Fuck! Pink tinged cervical mucas!!

[Bumperlicious]

Pink tinged cervical mucas when I wiped just now. Fuck. How worried should I be? Only 5.5 weeks. What should I do? I this because I had a bath last night? Stupid idiot

How are you now. Any more problems??

I had another bit of pink with a streak of blood in it (again only after a poo - sorry TMI!)

I think I still have thrush as I feel very uncomfortable in my nether regions. I'm going back to GP for her to double check.

Hello, thanks for asking. Was fine for most of the week then today more . Am still feeling sick though which is positive sign (though it really doesn't feel like it!). Am seeing the GP a week on Monday so will just have to hold out till then. Hope yours gets better.

hi there bumperlicious

i'm sorry to hear you not having a good time.. 6yrs ago i blead and i did find out i lost my babies at 7wks carried them till 12wks but they were siamese twins conjoined at the head. so a bath has nothing to do with it hun.. everything happens for a reason even if it is the hardest thing in the world. i am now preg with my 3rd DC and am 16+5 wks but i have been adamant that something is goin to go wrong. i am feeling no movements yet.. all we can do is wait and keep our fingers crossed. i have bled in this preg but all was ok. still find myself hard to buy stuff n get excited yet
cant wait till wed when i have a mw appointment n i hope everything is ok.

the only prob when u only 5/6wks it feels like no1s taking it seriously.. just look after yourself n listen to your body.

hope all goes great for you hun next mon.. i know how you are feelin n must be goin out of your mind.

the worst thing about me which i havent told anyone (your the 1st) is that i been sat thinking how would i explain to my kids aged 8 and 3 about if our baby mc??? sick isnt it n i feel so angry with myself for thinking this. my DP keeps saying all will be ok but i just dont feel it will.. still on the outside i tell every1 i'm ok..

i have all my fingers n toes crossed for you hun
xx take care

Oh bumper, poor you . Easier said than done, but try not to worry about it. As others have said, I had pink mucous with all three of my pregnancies, and brown then turning red with both miscarriages.

Probably implantation bleeding or cervical erosion; but hugs to you lovely for feeling in limbo about it; I am sooo with you on how shit it is.

Also, re taking it easy, don't beat yourself up about having to function and do things. I was told that no amount of sitting around would actually make any difference to a pregnancy that was going to end naturally, and ime the sitting just makes it worse as you have too much time to fret and worry.

the lovely ladies on the knicker checkers thread will have more advice for you I'm sure.

Take care and you know where I am if you want to chat off board x

take care bumper. I had early bleeding with my 3, worst with DS1 and 2, and saw EPU for both. I have a scan pic of DS1 when he was a little sac!
If you feel you need to take it easy, do so, if you want to carry on with day to day stuff do that too.
Fingers crossed for you. and

hope it all goes well for everyone else in the same position too.

SmilerJane,
sorry you are feeling so low and worrying. i can completely sympathise. i am 21 weeks with second pg (twins) conceived through ivf and have spent weeks in the depths of depression (a physical fog/mist which i could see around me) because i was completely convinced it would all go wrong any moment now. no one could talk me out of it. it was just a fact to me. but i got through it and they are still there, thank god. my depression lifted, but i still spend too much time wondering how i will tell my 3 year old dd if something goes wrong with her babies. i wouldnt be able to cope. it is ridiculous i agree, but totally normal. it is because we care so much, that's all. it is not easy being a mum.
Bumperlicious, i really feel for you as so many women do. i too bled with both my pgs and they amounted to nothing. first bleed was v early like yours, in fact i didnt panic, but doc suggested early scan about 6 weeks, had sleepless nights but it turned out to be nothing, it was pink through discharge. second was definitly because of constipation (self-diagnosed) at about 14 weeks. however, each pg is different, and there is nothing you can do to prevent a m/c, dont blame yourself if anything goes wrong, please. i wish you all the luck in the world.

PS smilerjane i too have appt on wed, 21 week scan, so good luck with midwife.

Thanks for the support every one. Had another big blob of bright red discharge last night, it's still not really blood IYSWIM? God, you are probably all sick of hearing about my vaginal out-pourings

Should I ring the dr and press for a scan. Last time I spoke to the triage nurse and said they would scan me if I was actually bleeding, but to let them know if it got worse, and it has. Am not sleeping very well, and now I have a cold, and more training to do at work today, which is actually ok as it prolongs me having to go back in the office and face a load of stress. feeling very sorry for myself! Just hate the not knowing!

Yes you should press for a scan - you are not over reacting - get it checked out for your sanity of nothing else. Good luck, thinking of you.

Hi Bumper, I agree with tarty, push for a scan. Hope all is okay.

Thanks, I will try calling my GP (which is nightmare first thing on a monday morning) and if they are no help I will call the EPU direct, or should I just call them first?

do you have an NHS drop-in centre nearby? I had to get referred to EPU, and although that didn't take long once I'd seen the GP, actually getting to see a GP is another story isn't it?

hope it goes well.

I would just ring the EPU. When I was going through what you are now with DS2 they said to come in at 9am the next day.

Hope it goes well.

Sorry to hear you are having this worry Bumper. I can't add any practical advice I'm afraid - but sounds like you have lots of lovely ladies here to help you. But wanted you to know I'm thinking of you and keeping fingers crossed.

hunni - ring everyone and anyone that will help/listen.. docs, epu even the hospital.. dont let them push u over.. dont rest till sum1 sees you hun. you can have an internal scan if too early for a proper one. awww hun i hope all goes ok.. be sure to let us know. as for saying we'll be fed up hearing bout ur discharge! no we wont.. we all here for ya in ur time of need...

ails
thanks 4 ur reply.. its drivin me mad waiting till wed. hope the can find a heartbeat.. then once he/she movin i'll be more relaxed.. i hope. hope ur scan goes great on wed. be sure to let me know if u can how its gone
my 20 wk scan isnt till 9th march

I had this about the same stage - it turned out to be implantation bleeding. DD is now 11 weeks and asleep downstairs!

