Am worried. Very faint line, 2 days late.

[BiscuitStuffer]

Does that mean that there's something wrong and that I'm about to miscarry. It was with a clear blue test and also a suresign test. I had a MMC a couple of months ago so am possibly more neurotic than I would otherwise be

me too heighHo stick around here with me if you want you would need to adopt an animal though i am the only preggo in the zoo at the mo as all the other animals have snided off and given birth already

ooh, would LOVE to adopt an animal, sounds fun and might take my mind off my abdominal pains, which are sending me to the loo every 10 mins to check

Are you 4 weeks today?

heighHo i thought we were on another thread i will link to it in a min so i dont seem nuts you will understand the adopt an animal reference that way

here it is this should explain all

Thanks, PandaEis. Looks like a friendly thread. Got an emergency Dr appt now about my abdominal pains, so got to go. x

good luck heighHo i am 4 weeks today as far as i can tell xx come back and let us know how you get on xx

Just back, and all seems fine. Could not rule out an ectopic as embryo would not be big enough yet to cause pain if it was in the tubes. He suggested I contact my GP on Monday unless things get worse before then.

Sorry to hijack your thread, BiscuitStuffer. Hope you are feeling ok x

glad to hear you are ok heighHo do you have any DCs?? i had ALOT of pain in early preg with DD and i had chronic urine infections that caused this so a possibility??

Have answered on the thread I started here as am feeling bad about hijacking Biscuit's thread

I'm sorry you are so nervous, it is horrible to be in your situation.

Cramps and twinges are very normal in early pregnancy. Don't try to diagnose every little ache as one thing or another because there is seriously no way of knowing (unless you want to pay for HCG blood tests every day). Try to relax and try to believe in the best unless you have any evidence for things being otherwise.

I think bearcrumble's post is spot on. I know that lower back ache in early pregnancy doesn't have to mean anything bad, because I had it too, both times. I hope this works out for you.

Well i had intense cramps and low back pain yesterday evening and I'm bleeding this morning so I assume that's it for me this time. I'm so relieved it's now than in a few weeks time so we can try again sooner rather than later. Do I need to contact anyone does anyone know?

Oh dear, I am so sorry. ((hugs)).

I think if you've had 2 m/cs in a row you can be referred to a specialist. There may be a reason - for example some women have high levels of natural killer cells and there's a simple blood test that can be done to find out if you're one of them. It is worth having it investigated but it may well be that it is just an unfortunate coincidence that it's happened to you twice. I do wish you lots of luck with conceiving and I hope the next one happens soon and is a stayer.

xx

Oh Biscuit, I'm so sorry. Your heart just sinks when you first see blood. I hope you recover quickly and can think about conceiving again soon. Best wishes at this difficult time.

bearcrumble and lazyemma, thanks for your posts and sensible advice - will try to follow it x

I'm so sorry to hear this
Given you've had prior m/c, I'd tell GP to see if they can find out more, as bearcrumble says. Also do keep an eye on your bleeding; if it ends soon all may not be lost. I bled at the start of this pregnancy for around 2 days and thought 'that's it' (at 5.5/6wks) but had early scan due to previous late m/c, and baby was/is still here...
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I'm really sorry, Biscuit.

oh that's interesting. Maybe I will call the EPU tomorrow and see what they say. They may recommend a scan to make sure everything's cleared anyway. I still have almost constant back pain and have been more uncomfortable than not over the past few days so I suspect it really is all over. I guess it's important to rule out ectopic if the bleeding and pain doesn't stop but I don't know how long to expect it for anyway.

I'm sorry to hear you're bleeding. I think it's worth going to the GP in order to get the miscarriage 'documented' in your notes if that makes sense. Some (admittedly callous) doctors will refuse to believe that you've had one and try to convince you that it's 'just a late period'. I'm sure that they do this just so they don't have to go to the effort of refering you for tests.

In my experience (3 miscarriages - 11 weeks, 6 weeks, 6 weeks) I was able to get the last two documented by having a blood test for beta HCG on both occasions. The results showed that I was pregnant, but that my levels were too low for viability. Had I not done this, I'm not sure I would have got a referral to the recurrent miscarriage clinic after my third.

I agree that if the pain and bleeding persist / get worse / you get shoulder pain or any unilateral discomfort then it's important for you to rule out an ectopic.

In terms of how long to expect the bleeding to continue in a normal (non-ectopic) miscarriage at this stage, I found that I bled for one or two days longer than an average period, and somewhat more heavily. After this my cycle actually righted itself quickly and I was able to try again the next time I ovulated. I know that many people say 'wait three months' but there's really no evidence for this with an early loss, besides allowing time for psychological recovery. After my 3rd loss was confirmed, I ovulated 17 days later and conceived my DD.

Again, I am very sorry for your loss and hope that a sticky pregnancy is just around the corner.

Thank you for your reply. Because I had a miscarriage via the EPu in november I think i can go straight to them as I'm still so recent in their files etc. My GP is useless and generally a waste of time.

I'm a bit concerned that I think if anything my bleeding is slowing (having only started this morning), no clots but the back pain is still very much there and constant. Is that how you remember it?

With my own bleeding, I remember I'd been feeling pretty sore beforehand (I'd actually been thinking about calling our fetal medicine centre as I felt it was connected to my earlier pregnancy loss this summer). It was back at the start of November so I'm not able to remember whether the pain continued after, but the bleeding stopped earlier than it had with my early m/c. So yes, probably worth a call to the epu rather than GP to let them know; I was already lined up for a scan 2 wks after and thought they would just see me then but they wanted me in earlier to see what was going on. I have to say the fmc where I am is particularly supportive.

Hope you get some rest, and some answers soon.
xx

I'm in the same position. Got a negative on Day 26, and a faint positive today (Day 30). Usually have a 26-32 day cycle. Don't want to get excited yet and can hardly believe it as first month trying and I'm no spring chicken.

Had vary faint lines three times since yesterday ,i am two days late,still feeling like period is on the way.
Any suggestions??

The feeling of a period coming on can be the same feeling of early pregnancy. The only thing you can do is wait. OP I'm so sorry, hope you're okay. Never easy, no matter how early on xx

Perhaps start your own thread? This one is nearly 7 years old and people won't realise.

Those aren't faint lines and period type feelings are normal early on.

Thank you for ur response
I knw its old but couldnt find the recent one,
Called GP n was told to wait until get darker results.:(
Every minute its going on my mind