Curlygirly, hope the bleeding has stopped. I had a bleed at 12 weeks and again at 14 weeks with our twins and they're here now healthy and happy. Lots of people bleed during pregnancy for whatever reason and continue on to have healthy babies. My bleed was caused by a clot but it had disappeared by 18 weeks. I was told to rest and to do no lifting at all. If the bleeding hasn't stopped, I'd go and get checked out. It will put your mind at ease. Sending you hugs :hug:
Hoping someone may be able to help.
as you can see I'm 13 weeks, although at my scan I was measuring ahead which would put me at 14 weeks. I have felt a bit funny this afternoon, nothing I can really put my finger on but just not quite right.
Anyway was sitting on the couch doing some folding and I sort felt a bubble bursting sensation between my legs (sorry if its TMI) we have a visitor over so I didn't say anything, thought it felt weird and I was hoping it wasn't my Pelvic Floor really letting me down.
Put my boys to bed went to the toilet and there was about a tablespoon of bright red blood in my knickers (no clots) it has been nearly 2 hours now and I haven't had anymore bleeding.
I'm just so nervous, my first pregnancy was a missed miscarriage, and I had a bleed in my next pregnancy but that was at 8 weeks I have had a scan which showed bubs was going along well. I live in the country and if I go to the clinic tomorrow I know I will just see any old Dr who won't specialise in OB so wonder if there is anypoint or if I just wait til Monday.
I hate this feeling, we have only just made the big announcement too.
Edit, went to the toilet after writing this post, and there was more bloody. It is going to be a long night. Guess threre isn't much I can do but hope that it has stopped by the morning,. I hate this feeling
Just thought I would edit this for anyone reading through. I had an ultrasound and they could see that the bleeding had come from the placenta. I have a low lying placenta, not covering the cervix but close to it which was more than likely reason for the bleed. I'm not 21 weeks and have had no further bleeding and am just hoping that the placenta will move up so that I can avoid a c section.
Final edit, had a scan at 28 weeks, placenta has moved up and I'm right for a natural delivery. And I have had no further bleeding throughout this pregnancy.
Hi all, i'm new to the forum and i want to firslty say this has been a good read.
My story is this, i was 12 weeks pg in Dec 2010 when i m/c'd. Am currently pg again at 6weeks 4 days, has u/s last week and all good so far and have heard bub's heartbeat.
I have been bleeding slightly for the last three days, on and off, not much but enough to scare me!!! Getting a little worried and don't have an appointment with OB until July. GP said not to worry but it hasn't stopped so far.
Hey ladies, thanks to all of you for the stories and sustaining one another. You have all been companions to me today. I know I am pregnant from the at home test and from all the early sypmtoms I've had. I have been feeling "normal" until today when I woke up with light cramping and then proceeded to start bleeding. I am not sure what bright red means, but it is more like the color of red wine. It is not super heavy, but much heavier than spotting. I have used 2 pads today and it had come out while urinating in some glob-esque dripping, nothing big though, just gooey (sorry to be graphic, but not really, since the graphicness is what had helped me reading these!!) Anyway, I haven't been to the doctor yet, I think I am 4 or 5 weeks in. I am just going to wait and see what happens as long as the cramping stays so weak, and then I will get the ultrasound in a couple weeks and see if the baby is still there!! This was an unplanned pregnancy but I want it and my boyfriend has come around to wanting it too even though he is much younger than me. Oh man this waiting is torture!!! I will just keep resting until the bleeding stops so as to not shake things up too much. All my money is in the remodeling of my business right now and I have no cash nor health insurance, so I want to go to the doctor as little as possible this early in the pregnancy. I also live in Mexico and am a little sketchy about the healthcare here... I will update!!! THANK YOU!!!!!! :o
I can't believe that his thread is here! Thank you to whoever stared it because I need it!
This is a long post - sorry, but I need to get it of my chest & hope for a little support!
I'm 6 weeks 4 days pregnant with my third little one. On Saturday night, before bed I found some brown spotting on my knickers. I was a little surprised as I haven't had this in my other two pregnancies. But I knew this was common so didn't worry too much(strange for me!) & got some sleep. In the morning there wasn't much more but I thought I'd get onto my friend, Google, & see what was out there. Most info said not to worry but check with your Doctor. SO I thought I may as well call the maternity ward at the hospital to speak to a midwife & got a gynocology resident who told me to get to emergency right away to be assessed. I was kind of shocked & asked 'no matter how much?' & he basically told me to go.
