6 weeks pregnant bleeding

[Suburbandreams]

Hi all,

I’m 6 weeks 5 days pregnant and so far everything was going fine. Yesterday mid-morning I notice a smudge of pink when I wiped, this has continued and since then I’m having red spotting each time I wipe after going to the toilet.

The colour is reddish, not enough to fill up a pad and so far not accompanied by cramping. I’ve contacted my EPU but you have to wait 48 hours and I’m terrified. I also contacted my GP to ask for progesterone in case it’s a threatened loss. Anyone know what this could be aside from a loss?

I did have two orgasms yesterday back to back prior to the spotting (not sex, solo and non-penetrative) so did wonder if this was linked or merely coincidental?

any ideas to save me going mad?!

Hiya try not to panic until you have a scan with the EPU, I know its easier said than done!
I had a bleed at 6 weeks and it was a day or so after sex (but doubt it was connected!) Cause of mine turned out to be a Subchorionic hematoma. Hopefully, the EPU will be helpful and they can normally detect a heartbeat at around 6-7 weeks!

Thank you! It’s not enough to fill a pad but definitely blood mixed with discharge (TMI-sorry!) and only there when I wipe. The EPU said because it’s not heavy and not accompanied by pain then all I can do is monitor until tomorrow and call back if it’s still happening.

As per pp, there could be a number of causes and it could be a good or bad outcome, it's just too early to say at this stage. There isn't anything they can do either way, so to a large extent it is wait and see. A scan at this stage won't be conclusive either because you're still at a point where a heartbeat may or may not be present developmentally, and most miscarriages occur between 6 and 8 weeks anyway regardless of presence of heartbeat. It's a really worrying time, you have my sympathy. Try to take it day by day, as hard as that is.

OP I had bleeding at this stage and all was fine but it would be harsh to say that it won’t be a bad outcome as realistically it might be. For me the not knowing would be tough so I would and did book a private scan and saw a heartbeat.

Hi all,

Bleeding seemed to stop yesterday but woke up this morning to a soaked pad which is deep red. Can only assume the worst at this stage and wait for the inevitable. Still not in any pain bizarrely but do feel shaky having seen that. I had a chemical back in December and it’s taken us 7 months to conceive again. Don’t know if I can face it.

To top it all off, it’s my little sisters funeral today, she was 31. 💔 Don’t know how much more I can take tbh.

thank you for being here

I'm so sorry OP, and so sorry for the loss of your sister. I thought of you just this morning and hoped things were going better. It doesn't sound good unfortunately. Will you speak to EPU again? I hope your sisters funeral goes as well as these things can.

Try and hold on to hope. After 7 years never conceiving naturally and having IVF for our daughter as well as multiple failed attempts for a sibling, I fell pregnant naturally earlier this year. I sadly miscarried but am already pregnant again naturally, now at 10 weeks with all looking well. I don't know why, but am very thankful. You are more fertile post miscarriage and your risk of repeat miscarriage is a bit lower if you conceive within the first 6 months. There is lots to still be hopeful for, your time will come.

Thinking of you today x