Should I prepare myself?

November 8, 2013 at 7:18 pmHey poohmomma! It's actually very common for the ultrasound dates to be a little off from your dates. Keep in mind that your baby could have implanted late or just be a slow starter! You haven't had any spotting so far have you? Any sharp painful cramping on one side or the other? If not then I would say not to worry until your have a reason too! :-)

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November 8, 2013 at 8:06 pmAlso Poohmomma, this tracking a bit behind in your case is consistent with your HCG being somewhat low for your dates so the two line up. So long as your HCG is rising ( which it is) and the fetal pole is growing ( which it seems to be) your bean is alive and growing. I can understand you feeling anxious and it is not an ideal situation but as Vanessa said, it is not uncommon for early fetuses to track behind but catch up later. Try and stay positive and send your bean sticky thoughts. It's too early to lose hope. Hang in there.

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December 6, 2013 at 10:29 pmSo sorry you have to go through this Poohmomma.

When I had my MC my Dr told me what to expect in advance. I was around 10 1/2 weeks along. She said there would be a lot of blood. She recommended I buy maternity and incontinence pads rather than using normal sanitary pads and she said not to be scared by the amount of blood. She said at its peak I may need to change the large pads every 15 minutes but that this should not continue for more than a 12 hour period before it slowed down. She said I may have a day or so of lighter bleeding first (like a heavy AF) then the peak would come and this would be as the main matter was passing so to expect clots etc. she said this very heavy period is likely to be when I would be feeling contractions and pain and she said the pain could be fairly severe so she prescribed a heavy duty pain reliever. She told me to try and stick it out at home but to make sure I had someone with me at all times as when you go to the ER they will often push you for a D&C and I was trying to avoid that. But she said I would need to go to the ER if the very heavy period of bleeding lasted longer than 24 hours or if I was having any symptoms of too much blood loss like dizziness or disorientation. Or if the pain got too much to deal with after the pain relief was taken. She also said if the maternity pads were filling in only a few minutes this could be a sign of too much blood loss. In the end I was taken to the ER by my DH as I passed out on the bathroom floor because of the pain. On examination they said my cervix had not dilated at all so the pain was because the clots were trying to pass through a tightly closed cervix. A D & C was necessary for me unfortunately.

Sorry if this is all TMI but hopefully the advice I got about what is normal and what is not as you progress through a MC this late is helpful. We are all thinking about you and sending you strong thoughts and I hope the difficult part physically is over before your weekend ends.

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December 12, 2013 at 11:21 pmHi Poohmomma. So sorry this is tough for you. You were quite a way into the pregnancy so I would think the clots are normal and nothing to worry about. Although, obviously passing those is going to be painful. I would be more worried if you were losing a lot of red blood as this could be dangerous if it continues for too long. I hope the pain relief you are using works soon and I am sure you do not have too much more of this to battle through. If you can cope with the pain I would try and stick it out at home for a bit longer as if you go to the ER and they see you are struggling they may suggest a D&C to finish things more quickly and given you have come this far on your own it may be better in your case to avoid that unless things become totally unbearable. Of course the ER will be necessary if you start losing a lot of blood or if this goes on for days. You are hopefully nearing the end over the next 12 to 24 hours.

I really hope the worst of it passes for you really soon so you can start feeling better. :-(

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December 16, 2013 at 12:35 amThe elevated temp sounds a bit concerning. Perhaps if this is still going on in 24 hours or so you should go and see your Dr and get her to check what is going on. A high temp could indicate the start of an infection. I would avoid the ER and just book in with your regular OB or Dr unless things take a turn for the worse in the middle of the night when Drs are closed.

Sorry to hear this is still going on. :-(. It is a lot to go through.

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