When I had my ectopic the bleeding was much much darker and got worse rather than staying the same.

If it will help you, push for a scan. The worry will help no one. Don't worry about annoying them, just do what you have to do!! Good luck

Hi Bumperlicious. Just another reassuring post. I had exactly the same thing, pink mucous followed by red discharge. The result of that pregnancy is now a great big 8 year old.

You should be able to self refer to the EPU. I had an internal scan at 6 weeks and I can't begin to describe the relief at seeing the heartbeat on the scan.

Bumper,

I'm sure I had similar worries with DD2 (I vaguely remembering taking myself to EPU twice and having scans so early that the first time there was nothing to see but a sac). Because she was my 4th I was quite convinced she wasn't going to happen (I let the stats mess with my mind!)

If I were you, I'd be down that EPU. Probably stretching the truth a little to get them to do a scan.

I'd probably also do another PG test for reassurance.

oh bumper no idea at all i'm afraid but sorry you are going through this

Hi Bump - are you anywhere near London? The EPU at St Thomas's is a walk-in one and they were really kind and helpful to me. I got a scan booked in for the following day, and a follow up one for two weeks later (which is today!). It made a really horrible, nerve-wracking time much better for me, to be seen so promptly.
If not then do try to push your doctor for a scan, you can't go on not knowing like this
Good luck x

I have bled though both my pregnancies and currently pregnant with dc3 and am 14 weeks.

Both pg were different, never had any pain but bled throughout first pg in small amounts but for weeks on end. Then it would stop and then start again. Had numerous scans for reassurance and luckily all was fine. DS1 is now 4 and fine. But boy did I worry non stop during that pregnancy so I know how you feel...it is impossible not to be all consumed by it...

Pregnancy number two ...at 12 weeks I passed a blood clot the size of my hand. obviously thought I had mc but went to hospital - scan and internal and all was fine. it was a miracle! ds2 arrived early (only 3 weeks) but fit and well, just small. I did bleed throughout this pg too but didn't worry as much as positive outcome with ds1

However, my maternal cousin also bleeds throughout, for her this has resulted in 3 mc and one still born at 20 weeks. Ironically her ds1 was born the day after my ds2.

In summary this pregnancy I am more worried than ever before and I have had no bleeding yet! My cousins experience has really hit home to me how lucky I am to have ds1 and 2 despite all the bleeding. I am just waiting for it all to start again with this one....

The only advice I can offer is to remain as calm as possible and to try to distract yourself as much as possible from everything. Be insistent on a scan to re-assure you. This is important for your health and sanity.

I wish you all the luck in the world x

Thanks everyone, I'm really touched at all your support, especially from the post natal lot, and sorry to be making such a big deal of this. I know it is really common, and either way I will deal with it, it's just the not knowing is driving me insane.

I rang my dr's this morning and they asked me in. She didn't say much and just had a prod of my tummy. She then rang the antenatal unit and booked me a scan for tomorrow, about 8am. I have to go on my own which sucks, as DH has DD and we have no-one else to look after her. Can anyone tell me what to expect? Is it likely they will say 'can't tell, come back in two weeks?'. If they don't see anything is that necessarily bad at this stage? What is the worst case scenario? Could there be just nothing there? Or something there but not viable?

Again, sorry for making a big deal out of what is probably nothing. I'm just feeling really shite at the moment and not sleeping well with the uncertainty of it all. I'm not good at being out of control.

I was so much more worried this time anyway, which I'm sure is just because I have known so many people who have miscarried, and whereas the first time I thought 'It won't happen to me' this time I was like 'how the hell won't it happen to me, I've been so lucky so far', but part of me thinks that maybe I just 'knew' something was going to go wrong. Just rambling now anyway. I really appreciate everyone's comments and thoughts.

Bumper,
glad you got the scan booked, it is the only way to know. they will do an internal scan which is the only accurate way at this early stage. I think i had a scan at 6 weeks with dd and we saw a little fetal sack and faint heartbeat. it depends how accurate your dates are, they will probably be able to see the sac and heartbeat tomorrow.
i know completely how you feel as i was there. i feared ectopic, but that could not really be the case as ectopic is very very painful i believe and i had no pain. i remember the lack of sleep and feeling like i was the only one in the world suffering, but of course i wasnt and you arent. a lot of us have been there. so deep breath, take it easy, be thankful that it is not heavy, dark or brown bleeding and try and get some sleep tonight. good luck, we are thinking of you.
Thanks SmilerJane, looking forward to scan actually, which makes a change. you have no reason to believe they wont hear a heartbeat so dont think negatively! be positive!

Hi

I had a scan at 6 weeks ( and 7 and 8 weeks...). I had to fill my bladder so they could scan me the normal way, but all they could se was the sac. I had to run to the toilet to empty my bladder so that I could have the internal scan. Think condom on a dildo... I hate smear tests as I find them painful, but this was nothing like that. The weirdest thing was her having to move the scan stick around to get the best angle. I could then see a little blob with a heartbeat flickering. Once the heartbeat is seen, the risk of miscarriage drops dramatically.

Hope all goes well for you tomorrow.

bumper, mega vibes for tomorrow morning and sending you a virtual hand hold.

Do you have a girlfriend who can go with you for moral support?

You're about 6.5 weeks now? With DD we saw a heartbeat at 6+3, but with DS2, not even a foetal pole at 6+1. Dating is a bit hit and miss at this stage though, so don't be too disheartened if you can't see anything.

Wish I was closer xx