Seeing blood when you wipe when you are in early pregnancy is never easy. This was my 4th pregnancy, I have 2 daughters and have now unfortunately had 2 miscarriages. The moment I saw blood I called the EPAS and was booked in for a scan.
The baby was measuring just under 6 weeks and had no heartbeat so I was advised to come back in 2 weeks. At the next scan again baby was only measuring 5 weeks 5 days but had slightly grown. When I heard this deep down my gut told me the pregnancy wasn’t going to be viable but had to wait 2 more weeks for another scan to confirm.
I went for my 3rd scan and unfortunately it was confirmed the baby had not grown and had no heartbeat so we were directed into the counselling room, where we met Tracey.
From the second we met Tracey she instantly made us feel at ease, she talked us through all our different options and advised us if we needed time to make a decision to take the time we needed.
However after the first miscarriage I had I knew I didn’t want to pass the pregnancy at home as the first time was horrific, so I decided on a MVA.
2 days before my procedure I went in for bloods and to pick up the medication needed and was looked after by Tracey and Emma who both advised they would with me the full time the procedure was happening which instantly made me feel more at ease about it.
I showed up for my procedure and tried to hide my anxiety as I didn’t want to make a big deal out of what was happening, but the thought of going through with it was terrifying. Again, Tracey and Emma came through and spoke to me about everything and anything they could to take my mind off what was happening and honestly without these 2 I would have been a bag of nerves.
However, while having the local anaesthetic injected my pregnancy tissues managed to pass before the MVA was started, which was a relief as I then no longer needed to have to procedure. I was taken back to my room and given time to rest before Tracey came back with a memory box which was such a lovely gesture.
Although this was an awful day, I am very thankful to the staff who looked after me, making the day much easier to process, and as heart breaking as it is to lose another pregnancy, hopefully in the next couple months I will be blessed with a rainbow baby 🖤
"I am very thankful to the staff who looked after me"
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