Bleeding During Pregnancy - Women's Stories Of Bleeding In Pregnancy #2

[Phteven]

As some of you will know, bleeding during pregnancy, especially during the first trimester, is quite common, with varying degrees of bleeding. The reasons too can be varied, which are listed in the article on the main site of BellyBelly HERE - well worth the read for all. However for those in our forums, I thought I would start this topic as it's a very common topic of discussion and it does happen to many of us.

I wanted to make a specific place where women can share their experiences of bleeding in pregnancy, with both positive and negative outcomes. I know of so many varying stories, where women have still had a 'period' right through their whole pregnancy, even bleeding and cramping for the whole pregnancy, yet have had healthy babies. There are also those who are unfortunate to have miscarried as a result of bleeding.

If you feel comfortable sharing your story, please do. If you are uncomfortable discussing bleeding in pregnancy, that's totally fine and there is no pressure to contribute whatsoever. Hopefully this thread can bring support to our members who are experiencing bleeding during pregnancy, which of course can be very upsetting not knowing what is happening.

If you have any questions or feedback about this topic, please email me at info@bellybelly.com.au

The previous thread can be found HERE

[JoJo]

Hi, I just discovered this site yesterday and I have been fascinated by the number of women who have bleeding during pregnancy and still go on to have healthy babies!

Here's my story so far...and sorry if theres TMI! I am currently 7.5 weeks pg. A week and a half ago I woke up and after a shower discovered I was bleeding a red colour at this stage. Off to the local GP who pretty much assured me I had probably m/c but gave me my Anti D (RH neg injection) and booked me in for an ultrasound. Went to the ultrasound 2 days later to discover I hadn't m/c but was carrying twins (who I will now refer to as B1 and B2). HB for one at the 6 week point was 109 bmp and the other 116bmp. Ecstatic but still scared due to the bleeding.

Two days after the ultrasound I started bleeding again and have every day since - dark brown spotting, not heavy but there every day. Went to OB who was not really confident about the future of pregnancy and booked me in for an u/s for next week. Yesterday I passed a clot, which I hadn't done previously. It was only about one cm long but still I don't know if it can be a good sign. I have had really bad morning sickness up until yesterday and now don't feel bad at all, which again makes me think its not a good sign. But breasts still sore etc etc so I think i may still be pg but wonder now if I have lost one of them. So off to u/s this week and hopefully, fingers and toes crossed, both are still there and healthy.

Has anyone else suffered similar bleeding/spotting daily? I am worried but trying to remain optimistic

thanks

[4under3]

I just read your post after I posted my similar situation. Read my post. I don't really have any answers for you..but know that you are not alone. I have many questions for my doctor Feb 26th. I'll let you know what I find out.

[Phteven]

no wonder you're worried. Is it possible to bring your U/S forward so you get some more answers sooner rather than having to wait until later in the week?
I hope both your precious bubbas are healthy.
welcome to bellybelly

[JoJo]

Hi Dachlostar, thanks for the message. We ended up pushing the u/s earlier and went in today instead of later in the week. U/s showed everything was fine, two healthy peanuts with strong HBs which is really reassuring. Still early days but feeling much more optimistic now. Just take it a day at a time. Haven't had a bleed today so hopefully that continues.


cheers

[Phteven]

That's wonderful news JoJo!! They say that once you see a heartbeat the chance of losing your bubs goes down heaps.
I hope you don't have any more bleeding.

[4under3]

I am relieved to have found all of you. We are pregnant with our third pregnancy. I had no complications with our 2 year old but a dime sized brown spotting one day with my 1 year old (which was because my placenta pulled a little, but his pregnancy turned out normal. Now I am 19 weeks pregnant. At 13 weeks I started bleeding HEAVILY one evening. I called my doctor and had to wait to come in the next morning for bloodwork and an Ultrasound. I was a wreck the entire night waking often with cramps and heavy bright red bleeding. I couldn't imagine how the baby would make it with all the bleeding.

The next morning, to our surprise, the US showed our healthy baby....AND our OTHER healthy baby. We are having twins and they were not affected by the bleed. The doctor said my cervix had been bleeding but that the babies had healthy strong heartbeats and were growing great. I stopped bleeding for 3 weeks and started bleeding 12 days ago. First it started with light brown spotting so I called my nurse. She was not very comforting and said there was nothing to do and if it changed to bright red or if I was having any contractions or cramps to call back. So 4 days after it turned to a dark red/dark brown so I called again. She told me I needed to "calm down, it would be the best for us all." Now I have been bleeding for almost 2 weeks and I don't have an US for 6 days. I am so nervous.

