Do pregnancy symptoms get worse with MMC.

[Ceebeebee87]

I have been posting a lot recently because I’m currently in a horrible limbo period and just feel like I need to chat with other people in similar situations.

Last week I had a scan at 7 weeks and was only measuring 5 weeks - no heartbeat, no fetal pole. I have a follow up scan next Friday and obviously the time in between is really difficult and I’m convinced I’m going to have another miscarriage which will be my second in a row. I should be roughly 6 weeks now if we’re going by the scan and MS has hit me like a tonne of bricks. I’m really not trying to read into it too much and get my hopes up because I know pregnancy symptoms can still occur when you have a MMC but they’re definitely getting worse and I’m wondering would this still be the case if the pregnancy stopped growing at 5 weeks?

Just looking for reassurance I suppose. I don’t want to go through all the sickness again for no reason 😓.

Hello, I am so sorry to see you are possibly having a MMC. I had one a few years ago which was found at 12 week scan, baby had stopped growing at 8 weeks, and I found I felt ALL the symptoms just as I have in subsequent successful pregnancies. Your body doesnt know the pregnancy is failing so continues to produce the hormones still which is what makes you feel ill in the first place.
Wishing you all the best for your follow up, and big hugs. Take care of yourself.

Hi, my first pregnancy resulted in what I was told was a delayed MC. I started to bleed a bit at 11 weeks and went to get checked, was told that baby stopped developing at 7 weeks and my body was only now rejecting the pregnancy. I never suffered with MS but certain smells made me feel sick instead, I remember thinking I’d got over that bit early when I stopped having the symptoms and with it being my first pregnancy you never really know what’s the norm for your body. It was only afterwards that I realised it was around the time baby had stopped developing that any pregnancy symptoms had also gone away. I think I subconsciously thought there may be something wrong when they disappeared but being young (I was 17) I was probably trying not to admit what my body was telling me. I suppose what I’m saying is everyone is different. I’d probably say go with your gut feeling. I’ve since gone on to have 4 successful pregnancies and always listened to what my body has told me.
Good luck with your follow up, hope everything goes ok.

@Ceebeebee87 with my mmc the symptoms went away pretty much the exact time the baby stopped growing, I didn’t have many anyway and then they completely went. I knew something was wrong though I just had a feeling from the start. Keeping everything crossed that you have good news at your scan xx

Both my pregnancies I've only had minor symptoms (tiredness and sore boobs mainly). First MMC my symptoms were still fully there at 10+4 when I found out there was no heartbeat, baby died at around 9 weeks. Second time around the symptoms stopped a few days before the final scan I had to confirm the MMC (at 10+1), but I had spotting from a week before which was my second scan so that came before the drop in symptoms.

Just like in successful pregnancies, the signs and symptoms (or lack of) for an MMC vary so much from person to person. I'm so sorry you're going through this limbo - I had the same on my second pregnancy. All you can do is try to stay calm and busy before your next scan x

Thank you so much for your replies and so sorry you have been through previous losses.

@ShineBright1209 i had a similar experience to you with my first miscarriage, which was about 13 years ago. In hindsight had no symptoms at all and being young and naive didn’t think much of it. The baby stopped developing at around 5-6 weeks and I was completely unaware until I bled and miscarried at 12 weeks.

My second miscarriage which happened in March had all the symptoms right up until the baby died and a few days after which was at 13 weeks.

My body is telling me now something is going on in there but it’s so unsettling that the dates don’t really add up and I know symptoms can stick around with a MMC. TTC and pregnancy is such a rollercoaster isn’t it!