Going through a natural miscarriage at 8 weeks!!

Hi everyone,

Just wanted to share what has happened (is happening) to me. I found out that i was pregnant the day i missed my period! for one week afer i was sick all day had sore breasts and was so tired! then suddenly the symptoms disappeared just a bit of tenderness to the breasts was left, all my friends told me not to worry and that i was lucky not to have the sickness etc.. but i was worried from this point on. At 7 weeks (last week) i began to notice a pinkiness to the excessive discharge i had already experienced. Concerned i made an appt to see the doctor who was not overly concerned but referred me to the EPAU for a scan 2 days later.

The pinkiness came and went but the night before i was due for the scan the pinkiness turned to bleeding still fairly light, went to A&E who couldnt do anything and told me to wait for my scan in the morning. Went for my scan on monday (2days ago) and was told even though i was supposed to be 8 weeks the scan was showing a pregnancy of 4/5 weeks which could indicate my dates were wrong or an early pregnancy failure.

Unfortunately i knew my datew were accurate and went home in tears and was told to come back in 10 days for a repeat scan. since then i have begun to bleed heavily with clots and the odd cramping pains and even passed what looks like a sac!!!.

I now just want this nightmare to end so we can pick ourselves up and try again.!!!

I know how you're feeling

I'm going through the same thing right now. Last Tuesday evening i passed a small amount of blood and had had cramping pains, which i'd had since the beginning so thought nothing of it.My partner suggested that i go get it checked if only to put my mind at rest - I'd been super anxious since i found out i was pregnant - I was supposed to be 9 weeks pregnant. My partner didn't come to the hospital cos we thought everything was going to be OK!!!
Instead of reassurance I was told the baby had died at 6 weeks - I have to go back this next Wednesday for a confirmation scan unless i pass it before. The waiting is the worst thing and this waiting to pass it naturally is even worse than waiting for the first scan at 12 weeks. I just want it over now so we can move on and start trying again.
It's such a relief to hear other peoples stories, and makes me realise that all the crying I've done over the last few days, when i thought my eyes might fall out, is what everyone else goes through.
Jo xx

Miscarriage at 11 weeks

I had some spotting on monday (have had once or twice before in the pregnancy) and went to the my GP she said it should be ok (99.9%) but sent me to EPU for a scan and then I was told it looks as if the baby is 8 weeks even though i was a day off 11 weeks!

Had scan on monday but was told the first scan was 99% right but I am going back in next tuesday and to confirm but the bleeding has got heavier and clots are starting to pass.

By reading the posts i realise I am not the only one but I am so glad it was picked up yesterday and not the 16th as that is the my dads death anniversery.

Missing the wonderful moments of know you are pregnant...

Hey everyone,

I am 23 years old and just went through a m/c about 3 weeks ago (June 4th). Me and my husband have been together for about three years and married for almost nine months. It was one of the worst feelings I have ever went through before. We found out in April that we were expecting and at that time the told us we were seven weeks along. It wasn't untill the end of May when going in for a check up expecting to hear the babies heartbeat for the first time that we learned there wasn't one. They then set us up for an ultrasound to find out what was going on, this is when the news really hit. No fetal heartpole and no heartbeat. The baby had stopped developing at about 6 1/2 weeks. I was so upset, and didn't know how to react, they schedualed another scan to recheck thing for a week later but before we could get there I was in the hospital going through a miscarrage. I had to have a dandc done on June 4th. I haven't had a regualr period yet but me and my husband are ready to start trying agian and move on. I think about the baby all the time and how I should be almost four months along, and not having to worry about getting pregnant agian. God has a reason for everything and I just hope for the best. This is my story and I am gald I can share it with others that have or are going through the same thing.

Best of luck to everyone and sorry about your losses.

Same as u

heya was reading your story and thats exactly what happened to me only i had to stay in hospital over night and i was bleeding for two weeks and saw and felt my baby pass through me it was the most horrifc and upsetting thing i have seen and i went hosiptal because the bleeding was soo heavy.
i had my scan that was due and was told i lost my baby i just burst out crying it only sunk in i was pregnant and now i lost my baby i had to try and deal with that it was just like a dream im still over coming my miscarriage now since january but luckyily i have met some one and we are tryiong for a baby but not a day goes by where i dont think of my little one i would be 6 months now started bleeding on new years day so it wasnt the best of starts to the new year but its starting to get brighter now that i have turned 18 (was 17 when i got pregnant and lost my baby it was 12 days before i turned 18
sorry to here everyones i hope it gets better for you as it has me even tho i am still grieveing but the worst part of it all was i went through it on my own but not any more with my new fiance