I rushed my little girls to get dressed(poor things had a birthday party to go to) & dropped them off at my Mums on the way to Emergency. Thank God it wasn't too busy. When Igot to the triage nurse & told her what was going on she told me all they could do was do a blood test to check my hcg levels & then I'll have to go in the next day for another. If they were going up the pregnancy would be 'viable' if not, it was a miscarriage. I really wanted to lean through that little window & tell her that the term 'viable' when talking about a pregnancy was offensive. But I didn't, I just said thank you when she handed me a brochure called, 'bleeding in early pregnancy' & sat down waiting to be called. What a stupid thing to give a pregnant bleeding woman. The first thing on the leaflet - 'one in four pregnancies end in miscarriage. If you are having a miscarriage there is no emergency treatment that can help stop this'. Thanks. I really needed that while sitting alone waiting for god knows how long.
Thankfully the wait wsn't too long & I was lucky enough to get a really lovely nurse that showed some sensitivity to my concerns. SHe led me to a room, not a curtained off bit, & asked me what was going on. She assured me that bleeding in pregnancy was more common than not & not to worry just yet. After more questions & assessment she gave me a blood test & I had to wait for a doctor who may or may not give me an ultrasound. I did a urine test & handed over my pad for her to check out.
After what seemed like forever the doctor walked in & basically went to work as if I had told him I had a sore finger. He checked my belly & then asked me about any pain or cramping & basically told me I could have an ectopic pregnacy.He didn't want to give me an ultrasound as he wasn't trained in this area & as the baby was so small he may not pick it up. Fair enough. He told me he'd book me into the Early Pregnancy clinic for he next day for one. He came back with an appointment for Friday. Gee, thanks.
After going home & to the party all I could do was rest & wait. I had more bleeding which led to me crying all day & getting no sleep that night. As soon as I got up I rang the Pregancy Clinic & got an appointment for 9.30am. When the receptionst asked me if I could make it in by then I told her I'd get there. So, with no time to shower, brush my teeth or have breakfast I gt the girls to put their dressing gowns on & headed to the hospital with no time to spare.
At my appointment the doctor I saw kept fussing on about not finding a referral for me so I explained the whole saga from the day before. She told me she'd do an informal ultrasoud, if she saw nothing shd do an internal scan & if there was nothing there I'd have to have a formal scan with radiology as it may be an ectopic pregnancy because my hcg levels were high. So, while trying to get my litle girls to stay behind the curtain, she did the external scan. Nothing. Then I had to have the internal scan. She was rough as guts & still nothing. At this stage I started to get a bit upset but held it together in front of my girls. The doctor went about organising a formal ultrasound & I had to wait near the reception until radiology called me in. So I called my Dad to pick up the girls, rang my husband to tell him what was goig on & had to sit andwait facing 6 rows of chairs filled with pregnant women while I waited & tried to keep it together. Before the doctor let me go she said, 'I could be worng'. I told her I sure as friggin hope so. So I sat there either crying, or staring & generally looking like a miserable creature alone until my husband arrived. After a while an older nurse came up & sat down in front of me & said, 'I want you to go & have lunch then go straight to radiology & eyeball them, tell them you have been waiting here for 3 hours & they need to do he scan as soon as possible. I promised her I'd eat something & went.
So, bypassing lunch I went straight there & spoke to them, trying not to cry as they showed no sympathy at all. I got my red slip, followed the red line & waited. My husband was being so good. He told me not to worry. He knew they were hollow words because we've been together for 14 years - he knew there was no chance of me NOT worrying!
I finally got in with the sonographer & a student. Thank God they couldn't have been nicer. He even had his supervisor sit in. So I was to have another pelvic ultrasoud & an internal one too. They checked my kidney's, my ovaries, found my old friend the fibroid(I knew I had this from my last pregnancy) & then I saw a tiny little void, the sonographer picked it up to & thought it may be the gestational sack but wasn't sure. It did't help that he wasn't viewing it with the pregnancy program. After fixing that up it was clear it was the little sack! Then as they were looking for a heartbeat the supervisor walkied into the room & from 10 paces away she said, 'ah look at that little live baby with it's heart beating away!' I couldn't believe it. I could see the littleheart flickering & after they fiddled around with the machine a little you could clearly see that little heart beating away - at 105bpm- & it was in the right spot. What a relief! Now I was crying happy tears! I then had to sitthrough the internal that was thankfully a lot gentler than the one I had earlier. They took their findings off to their doctor & came back to tell me the baby was fine & that itwas confirmed I was 6 weeks & 3 days in. They showed me all t photos thy took & sent me back t the clinic with some for myself. SO relieved, I headed back to the clinic to speak with the doctor.
She came out to th waiting room & asked me if they told me anything. Clutcing my photosI told herthey told me everything was fine. 'Did they find a heartbeat?', 'Yes'. Good she says, because she couldn't ee aything in the pictures & report hey sent hr. I shoowed her wthe ones they gave me & have since cncluded that this doctor is BLIND because I have no idea about his stuff but could clearly see thegestational sc in all the images they took. Especialy in the picture labellled - gestational sack, uterus & fibroid!
