringy looking bit of what looks to be lining has come out. Also seem to be losing my breast tenderness more and more. I’m fearing the absolute worst and just seem to be waiting for bright red heavy bleeding to start. Got a scan at 9.15am and hopefully get my blood results then too. I’m so scared 😞

Fingers crossed for you x

Been through it all if you have any questions!

I know two people aren't the same but mine was very different if that is any reassurance. Easier said than done but try stay positive x

Hi Aismix,
Thank you so much for your support ❤️

Neither good nor bad news at the moment I think. Blood test results were HCG 9358 iu/L and Progesterone 29 nmol/L (which I believe is quite low??). At the scan they found gestational sac (all in right place), yolk sac and fetal pole which measured 1.3mm. Worried this is too small for 5-6 weeks? No heartbeat was detected but they also told me it could be too early so they have booked me in again in 2 weeks time.

In the meantime the spotting seemed to come and go but occasionally I would still pass a small amount of stringy tissue. I was extremely worried about my progesterone being low so I contacted my private gynaecologist who offered to prescribe me some progesterone pessaries (even though this is my first pregnancy and I’ve never miscarried). He said it wouldn’t help if a miscarriage is already due to take place but at this point I was willing to try anything that could help keep baby.

A few hours after inserting my first pessary I experienced some more cramping (fairly painful), went to the toilet and passed another brown clot. This was approximately the size of a 1p coin. It was also surrounded by some jelly-like clear mucus but I’m not sure if this is just some remnants from the pessary? The spotting seems to have stopped after this.

I have attached pictures of the latest clot but warning this is graphic

I don’t know whether to call triage again or just wait it out, this is heart wrenching 😞

Sounds like you are being well taken care of! Progesterone and another scan is great progress.

I have heard similar things about progesterone pessaries.

Definitely does not look like an MC to me! I would take all the above as GREAT news although I imagine it is hard to tell your brain that giving current situation!

I would have thought if it was an MC given its so early it would have passed by now.

Only compare your Progestoge/HCG levels to yourself. Every person and pregnancy is so different!

Try keep yourself busy this next two weeks until the scan x

Here for any rants needed! No one ever educates us on these sort of things!

Hey how are things now are you ok?

Hey 😊 so far so good I think, thank you for asking, however won’t know for sure until my follow up scan on Friday. The spotting stopped after my last message and haven’t had any since fingers crossed it continues that way! Have been getting intermittent cramps still but I’ve been told that’s normal as long as not really severe. Haven’t had any major pregnancy symptoms other than sore, veiny breasts and occasional nausea (although don’t know if that’s stress related). Praying everything is ok and baby just gave me a big scare. Will update on Friday with hopefully good news 🥰

fingers crossed for you ! Pray everything goes well, mines has been the same stopped over the last 2 days then came back again.
mild cramps and a sore back too so not holding out much hope :( scan on Tuesday so at least I’ll know one way or another x x

And I pray all goes well with you too lovely. Mine did similar, it went away for a few hours then came back but after that I haven’t had any more. It’s been about a week now. But I don’t know if it’s the progesterone I’m on stopping bleeding coming through. HCG did increase (took just over 72 hours to double though). What a horrible anxious time this is but I guess all we can do is hope for the best but prepare for the worst 😞 whatever the outcome we have to stay strong. Sending love xx

Yeah your right it’s the being stuck in limbo that’s really difficult and you cling on to every weee bit of hope while trying to stay realistic to save the hurt from catching you out of nowhere 😞😞.
all the best to you too, will be spreading loads of prayers and love x x

@Wannabemo @Aismix had our scan yesterday - baby is growing away nicely and we saw the heartbeat 💗🥰

@TTCbabyHosking thats amazing news!! I’m on this thread because I’ve only yest received 3 BFPs - digital and then today (just in case) I don’t another and had a negative clear blue digital which came in a pack with a manual test…
digital said negative 😖
manual didn’t really work and I had no control line (see attached)
these were from the same batch so I’m hoping it was a faulty test for both given they were in the same box…
in a panic I went and bought more tests and had 2 digital clear blue tests say pregnant…so confusing! My worry is I’m having a little bit of spotting which I see and read as being completely normal - did you have any during the first few weeks?? That one test has given me a mental swerve ball but holding onto the fact there wasn’t a control line and I continued to have two more BFPs - eeeeek, such worrying times isn’t it! Shall try again tomorro (day of AF) and Call GP Monday perhaps…
any advice greatly appreciated 🥺🥰

@TTCbabyHosking amazing news!! I had mines on Tuesday and also saw a wee baba with heart beat dating about 6.5 weeks xxx

Hi everyone, quick update.. had a blob or so in the loo this morning after bleeding off and on yesterday, still not on proper AF but my digital now says not pregnant so I guess that’s the end of that! 😩
One thing I will never do again is test even the slightest bit early (wasted so much money on tests this month and had 5/6 BFPs) just sharing some advice. Feeling ok but just want the bleeding to start now so it can be over with and we can enjoy our holiday to Dominican on Saturday. If anyone has any advice around how long it takes to start, and how long generally it may last, I’d really appreciate it 😥🥺 xx

@Yolo23 hey sorry your going through that. could possibly be a chemical? Very early loss :( although I had spotting from before my bfp till now so don’t worry about any spotting in tht sense but maybe the tests are a bit faulty if you haven’t had proper af ? Maybe try again tomorrow x x good luck to you x x

@Wannabemo thank you, yeah I think it’s been chemical sadly! I’ve bled most of the day today and had a blob in the toilet this morning. My test was negative so I’m just going with that now. I may just take one again in the morning to be sure but I can sense it’s all I over. I also don’t want to be confused with whether it is or isn’t if I get a false positive due to the hormone staying around so I may just have to take it face value 😥 thank you though, hope you’re doing ok xx

I’m very sorry I hope your alright :( take care xx