Bleeding During Pregnancy - Women's Stories Of Bleeding In Pregnancy #1

:hug: I think that amongst the mumbo jumbo the letter is saying that it looks like you might be having a miscarriage but at this stage its hard to tell and you might not so they need to follow it up. AFAIK the heart starts beating during the 6th week and at this stage the baby is so tiny that it can be difficult to see alot on an ultrasound.
I hope that it all works out OK for you.

Mary, I was told that a foetal hr cannot be detected until 6 weeks but having said that they picked up a slow heart rate with my last pregnancy at 5 weeks 4 days (which I m/c).

Like dachlostar said it is probably too early and they want to monitor. You may or may not m/c but like you I just wanted answers of which they could not give! Understandably so now I look back on it, but you can't understand at the time.

With them monitoring your HCG levels that is going to help and give you some indication what is happening.

It will be such a waiting game I am afraid, but I am hoping you have a good outcome.

TAke care.

Sheree

Not good news.
On Tuesday (day after ultrasound) I had very heavy bleeding (1 super pad every 2 hours) and huge amounts of large clots. Thursdays blood test showed drop in hormone to 400, so looks like i miscarried on Tuesday.

Oh well.. back to the fun of trying again :-)

Oh Mary Hon I'm so sorry....good luck for next time! Just think of all the bedroom fun you get to have now trying again :rolleyes:

i am so sorry i know exactly how you feel, isnt it a shock to be pregnant and then not be, even if you can rationalise it! all i can think of is why? my levels were 800 and 950 last week and i had another test today cause he wanted to be sure as they were still rising but i know thats not enough... so i am still waiting... i have no bleeding though that would be good i think then i would be sure and not still be trying to work out what is going on! hope you have fun tryng again i hope i wont be far behind you.

I am sooo relieved to have found this thread! I can't believe how many women go through this!!??

Although I am regularly getting BFNs, I "know" I am pg (as I did with my first two). I was six weeks before I had a BFP with my DD (I am 5 weeks now), so I'm pretty sure next week I will get a BFP (let's hope so anyway!).

Yesterday I had really slight pinkish CM and this morning I had really watery pinkish spotting on the TP followed by a charming brown discharge (like old blood). I didn't spot with my last pregnancies, so of course I've been worried.

My mother called this morning to see how I was and told me that she had really heavy bleeding at around 11weeks with my brother and the doc told her she had lost the baby. She "knew" she hadn't lost the baby, and he's now aged 28!

She made me feel better, and hopefully her story will make someone else better!

Not sure whether the fact that this morning on Oprah they had a "Baby Shower Special" is a sign, or someone up there is being really nasty.....??!! :-k

Oh Mary I am so sorry and hope you are recovering well. Take care.

Hi Impatient, hopefully your brown discharge is exactly that old blood and this resolves soon for you so you can enjoy the rest of your pregnancy, take care and thinking of you.

I have read all of these posts trying to grasp on to something positive.
I am 7wks and 4 days pregnant. I have four healthy happy children but last year I experienced a missed miscarriage at almost 15 weeks and in November I experienced a miscarriage at 5 wks 2 days.
With the missed miscarriage the baby's death was discovered when a routine doctors visit could not find a heart beat. My baby had died at around 13 weeks.
The miscarriage in November I had pink tinged mucous when I wiped and overnight mild cramping that felt uncomfortable and by morning the bleeding was brighter and as the day wore on the cramps became stronger.

Last evening when I wiped I had some brown streaks in my cm. There was the tiniest bit of dark red blood. This happened twice. (the dark blood only happened once) morning again I have some very scant streaking in my cm. (all brown) I feel full and bloated like you do when you are getting af, but I have had this on and off throughout this (and my other pregnancies). I have some uncomfortable feelings in my lower back but when I pass wind the feeling goes so I am thinking it is possibly wind (I hope). I had an ultrasound on Wednesday afternoon and the baby was going strong and there was no cause for any alarm. But of course with this happening last night I am afraid and lost. My ob said to come in for another ultrasound at 2pm. I am so afraid of feeling the grief of miscarriage again. If this much loved and wanted baby dies it will be my 3rd consecutive miscarriage after 4 uneventful prgnancies. I am 38 but surely there are so many women having babies at my age that this alone couldn't be causing my losses?
Thanks for listening.
I hope I have good news later in the day but I am not feeling hopeful...
Love Deb

Oh Deb, I hope everything is OK.

