5 Days of Red Blood but Pregnancy Tests Still Positive

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Thanks for reading, I feel like I'm going a bit crazy with waiting and feeling quite alone. I had a missed miscarraige with my first pregnancy at the end of February and had to have surgery. I was 10 weeks but baby stopped growing at 7 weeks 💔

Fast forward to May, I had a faint positive test over a week before my period, I don't know why I tested I just had a feeling. 5 days before period was due the tests were darker and digital test said 1-2 weeks. Then a couple of days before my period was due I started to bleed, it was bright red and not like my usual period. I had to change a medium pad every few hours, it wasn't full but there was a lot of red blood, no clots and slight cramping. This carried on for 5 days with a few days of flow as described then lighter at the end and I assumed I had a chemical pregnancy.

Once bleeding stopped I took a digital test and it had changed to 2-3 weeks. I contacted EPU who advised me to wait another week as it was too early to see them. Over a week later the tests are getting darker and digital test now saying 3+ weeks, counting since day of last period I could be 6 weeks and 1 day. I'm booked in with EPU for scan on Thursday morning.

I've attached photo of today's tests. My partner does not think I'm pregnant because of how much blood came out of me, is it possible I'm still pregnant?

I've continued to have spotting and a couple of small dark red clots. I feel so tried, nauseous and getting strange cramp feelings.

I just feel so scared and alone, I don't want to reach out to anyone because what happened last time. Any comments would be helpful thank you 💕

I can understand your anxiety. I was told by my GP that I’d miscarried after having severe bleeding but I stayed pregnant and had a successful birth. Also had a colleague at work who became pregnant after many years of trying. She phoned me at work, in great pain and bleeding, waiting for an ambulance to arrive. However, her pregnancy remained and she also had a successful birth.

So it can happen but obviously there’s no guarantee. Hoping that things work out well for you.

@Honeysuckle16 thank you so much for sharing, I'm so glad to hear you and your friend went on to have your babies. It's such a scary time isn't it and the waiting feels like forever. Thanks again for sharing your story and thank you for your well wishes

I'm so nervous and worried about scan tomorrow, I've been really nauseous and tired all day and pregnancy test still positive, pray its a good outcome 🙏💕

Sending my best wishes and hoping for a successful scan.

Will be thinking of you.

I had similar, but was further on, 11 weeks. Still felt pregnant so GP sent me for a scan and there was my daughter, now 21. The sonographer wondered if I had lost her twin and there was 'shading' on the scan.
Good luck and all the best

Good luck Op

@fluffykittylover thank you so much for sharing your story, so lovely to hear you had a good outcome and your girl is now 21. These stories give me hope.

Thank you to all of you @Honeysuckle16 @Thetraitor @fluffykittylover for well wishes. I had scan yesterday, there was a sac and yolk sac but no heartbeat detected yet which worried me, nurse was not worried as she felt it was still too early and booked me in for another scan in 2 weeks. Nurse said I was measuring at just under 6 weeks and she could see implantation bleeding which would have been the cause of heavy bleeding.

Hoping for a heartbeat in 2 weeks 🙏thanks for messaging, its a nice comfort

If anyone ever comes across this post I went back for scan 2 weeks later and there was a heartbeat but was far too slow, one week later the heartbeat had stopped and no more growth 💔 I had surgical management on 9 July day before 38th birthday, I'm still devastated 2 miscarriages in 4 months, I feel totally lost and it is now impacting my relationship, most lonely feeling 💔

I’m so sorry. Miscarriage can be utterly devastating.

Do you have anyone supporting you IRL?

Thanks so much @Articulates thanks for reaching out. I'm totally devastated 💔 I've not told many people about the second miscarriage so not talking to anyone 💔 my partner and I keep arguing lately and now he won't speak to me. I feel so broken and alone. I don't think he wants to be with me anymore, I worry I've lost him and lost any chance of having children 💔

Didn't want to read and run. Sending you lots of love and hugs OP. I am really sorry to read your post. Take good care of yourself xx

Hey you, I’m so sorry to hear this. You really need some support, is there a close friend you can call/ lean on? I had an ectopic pregnancy in the past and surgery to remove tube. I was so devastated so can understand a bit of what you are probably feeling. Things will get easier. The fact you are getting pregnant is a brilliant sign and you don’t need a man to have a baby- lots of people going it alone via sperm donors these days!! Lots of love to you xx

Thanks so much @Sausagedog101 I really appreciate your kind words, really nice to not feel so alone just now ❤️

Thanks so much for your message @Gingerbreadmoon thanks for reaching out. I'm sorry to hear what you went through that must've been so hard 💔 I felt so positive after the first miscarriage but second one has hit hard. I find it hard to each other to friends i dont want to burden. I would really love a family with my partner I've never met anyone I wanted to do that with as he's so good to his 2 grown up children. I just wish it hadn't impacted us both like that, we had such a great relationship. Thanks so much for reaching out ❤️

It’s a huge life changing event. Sounds like maybe he is struggling with processing it too. May be worth getting in touch with a miscarriage charity who can offer you / him some support? It’s not just the baby you lose it’s all your hopes and dreams you have in that moment of first realising you’re pregnant. It’s devastating. Be kind to yourself, if your partner isn’t able to be supportive find someone who can do that for you as that’s what you need right now. Big hug- you’ll get through this xx

Thanks so much for your kind words @Gingerbreadmoon you're so right it really is so life changing 💔 I really underestimated the pain women go through with their mind and body with miscarriages and you're right the pain couples go through losing their hopes and dreams that created such a special time. Thanks so much. My mum supported me tonight and I reached out to my partner but it escalated to another massive argument, I feel its totally over now 💔 I'm so devastated. I think you're right I don't think he knows how to process it. I'm going to reach out to miscarriage charity tomorrow thanks for that idea. Thanks so much, just feel my world has just fell apart now I've lost my partner too, how life can change so much 💔Xxx

I am so sorry my love. xx