The babies are identical girls so the doctor said that usually they will stick together and either both make it or both not. I can for sure feel the one baby move all the time. The other baby I can feel once in awhile. I just wish that my nurse could be more understanding. It's so hard to be bleeding a "medium flow" every day when you are pregnant. Does anyone know if it is more common to bleed when pregnant with twins?
Thanks.

[Phteven]

4under3, when something so stressful is happening in your pregnancy you need sympathy and support not *****y nurses.
It must be awful having to wait another 6 days - maybe if you went to a GP and had a talk about the kind of emotional stress you're feeling at the moment they might refer you for an ultra-sound for peace of mind. If your nurse is always a ***** maybe you could ask to be assigned to a differant one. You could just ring up the clinic/hospital and ask what the procedure is to change your nurse or Dr.
I hope your bleeding clears up soon so that you can relax.

[muski]

Hi Everyone,

I thought I would also share my experiences I am now 12 and half weeks pregnant and have experienced bleeding on 3 major occasions. The first was at 5 weeks I panicked and after visiting emergency and having an ultrasound the doctor told me they could see a sack but they wouldn’t know if there was anything wrong with the baby for a few more weeks as it was too early. After an agonising 2 weeks I had woke to more bleeding and noticed that I had passed something in the toilet it looked solid and had some blood in it. I was worried that it was the baby and I had miscarried so I arranged another ultrasound where the radiologist said the baby looked fine. So for the next couple of weeks I was over the moon and enjoying being pregnant.

Then on the weekend I was out and had a lot of blood loss again it was bright red its leaked through my jeans, for the rest of the night i had spotting and slight bleeding when i went to the toilet.

I rang my OB this morning and he asked me to come in, he told me that bleeding can happen in the first trimester and especially at 12 weeks when the placenta take over. I have another ultrasound tomorrow but the OB said not to worry, i did not experience any pain or cramps but seeing the blood is so scary and not knowing is even worse. I thought I would share my story with others I know it’s scary but it appears a lot of people experience bleeding and it doesn't necessarily mean you will lose the baby. Hope this helps other’s who experience bleeding

[Phteven]

muski, its great to see that you can be so positive through such a worryig experience. I hope that your ultrasound went well and your little bubba was doing ok in there.

[Niamh75]

Hi try not to worry and diffidently change nurses 4under3 your under enough stress worrying about this with out having to cope with an insensitive nurse i don't want to scare you but i would ring your doctor and see if you could bring the scan date forward for your peace of mind ,at this stage it could be the placenta and also bleeding could be caused be a varicose vein in the cervix so take it easy oh and its very common in twins about 3 out of 5 would have bleeding expecting twins and go on to have healthy babies.
i had bleeding in my first pregnancy it started at 6 weeks and went on for nearly 4 weeks but the baby was fine i had morning sickness was so tired all the normal symptoms , on my second baby i had bleeding at 9 weeks again went for a scan all was fine and it only lasted a day this time, on my third i had none. i did have a miscarriage in between my first and second but the bleeding came with a lot of pains and it was exactly like labour pains it was over in a couple of hours and i passed loads of clots sorry, but i did discover i was 9 weeks pregnant a couple of weeks later it looked like when i was losing one i had one making its way to the womb hope i don't upset any one with that just so you know the difference. but good luck and try not to worry both of you let me know how you get on and take it easy
niamh

[4under3]

It's been a couple of weeks since I posted but wanted to let you all know that I haven't had bleeding for a few weeks now. Now we have a new situation to practice our faith on. Our twins have 1 placenta that they are sharing. Sometimes one baby can "steal" nutrients/blood from the other and get bigger than the other. This is a serious sitation called Twin to Twin Tranfusion. The doctors we have been transferred to are at Mayo Clinic here in Rochester, MN and they are the best of the best. We are being monitored once a week to meausure the doppler (heart) of both. We are believing that God is in control and everythign will be perfect.

[Niamh75]

It's been a couple of weeks since I posted but wanted to let you all know that I haven't had bleeding for a few weeks now. Now we have a new situation to practice our faith on. Our twins have 1 placenta that they are sharing. Sometimes one baby can "steal" nutrients/blood from the other and get bigger than the other. This is a serious sitation called Twin to Twin Tranfusion. The doctors we have been transferred to are at Mayo Clinic here in Rochester, MN and they are the best of the best. We are being monitored once a week to meausure the doppler (heart) of both. We are believing that God is in control and everythign will be perfect.

Hi 4under3
I just read you last post and that's good all the bleeding stopped how far along are you now
i just wanted to wish you well as it sounds like you have a worring time ahead of you but they have come on leaps and bounds in treating this condition so it will work out fine
Best of luck Niamh

[suzyaaron]

Hi everyone..

