I didn't think I'd feel so sticky

[neonpg]

Apologies for anyone eating their dinner right now; please read at your own peril!

So I was really lucky to get a BFP last Friday and I'm now 5 weeks pregnant (still feels unreal). However for the past few days I've had really watery discharge. Two days ago it was tinged with pink so naturally I freaked out. The nurse at my clinic advised me to insert my utrogestan pessary with my finger but the spotting still hasn't eased off.

Anyway, the thing I want to ask (for those who have been pregnant) is:

1. Is it normal to feel so wet all the time? Honestly I feel really drippy and like I keep to wipe and I'm now on two panty liners a day!

2. At what point should I be concerned about the spotting? If anyone else has had spotting like this please let me know how it went.

I'm so grateful to have got as far as I have in this journey, but wow this anxiety is wild! Thanks in advance.

[LouCollier]

Hi, firstly a huge congratulations

I don't recall feeling like this, I did have spotting a couple of times. I think its worth ringing your GP or 111 just for reasurance. I'm sure its just your body adjusting but its worth getting it checked for your own piece of mind xx

[neonpg in reply to LouCollier]

Ahh thank you! I think unfortunately I might struggle to get hold of the GP around the silly season, but 111 is a good shout. While I have read that spotting is really common, it's good to hear first-hand experiences from others who have been through it.

[Whatever098]

congrats on your bfp! With the pregnancy hormones and added ivf hormones I think it’s normal for all sorts of things to go on down there 🤣

Re spotting - I had light pink spotting over two days in my last pregnancy at 6 weeks and the clinic weren’t particularly worried but still brought my scan earlier and all was fine.

I am currently 7 weeks and had a literal waterfall of bright red blood at 5 weeks followed by clotting the next day, and red spotting every day for a week. Had my scan yesterday - amazingly all ok! On my most recent post lots of people shared similar stories and were fine also.

It’s scary but I think pink spotting is not too much of a worry, it could still be the pessaries irritating you even if you’re inserting with your finger. If your clinic is not worried, I would let them know if it turns red. Fingers crossed for you, but I’m sure it will be fine xx

[neonpg in reply to Whatever098]

Wow congratulations to you, I'm so glad your scan was all clear-that must've been such a relief after what you went through at 5 weeks. It's really reassuring to hear that blood doesn't necessarily mean the end. It definitely puts things into perspective for me too, as luckily this doesn't seem to be progressing beyond intermittent pink spotting.

Finishing work today so I'm hoping a little relaxation and the distraction of Christmas will make the time to my viability scan go a little faster. And good luck to you for the rest of your pregnancy ☺️

[Whatever098 in reply to neonpg]

Thank you!! It was very stressful but feeling a lot better now. I think any kind of spotting is always going to be stressful until you you’ve reached another pregnancy milestone like a viability scan or the second trimester! But that’s good that you have time off work, my GP insisted I take work off a couple days earlier and it did definitely help.

Enjoy your break and all the best to you as well xx

[HollyT7]

hi lovely! There is a follow up group that you can join that you can ask pregnancy related questions healthunlocked.com/fertilit...

[neonpg in reply to HollyT7]

Thank you for letting me know-Apologies if this post is in the wrong place!

[neonpg]

A little update from me. The spotting turned to red and I had a feeling things weren't right. Thankfully my fertility clinic were quiet so they squeezed me in for a scan. Unfortunately they don't think the pregnancy is viable (gestational sac measuring correctly but the part that's gonna turn into a baby is miniscule for 5+2 weeks). I've got to essentially wait until I miscarry naturally or the clinic will refer me to the EPAU based on the outcome of my viability scan in 2 weeks.

At this point I'm feeling numb as I've been fearing the worst for days. At this stage I just want it to end so I can process the loss and try again ASAP.

Thanks so much for the messages of support.

[Elmo13 in reply to neonpg]

Hi Neon. Couldn’t read and run. I’m so very sorry for what you’re going through. It’s absolutely rubbish and then at this time of the year as well it hurts even more.

Pls take care of yourself and take time to process all this. Come back fighting. Wishing you strength. Xx