lots of love to everyone and hope you all are coping better then i did

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

It gets better

hi,i gotta say it the worse thing ever when this happens,i had a misscarriage last july,i ad period pains which frm 1st pregnancy with my lil girl thort was ok n just nature doing it thing,i was ironing n felt weird went to the toiliet n i ad started bleeding the panic rushed n i rang my mum,my auntie who a midwife said sumtimes it just waste,within ten mins i was bleeding heavier n started seeing bloodclots,i rang the gp who told me because was only 6 weeks nt alot they cud do n wudnt even scan til after 7 weeks,i was so mad i just ad sit home n wonder if i ad lost my baby,i bled all next day and dr told me do anuva test 7days after c whether still pregnant,tht week was hell,did the test said i wasnt pregnant,was mortified,i blamed myself every day 2 start with n me n my ex partner wud argue all the time,i read i was acting tht way due to sudden loss of pregnancy hormones..
even a yr on i cry when i fink bout it and 2 scared ro even fink bout having a baby,if ur determined it will happen n nxt time im sure b ok,talk lots to ppl,i held it all in and i struggled,i wish i ad spoke sum one now n got help,good luck n hope all goes well xxxtracy

Reply to going through a natural misacarriage at 8wks

I can sympathize with you. I'm going through the same thing right now. They're telling me i should pass it this weekend but nothing so far. I just want this over so we can go on with our lives. This is our 5th miscarriage, it's draining and mentally exhausting. I truely can say i feel your pain.
Hang in there, it's hard, i know and there are days when you just want to blame the world and wonder WHY? Why do these things happen to good people and there are so many kinds/undeserving people out there that have children and odn't know how to take care of them or throw them curb side, how crazy. Life is just not fair.

Will you be having any test done to the fetus? is this your first?

Me too

I know how you feel. I am miscarrying at 8 weeks. Around 2 weeks ago I started spotting and had a scan which showed a sac and fetal pole so the doctor told me not to worry, but I just didnt feel "pregnant" as I had been before then. Then this weekend I had a lot of very heavy bleeding and severe cramps. I went to hospital again yesterday and they confirmed that I had had a "complete miscarriage". I am still bleeding heavily and have a lot of cramps. Not very pleasant at all. And I am feeling serously wobbly. I am sorry you're in the same boat. Let's try and keep our chins up. I am sure it'll be easier to move forward once the bleeding etc subsides. x

Me too... advice please

Hi there
I hope that you don;t mind me contacting you about you miscarriage but it seems so similar to mine and I thought you may be able to advise me! I experienced a miscarriage on Tuesday at 8 weeks (although the embryo was much less advanced) it was identified in hospital by a scan. I was booked in the following day for the operation but when I got home I had heavy bleeding and believe I passed the sac then. I returned to hospital that evening and had an examination and 'products' removed and was told by the Dr that I needed to carry out a pregnancy test ten days after the bleeding stops. I am still bleeding and have cramps and am worried that there is still 'stuff' inside! Also worried about returning to work with the bleeding and cramps, how long did you bleed for?
Thanks for your help

I feel you pain

HI
I know how you feel as I am going through the same thing as I type this to you.
I was admitted into hospital yesterday Tues, and started bleeing really heavily in A&E, I was then taken to another hospital where i spent the night to be observed. In the morning I had a scan to show the baby had gone.
I was due to be 8 weeks today.
We had been trying for 2 years and this was the last attempt naturally before IVF started, so its a massive blow!!
Just wanted to know if the physical and emotional pain goes away in time!!!!!
I hope your nightmare is getting easier, I am feeling your pain.

Good luck and chin up!!

Sorry

hi im so sorry to hear that

in a similar position, i was 8 weeks pregnant,spotting for 2 weks and heavy bleeding friday. had an internal exam sat and scan yesterday.
unfortunately the baby had died, i opte for it to comeout naturally, it was horrific pain and ended up in hosp again, where a nurse assisted it.
i saw the foetus come out and placena.
its such a shock, iknow that they say 25 % of pregnancies end like this - but you never imagine yourself in that 25 %.

give yourself some time and i wish you all the best - i guess it will make us realise next time even more, how special it is to have a baby.
godbless

Misscarriage heartache at 9 weeks too.....