As I mentioned in a previous post, I had intermittant spotting (both brown and red) for about a week and a half at about week 6. The good news is, after that stopped I have had nothing since and everything with bubs is still fine. I am almost up to weeks 16 now! Speaking to my mum recently I found out that she continued to bleed for her whole pregnancy with my brother (who was fine).

So it does not always mean the worst. Take care and let us know how you go :hug:

Oh Deb - :hug: to you, this baby`s got to be a sticker after all you`ve been through, I really wouldn`t think your age would have anything to do with it at all, there are plenty pregnant MUm`s out there in their 40`s.

You know all about my story so hang on to that hope that it is possible to still have a sticky baby in there even with bleeding.

Take Care and I`ll be thinking about you at 2pm and please come and let us know how you got on.

Thankyou to all you gorgeous women for your input.
I have another 2 and a half hours before I know what is happening.
I didn't mention before but with my son who is now 5 I had brown loss at about this time that cleared up over a few days. A couple of weeks later it happened again and by 11 weeks I had no further loss and gave birth to a beautiful baby boy on his due date. So, I do know that you can bleed and have a healthy baby it is just because I have had two losses now - I just don't know how I will cope if I have to deal with another one...
I have been staying away from the pregnancy after miscarriage forum as I was finding it was feeding my obsessions with the sensations in my body and I was comparing myself with other women and then thinking myself abnormal. I hope people understand...
Thankyou all again for your support.
Hugs to you all,
Deb

Deb,

Don't worry about not posting in PAML- you need to post where you feel comfortable. It's important that you do what is best for you. We all understand that.

When I was PG with Jacob, I had some brown CM on 3 occasions at 4w, 5.5w and again at 7w. Each time, it lasted no longer than 48 hours and was only noticeable when I went to the toilet. My OB assured me that it was just the cervix - each scan was totally normal.

I'll be keeping my fingers crossed for you and hope to hear good news soon!

Hi Melinda,
Thanks so much. I know you understand. I am finding I can't allow myself to think that this baby may be alive still. I just don't want to be sad again, do you know? I pray that I will hold this baby in my arms and watch him or her grow. Why is it so damn hard???
The brown discharge has all but gone now, returning to a yellow. That would be a good sign I guess. I have used a roll of loo paper since last night!
Thanks again you are always so loving and supportive. I just needed to talk to someone who could understand and of course I found it in here. I have to go as I am crying too much to type. I need to pull myself together.
Deb

Oh Deb, dry those eyes lamb chop! Everything will be ok. Remember how different you felt when you fell PG this time? Hold on to that feeling, ok?

IKWYM when you say that you don't want to be sad again and to believe that everything is still ok. It's such a difficult position to be in - you want this so desperately and more than anything in the world, but to put your faith in it means that you feel you are setting yourself up for an almighty fall. I totally understand. It shouldn't be this difficult for anyone - not you, not me, not anybody. We all deserve happiness and for PG to be an enjoyable time - not a stressful and worrying time.

Just know that I will be thinking of you, and I wish you all the love and luck in the world.

Deb I too know exactly how you feel, and I guess you kinda (well I did), prepare yourself a little for the worst so you are not as devastated. I know you have experienced good pregnancies also with this type of discharge, but I am not sure if you have read my story, you might have to go back a few papes, but I bled red profusely and passed a huge clot (the size of my palm) and cramped and I am 23 weeks and all is well. This all happened at nearly 12 weeks and I discharged also from 5-8.5 weeks. So hold onto some hope, but I understand if you can't, I struggled with it too. I am thinking of you for your scan, looking forward to hearing the good news!

Deb - How did you go? I`ve just got back from shopping and was hoping for some news, I really hope all is aok.

You sound so much like myself with your prayers, I`ve prayed so many times myself with this pregnancy and I`m the same with the PAML forum, I`d like to go in there but can`t I know I haven`t completely come to terms with loosing my twin bub, I just wanted to let you know I understand how your feeling. Hugs to you and I hope to hear some good news from you soon.

Take Care

Deeanne

Hello everyone,
Well I am just exhausted...
The scan showed a beautiful healthy regular heartbeat - the most beautiful I have seen! George (the ob) could see no signs of any bleeding and feels that perhaps it just came from up high on the cervix or there was a little blood vessel that bleed in my uterus. He said most times we just don't know why there is bleeding, but my cervix is tightly closed and the baby is looking good and growing correctly. He said it is all good and to take it easy for a couple of days and I will see him again next Friday when I will be a couple of days short of 9 weeks. He told me there is nothing to indicate a problem so I am going to remind myself of that and try to not think too much about how my body is feeling.
I just am looking forward to reaching that 12weekish milestone but even more I am looking forward to feeling my baby move so I can monitor how he/she is going and not be so full of fear.
Thankyou all, you are such fabulous women and you all really helped me through today.
Love and hugs to you all
Deb :lovebb:

Deb - That is absolutely wonderful news \:D/ I`m so happy for you, sending you lots of sticky vibes (but I know you don`t need them as bub is already a sticker).

