Advice please - 1st Pregnancy - Ver y worried that I am miscarrying!

[wannaebemum1]

6 weeks 2 days pregnant bleeding started two nights ago, waiting on scan tomorrow. Started off spotting when wiping following urintating. Thbis progressed to som brown mucus then bleeding. The bleeding is now very heavy with some very large clotting. Extrememly worried, first pregnancy - very much wanted! Pretty sure I have m/c however still trying to keep up hope. No longer expereincing the pregancy symptoms I was having prior to this allthough I have done three pregancy tests since bleeding started and all still read positive. I have some mild cramping. I know this doesnt look good at all but does anyone still think it is possible I may still have a healthy baby.

Oh I am sorry this is happening to you - to be honest it doesn't sound good I have been there so I know how awful it is. Pregnancy tests can keep coming up positive for a while as the hormones can take a while to leave your system.

Having said that - you just don't know until you have the scan - there is always hope and you do read about people thinking they have miscarried when all is still ok in there. So it is possible - fingers crossed for you and your LO.

Thank you for your nice reply.

Its the waiting that is so difficult. I'm nervous and scared about my scan but at least I will know one way or another. Are they likely to examine me internally or will it jsut be ultrasound?

I don't want to get my hopes up unrealsitically but at the same time I don't want to give up hope! Ireallhy felt that this was the right time for me and my partner... everything just felt so exciting and right!

I know the waiting is terrible - they will scan you from the outside and if they can see everything they need to that way that is all they will do.

However six weeks is on the early side so it is possible that they would ask to do do in internal scan - they use a sort of wand which is inserted to see via the cervix. It isn't painful or even uncomfortable but you don't have to have it if you don't want to.

All you can do is be prepared for the worst and hope for the best.

xx

Thanks once more. I will let you know how I get on tomorrow.
x

just wanted to say i had a bleed at 9 weeks (had a lot of stress with stepdad in hospital with suspected heartattack) and had an emergency scan the next day and the baby was fine so sometimes it is good news. dd is a healthy baby now.
hope things go well for you!

Hi Wannabe,

Sorry to hear you are worrying and that you have a scan organised for tomorrow. I hope you are resting!

As other posters have said, hospital may want to do an internal scan, this isn't painful however you should also be aware that 6 wks is very early days and they may not pick up anything from either scans, inwhich case they may ask to see you again in 1 or 2 weeks time to check if there has been any developments.

You may wish to ask the sonographer about the endometrium, with my 2nd m/c they were able to say that it was breaking down confirming a natural miscarriage was occuring.

Please rest and I wish you all the best for tomorrow.

Haven't got anything to add but wanted to say I will be thinking of you.

Thank you all for your comments and support it is really heart warming to think there is people out there that want to wish you well. Also great to know these websites exist, I have found it very helpful to search through these chat sites finding both positive and negative outcomes....
I will definately back tomorrow to let you know how it goes.

The blood has been continuing heavily again throughout today. Cramps mild but sorer when larger clots pass.... if any baby can survive this much bleeding its a miracle... but pregnancy itself is a marvellous miracle so stranger things have happened.

p.s. I am resting which is so unlike me but I will do anything to increase my chances of things being ok.

x

I'm sorry to hear what you're going through, I hope that all is well tomorrow although I'm sorry to think that it doesn't look good.

I went through the same thing 3 months ago at 5 weeks. Bleeding started light then got heavier with cramps after a few days. All my symptoms went. Sadly I lost the baby.

However, and the reason I'm writing to you, I am now 9 weeks pregnant and all is fine. All my symptoms are coming at the right time and it's now textbook - I was even happy to get morning sickness (although that happiness was short lived!)

Sometimes it just isn't right chromosomally and nature sadly takes it's course. Take heart in that you know you can now get pregnant, and also take heart in that you're most likely to get pregnant straight after being pregnant as your body is 'in that place'.
I fell pregnant the first cycle after I miscarried and I know others in the same position.

I hope that tomorrow bring you the news you're hoping for, but if it doesn't then I hope what has happened to me gives you a small light at the end of the tunnel.

xx

I had a similar experience to the last poster. Your body is more fertile after a pregnancy or miscarriage.

In my last pregnancy I had three episodes of light bleeding and all was ok but I was constantly on MN reading threads about bleeding etc. I found it very useful and like you I found the posters were very helpful and kind. It has been a lifesaver and my little boy is 3 months old now.

Will be thinking of you tomorrow.

Just getting ready to go for scan.
So worried now, in quite a bit of pain this morning. Just praying for a miracle. x

Good luck for the scan! We'll be thinking of you. xox

Good Luck xx

Just back from hospital. Unfortunately I have lost the baby. They cant be 100% certain whether its a complete miscarriage so they have taken bloood and will monitor again after 48 hours.

I'm ok, the waiting is now over and trying to remain positive but its such a hard time of year to deal with the plans that you have made that will now never come true - or now on this occasion.

Still bledding and clotting which in itself is an unwanted reminder every time I go to the toilet.

Does anyone know how long the bleeding is likely to continue - I never thought to ask when I was at the hospital.

x

wannabemum I'm so sorry to hear about your loss, never had experience of this myself but didn't want this to go unanswered. I'm unsure of how long the bleeding will last for.
The girls on the Miscarriage board will be able to give you the help and support you need - try this thread

Thank you for your advice - I will be sure to try that thread. Thanks

I am so sorry to hear of your loss - my heart goes out to you. Yes, speak to the mc board as they will know how long it will continue. My mc went on for about 5 days but I was further along than you so hopefully yours will be shorter than that.

Please try and remember that although this is a horrible situation to have to go through, you now know that you can conceive so there is something positive out of this.

Take care x

Hi wannaebemum - am so sorry it wasn't the result you wanted. Please do try and take heart from the probability that there was a chromosomal abnormality and that's why it happened.
I bled for about 10 days, the first 5 or 6 were heavy then it eased off into more of a normal period.
Make sure you are kind to yourself now and give yourself however long you need to come to terms with what's happened and how you both feel.
Once you have grieved for your loss, try and focus on the fact you are able to conceive and so will conceive again when you are ready.

Will be thinking of you x

So sorry to hear your news. I had a mc at 7 weeks and bled for a fortnight, it was like a heavy period to begin with that tailed off. Thinking of you at this time. Look after yourself. xx