Symptoms Disappearing at 10 weeks

[GiraffeGyal]

Hey All,
I know there’s probs a million threads on this this topic (I’ve read them all the past few days!) but just looking for some reassurance / advice.

I had a MMC in Feb this year , got to 9 weeks but there had been no heartbeat and no progress past 5 weeks. Had surgery and all was fine after.

Now I’m pregnant again and 10 weeks today. My symptoms haven’t been that strong throughout but the last 4/5 days I’ve just not felt pregnant at all. My appetite is back, I’m not tired , the only thing I have is slightly sore boobs but even these aren’t that sore.
i had a good scan at 8+4 but something just feels different since about 9+3. I have my 12 week scan when I’ll be 11+4 next Friday so only 11 days away but I don’t know wether to book a private one this week.

After my MMC I have so much anxiety in this pregnancy , and I am super negative and just think it’s not going to work out for me :(

Part of me wants to wait till the hospital scan because at least if it’s bad news I’ll be in the right place for them to refer me and it sounds stupid but it’s my best friends baby shower this weekend and I want to enjoy it but if I get bad news before that I won’t want to go.

arghh i feel like such a anxious mess :( Has anyone been through the same?

Hey lovely. I'm so sorry to hear about your loss.

I didn't want to read and run as I'm in a similar boat. I'm about 11 weeks and symptoms stopped about a week ago. I haven't had a scan yet due to anxiety and my 12 scan is booked for next Wednesday. I'm so anxious about getting bad news.

What I would say is that I definitely remember my symptoms easing/disappearing around this time when I was pregnant with my DS - who is know a rambunctious two and a half year old. So, my plan is to hold out hope and take it day by day until scan day.

It's such a stressful time. I hope you're ok. Do what you need. I'm not getting an early scan as it sounds silly but I'd rather not know if something is wrong at the moment. But I'm hopefully it's just the placenta taking over and hormones are calming down 🤞

Hi love,

I had something similar about 2 weeks ago at 7 weeks exactly (I'm now 9w3d). I felt everything for the first weeks of pregnancy, and then 1 day I just felt 'fine'. I had had a scan at 5 weeks 5 days due to a visit to first aid for something else and there was already a heartbeat.

I was super worried when my symptoms dropped, but decided to keep hope and stay positive. My symptoms came back a few days later, but lighter than before, and now honestly they fluctuate day to day. Some days I wake up with nausea, some days I'm tired, some days my boobs hurt. I decided not to compare it too much AND to stop reading things on the internet about risks.

My official scan was planned for August 27th (at 13.5 weeks, due to summer the availability was much lower than usual). I decided that for my peace of mind I wanted an extra scan in between to keep me sane. I think there is nothing wrong with that, much rather pay 150 euros (I live in Italy) and have a peaceful wait, than to stress about it daily. My (extra, private) scan is today at 5PM.

I hope you're ok, and all I can advise you is to do what feels best for you) even if that is an early/extra/private scan. Pregnancy is a stressfull time, but also meant to be enjoyed. Give yourself some love and know when to treat yourself to something that will calm you down. At the end of the day: baby will benefit from a calm and peaceful mother ❤

Thank you! Fingers crossed your scan goes well next Wednesday 🤞🏼 I guess we both just have to try stay busy and take our minds off it until we know what’s going on. Sending love ❤️

Hello,

i know what you mean, it’s so hard not to look at the internet and google everything! Good luck for your scan today I hope it goes well ❤️ it is so hard waiting for each scan I feel like everyday goes so slow !!

Literally could have written this myself! Also had a MMC in February and I’m 9+5. Have had practically no symptoms for about a week and the anxiety is crippling. Had a good scan at 6+6 but I did with my MMC too. Got another scan tomorrow morning.
If it helps to ease the anxiety there’s no harm in booking a private scan, we need all the reassurance we can get after a loss!

It’s good to know I’m not the only one feeling this way! I feel like a crazy lady right now. It must be so tough for you especially if you saw the heartbeat last time too :( I hope your scan goes well! ❤️ Keep me up to date ! I have just booked another for tomorrow afternoon , I feel like I can’t wait another week and a half for my NHS one when something just doesn’t feel right :/

I'm sorry to hear about your loss. Congratulations on your pregnancy.
I'm currently about fifteen weeks pregnant with our first, long hoped for baby.

I also suffer from anxiety at the best of times and, since getting the positive test, my stress levels have been through the roof. I had few pregnancy symptoms at all in my first trimester, very mild nausea with no vomiting, slightly sore breasts and heightened awareness of smells was about it for common symptoms, and they were only occasional. I must admit that this lack of symptoms did worry me a great deal, even though I am aware that every pregnant woman experiences pregnancy differently. Because our baby was conceived by IVF the clinic we used offered a viability scan at seven weeks as part of our package which put my mind at rest, for a few days at least! I also booked a private reassurance scan at 10 weeks as I knew I would need some help getting through the five week gap before my NHS 12 week scan. The reassurance scan really was very reassuring and I enjoyed a couple of quite calm weeks between that and my 12 week scan a couple of weeks ago. Thank god, the 12 week scan, including the enhanced screening, all looked fine. I have, however, booked another private reassurance scan for 16 weeks to break up the wait between 12 and 20 week scans as I think my anxiety levels will probably be sky-high again by then, especially as I have a persistent UTI at the moment which is remaining stubbornly resistent to antibiotics, though I feel quite well in myself.

I'm aware that all these scans might not be right for most people but they have helped considerably with my anxiety levels so, if you think a private reassurance scan would help put your mind at rest then I would absolutely go for one. It's particularly hard in the early days when there's nothing to feel, no movement yet and little bump to speak of and without common pregnancy symptoms I often found I didn't really feel pregnant. I've started to develop a little bump now, but I think I'll really only start to believe it's really happening when I start to feel baby's movements.

Best of luck with whatever you decide to do about scans.

With kid 1 my symptoms got much better around 10 wks. It's when the placenta takes over.

I understand what an MMC does to you having had one myself. It takes away all the security that you'd know if something was wrong. But pregnancies, especially with a seen heartbeat, are so so much more likely to end in a baby than a miscarriage. The odds really are on your side - if you want numbers google the miscarriage odds reassurer.

My mantra this pregnancy is that there's no point worrying about something you don't know has happened. If it's happened than there's plenty of time for suffering afterwards (as you sadly know) and if it hasn't happened you've suffered for no reason.

As for scans, I think they're a tool in the anxiety management arsenal. Only you can decide if the reassurance you (might) get from them is meaningful enough to justify the time, cost and stress. I had an early scan at 7wks and another coming at 9wks via the EPAU. I always knew I wanted at least one early scan, but I didn't turn down a second when it was offered!

We are in a very similar situation, also with a MMC and now at 9w4d. Ive read that HCG levels peak around week 9 only to start decreasing after (and so are the symptoms). So far the symptoms have been up en down with lows on week 7/8, a peak on week 9 (currently). We are also very anxious and booked a couple of private scans. So far it looks good but we can really relate on the extreme anxiety/panic :(