10 weeks, intense cramping and bleeding

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Hi All.

I am wondering if anyone has experienced miscarriage at 10 weeks and what is was like?

I am 10 + 2 and despite a strong heartbeat on my 8 week reassurance scan, I suddenly began bleeding red blood with clots which hasn’t stopped since 5pm today along with intense cramping in the lower abdomen and lower back. It comes and goes but it’s intense when it is there.

I am going to phone the GP in the morning, but I need some company solidarity and realistic expectations through the night.

Has anyone experienced natural miscarriage at this stage and if so, please could you help me mentally prepare by telling me what to expect? I am scared of the pain, the blood loss and seeing the baby. I know women bleed in early pregnancy but the amount plus the level of pain cannot be a good sign here and I just want to be realistic with myself.

Thank you 🙏

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Oh op 😢 I have no advice or experience but bumping for you for others to see. Xxx

Thank you @overthinkersanonnymus I appreciate that x

I’m very sorry OP if that’s what is happening. I have experienced MC at 11 weeks (baby was 8 weeks) and at 14 weeks.

If things progress the pain will ramp up and it will come and go similar to contractions, getting closer and closer together. You will pass larger clots, in my experiences both times I felt when it was the foetus/sac being passed. At 14 weeks what I (accidentally) saw was recognisably a baby with eyes, fingers etc and at 8 weeks I was more careful not to look so I was none the wiser. I simply passed it into the toilet and flushed, after a bit of deliberation with my husband about whether either of us should check to make sure it was definitely the right thing. You may pass a placenta separately.

After that things settled down quite quickly and I had heavy period like bleeding for about a week.

Please just ask if you have any questions at all and I really hope it’s a more positive outcome. x

I'm sorry OP but it does sound like a potential miscarriage. Just let it happen; as painful (emotionally and physical) as it is, there was obviously something not right with the Fetus and your body is doing what it needs to do. If you get large clots/lumps, take photos if you can manage to- to show the midwives when you go for a checkup. Sending lots of hugs. So sorry. X

Hi, I'm so sorry, it's such a horrible time. I had a miscarriage at just over 11 weeks. I started bleeding and when it got heavier went to hospital, when I went to the toilet there a huge chunk fell out of me. I wasn't in any pain at first but after I had been there a while I got what felt like contractions and had to ask for pain relief. They checked me over to make sure what was happening and confirmed I had miscarried. I was given some IV fluids I think and they manually just cleared away some of what was coming out. I never saw anything that was remotely baby shaped, though it guess it's possible it was there. I hadn't had a scan yet so don't know at what point things went wrong. After that I went home and basically grieved for a week.

Sorry OP, it does sound like a possible miscarriage. But impossible to know for sure at this point. I’ve had three miscarriages and the two that happened naturally started like this and progressed to heavier cramping/bleeding with clots and eventually passing the pregnancy sac within 24hr. Once that happened the pain and bleeding settled very quickly.

Contacting the GP or your EPU tomorrow is a good plan if things stay as they are. But if you develop severe pain or need pain relief, or very heavy bleeding, or feel unwell - you need to attend A&E.

Hoping for a positive outcome for you - here in solidarity if it isn’t.

So sorry you're going through this.

First up, if the bleeding is continuous and red, please go to a&e. Don't wait.

I had a MC at 13 weeks. It was like mini labour - cramping becoming more and more intense, and some bleeding. Eve tally the cramping stopped and I got up slowly to go to the bathroom, where I passed the fetus, sat, and all other produ to of conception. There was nothing at all recognisable as a baby, I just want to reassure you about that.

I'm concerned that you seem to be bleeding heavily. If you can get someone to take you to be examined, please go to either a&e or your maternity unit.

I agree OP. I wouldn't wait for the morning.
Sending you lots of love xx

I agree, if it is confirmed miscarriage (you will likely need a scan), please ask for strong painkillers. The cramps can be painful, especially when passing the fetus. good luck

Thank you all for your replies so far. I feel as though I know instinctively that I am miscarrying. I had bleeding when pregnant with DD but it was light and painless.

How much is too much blood to lose? I am trying my best to stay way from A&E due to how overstretched it is in my local hospital but I also feel anxious at the thought of doing this at home.

