5 Weeks Pregnant & Bleeding Help!!!!

[Oddbod]

Hi all, I am really hoping that somebody will read my symptoms & say I had that and my baby turned out fine. I am 36yrs old. This is my 4th pregnancy but I only have one 7 yr old DS. My last miscarriage was in May and I had very similar problems to this pregnancy. I had a brown discharge 4 days ago then the day after I passed a small clot & I have been spotting/bleeding since. The blood varies in colour & texture from bright red to very dark red and quite thick. The bleeding is worse straight after a bowel movement. I live in UK and the Midwife told me 3 days ago that they won't scan me until I am 7 weeks. I haven't had any blood tests or anything so I am just left to worry & wipe. I have never been so familiar with my nethers. I seem to visit the toilet every half an hour to check. I am trying to stay positive that I still have other pregnancy symptoms. In fact my nipples have become more sore. Please help.

[worried2451]

Soooo sorry for your loss. Try to be kind to yourself. Hope you can find some peace and strength to get through this. :'(

[adgal]

I too am so sorry to hear this.  I have been in your shoes and I know it's hard.  I hope you do get some answers, but whatever the case I wish you peace and healing.  Take care.

[Oddbod]

Well, I am totally confused and trying not to pin my hopes on anything but my pregnancy symptoms actually started to get worse yesterday. I now feel nauseous, really tired and hungry. My bleeding also seems to have stopped and I have just had a slight brown discharge. Would this happen during a miscarriage??? When I miscarried last time my symptoms had diminished & my bleeding gradually got worse until it was accompanied by horrendous cramps for two days. I really hope the Sonographer has got it wrong or my dates were slightly wrongs & it was just too early to see a heartbeat. Has any of this happened to anybody else?

[adgal]

It is not all that uncommon for symptoms to continue on and bleeding come and go during a miscarriage.  As long as your HCG levels are somewhat elevated, this can go on.  It can be different everytime and for every one.  

That being said, there is absolutely nothing wrong with requesting another ultrasound or a second opinion.  It is your right, and you need to do what is going to put your mind at ease.  I did that with two of my losses prior to agreeing to a D&C.  I needed to know for absolute certain.

Best wishes, and take care.

[Oddbod]

Thanks adgal
I am so sorry for your losses also. It doesn't get any easier does it? I am so desperate.
I am booked to go back for a second ultrasound on Monday so I will get to see for certain. This time around everything has been so different. The first time the Sonographer was positive and said it was probably just too early to see anything so they made another appointment for 10 days time. That is when I started bleeding & cramping more & the pregnant symptoms went away so by the time I went back I had had a complete miscarriage.
This time the Sonographer made it sound as though there wasn't a hope. She didn't even do an internal ultrasound. I presented with the same symptoms so surely should have the same chance. Aaagh!!!! It is such a hard/emotional waiting game. Think I may do one of those Clearblue pg tests that tell you how far along you are. I cannot get my HCG levels tested as I am in the UK.
Thanks again & hope everything goes well for you xx

[Oddbod]

Well another weird thing has happened now. Yesterday I was feeling really sickly and suddenly felt like I was bleeding. I went to the toilet and had bled. I then passed something which felt about the size of a small bouncy ball, bled for about half an hour and then stopped. I am not bleeding today just a slight brown discharge. Do you think that was the baby? My head is totally done it with this now.