help bleeding after vaginal ultrasound!

hi i went for an ultrasound today, ended up with a vaginal ultrasound and the dated me between 3 to 4 weeks pregnant, they said everything looked good , and we could even see what is to be our baby!
two hours later i started spotting, now its a bleed not heavy but abit more than spotting and slight cramping but no real pain just a niggle every now and then, i am going to the hospital tomorrow arvo to find out whats happening, been in tears all arvo cause pretty much been told to prepare for the worst, i just cant understand thou if their was no blood and an all clear at ultrasound now this what did they do to make this happen! i was fine this morning no cramps or bleeding just morning sickness, is this cause of the ultrasound i didnt know vaginal ultrasounds could make you bleed or mc i am so worried of loosing our little bub specially with a good ultrasound with no problems i dont know what to do or say, i am being strong for my partner and kids but i just want to fall apart.
any info would be so helpfull thankyou

Hi Ashie :hug:

I am sorry that you are going through this, i'm sure everything will be ok. Goodluck at the hospital tomorrow i will be thinking of you :hug:

i lost a clot this morning only one no pain bleeding not heavier, i had my mum look at the bleeding she reckons if i am mc its bugger all, i just dont know why this is happening maybe its something to do with blood vessels and maybe my vaginal septum i have i dont know whats going on not in pain or anything, i think i am grasping at straws its hard to believe its happening i thought they would be able to pick this stuff up on u/s, my whole family is shocked my mother is extremly angry just at the internal being done she reckons they should of waited if they couldnt see much wait a few weeks then do internal, but i just feel like im sitting in limbo

I am so sorry you are going through this difficult time. I am amazed they did a vaginal scan and declared you 3 - 4 weeks pregnant as at that stage the embryo would have barely implanted - perhaps what you are experiencing is an implantation bleed?

I know it is difficult but the best (only) thing to do right now is rest and try not to worry. At this early stage if the pregnancy is ending there is no way to save it so wait a few weeks and perhaps get some blood tests done to test your HCG levels?

I have been exactly where you are and know how heartbreaking it can be. Hugs to you

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yes it was amazing seeing what is the start of our baby, but its looking like a mc, they took we are it was negitive :(
took bloods and on monday have to have more taken to see if hcg levels have risen or fallen, its so unfair, the hospital looked at me so stupidly, even thou i was told by doctor surgery to go their and be checked out! i feel like a mess about everything specially going to the hospital cause i am only 3 to 4 weeks pregnant, but i had to have an anti d shot and made them give me one i dont want to ruin not concieving again, as my last baby was o+ and being negitive blood my body can kill off any pregnancy if bloods mix up and stuff.
my family have been great, my partner was making me laugh in hospital, and i know this sounds silly but toey as all hell for some really silly reason, so i got laughed at.
i hope my little angel is still their but if not i hope he or she is will be bought back to me in my next pregnancy, you just cant help but fall in love with the little beans and thinking about all the what if's. i think its something that will never go away.
thankyou for all the support, i will let you know what happens for certain, but one thing is the doc i had been seeing never did hcg level count so never going back to him he was never my baby doctor only saw him cause reception wouldnt fit me in.
thankyou all xxx

Hope everything is okay! :hug:

hi thought i would update bleeding has lightened up! i was never bleeding heavy anyway, but i dont know if this is good or bad.
i know this might be TMI but the only clots i have lost so far were ones big as a full stop and only one that was as big as a 50 cent piece. still like no cramping had twinges but nothing to make me cripple over.
i dont know what a mc is supposed to be like at 3 to 4 weeks pregnant, i still dont think things are looking good cause on a digital test which i have used for the first time it came up not pregnant, hospital told me to check hcg levels with hpt's to see if i get a reading, but the sticks from the digital have 2 lines both blue but one line is lighter but very much their.
sigh i am so trying not to get hopes up that little one survived this, i have never soaked a pad yet never filled one to compactity or anything its like i have a my normal period, i wish i could take my mind off this but its hard not to, can anyone explain more what is supposed to happen when you mc, and if a mc is doing its job or not, i dont want to end up with a d & c last time i did they ripped my cervix and ended up with a stitch or two put in, i prefer to have this whole situation happen naturally if mc is taking place

I am a little confused what you mean when you say 3 - 4 weeks pregnant? Do your mean your last period was 3 - 4 weeks ago, or that you ovulated 3 - 4 weeks ago?

