I need some advice because honestly I'm going CRAZY! I've recently found out I'm pregnant with my 3rd child. I had some spotting and heavy pain at 5 weeks 3 days and went to the ER. They did a HCG test and found they were 4,875, jumping from 495 exactly a week before. The dr at the hospital said they were on the low side and sent me home with some miscarriage leaflets. They also did a ultrasound which only showed a sac which apparently on the small side as well. I've been referred to a fetal medicine unit and have to get bloods every 3 days and weekly scans. It's the waiting, waiting to know if my HCG is doubling, its being told go home and wait to lose my baby but then having my GP say that my levels are perfectly fine. I'm anxious about my next scan next week, terrified they won't see anything again or they'll say it's stopped growing. My partner seems to have shut himself off from everything. It's the not knowing what to think.. I'm really not coping. Can anyone offer advice?
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I've just been through something similar and its really hard emotionally.
My best advice is to try and get your head around it all and the fact it may sadly just not be viable this time. Once you can mentally accept this is a possibility the rest comes easy and the panick stops. I've had 3 pregnancies. I've lost 2 and have a 3 yr old. With all my pregnancies I had bleeding and cramping even the pregnancy that ended in a healthy baby! My last pregnancy was the hardest. Had heavy bleeding that stopped and my hcg was going great. Had 1st ultrasound at 5 weeks but Dr said immediately didn't look viable. Had ultrasound 2 weeks later but baby had only grown 1week instead of 2 week & had slow heart beat. Hcg still going great plus now morning sickness!! Had another ultrasound 2 weeks later should of been 9 weeks but baby only measured 6 weeks and 2 days with no heartbeat. Had a medical managed misscarriage in hospital a few days later which I highly recommend over a courette if it comes to that. Good luck