Concerned by pregnancy symptoms 7 weeks

[Pregnantafterloss]

Hello,

im looking for some advice! I am 7 weeks 1 day pregnant, after suffering a missed miscarriage last year.
I have persistent cramps which never go, they are constant. And can have gushes of discharge. The discharge has normally been milky white but was yellow today.
the pains and discharge are constant. I’m getting worried that this is a sign of something wrong and wondered if people could please share there experiences (good / bad) so as I can get a better understanding on whether this is something I need to raise or not. All experiences and advice would be appreciated! Thank you!

Always best to speak to a professional to get proper advice.

However I had awful cramps when I was pregnant with my first child. The worst period type pains of my life, I was bent double and it was horrible. Went away around 10 weeks. Apparently it was just my womb preparing for the big job ahead! My daughter is now 7 and in perfect health.

i did phone the midwife department today to discuss this but felt the advice was pretty rubbish unfortunately. She basically said it could be a sign of things moving and stretching or miscarriage and only to be seen if there’s heavy bleeding! Which isn’t very reassuring, particularly after a loss!

thank you so much for sharing your experience. That’s really reassuring! Did you have excessive discharge with the cramps?

Yellow discharge could be a sign of infection which should be checked out. Does it smell?
I would call back.

I’ve had so much discharge this pregnancy, like constantly and gushes like you say! I had a mmc last year too so even though I’ve never bled I was constantly worried it was blood😢 I had cramps at the start but they went so can’t comment on that, any chance you could speak to epu or get referred there by your gp? Xx

@Whataretheodds Thank you for your message! This is my concern, it hasn’t got a smell. It’s not odourless if you know what I mean but certainly hasn’t got a foul smell!

@ChloeN sorey to hear this Chloe, I totally relate to you. With having a MMC the worry it’s more as just blood. Every cramp and gush of discharge has me so stressed. With it being bank holiday, the community midwife isn’t back in til Tuesday. If the cramps persist as well as discharge I will give them a phone. This is my first pregnancy so I have no idea what’s normal or not. What stage are you at now?

@Pregnantafterloss Its so difficult isn’t it, I do remember having really intense back pains some days and worried that it was something serious but it ended up being fine! Yes definitely worth a try, epu told me to phone if I had any consistent pains just in case but I know some places you cant self refer! I’ll be 24 weeks this week☺️xx

yeah, I think I will give them a phone on Tuesday and let them know the pains are constant! I’m definitely wishing my life away at the moment 😆!
aww lovely, I hope you have a healthy pregnancy for the rest of time! Over half way, that must be a great feeling!

I had really bad pains between about 6 and 10 weeks - made me feel really sick and would get to the point where I had to lie down (I had to invent a sore back to explain why people kept finding me on my office floor 🤣) I had bad periods as a teenager but this was on another level.

However, it was just stretching etc, and all was well. Hopefully it’s the same for you OP. If you haven’t tried lying on your back, hands on tummy under clothing and some deep breaths, I did find it helped.

@raffika awww thank you so much for your reply, that definitely is reassuring to know that cramps isn’t necessarily a bad thing! I’m currently lying with an electric heated blanket on my stomach! Hopefully the cramps are a sign of everything moving and stretching to accommodate baby! Thanks again for your message 😊

Hey, I’m also 7+1 today and have been having cramping. I have a 7 year old and don’t remember it much with her but haven’t had the discharge. Hoping it’s like other ladies say just things stretching around in there . Hopefully your midwife can offer a bit more advice when you chat with her next week xxx

@HLB7 Thanks for replying! The more I hear about cramping the more normal it’s sounding. It’s reassuring to know so many people have it, and not indicative of a problem! Hope your pregnancy is going well! I bet your counting down the weeks to the first scan, I certainly am 😊 xxx

@Pregnantafterloss oh yes I know that feeling🤣 every day just feels like another hurdle! Thank you☺️ I hope you get on okay too, hopefully the next few weeks fly by! Xxx

OP I could have written your post myself 12 months ago. I was convinced I was going to miscarry (again) but she's currently sound asleep upstairs in her cot.
The worry never goes, I'd love to say it gets easier but it was a long old 39 week slog (but equally I loved it and was super grateful!)

I’ve had yellow discharge in and off the whole time and it’s always worried me. It dries white in underwear but yellow
on the tissue. My MW said it wasn’t concerning but I did a UTI test with GP just in case and all was fine. I also had a lot of cramping in first trimester (and some still but less). I wouldn’t say persistent but I would say days where it was pretty much non stop and days where it was a bit less. Exactly like
period cramps.

@SareBear87 thank you for that, really appreciate your message as it’s definitely allowed me to chill out a bit. It’s going to be a long haul pregnancy if I continue feelinf this anxious! I’m so glad everything worked out perfect for you! Thanks again!

@Lhdale thanks for your reply, that sounds like we have had the same Symptoms which is reassuring that everything will be ok! Yes mine are exactly like period cramps too. Feeling a bit better today after your messages! Thanks ladies!

@Pregnantafterloss its so unfortunate that pregnancy cramps and period cramps are the same - by the time most of us get pregnant we’ve been conditioned for 10-20 years to associate those cramps with bleeding so it’s very hard to experience them during pregnancy and not make that association! It took a good 4-5 weeks of it with me before I think I managed to break the association

I had bad cramps in the 1st few weeks and loads of discharge throughout my whole pregnancy. I had to wear a tena light pad because the discharge was so copious. I had an internal at 31 weeks due to contractions and the obstetrician commented on the amount of discharge, they thought it might be my waters but it wasn't. I didn't have any infection, I had multiple swabs done throughout pregnancy and all were normal.

@Lhdale your totally right, our mindset is conditioned to believe the pain indicates blood or in pregnancy a problem! I need to start changing my mindset for sure!

@fairgame84 thanks for writing your experience, sounds very similar to me so that’s reassuring to know that everything may be normal and ok!

I had period like pains for the first 10 weeks or so and I still get discharge most days. I’m 20 weeks now and due my 20 weeks scan this week but I’ve had 4 scans already (9 weeks private after 2 losses wanted reassurance, 12 weeks scan, 13.5 weeks after a few days of discharge with blood in it and then a private 17 weeks gender scan) everything has been fine in all of them and I’ve been swabbed etc and no infections.

Period style pains and discharge are totally normal 😊

@allgoodthings84 thank you so much for your message, really appreciate hearing your similar symptoms and how everything is working out healthily for you! I have definitely relaxed a bit now!