Rest up lots and look after yourself and your little one.

I am so happy to hear that Deb :D

I also logged on tonight just to see if there was an update from you. :oops: :lol:

CONGRATULATIONS Deb! That's fantastic news!

Excellent news Deb!

What fantastic news Deb, I know you must be so delighted right now! Now all you have to do is take care of yourself and bub and try not to stress (like I can talk). Thinking of you. Keep us update ok.

Thankyou all so much for all of your good wishes.
I haven't had any more discharge but the experience has made me even more paranoid and anxious than I already was.
Things like: "when is it going to happen again", "is it a sign that my body is getting ready to miscarry"...
I know my ob told me that all is good but you see for me when I lost my baby in May I had had a 12 week scan and the baby died just days later. I know how tenuous it can be. I somehow can't seem to say "yes but you have had four healthy babies that didn't die. I just seem to be focusing on the lost babies.
I am going out of my mind! I am scared to go to the loo in case I find something I don't want to!
Hopefully in a few days I will settle down a bit more.
Love to you all Deb

I know exactly how you feel, with my first pregnancy in May (twins), my first scan at 5 weeks 4 days (due to lots of discharge), there was only one hb, but 2 sacs, they told me to come back in 10 days at 7 weeks and I then had lost the other HB, I was torn to pieces. Not only did god take one from me he took both of them, I was so devastated, but also know that it was for the best and even though I have had so many scares in this pregnancy, I just know this one is a sticker, as I m/c in May and am due in May, so that is a sign. Anything positive you can draw out of this pregnancy you must do as hard as it is I know. The only positive person in our relationship is my partner as when I woke in a pool of red blood and passed a clot (the size of my palm) this pregnancy and cramped, I had totally given up and here we are still going so strong! Still can't believe it! So I learnt a lesson and have tried really hard to stay positive from now on for my bubba's sake. Wade keeps talking to tiger and saying see mate I didn't give up on ya.

Hi all. This is my first time at BellyBelly. This forum is amazing - so much comfort to hear the experiences of other women. I am 5.5 weeks pg and have had very slight spotting for the last two days plus very slight and occasional cramping. I am going through the horrible emotions i experienced last year when I was pg (first pregnancy and VERY welcome!), started spotting at 5 weeks, did tests & scans etc., all seemed fine but eventually after 5 weeks of continued spotting and trepidation everytime I went to the toilet, miscarried at 10 weeks. I feel like there's something wrong with me! Stupid I know, but am feeling like I'm not meant to have kids etc. etc.
Sorry to burden but just needed to share experiences - last time was pg told everyone, so much celebration and love and then had to break the news. This time have been much more circumspect obviously but was still SO excited.. I want to be a mother so much.
Cheers
Bid

Bid - I`m so sorry to hear that your spotting, I know how scary it can be and so many thoughts and emotions running through your head. Can you get into your caregiver to have an ultrasound?

Hugs to you and I`m thinking of you, please keep us updated.

I thought I might add my experience in here so far.

Since coming off the pill I was a serial spotter during my luteal phase. It would generally start between 4DPO and 6DPO and continue until AF arrived. My progesterone levels, whilst in the normal range, were quite low. I had 2 chemical pregnancies during these cycles.

The cycle we fell, I was taking vitex for the first time....and noticed that my spotting started at 11DPO Yippeee!!! It was quite heavy some days and it even got a little red in colour.

I have basically been spotting on and off since 11DPO. I have some days where I wipe clean and others where there is slight staining...and some days I have dark brown stringy stuff.

I have been trying not to worry about it and have decided I am just going to be one of those women who spot.

With all this m/s I am confident that things are developing as they should.

I will be more settled thow, when we have our first scan and see bumpy for the first time.

We didnt see much at the first scan as I was 5 weeks and my bumpy is a little younger having O's later in my cycle.

So hopefully, i will be one of the success stories of spotting throughout a pregnancy!

Bid here again, thanks for the hugs! Spotting seems to have stopped (touch wood) and am going in for a scan next week. Feeling v. nauseous and sore of breast so that's a good sign surely! Hope all who are experiencing this scary stuff in their pregnancy are going well.
Bid

Yeahhhhh great news Bid. Crossing everything for you that all continues to go well.