I am now going 38 weeks. But I would like to share my experience bleeding during pregnancy. Well, I got miscarriage when I pregnant my first baby. That time I was 9 weeks pregnant. I found a brown spotting at my panties and got panic since it was my first time. I afraid to see that I got so many brown spotting. Then when I went to see my gynae, she said she cant see the sac anymore and asked me to go the hospital for further check ups. When I arrived at the hospital, my brown spots turned to reddish pink and at that time I think my baby gone. When the doctor scanned me, he said 90% the baby gone. And asked me to take a rest at home. That night, I was so in painful and it's hard to describe. I felt like it coming out and had a bad bad dysmenorrhoea or can i say like a period pain. When I go to the toilet, I saw a lump of blood out from my vagina. It's like a size of my thumb. The pain come & go every 3-5 minutes. When I went to the hospital, they said that I do not need to make a D & C but got to recheck up
after a week since I continue bleeding. Then after a week, the doctor said it's totally came out and no need to make the D & C. He just gave me some medicines. In my case,they said refers to the clinical situation which an intrauterine pregnancy is present but is no longer developing normally or missed abortion.

After 2 months, I detacted pregnant again..and this time my former gynae gave extra attention afraid I will bleed again. Well, on the 6th week of my pregnancy, I bleed again and given a medical leave for 3 weeks for bed rest. I was given an injection for 5 times every 3 days. I forgot what the injection name was. And they gave me turinal and other medicines. After that, thank God everything fine till now at 38 weeks, my baby actively moving in my womb waiting for his time to come out. I bet he's eager to see the world..

I don't know what your opinions regarding this but for me his was a hard time. Since I married on June 2005 and I only got pregnant on May 2006 but it ended with misscarriage. I was so in pressure situation and stressed. Plus, I've been asking by many people including my in law family when to get pregnant and bla bla bla..They compared me with other people who got pregnant once they got married. I was so sad and cried almost everytime whenever I heard somebody got pregnant. I always acted that I am not ready yet to have a baby when people keep asking me. Thank God, I got a lovely husband and a few of my friends who understand and gave me support and encourages for me to be strong.

I wish all of u out there best of luck and immediately see your care provider once u noticed any spotting or bleeding during pregnancy...All the best to all mama..

[shereejoy]

Omg! Didn't know there was such a thread. What a great idea!

Well this is my story and I am worried about my current pregnancy as I never seem to ever have an easy ride!

1st pregnancy - twin pregnancy - bled brown from 4 weeks 2days until 7 weeks - ended in m/c
2nd pregnancy - single (my son Lachlan) - bled brown and red from 5-8 weeks then at 11weeks I woke in pool of red blood and passed a clot the size of my palm and and as thick as my thumb. Was put on best red and continued to discharge brown till 15 weeks and then all was fine.
3rd pregnancy - twin pregnancy - no discharge until nearly 9 weeks, where I had a stab in my gut that lasted for all of 5 seconds and took my breathe away and I immediately started only slightly discharging - ended in m/c
4th pregnancy - not sure on single or double hanging out for a scan next week 8th Nov 2007 - been discharging only slight from 4 weeks 5 days and still discharging slight at 5 weeks 1 day.

So I guess I have proven all odds and had a successful single pregnancy with my son Lachlan and his was the worse bleeding by far. But in saying that whenever I discharge my heart still drops and I think the worst. I think blood for me can mean good and bad and you never ever really know which way it is going to swing.

[swapna]

Hi
Nice to see this thread where pregnancy problems can be freely shared.I am pregnant for abt 6.5 weeks now.3-4 days earlier I detected small stains of blood in my panties at night.Immediately I Called My doc. who gave me an injection of Hydrxyprogesterone hexanoate and advised me complete bed rest.Bleeding stopped immediately. Next day One more injection of Chorionic was given to me and then i got examined by abdominal U/S, in which the amniotic sac was clearly visible and appeared to be quite intact but the cardiac activity of the baby could not be detected.Doc advised trans vaginal sonography but i was too scared so refused to get examined internally.Then she advised abdominal U/S after 7 weeks.Now i am eagerly waiting to complete my 7th week to know the status of my baby. will it be OK? I am taking complete bed rest and did not bleed after that particular incident.I am continuing with some harmonal pills which doc had prescribed earlier.This is my second pegnancy after a gap of 9 years. i never had any miscarriage or any other gyno problem.
Regards
Swapna

[CaitlinsMummy]