I asked her about the bleeding & she just shrugged, 'sometimes it happens'.
We are not completely out of the woods yet, I have to book in for another scan at 8 weeks & hopefully the little speck(baby's new nickname given to it by the sonographer!) will be happily growing away in there. I'm still bleeding(ad to top it all off I musthave caught a tummy bug from the hospital because I spent 24 hours rshing to the toilet! Joy!), it seems to almost stop & then starts again. I hope it stops soon because even though I saw my baby alive & well just the other day I still can't help worrying.
Good luck to everyone & thanks for letting me get this off my chest - I don't have anyone else to really vent to because I'm not ready to tell anyone about this pregnancy yet.
xx
Massive hugs to you all. Littlelove, what a horrific process you have been through. I really feel for you. Bleeding in pregnancy is something that can not be explained and the whole "sometimes it happens" just doesn't cut it. If it helps, I bled for almost half of my pregnancy with DD, often clotty dark heavy bleeds and she's 13 months and running around like the gorgeous little girl I had hoped for. Best wishes.
Thanks Starangelk - it helps :):
I haven't bled in my pg so far (I'm 9.5 weeks) but I know someone who recently announced her pregnancy - she's just over 12 weeks now but she said she thought she lost it at 2 weeks because she bled HEAPS and put it down to a miscarriage. But more weeks went on and she was still getting symptoms and a dr test proved she was still pregnant and bubs was healthy and growing!
So just a little joyful story for all of you who are fretting. :)
Hi everyone
This is my first post on this forum. I recently discovered I was 3 weeks pregnant last monday only to discover 2 days later that I started bleeding. This is my first pregnancy and we only started trying 2 months ago. At first the discharge was brown then on the 7th day of the same, I went to the toilet and discharged bright red blood and a clot. I was obviously very worried & I am really uneducated when it comes to all things baby. I booked into the doc the next day and she took my hormone levels (came in at 35,000) and I went off to get an internal ultrasound (not fun!) which they saw nothing. Had my levels done since & they came in at 41,500 so still looking ok. I cant help but worry though - I am still getting brown discharge every day and its freaking me out. Im worried about it I feel like I am in limbo - I know I need to keep positive but on top of having morning sickness its really hard. Its a whole new thing for me to grasp.
Any advice?
Thank you
Cassandra
Hi Everyone
My story diesn't have a happy ending. after a heavy bleed on Thursday afternoon I lost the baby.
xx
Littlelove, sending you even more hugs :hug:
Back here again, urgh.
Only had slight spotting early in this pregnancy and thought we would be all good, but this morning (at 14.5 weeks) got bleeding again. i had it numerous times with my DD and know it can still be ok, but it still sucks sucks sucks. Had plans for today but chilling on the couch hoping it will settle down again.
Wondering if i ring my midwife or dr or someone but really can't be bothered unless they can tell me everything is fine ...
thankfully, my DD is in a great mood and is amusing me with her silliness.
we prob should have a shower and get dressed for the day.
anyway, think good thoughts if you can.
Hey hotI. :hug: sorry you're back here. I remember I had spotting with my dd after a night of nookie? Hope it stops soon, rest up xo
Thanks TT. It would be nice if it was due to nooky, but no such luck.
Hope you are doing ok too :hug:
Has it eased up?? Maybe a trip to the ED might put your mind at rest? The portable ultrasound machine, or the doppler?? I know its a pain having to wait, but it might be worth it. Can't wait till you begin to feel some nice, regular kicks, they're a sigh of relief :hug:
thanks for the love too x
It settled again yesterday. I had an appt this morning anyway, and they found bubs heartbeat, which was lovely. Slight spotting again now, but i'm not too worried, just annoyed.
Will feel much more secure when i can feel movements.
Hi All,
Glad I found this thread cause it looks like this pregnancy is going to be a bloody one.
I been having bleeding and spotting on and off since conception. The most recent is occuring now. I am just over 13 weeks.
I've never experienced a "viable" pregnancy with bleeding so this is a new experience for me.
I had a scan yesterday which showed a healthy baby but also showed a small area of bleeding in the lower part of my uterus. This is where the bleeding has been coming from the whole time.
I guess I'm looking for stories where bleeding has been a continual occurance throughout the pregnancy and led onto a healthy bub.
Cheers!
