urgently need advice

[kezpol]

Hi
I am new to this and looking for some advice.

On the 20th of May I was due my period and I got my bfp. My partner and I was very shocked but very happy that we was going to be expecting our first baby. I kept re taking tests to confirm as I couldn't believe it was avtually happening. Exactly a week later I started to bleed, very slightly. I called my friend who has a cheeky 20 month old little boy and she said not to worry as she had experienced this and it's perfectly normal. Later that day I started to bleed more and more, but again it wasn't what I would define as heavy.

I decided to call the nhs helpline and I explained my situation. I answered all their questions. I wasn't experiencing cramps or any of the other things they asked... just bleeding. They said it was important I saw my GP within 2 hours. So I called my doctors and I went in to see him.

My doctor did a few checks and said its perfectly normal and not to worry. I was sent to the nurse who also said the same thing and took my bloods to test for hcg.

I returned to the doctors on friday (which was my initial booked appointment to be refetred to a midwife whichI booked as soon as I found out I was pregnant). Firstly I saw the nurse who confirmed I was pregnant but my hcg level was 4. She did not seem concerned what so ever and said she has witnessed many women in the same situation and continue on to heavy pregnancies. I also read online the hcg count does not cause a concern in the first trimester. I went into the waiting room to wait to see the doctor.

I will continue on a new post because it won't let me write much more.

 

[kezpol]

I was called in to see a different doctor from the one a few days before so I explained everything that had happened including my dicussions with the nurse. He was the opposite to the nurse and appeared really concerned and said I have miscarried. With nothing much else to be said I left the doctors feeling confused. I know I had been bleeding and my hcg level was low but I had not bled as much as I would of expected during a miscarriage.

I am unsure of what to do next. I certainly still feel pregnant. I have noticed I have put on a lot of weight (not alot but alot for me in a short space of time) and there is no other explanation for that.

Has anybody else been in a similar situation? Or can anybody give me any advice on what to do next? I can't accept that I have miscarried just yet because I don't feel I have. And if I haven't, I don't want to risk not getting the correct medical attention needed throughout pregnancy.

Thank you in advance xxx

 

[tinselcat]

Hi hun

I'm really sorry to write this post and I hope I'm all wrong

In my second IVF cycle, I was told I had a "weak positive" hcg reading - after several days I found out that my hcg levels had registered at the blood test at about 3 or 4 - and at that low I was told it's unlikely to be viable - the most sensitive pregnancy tests show up at 10, the more standard ones at about 25 - if you were 5+ weeks or so pregnant then I think that number would be in the hundreds or more.

I suggest doing a urine pregnancy test and then taking it from there - fingers crossed for you xx

 

[Jenlou]

Hi I'm in a similar situation to you although I have not been told I have misscarried
I found out a week ago I was 4 weeks pregnant and at the beginning of this week I started to bleed like yourself. Not extremely heavy but also not light. I have had a few cramps but they are similar to period pains.
I went for a scan on Tuesday to be told it was too early to see much but that there was a sac.
I went back today as I felt the bleeding got a little more heavier and they did an internal and said that the neck of my womb was closed and to go back for another scan in two weeks. They did not say much else and cannot tell me why I'm bleeding


Have they suggested an early scan for you to check?
I hope your ok it's such a worrying time

 

[kezpol]

Thank you so much for your replies.

Sorry to hear your stories it is very worrying.

He did not suggest a scan he has suggested a repeat blood test. I am awaiting the results.

I just have a feeling this ain't what it sounds like. I have symptoms like I did. Plus I have been getting aches around my hips and my tummy feels very tender and sometimes sore.

 

[tinselcat]

Hope it all turns out well & that your intuition/symptoms are right xx