Bleeding at 5 weeks 6 days

[Amberjp]

Hello everybody,If someone can offer me reassurance or their experiences the support and input would really help me.

I was 5 weeks 6 days yesterday. I had brown spotting when I wiped for 2 days, and then yesterday morning when I woke up to pee I felt something pass and the toilet water was red. I went immediately to the er and my hcg was 22,300 and the intravaginal scan showed a gestation sac measuring 5 weeks 6 days but no fetal pole or heartbeat. The doc said it's too early for those to show and listed the pregnancy as viable. After that one bleed yesterday morning, I had red blood when I wiped with a pea sized clot. Today it has just been brown spotting again when I wipe. I haven't had any cramping or pain. Can this be a missed miscarriage or blighted ovum? Or is it really just too early to see a fetal pole and heart beat at 5 weeks 6 days? My scan isn't until 10 days from now and I don't know hpw I'll get by til then. Thank you for reading.

[Twiglet2]

I’m so sorry you are going through this- the good news is the sac is still there and measuring the size they expected. It can be too early for a heartbeat absolutely we didn’t see one with our successful transfer until over a week later and we were scanned around the same time as you due to bleeding and clots (5+5) all they saw was sac and yolk . And the fetal pole is very tiny at that stage too also didn’t get that until the following week either. Did they see any cause of the bleeding 🩸 n the scan? There are a few other things it can be other than a misscariage . For example had a hematoma, it could be irritation from any meds you are taking, a bleed from a cut or your cervix etc. it’s a tough wait (I know) but can your clinic not do any early scan for you maybe next week since you have had red bleeding? They will want to wait a week between scans from the ER but at least gives you some news a few days earlier got my fingers and toes crossed for you! Xxx

[Amberjp in reply to Twiglet2]

Thank you everyone for your reassurance. This is my first time on this site so I don't know if I'm replying correctly. I had hcg blood draws 2 days later and they doubled to 45,000. Three days later they were 58,000. I am not sure if it's normal to slow down in the 6th week.

It may be a moot point however since I think that with a blighted ovum your levels still rise.

During my appointment 3 days after the er visit, I was surprised to get another vaginal scan. The sac measured 6 w 2 days and still looked empty I'm holding out hope for my next scan this Tuesday which will put me at 7 weeks and 3 days.

Thank you everyone for your kindness 🙏

[FreddiePats]

I’m so sorry you’re going through this. It’s really incredibly tough. I had a bleed at around 5 weeks which was caused through sex - it was my irritated cervix from progesterone pessaries which caused a bleed. It was very scary and the wait after to confirm this (and not a miscarriage) was horrendous, I really feel for you. Unfortunately I think the best thing for you to do is try your best to keep away from google, dont listen to the noise, keep yourself busy and try to stay positive. Sorry if this is not that helpful. Good luck!

[Gardendigger]

Hi, I just wanted to share that I am 6 weeks 3 days and have been having similar experiences over the last 5 days. I have been trying to call the midwives but can't get through! I think it can't be as much blood as if I have miscarried and I read somewhere that light bleeding is common in weeks 6-7 ... I hope that you get the right help and everything is ok with your pregnancy

[Ssjcpm12345]

Happened with me as well in week 9and I panicked.Now I am in week 25.Don't worry might be due to placenta implantation. Pray and relax , everything will be fine.

[Amberjp]

Thank you to everyone for your responses and encouragement. I had a hard wait for my next scan, which was today. I scoured the internet reading forums for success stories since I wasn't showing anything but a gestational sac at my 6w2d ultrasound. I thought for sure I had a blighted ovum.

But I'm so incredibly HAPPY to report that we saw a fetal pole and heart beat today, 7w2d. It measured at 6w5d and my ob said the sperm just hung out for 3 days 😂. I'm going to post my success story on every forum I visited to be another positive story out there for future moms going through that wait time.