Hello
i'm so sorry to hear about your misscarriage. I too am going through exactly the same thing this week and am finding solice in hearing others comforting and positive outcome stories.
My partner and i had been trying for over a year to conceive (i am 29 and currently have no children). We were both getting concerned there was something wrong with us.... i'd detoxed, given up alcohol, tried reflexology, and done everything i could to get my body in optimum health for pregnancy and it was in the month we had stopped obsessing and trying that it actually happened !
We were so extatic - in hind sight we went a little over the top getting excited about discussing names and even started looking at other properties that would better accommodate our new familly.
Everything seemed fine, until the 7/8 week I started to notice my breasts were not feeling half as sore and for the first time i started thinking of wanting to go and do something in the evening rather than just curl up with a cup of pepper mint tea!
I started spotting at the beggining of the 9th week but was assured this is entirely normal, with it being brown in colour - however i was starting to notice grumbling cramps and pains and new something was not right. at the end of that week i experience horrendous cramps which felt like a bomb going off in my lower abdomen which was accommpanied with bleeding the following morning.
I just got back from the hospital having had a scan which confirmed my baby is gone.
I'm gutted, and left feeling like the last few months have been wasted and i'm back to square one.
The worste thing is my partner is working away at the moment and has had to leave this afternoon - i'm lost without him and left feeling desperately worried that this could be the beggining of more problems for us.
Will it take us another year to concieve ? was it my stressful job and long hours that made me loose my baby ? I have so many questions.............
I know when my body is recovered and the time is right we will try again, but I have to say i had no idea how frequently this seems to happen to women. The waiting room at the epau was full of women in my position today, my heart goes out to every single one of them and any of you that are going through what i have experienced in the last few days.

I think i am going through it now

After having a great pregnancy.. I felt pains the other nite and it cont. the next morning. Went to see my doctor and all was well but since I had type 2 diabetes and also 39, they thought it would be better to get a scan. Turns out that the baby is too small and might have stopped growing. I have had spotting since mixed in with the regular discharge. Next week, I will get another blood test to see if the hormones increase and also another scan to confirm the size. I have a 6 year old already so my pain is not as bad as yourself but we were so looking forward to this baby. My husband was also crushed when we found out yesterday.

I am so glad that I am not alone after my husband found this blog with women who were all sharing simlar stories.
My heart goes out to all of you and hope for a successful pregnancy next time.

In the meantime, I either wait to abort next week or miscarry naturally.

Oh babe.

Hiya babe, sorry to hear your story, its sooo bizaar as reading your story was identical to mine, exactly the same happend to me, same wks everything, i MC last night after having them same cramping feelings which i discribed as contractions.
Anyway babes things will get better
God Bless you and yours.

Natasha.xxx

Hi

hi hun
the exact same happend to me
and trust me it will get easier,i no pple tell u that but it does.my babys due date is in 2 wks and its taken me all this time to get my head around it.im thinking of you hun
tc linzi xxxx

Hi

hey hun sorry 2 hear wot yr goin thru,i had a misccarge last year and my babys due date was last week,i felt like i was over it till last week n realized jus how wrong i was,,,thinkin of u x

I feel for you...

I had exectly the same thing. I'm 8 weeks pregnant but the scan showed pregnancy of 6 weeks with no heartbeat. I was asked to see the doctor again after 10 days. I had brownish discharge and eventually had a profuse bleeding. I was in so much pain before a big clot came out. I was advised to take antibiotics since I had a complete abortion. A few days back, I had the same contracting pain again. Another clot came out but this time looked more like a liver (the doctor said it could be the placenta).
My husband and I are still grieving for the loss. But like they always say... Maybe it's not just meant yet. God has better plans and there's always a reason for everything. I may not realize it now, but maybe soon I will.
Don't lose hope. Good things happen to people who waits patiently. I was told by the doctor to start a healthy diet. Load myself with vitamins to prepare not only my uterus but also my body for my next pregnancy. Give yourself time to heal, and then maybe, when things are better, try again. Take care.

I know how you feel..

i was 8 weeks and 1 day along when i lost my baby i was out of town and i was eating with my husband and in laws and i had a sharp pain but i was cramping alot and i went to the rest room and i found out i lost my baby.. my husband was upset about it. he felt so bad he bought me flowers and took a couple of days off to be with me... it was the worst feeling.. i ended up in the hospital that next night with alot of bleeding and cramping and they said i had a complete miscarrage the ultra sound tech said i had lost it at 6 weeks..it was and still the worst feeling i keep my little angel in my heart and will try again soon.......i hope everything works out for you...