If you ovulated 3 weeks ago you would be about 5 or 6 weeks pregnant, and a miscarriage at this stage would be like a heavy period (usually, assuming that everything happens naturally). If your last period was 3 - 4 weeks ago then I suspect a miscarriage would be like a normal period.

Rest up, and I hope you get some firm answers soon

T
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ashie, I'm really sorry you are going through this and hope it all turns out ok. :hug:

As for wondering what a miscarriage is like this early I can tell you as I had one almost 2 weeks ago when I was around 6 weeks pregnant (I rekon it was closer to 5 weeks though). Anyway, it was just like a normal period for me. There were a few clots but they weren't big or anything. I didn't have a 'gush' of blood or anything and wasn't filling pads, it was more like a steady period for a couple of days and then it tapered off....Basically, the miscarriage started on Tuesday morning and both Tuesday and Wednesday were period type bleeding. By Thursday morning it was just very light and by Thursday evening I didn't even bother with a pay anymore... As for the cramps for me it was maybe a little more than a normal period (for the first day really). To be honest, there wasn't much difference full stop. For me, the best way for me to describe the whole thing was 'it was like having my period'.

last period was 5 weeks and 1 day when i started spotting, i dont have no idea what it would be like specially since we saw the start of what was our bub on ultrasound, i dont know what anything is supposed to be like i have had family say its supposed to be heavier than a period but i just dont know anymore, as i said i worry too much and trying to stay clear of a d & c specially since easter is next week and i dont want things ruined for the boys we are making a trip to the zoo and i aint cancelling it cause we did at christmas time, supposed to be resting but dont do much of that its hard when dh has to work and with my boys it can be hectic. dh's work have been throwing little sad's about time off and he has to tomorrow for my bloods and things hopefully they will understand and i wont get him into trouble with work

oh and one more thing nd i know this seems very silly, but very toey atm hahaha. after everything you would think i wouldnt want to but people have told me i cant do anything of the sort! but does it really make a difference its not like down there is sore or i am sore i feel real good to do so and no doc or nurse has said not to. and its not fair i feel like stamping my feet because my dh wont give in until tomorrow when see doc and get all clear to do so!

I would suspect at 5 weeks a miscarriage would be no less than a heavy period, but if the bleeding continues and does not stop, or if there is no more bleeding and future tests are negative, then it may be that you will have to consider a D&C. Also if you develop a temperature or generally feel unwell then it may be a good idea to see a health professional incase you have an infection in your uterus which can sometimes happen with an incomplete miscarriage.

This is such an awful time, you have my full sympathies. I remember feeling like my world was falling apart yet to everyone around me it was "just" a miscarriage. Be kind to yourself, cry if you have to, and share with a friend who would be able to support you. Test again in a week and fingers crossed you will get some good news.

xx

wel still no luck on finding out whats going on, took me all morning to get in to see a doctor not the doctor i want reception even hung up on me! doctor looked through everything ultrasound results were back perfectly fine no sign of blood or problems, so he is abit confused on how i started bleeding not long after ultrasound, bloods taken at hospital on sat arvo they come back pregnant but no idea on hcg cause they didnt put that down. so bloods today and weds then see doc thurs and find out if rising or falling i am very confused wee tests were neg at hospital, but they said that wee tests are often wrong, and i have another question now, if i have mc and it would of been sat morning when i got up would my hcg levels would of dropped real low by arvo, doc has not explained everything i wanted to know like how long will hcg levels take to be back to normal after a mc, and would it even be registering after you have lost what you have meant to and etc...
i know its most proberly not good but theirs hope, even doctor isnt 100% conviced yet he said 50/50 chance, i just wish i knew so i can get on with things, and after thursday when we know more i might be able to give things in the bedroom a go again yay!