Hello

I thought I'd share my own lil story. Umm..With pregnancy number 1 i had absolutely no problems what so ever. I had a normal delivery with a very healthy baby girl pregnancy number 2 which was with my current bf unfortunately was much different. We tried for 5 months. when i found out i ws pregnant we were overjoyed. I thought it would be the same as last time i thought id sail through it but i started bleeding at 11 weeks. because it was 4am I phoned an on call doctor who told me it was probably because i'd had intercourse the night before but i should still go for a u/s. we went first thing in the morning, clinging onto a tiny bit of hope only to find out that our baby died at 5 weeks. the sac was normal sized but was jagged on one side. I tried to wait it out but lasted only 2 days before i ws admitted to hospital. i had a D&C the day after. we tried again and i got pregnant the third month after the mc. we went for a scan when i thought i was 7 weeks but was told the sac was empty the lady told us not to worry too much because it ws probably too early to see anything anyway and to come back in a week. i went back 2 weeks later to find out i was only 7 weeks (5 weeks at first scan obvs) and the sac was still empty. we were devastated. she told us to go back in 5-7 days or whenever i felt ready. we asked if there was a chance our baby was there..she told us she won't say no because they can't be sure just yet but we had to understand that there was a small chance of there being a baby there the next time. that was the 13th march. i decided to wait 2 weeks, trying to get ready for this m/c but holding onto that small chance something could be there. unfortunately i started bleeding 2 nights ago. it was brown mucousy stuff at first and stopped after a few hours but the day after it was red, not flowing but there when i wiped. it stopped again last night but started again this morning. i'm so confused, last time it started almost straight away, was heavy, unbearbably painful and never stopped. I can't go to a doctor or BEP clinic because of good friday and the bank holiday and i was told to go to A&E if it got too bad but right now there is no pain and only light on and off bleeding so i'm going to wait until tuesday. I'm as prepared as I can be in case I am miscarrying and people may think i'm silly for holding on to a shred of hope when everything is against me (empty sac especially) but for me it's worth it. all of the stories here both happy and sad are inspiring reads and i'm so glad so many women go on to have healthy babies. Your stories reinforce my hope. To the ladies who go on to miscarry, i'm so sorry for your loss be strong and may your future babies be perfect. Thanks for sharing your experiences

CaitysMum

[shereejoy]

Hello

I thought I'd share my own lil story. Umm..With pregnancy number 1 i had absolutely no problems what so ever. I had a normal delivery with a very healthy baby girl pregnancy number 2 which was with my current bf unfortunately was much different. We tried for 5 months. when i found out i ws pregnant we were overjoyed. I thought it would be the same as last time i thought id sail through it but i started bleeding at 11 weeks. because it was 4am I phoned an on call doctor who told me it was probably because i'd had intercourse the night before but i should still go for a u/s. we went first thing in the morning, clinging onto a tiny bit of hope only to find out that our baby died at 5 weeks. the sac was normal sized but was jagged on one side. I tried to wait it out but lasted only 2 days before i ws admitted to hospital. i had a D&C the day after. we tried again and i got pregnant the third month after the mc. we went for a scan when i thought i was 7 weeks but was told the sac was empty the lady told us not to worry too much because it ws probably too early to see anything anyway and to come back in a week. i went back 2 weeks later to find out i was only 7 weeks (5 weeks at first scan obvs) and the sac was still empty. we were devastated. she told us to go back in 5-7 days or whenever i felt ready. we asked if there was a chance our baby was there..she told us she won't say no because they can't be sure just yet but we had to understand that there was a small chance of there being a baby there the next time. that was the 13th march. i decided to wait 2 weeks, trying to get ready for this m/c but holding onto that small chance something could be there. unfortunately i started bleeding 2 nights ago. it was brown mucousy stuff at first and stopped after a few hours but the day after it was red, not flowing but there when i wiped. it stopped again last night but started again this morning. i'm so confused, last time it started almost straight away, was heavy, unbearbably painful and never stopped. I can't go to a doctor or BEP clinic because of good friday and the bank holiday and i was told to go to A&E if it got too bad but right now there is no pain and only light on and off bleeding so i'm going to wait until tuesday. I'm as prepared as I can be in case I am miscarrying and people may think i'm silly for holding on to a shred of hope when everything is against me (empty sac especially) but for me it's worth it. all of the stories here both happy and sad are inspiring reads and i'm so glad so many women go on to have healthy babies. Your stories reinforce my hope. To the ladies who go on to miscarry, i'm so sorry for your loss be strong and may your future babies be perfect. Thanks for sharing your experiences

CaitysMum

Good on you for holding onto hope. I believe every pregnancy m/c or not is different. I have had bleeding and no bleeding with m/c's, so you can never 2nd guess your body. GL.