Help / Advice needed

[kimmyjane84]

Hi all,

I've been on here for a while, but don't really get much of a chance to post

Really need some advice, as I'm getting mixed messages from midwife and hospital...

I'm 8 weeks and 2 days pregnant.

I started spotting yesterday morning (just when I wipe) - It's a sort of red/brown colour. This started with period-pain type cramps the previous night (enough to wake me up a few times at night) and the pains continued most of yesterday. After my husband left for work at 8:30am ish I slept all the way through till 1:15pm!!! Was still spotting in the afternoon (same as the morning) and decided to call my midwife.

Midwife told me that she would book me in for a scan on Monday just to check what was happening, but didn't really fill me with a lot of hope.

Later in the afternoon I still wasn't feeling good, so decided to go to A&E with my husband. Doctor took some information and had a feel of my stomach. He reassured us that it could be perfectly normal, but that we wouldn't be sure until the scan on Monday. He did seem a lot more possitive and made me feel better about it. Said it could be the umbilical cord forming etc.

However, after feeling a little better last night, I could hardly sleep at all last night (couldn't get comfortable, was too hot and stomach hurt again). This morning I am still spotting as I was before and still have stomach cramps.

Is this normal? Or do you think I should prepare for the worst on Monday?

I'm really scared!!

 

[Shel]

Hi Hun

Sorry this is happening to you, nothing anyone says is going to stop you worrying.

I have bled with every pregnancy, I have 3 beautifull kids. Not every bleed leads to a m/c.

Take it easy over the weekend and see what happens at the scan on Monday, keeping everything crossed for you, let us know how it goes.


Shel

 

[kookie]

i too have bled in early pregnancy it can be normal try to relax over the weekend hunni good luck monday.

 

[Snowball]

I have bled in early pregnancy and I have two perfectly healthy babies. I hope everything's ok hun

 

[kimmyjane84]

Thanks.

I think I'm just panicing more than anything. I've got everything crossed for Monday's scan and will let you know any news as soon as I can.

Kim xx

 

[porkpie1981]

Im in belfast and u can just go to the maturnity and and tell them u are bleeding and then u have to wait(usually a few hrs) but they scan you. Is that not the way it works in mainland england?

 

[dizzynic]

so sorry to hear what you are going through x

 

[bethyb]

some people bleed and its the beginning of a miscarraige others bleed and go onto have healthy babies. there is just no way of knowing.
I hope all is well and will keep my fingers crossed. good luck monday xx

 

[kimmyjane84]

Im in belfast and u can just go to the maturnity and and tell them u are bleeding and then u have to wait(usually a few hrs) but they scan you. Is that not the way it works in mainland england?

I guess not... Midwife at maternity ward of local hospital told me the earliest I could get a scan was Monday (at another local hospital). So I visited the other hospital last night and they confirmed that this would be the earliest they could scan

Wish I could have just had a scan last night, would have put my mind at rest a lot more.

 

[bex]

I have had bleeding everyday since 5 weeks, am now 11 weeks. I've had severe pain and and all kinds of bleeding including very heavy bleeding with large clots. On the days when the bleding has been at its worst i have felt very unwell, sick, light headed etc. I wish you the best of luck for monday, the not knowing is the worst. I was certain the worst had happened and was very shocked to see a heartbeat at our first scan and something that looked like a baby at our second. lots and lots of luck, i'm proof that early bleeding doesn't mean the end.

 

[kimmyjane84]

Great news...

Everything is OK

We even saw the heartbeat. Our calculations show that we are 8 weeks 4 days, but baby measures 8 weeks 1 day, so either way we are around the same date.

So so releived.

Mods - Any chance this could be moved to "1st Trimester" area now?

 

[onefineday]

congrats hun thats wonderfull news
love
donna

 

[bethyb]

congrats sweetie, lovely to hear ur good news

 

[golcarlilly]

So pleased for you

 

[Sweatpea24]

Congrats!!!! Thank God your baby is healthy! I also had cramps and bleeding around 8 weeks and a ultrasound to make sure my baby was okay and my baby had a heartbeat! I was also so excited and relieved but I continued cramping and bleeding... I was put on bed rest and by the 9th week of my pregnancy I miscarried. It was the worst day of mine and my husbands life. Take care of your self and cherish everyday of your pregnancy. God Bless!

 

[maccy]

Ah thats such great news, congrats hun. xxxx

 

[porkpie1981]

ong im so happy for u

 

[charveyron]

Congratulations what a wonderful scan picture - so clear for 8 weeks x

 

[kimmyjane84]

Thanks to everyone who has replied to my post.

We're over the moon with the good news, but I am still spotting and keeping my fingers crossed all is OK at the 12-13 week scan.

Kim x

 

[Shri]

Just keep thinking positive hun. As far as you know all is well and there is no reason why it should not continue to be.
I'm glad to hear your baby is fine! x