If you had a mc the urine tests would still show positive for a short while afterwards. Only 2 blood tests to see if HCG levels are rising or falling are an accurate way to tell (other than just waiting and testing again in a month, but I know how agonisingly impossible that wait would be).

Have you bled any more? I am wondering if the sonographer grazed you when doing the ultrasound, or perhaps knocked your cervix. Do you ever bleed after sex (often caused by cervical erosion which basically means the outside of the cervix os more like the inside and often bleeds if knocked).

well on thursday he is checking the hcg comparasion to see what the levels are like if good i go for an ultrasound in two weeks, i did have problems with my cervix like after a certain way depends on how high up it does hurt so i dont know maybe but they have no checked to see if thats the problem.
i asked about ultrasound mainly i wanted to see hwat was written down they even put down that sac was visible and everything was going good! and asked doc about seeing bub so early he said its not uncommon and that was a good sign as well. so it has me stumped i just wish i could get a straight answer you know i have been stuffed about all weekend and today, i was in tears cause i was not taken seriously my reception they were supposed to call me to arange time with my doctor, never did and when i rang back up they told me i couldnt get in with anyone even thou i had orders from the hospital, was left on hold while they found me a doctor to look at me, when they picked up again it was another receptionist and she asked around and found out no one was doing it they just left me on hold and were not doing what they said they would. so they hung up on me i rang again then i got another receptionist and she got me in straight away. i was sobbing at how i didnt get no help or sympathy when they asked how far along they went oh and that was it like you should even bother!
then to find out doctor at hospital did wrong hcg test only tested to see if it showed if it came up pregnant or not, instead of hcg count, my poor dh is not happy he took work off today to help me get through this, and now we are still at square 1, i am not upset by having a mc now i wish i knew where i stood in things and what exactly was happening and just other basic things to get on with my day, i dont need bed rest or light duties either he said no point if your feeling lke i am specially when i bought up the toey bit lol. he said cant change what is happening if you are so just take it easy like if i did get pains or heavy bleeding to have a sit down but otherwise go on about your day as usual

got the questions answered by my doctor, i got a call this arvo saying he wanted to see me he heard of everything and wanted me in to find out what is happening.
found out my hcg levels were 11 on sat arvo so i did actually miscarry that morning, so i was right to think i did when i lost him or her.
and the bloods today that were taken should be under 5 so he's giving me the go ahead to try now and start the rumpy pumpys lol.
i am sad but not crying i knew all weekend what had happened, he agree;s with me something about the ultrasound cause it is odd about having a clear scan then this 2 hrs or less later, he reckons what was said on here maybe my cervix is slightly sensitive or something else, for example i explained about during the mummy daddy time it can be odd and said he most proberly up at ya tonsils, my doctor is great always can make you laugh, and is very suprised at my mc because lack ofpain even that period pain feeling i havent had but also my attitude and how i want back on the saddle he said dh is on lucky guy hehe :redface:
so thankyou everyone for your support :hug:
hopefully we will back next month with good news, he says i might be specially if we start now! he also said it looks like my body did a great job with this situation everything thats supposed to happen did and ready for a new miricle, our little bub grew wings but i think he or she wont be gone for very long he or she picked us for a reason and will be back to cause mummy and daddy more worries with he or she's big brothers!
i just cant wait!:dance:

So sorry the news was not good but at the same time I am pleased you did not wait for weeks to get this answer.

T
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I am sorry to hear your news. I had the same thing happen 2 weeks ago and it sucks. Hopefully we will both get BFP's again this month and have sticky ones this time. Take care.