I really do appreciate your words and I am sorry to all of you who have been through this.

I think there is some guidance about if you are filling two large pads in an hour for more than two hours in a row. To be honest unless you are able to speak to EPU and be brought in I wouldn’t go in, doing it in a public hospital bathroom or in the a&e waiting room is not going to be preferable to being at home. I understand why you feel that way though I truly do. Have you got someone with you for support? Can anyone fetch painkillers, extra pads etc if you need them?

I'm currently in A&E with the same symptoms, thought I was improving and could leave then fainted in the chair.
Do recommend ringing and checking if you should come in - if you're speaking through more than a certain amount of pads per hour it's best to get checked.

Sending you lots of thoughts and sympathy, this sucks.

Ugh, soaking not speaking.

With hindsight I would have preferred to stay at home, but it is hard making that decision when you don't know how things are going to pan out. I was never offered a scan afterwards, they just told me to check for a negative pregnancy test after a certain period of time.

I’m so sorry you’re going though this OP. I had a MMC of twins at 11w but they had stopped growing much earlier. It was very much like labour but because I was expecting it, I was happier to stay at home than go in to the EPU and just passed the clots (of which there were many and tbh it wasn’t pleasant) at home in into the loo 😢. I didn’t inspect it too closely but there was nothing even remotely resembling a baby, was much more akin to a very heavy period and while it was uncomfortable and painful in parts, I found a hot water bottle and my own space the most comfort. I had had a follow-up scan which confirmed that I’d passed all the products of conception (awful phrase) and had to do a test a couple of weeks later to check HGC levels and come down again. A very un-mumsnetty hug to you and hope very much that brighter days are ahead for you x

I'm sorry OP 💐

It does sound like a MC, especially with the degree of cramping.

As others said, unless you are losing a lot of blood eg soaking through a pad in <30 min, fainting / losing consciousness, then you are ok to stay at home & follow up tomorrow.

When I miscarried at nearly 14 weeks, I passed out and the blood loss was so extensive, I couldn't even move from the toilet. (Sorry to be graphic). I did need to go to hospital after several hours of that.

Generally prior to 13 or 14 weeks, it's rare to see a foetus, as this will break down as part of the mc (I have read of posters here with much earlier mc describing seeing a foetus, which is unlikely as they are so small at that stage but perhaps is the case)

I'm sorry OP, this is very tough & hopefully you will be ok.

When I had a MC at 11/12 weeks it was like contractions for an hour or so, then I passed the sac. EPU we're great and prescribed me codeine in case I needed it and said I could go in if I was worried about blood loss. I stayed at home but if the pain is too much or you are worried about blood loss I'd think about going to the hospital.

Sorry you're going through this.

Thank you again your replies are very much helping me tonight. My partner is with me and he is wonderful. I feel a lot of comfort in knowing that he will take me to the hospital if things get too much. At the moment, it is manageable. Although I have a DD I had a planned c section due to placenta previa so I never even experienced a contraction with her which makes me nervous because I am unsure what level of pain this may potentially lead to.

I have paracetamol here which is managing things for now. Bleeding is still here but it is more of a gush when I sit on the loo accompanied by clots, not soaking through my pad yet.
I have maternity thickness pads from DD which I found in my drawer which I am using.

Glad you've got support in place, sounds like you're good to stay at home and speak to docs in the morning.
Wishing you all the best

Thinking of you. I experienced something similar at 10+5. I didn't see anything resembling a foetus despite multiple large clots. The pain was surprising to me - paracetamol and ibuprofen helped a lot, as did panting/yogic breathing. I've never been in labour either so channeled what I'd seen on TV! I did go to A&E because of the pain, bleeding and clots. They kept me in overnight and i ended up having medical management, then surgical management because that didn't quite get it all.

Be gentle with yourself. Good luck.

For anyone reading this you cannot take ibuprofen when pregnant!

@88london if you're having a miscarriage then you can take whatever you want, ibuprofen, codeine, whatever you can get your hands on to numb pain, obv only if confirmed miscarriage in progress

Yes, i should have made clear that paracetamol was sanctioned while pregnant, ibuprofen was only after i knew i was miscarrying.

I know we’re many months down the road now OP but I’m thinking of you, and all the posters who experienced loss