Okay after reading here for a while I guess it is time I added my story too.

In my first pg I had some bright red bleeding at approx. 8wks, Dr put me in hospital to have a scan as he was worried that it may have been an ectopic pg. Scan showed it was all ok & no more spotting to be seen.

My second pg I had some bright red bleeding after working a frantic & hectic Xmas Eve (approx 6wks pg) a dash to emergency at the hospital saw me being told to rest & take it easy but if it is going to happen then at this early stage there isn't much they can do. Spotting went on for about 24hrs & then nothing more, but unfortunately we ended up losing our second precious son at 18w5d gestation.

This time around at 11w6d I again was at work when I had another bright red bleed, this one only went for about an hour & was then pretty much just smears when I wiped after the toilet. But went & saw Dr anyway after what we went through last pg, he ordered an u/s but as it was a public holiday the next day had to wait until Friday. Ordered to complete bedrest until the scan. Scan showed bubs was fine, cervix was closed & no stand out reason as to why the bleeding. Then had another scan 4days later at a different place (for NT scan) & the lady said all looked good. Had an OB appt later that same day & she said that for some women this is normal ~ even though in last 2 pg's I had only had the one occurence. This time I am noticing that occasionally I am getting the old dark brown (old blood) stringy bits in my CM when I go to the toilet, usually when I have been doing too much. But am thinking positive, as the OB said "once you have seen a heartbeat the chances of losing a baby is very slim". So I am living by those words & trying not to get too obsessed over every little tinge in my CM & listening to my body about when I have done enough for the time being.

Good on you Kirsty. Great to see that attitude.

I for one can verifty bleeding is not always bad!

My thoughts and prayers are with you.

Thanx Sheree it is actually your story that keeps me going in the right direction sometimes!!

Yeah I still pinch myself Kirsty, I just cant believe it, but am so so happy all the same. I won't believe it entirely I don't think till I am holding my baby.

I am glad I give you hope. It just sux that we have to even experience this though.

Hi all,
Unfortunately, I started spotting again today, so feel pretty horrible. Am going in for scan tomorrow - trying to stay positive - but am fearing the worst. You're right Sheree, it does suck that we have to go through this!
Bid

GL honey thinking of you.

Am feeling so much better. Saw a heartbeat today! And my dates are confirmed at 7.5 weeks which is in line with early HCG tests. Spotting seems to have subsided (for now). Thanks again for the words of encouragement. They mean so much and it's good to know you're not alone.

i also have experienced bleeding in pregnancy the first time i had some spotting at about 7w 5d i hadnt seen a doctor yet as i discovered with my first pregnancy the doctors didnt do alot for me till about 12 weeks anyway ... so i freaked out and went to see my doctor i explained that the spotting was light brown and light but scaring me all the same so first thing he did was take a preg test which came up negative :cry:he laughed in my face and told me i was just getting a late period due to breastfeeding !!! anyway he took a blood test and called me back the next day to say it was positive and i needed an ultrasound by this time i had been bleeding verry heavily and had passed large clots .. well in the u/s they couldnt see my baby at all :cry:

i waited a long cycle before ttc again and fell pg straight away i went to see my gp straight away for hcg monitoring ... i have had a bit of trouble with my hcg levels doubling slowly but apart from that fely verry pregnant
at 7w i had started spotting the same light brown and rushed to my gp she told me not to get my hopes up as things werent looking good ...i went for a scan 7w2d and all was fine baby in there nice and high and little heart beating away :p i was surprised . my doctor told me to take it easy for the rest of the week which i found easier said then done being home alone with a toddler . 2 days later the bleeding got heavier and verry red it has been like that for 4 days now and i have been passing smallish clots .... i am sooo afraid to lose this baby too i went to the emergency dept lastnight but after waiting for 6 hours i was crying and people were staring so i just left before being seen :cry:
tomorrow i get to see my GP i will update this when i know more

:( im sorry to say the news isnt good in my u/s today it showed my baby had gone :cry: i feel relieved now this has dragged on so long please dont let my storys discourage you as alot of peoplr have bleeding in their pregnancys and go on to deliver perfectly healthy babys !

Oh Im so sorry to hear your news faerigirl, your loss sounds so like mine, I feel for you, and wish we never had to go through this...I hope you doin ok.Take care

Faeriegirl - I am so very sorry to hear of your loss. Hugs to you.