Aww hun

Hi hun,
I know how your feeling, at christmas I lost a baby at 4 weeks, this was pretty much like a very very heavy period that lasted 5 days, on the 5th day I passed 1 really big clot & then everything almost instantly stopped! The pains were bearable with paracetamol & the blood had clots in so I was told not to worry & let nature take its course. We started trying again asap & got caught within 2 weeks, this pregnancy I made it to 7 weeks & started to bleed, I had a scan at EPU which confirmed no heartbeat, they sent me home to let nature takes it course but for 3 weeks I barely bled & it was just brown thick discharge, then 1 night all hell broke loose & I was doubled up in agony, my husband ended up ringing an ambulance & I lost the baby in A&E. A week later I was scanned which showed no remains but my GP diagnosed an infection,I had a course of antibiotics & im now having my 1st period (which is painful & quite simular to my 1st m/c) The pain of both m/c have been sooo raw for me that we have stopped trying for a baby, my body has been through to much & weve decided to give it a year or more has were still young (24 & 26) I still struggle to talk about the actual experience without choking the tears back & it hurts when I see the normal baby things (pregnant ladies, baby adverts for nappies etc) but these things will pass. Trying to concieve helps take the edge off the pain but there is light at the end of the tunnel. If you want to start trying again then wait until you & your partner feel ready. I cried at hospital it was my fault the 2nd m/c happened because I didnt wait but they reassured me 110% that getting caught pregnanct made NO DIFFERENCE WHATSOEVER! Some doctors advise 3 periods, some 6 some 1 but I think when things feel ready 4 you thats when you can start putting some serious thought into it. I wish you all the Luck in the world

Hellen xXx

It helps to know this isn't just me!

Hi,
I'm new to this website but after reading some of the posts I just wanted to say thanks, reading some of the things that people have been through has helped me to understand that I'm not the only one and that there is light at the end of the tunnel, if and when I choose to see it. I'm currently miscarrying for the second time this year. Up until last Tuesday I thought I was 9.5 weeks pregnant, and then had some slight bleeding which my partner said not to worry about it as we'd read that it could happen around that time. Got up the following morning and was fine all day, and it happened again the following day, I panicked and went to see my doctor, they made an appointment for me at the EPU the following day...another 24 hour wait to find out if the worst was happening again. I found out just after new year 2009 that I was pregnant but by the 5th week I'd lost it. Its been really hard to be happy this time round as I felt so anxious all the time but tried to be positive and took some pleasure in the nausea that I felt...baby was ok if I felt sick everyday! I went for the scan and was told that there was an embryo, but that there was no heartbeat and that it had probably stopped growing at around 6 weeks as it was too small to be 9.5 weeks...I was devastated and faced another week wait for a second scan. Over the weekend I had terrible cramps and was passing blood clots, the nurse said given the size it would probably only be quite small if it did happen naturally...3 days later...severe stomach cramps and back pain, bleeding for 2 hours solid, passing huge clots....thankfully the pain has subsided but I'm too scared to go to bed! I feel cheated given all the symptoms I experienced and not bleeding sooner but it goes to show that each woman is different. I've got to wait for the hospital to confirm it all but I know what has happened and its time now to face up to it and deal with it. I try to think that my body was just not ready and that the right time will come and the next time both me and baby will be strong enough to go the distance. Like Helen (Miric25), we haven't had any trouble conceiving and whilst I'm only 27, my partner is 38 so don;t want to wait too long but I'll be making an effort to take some time to get over whats happened and get stronger for the right time. Thanks again to everyone who has taken to the time to share their experiences, it has really been useful, best of luck to everyone.x

Hi

So sorry to hear what you're going through hun.

I had a smiliar experience over xmas/new year aswell. I miscarried at 9 weeks having been spotting/bleeding/crapming on and off since about 6 weeks, and similar to you the scan I had barely showed anything at all and things seemed to stop around the 4/5 week mark. Infact I had to go back 10 days later aswell (twice!) and even that waiting was bad enough.

I was devastated and terried when it happened (happened naturally at home aswell), but a few months on I've started to feel better emotionally,although it will always be painful, and infact I'm now almost 13 weeks pregnant aswell having waited one 'natural' cycle before trying again.

I can't say I'm relaxed or anything yet, after a m/c I don't think you can help but fear it again, but somehow we'll manage and we'll get there, and I hope you find the comfort and support you need from the girls here, they were a real lifeline to me in the dark days and I hope they/we are for you too.

Take care,
Love N x