Cramping at 5 weeks 3 days and I’m scared!

[Gfozzy]

Wondering if anyone can help alleviate my anxiety. I am currently 5 weeks and 3 days and have consistent period pains. I’ve had 4 losses in 2 years so am obviously more worried than usual but they aren’t getting better with movement of position etc. they are there all the time one day, gone the next then back again all day. HCG tests are still very dark but I’m panicked. Have an early scan Friday at EPU but wanted others experience

Cramping can be totally normal and lots of people get them. So try not to worry xx if you get really bad pain might be worth contacting EPU again just to see if they can see you any sooner.

Cramping can be very normal and if there is no blood this is a good sign.

I know this is hard, really really hard, I have been there (5 losses in a row). Your anxiety is going to be up and people will tell you not to stress like it's that easy.

EPU won't likely see you any sooner due to being under 6 weeks (unless you bleed) so try and sir right until then and remember you are pregnant until someone medically tells you otherwise.

I had cramping in this pregnancy around this time until about 7/8 weeks. I am currently 26 weeks pregnant. Like you based on past losses I assumed the worst.

You will also be far more aware of any cramps than someone who hasn't had losses due to the nature of being anxious. An EPU nurse told me, always take the paracetamol when you have cramps because it will help with the pain and ifit hurts less it's easier to focus on it less.

Try not to worry. I remember feeling quite crampy at that early stage.

Thank you for your replies, paracetamol hasn’t really helped the pain but i am not bleeding yet. Exactly as you said the EPU won’t see me until Friday and that was at a push only because I’m due to fly to Spain to visit my mum Friday evening.
life really has dealt me some crappy cards lately 🙄. This is more than normal pain though so I am more concerned

How are you this morning? I had lots of cramps with both pregnancies in the early stages. It felt like terrible period pain but all was ok. Sending love to you.

Hi @Realtalking I am ok… still in pain but went to a&e last night and my HCG has risen to over 5600 so they didn’t feel it necessary to bring my scan forward so got to wait for tomorrow morning x

Well that sounds positive if your levels have risen. Hope the scan goes well tomorrow x

I hope your scan goes well OP, for what it’s worth I had terrible cramping during the early weeks of my first pregnancy which I wasn’t expecting. So much so that I called 111 and they told me it was completely fine and normal, like you though I booked a private scan at 6 weeks for reassurance. I’ve recently had my second and experienced the same cramping in the first six weeks or so again! Sending lots of best wishes for your scan tomorrow

Thank you ❤️ will update you tomorrow. Praying for some good news xx

Best of luck for tomorrow x

I hope everything went well @Gfozzyxx

hi,

so yes and no. Bean is barely there and growing but cannot confirm viability as no heartbeat seen. I have to go back on Friday this week to let me know once and for all 🤞

I've been here before and it is awful having to wait. However as you are so early it could still be a completely viable pregnancy and you see a heartbeat at a future scan. I have had this happen to me before (the pregnancy did end in loss but the baby has a Chromosome abnormality so was unrelated to not seeing a heartbeat at around 6 weeks).

Early pregnancy is so hard because your dates will say you are one thing but actually it's all based on conception and implantation which you can't 100% know. So it's all a bit guess worky until about 7/8 weeks.

I have had 5 scans at 6 weeks on separate pregnancies.

1. LMP 6w 1d heartbeat seen, scan at 8 weeks showed no heartbeat (missed miscarriage).

1. LMP 6w 0d baby not seen in utero, future scan found to be Ectopic

1. LMP 6w 2d No heartbeat at scan, heartbeat shown at scan a week later (loss due to Trisomy 22).

1. LMP 6w 5d heartbeats seen (twins), scan at 9 weeks shower no heartbeats (missed miscarriage).

1. LMP 6w 1d heartbeat seen but so faint almost missed, baby measured 5w 6d. Currently still going at 27 weeks pregnant.

Best of luck for next scan, you've got this. X

Good luck for today x

I had spotting and cramping with my second pregnancy at 5 weeks, unfortunately our first pregnancy was a loss at 12 weeks so we were really nervous.
Our local gynae a&e scanned us, ensured baby was in the right place but was earlier than we thought. They gave us progesterone pessaries and it stopped all the cramping and bleeding.
We’ve had a few break through old blood bleeds or discharge since but baby has been fine.
Now 13 weeks 3 days, so don’t lose hope!

So scan today showed a very strong little heartbeat! Not really any anatomy to look at and it genuinely just looked like a heart with nothing else around it 🤣
back in 2 weeks for dating scan xx

This is excellent news!

My current pregnancy I was scanned at 6w, 7w, 8w, 9.5w 11w before my dating scan. Baby look like a tiny blob until about 8 weeks then more bean like with the start of limbs showing. by 9.5w more like a tiny baby and by 11w visibly a tiny baby.

I am still incredibly nervous given my many losses but hoping this one sticks 🤞

Crossing every thing for you, I know how hard it is after lots of losses.

Just try and remember to stay calm (stupid I know and not easy) but every day is a step closer to baby being in a safer bracket is how I saw it. Xx

What wonderful news. Keeping everything crossed for you xx