Hi Sara
My first pregnancy i had 5 or 6 times of bleeding, begining at 6 weeks or so, and i think the last was at 24 weeks. My DD was born healthy at 41 weeks. I had some bleeding earlier on in this pregnancy, but not as much as last time and i am now in the 3rd trimester. Bleeding can be worrisome, but things can still work out ok.
take care
Hi Sara,
Sorry to hear you are going through a particularly anxious stage of being PG and bleeding. My story is a good one. I fell preggers with twins and started bleeding a only 5 weeks - about 2 days after finding out we were pregnant. I developed a blood clot which was quite close to the twins and nearly lost the babies. Went on bed rest from 5 weeks to 13 weeks. I think the bleeding stopped at about 8 weeks?
No-one understands until they have had bleeding while PG and unfortunately no-one knows if the embryos are going to stick.
That said, I think your ticker shows you are at week 13. That is really positive. Take care of you. Rest up. Put your feet up. Drink plenty of liquids. Get plenty of rest.
Good luck, hope you have your baby in your arms soon xo
Hi Sara, I'm 27 weeks & 6 days pregnant, I've had heavy bleeding on & off since 11 weeks :( it's very scary at times.
I was diagnosed with vasa previa & on Monday I'm moving in the hospital until bubs is born which will be at 34 weeks now if I can last that long. Fingers crossed!
I hope things settle for you x take care
Best wishes Bex! hope you got lots of reading and things to do. Maybe learn to knit or something to keep you from going crazy.
take care
Hi girls,
Thanks for the reassuring words.
Still continuing to have bleeding and spotting here.
Had a real scare recently. Woke up in the middle of the night to leaking. Got up and checked my undies but was only white discharge. While i was wee'ing i felt myself pass a huge clot. Looked into the loo and the water was red from blood. I couldn't see the bottom of the toilet but wanted to see what I had lost so got on a glove and scooped out a large blood clot. I freaked as it looked just like a sac!! I was terrified to open it as I thought baby was in there but did and it was only a blood clot.
Got up the next morning and went to ED where they used the doppler and found babies HB straight away!! Such a relief. They couldn't tell me where the clot was from but sent me for a u/s.
U/S showed a very small peri-sac bleed which at another scan at the EPAU at The Mater on Tuesday, showed that the bleed has all cleared up. But again, no reason for the large clot.
So at the moment, I'm trying not to be to anxious but am terrified at at any moment the baby is going to slip out.
Fingers crossed this all settles down soon.
Thanks again for your kind, reassuring words :)
Hello there everyone, I am new to this forum and new to pg on a whole. I live in the Caribbean so most of you guys are pretty far away and doulas and midwives are very few.
About 2 weeks ago I started having some back pain and tenderness in my breasts and just out of curiousity I took a pg test and to my surprise it was positive, which is nuts cuz I was on bc and hadn't missed any. Then 4 days ago I started having dark brown spotting, went to my gyno and he did an u/s and found my little bun with a heart beat, not sure of the source of the bleeding but I felt a teensy bit better. One day later I went to pee and there was about a teaspoon of brown blood leaking into the toilet ( sorry for the tmi). Rang my gyno again and went in for another u/s bunsy was still there with a heart beat. The bleeding tapered off to a complete stop this morning then I came home from work, went to pee, had a bit of cramping and there was a good amount of bright red blood , soaked all the way thru undies and jeans.
I am crazy worried at this point since on the last u/s the doc said it was a threatened miscarriage. Now I'm having some cramps that feel equivalent to menstrual cramps and I'm laying here afraid to even breathe.
I don't have another appointment scheduled till dec 16. And I am honestly loosing my mind!
Help?!
Sorry to hear, bleeding in pregnancy is so scary. I have placenta previa grade four & vasa previa . I know how scary it is. I would go straight to an emergency dept at a hospital if it's that bad. How far along are you?
Hi, I'm sorry to hear you've had so much drama mama. I am 6 weeks and 3 days today. The bleeding tapered off and now I'm having pink discharge. I messaged my gyno and he told me to just take it easy but if a miscarriage had started there was nothing we could do.
I'm so sad because I just dont know what is going on. I'd love to hear what you think
Just wondering... if anyone in late third tri lost small clots when they lost their plug? I have been losing my plug constantly the last 5 weeks, with spotting. But now, I also have small black little balls, like a cherry... tiny blood clots. I am seeing my MW in the morning, just wondering if this is normal, or maybe if things are ramping up?
I would think that coloured blood is just old blood..sorry but doesn't sound like ramping up blood to me, just the dry older stuff that has been previously discharging :-( definately check
With midwife tho that it is all normal!!!
Is it still 'bleeding' if it's a brown CM?
I'm 6w6d and soooo worried this is leading into a 3m/c...
I've only ever had this in my first preg at around 8weeks just before diagnosed with BO.
Second preg, didn't have a spot, but was still another BO.
Ive always been told if its brown it's old blood.
Best get it checked out though so at least you know what's going on.
Take care
Xx
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