Im 24 weeks & 2 days pregnant. Today I woke thinking I'd wet myself in my sleep when I got up to look it was blood, & a lot of it. we went to the hospital. I was given a steroid injection & will have another tomorrow to help mature the babies lungs. My OB is hoping that it will settle & that we can go to at least 28weeks. He believes it will continue to be an issue & as I'm early still in my pregnancy concerned the bleeding will get worse with each bleed.
Does anyone else have this condition or had it & when was the baby born??
I'm on bed rest.
A close friend of mine had exactly your issue, spent some time in hospital at approx this stage and went home when stabilised. She was hospitalised again at about 32 weeks after more bleeding and spent just over a month there before her DS was safely delivered by c/s at 37 weeks. He is now a very healthy, happy five and a half year old. His little sister is almost three and Mum had no PP with that pg.
Well after another big bleed at 4 this morning they admitted me to keep an eye on things. Hopefully just a few days! They are sending the pediatrician today to talk to us about prem babies. Stay in there lil mate for a few more weeks at least!! Thanks for all your kind words
i have been in your situation and know how scared and anxious you must be feeling! i was further along then you but still understand how scary it is. i found out at our 20 week scan that we had a complete previa. i started spotting at 30 weeks then had a big bleed at 34 + 1 weeks. my ob admitted me to hospital on bed rest where i was to remain. he was hoping to get me to 38 weeks where he would do a c section. unfortunately i had a bigger bleed 2 days later and my son was born that night. he spent 13 days in the scbu and then we were able to take him home. i received the steroid injections too which i contribute to the great lungs on him when he was born! he started screaming the second the ob pulled him out of me! he was not happy
i hope u have no further bleeding. its so scary. i am here if you ever want to talk! plenty of rest and dont lift anything heavy! keep us updated on how you go xx
My situation is very similar to yours. At my 19 week ultrasound found out I had Grade 3 placenta previa and told to take it easy which I did.
I have had 5 bleeding episodes so far
1st - 20 weeks
2nd - 21 weeks 6 weeks
3rd - 22 weeks 4 days
4th - 23 weeks 4 days
5th - 24 weeks 6 days
I am 27 weeks and 1 day today and have been on complete bed rest since my first bleed - at total of 7 weeks of bed rest (only allowed to go the toilet and have a quick shower) 4 weeks of which were spent in hospital. We had to have a very scary conversation with my obsterician after my 4th bleed about the possibility of the baby needing to be delievered if the bleeding continued - this bleed was the biggest so far, but luckily I was still in hospital when it happened.
I did not even think we would make it to 24 weeks considering how frequently I was bleeding but here we are at 27 weeks and 1 day and like you so desperately wanting to make it to 28 weeks. After every bleed we had an ultrasound to check baby and the blood flow to the baby from the placenta and amazingly everything has been perfectly normal each time.
My last ultrasound at 26 weeks showed that my placenta has moved and is now 10mm away from my cervix - so now a Grade 2. Had an appointment with my Obsterician and he thinks I will probably have another bleed again and like you said that it is likely to be heavier than the previous.
Unfortunately this situation is really out of our hands, the only thing we can control is doing exactly as the dr says and for me that is to continue with strict bed rest which I have been doing religously since the first bleed. And remember every day your baby spends inside you is greatly benefical to the babies health. I have been setting small goals for myself - this week it is to just make it to Friday without bleeding, this has helped me greatly as thinking i just want to make it to 32 weeks just seems so far away and impossible some days.
Complete Placenta Previa & prem babies??
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