Well this is my first post on mumsnet so please bear with me!
I'm having a bit of a rough time, I'm 5 weeks pregnant and have had spotting bleeding for 4 weeks. At first it was just brown and very light with no pain at all, I went to my GP who did an hcg test which was 278. A few days later I had more bleeding and back ache, I was advised by NHS direct to go to A&E. They arranged another hcg test and an early scan at the EPU the following day, however the doctor told us he thought the pregnancy was unlikely to continue.
Prepared for the worst my husband and I went along to the scan. We were amazed when it showed the gestational sac at the size expected for 4 weeks pg and my hcg had increased to 1172. I felt positive about the pregnancy and thought things might be ok. The doctor at the EPU was absolutely brilliant and explained that some people do bleed in pregnancy but at such an early stage they couldn't tell if it would be viable or not and booked another scan for 10 days time.
Unfortunately the bleeding increased after just a few days and I started having terrible cramps and passing clots so I returned to the EPU. I had another scan which showed the gestational sac has grown, much to my surprise. My husband and I really thought I'd had a miscarriaged by this stage. Again we were told it is too early to tell if the pregnancy will continue, it may be that I'm having a natural miscarriage but that they won't scan again for 2 weeks.
I'm now continuing to have the heavy bleeding and pain and feel absolutely exhausted and very emotional.
Has anyone had a similar experience and what was the outcome? Any suggestions of how to get through the 2 week wait?