Miscarriage at six weeks?

[Lola2PC]

I was six weeks pregnant and started feeling a dull pain on Sunday afternoon. I had spotting at that point. Woke up during the night with cramp and bleeding. Then bled Monday with some clotting. Phoned and spoke to EPU who said it sounds like a miscarriage and I thought it must be. The bleeding tailed off on Monday evening and I've had some but not much bleeding today. I was advised to wait two weeks and take another pregnancy test to confirm miscarriage. Does that mean there is a chance I haven't miscarried? I am obviously very upset but don't know what to think with the possibility hanging over me.

Usually if there are clots it's not good news, but it is possible to bleed and baby be fine. They advise you to take another test later just to be sure either way.
But you could get a private scan of you want to know more, just remember a scan is only a snapshot of what's happening right then and doesn't guarantee anything going forward.
I'm sorry, it's such a horrible time, I've lost five in pregnancy and it is just so awful waiting to know.

It's my first ever pregnancy so I really wasn't sure what to think. I feel like you're pretty much left on your own to see what happens and it's just a lonely feeling. Guess I just need to wait and see. Sorry about your losses and thanks for getting back to me.

Sorry to say but they usually tell you to take a pregnancy test after a week, 2 weeks etc. to confirm it's over. I had a positive test after 4 weeks and it turned out to be ectopic (no intervention needed, it resolved itself).

Sorry you're going through this, I had two losses before having my son. It's such an empty, awful feeling. Hope you have good news soon x

OK, I was just in such a state when I was speaking to the nurse that I couldn't really take in what was being said. Thanks for getting back to me. It does help to hear that people have gone through similar and ended up having a healthy pregnancy.

Sorry your going through this, they tell you to test to see if it still positive if it is they will then scan you, or negative means a miscarriage, I have had 4 miscarriages and bleeding was alway the start of it, to give u hope I'm now 34 weeks pregnant xx

So sorry you’re going through this. All the symptoms sadly sound very similar to my miscarriage at a similar time. The ‘test in 2 weeks’ is because your hormone levels should return to pre pregnancy by then if it is a miscarriage. It was heartbreaking to see that line fade! Sending hugs

Sorry you're going through this. They say to test after two weeks as if you've miscarried, the test should say not pregnant. However when I miscarried I was still technically 'pregnant' for 8 weeks afterwards because my HCG wasn't coming down. I had to go to the hospital for weekly blood tests until they were satisfied it was low enough 😫

Oh no that's awful. I think my main concern was the fact that my bleeding wasn't super heavy and I expected a miscarriage to be worse than a normal period. I just feel all over the place with it and suppose I need to wait and see.

Im sorry you’re going through this - it seems so unfair. it is a lonely time, but please remember you aren’t alone - there are lots of us out here who know your pain.

I have had two missed miscarriages at 8 weeks and am currently waiting for my negative test and period after discovering the second. If you want to chat about anything just message - similarly at a time like this, do what feels right for you - whatever that might be x

Thank you to everyone who responded. It definitely made me feel less alone. I took a test yesterday which was still positive although I think a not as strong as before. I'll try another one over the weekend to compare. The bleeding has stopped for a few days now but I feel very up and down emotionally. Physically I am doing OK I think.

Sorry you are going through this, it’s so tough when you don’t know. I wouldn’t trust the line darkness as it will also depend on how concentrated your urine is. You may be able to get your GP to test your HCG levels twice, 48 far apart which would give you some idea although I don’t think they are obliged to offer this test. I had bright red blood and cramps (but not clots) at 6 weeks but everything turned out well in the end although I don’t want to give you false hope.

Negative today sadly.