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Miscarriage/pregnancy loss

Find support and share your experiences on our Miscarriage forum. See also legal rights and support after baby loss.

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im so scared, there is so much blood

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Totallyfloaty35 · 03/11/2010 09:05

Hospital told me not to come in unless im still bleeding the same amount in 2hours time.
I have just had a friend collect my 4yr old so now im on my own and i so want it to be over soon,i cant stop crying and the blood just keeps coming

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BellaBearisWideAwake · 03/11/2010 09:07

your poor thing, so upsetting and scary

can you get to hospital? I would go in. I was bleeding a lot and went to A&E and eventually got admitted.

MiasmARGGG · 03/11/2010 09:10

Oh you poor thing :( ((((hug))))

How far along are you ? There is a lot of blood bit if there is so much that you're getting scared then I think you should go to hospital. You shouldnt be on your own :(

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Totallyfloaty35 · 03/11/2010 09:18

Hi, i was supposed to be almost 9wks but baby didnt develop past 5-6wks. I was told last Thursday and that i would miscarry soon. Since then i have been bleeding but lightly on and off.
However i woke up at 7 this morning and i could feel something squirting out.
I am filling a pad every 10-15mins at the mo and losing clots (sorry tmi) it freaking me out as i have never bled like this before.
How long does this heavy bleed part last?
Im having contractions,every 2 mins they last about 30seconds and during that time i can feel blood pumping out.
Will it stop soon? (please say yes)

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thisisyesterday · 03/11/2010 09:20

oh that sounds awful :(

if you are worried then don't wait 2 hours, go in straight away. i am certain they would rather see you and there be nothing wrong than have you wait and get ill.

tesrocks · 03/11/2010 09:21

Please don't be on your own. I have had 2 x mc and the blood is scary and I also fainted, thankfully DH was with me. Really sorry this is happening and if you can't get anyone to come home at this time then phone an ambulance. Take care and let us know that you are OK later. S x

TheGrumpalo · 03/11/2010 09:22

I'm so sorry for your loss Don't have experience myself to help but if I were you I'd go to hospital.

Hope it eases off soon for you or there's something the hospital can do to help.

tesrocks · 03/11/2010 09:22

Just read your your more recent message, I bled heavily for about 3-4 hours and also had cramping for a lot longer. Is someone on there way to you?

mummycreepynora · 03/11/2010 09:25

go in - I bled like that (but in hospital) and they were concerned about heamorraging (sp?) turned out I wasn't and it stopped after about 4 hours but was VERY scary

jasmine51 · 03/11/2010 09:31

My extremely heavy bleeding lasted for the best part of a day, had to change pads every 30 mins. I went to A&E and then Urgent Gynae. I cant remember if they actually did anything apart from monitored me for a few hours but they were lovely and helped me feel alot less scared. I have thin blood and was worried that I was bleeding to death because like you I could actually feel blood pumping out...but they were very reassuring. Get to A&E if you can and allow yourself to be cared for. Oh and if you do go, take your own pads with you...theirs are like wearing floor boards!
x

owlshoes · 03/11/2010 09:42

Floaty not sure who in the hospital told you not to go in but when this happened to me, my GP told me to go to A&E if the bleeding became too heavy to cope with or the pain was unbearable - which I did and they were great. It might not last that long but you might feel safer and calmer about it if you were at the hospital and not at home by yourself - you shouldn't have to go through this alone. And as jasmine says, take supplies with you.

Hope you're feeling better very soon x

BellaBearisWideAwake · 03/11/2010 09:43

please go in. i had this and went in and eventually had a erpc and then a week later i had it again - they missed some stuff in the operation - really best to get it checked. it can be dangerous losing a lot of blood

EldonAve · 03/11/2010 09:45

if the loss hasn't eased off please call an ambulance

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Totallyfloaty35 · 03/11/2010 10:54

It is starting to ease off, thankyou for all your kind words.
Can anyone tell me if its ok to take Paracetamal if i have already taken Nurofen?
I took 2 x200mg nurofen tablets at 7:30am and im in pain again now.

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ShowOfHandsInEpistolaryForm · 03/11/2010 10:59

Yes, you can definitely take paracetamol at the same time as nurofen.

I'm so sorry.

Go straight in if you are worried.

mamatomany · 03/11/2010 11:00

This happened to me at 16 and DS is sleeping in my bed right now, I hope it's good news when you get to the hospital, don't give up hope :)

mamatomany · 03/11/2010 11:00

Happened at 16 weeks I meant.

mamatomany · 03/11/2010 11:01

Oh I am sorry just read the 4th post down :(

blinks · 03/11/2010 11:02

fine to combine those meds. x

MiasmARGGG · 03/11/2010 11:02

Paracetamol and neurofen are fine :)

Glad it's eased off a bit. I found with my 2 natural mcs that I had the heavy bleeding and the cramping for a while and then I went to the toilet and it all came out with a huge gush I think 4 hours was about te time it took for me too though I bled for a while after but not the same quantity and I did eventually need erpcs with all of them so make sure you get a scan to mke sure it has all come out. I had to have a erpc with the missed mc too.

MMCs are so shitty, I'm really sorry you are going through it :( be kind to yourself and don't expect to emotionally bounce back for a while.

voituredepompier · 03/11/2010 11:06

Oh you poor thing, my heart goes out to you.

It's fine to take paracetomol and nurofen together. Just follow the recommended limits for each

I bled a lot during my actual m/c and had contraction like pains for a day. You may well bleed but less heavily for a few more days and pass more clots. I also felt utterly knackered for about a week after so if you can get any help to look after your DD for a few more days then take advantage of it.

Have you been asked to go back for a further scan to check that the miscarriage is complete?

cupoftea123 · 03/11/2010 14:50

Glad to read that the bleeding eased off for u this morning. You are right, it is very scarey. I had a similar experience 4 wks ago, was just starting my 12th week. The cramps and pouring blood came in the middle of the night. I was on the phone to the on call dr, she wanted to monitor my blood loss. I think mine went on for roughly 2 hours, any time period longer than that and i was told i would have needed to go into hosp. To be honest when i was in the middle of it i didnt want to move anywhere just wanted it to stop. I think i was in shock and felt numb for a week. In hindsight when the bleeding the previous evening had begun to get heavier i had phoned the EPU and the on call dr, they'd both just said call back if it gets worse. If i (fingers crossed i dont) have one again i would choose to take myself in to hosp. I was so scared and overwhelmed by what was coming out of me. My OH was with me but he was v upset and overwhelmed too, i told him to go and watch tv whilst it was happening cos seeing him stressed wasn't helping me. I don't think i've ever had such an experience where i've ever felt so alone :(
Just to let u know, the next evening it came heavy again but not as extreme as night before, i took my self to emergency epu and got checked out, blood test, swabs etc. I'd had a reassurance scan booked for the nxt day so they scanned me and could see the cervix closing. If they recommend a natural mc, it may take a few weeks for the bleeding to settle down; this was again another shock for me.
I also want to say that it's so important to be seen by a dr if heavy bleeding (i think they define this by using more than one pad an hour) goes on for more than 2 hrs. My cousin in her 2nd mc had bled for a number of hours and then gone into hosp where she felt they din't believe how much she'd lost, unfortunately by the time she'd gotten seen she'd lost so much blood she needed to have a blood transfusion. She thankfully recovered and fell pregnant a year later with her 2nd ds.
Please will u let us know how u r getting along totallyfloaty? Thinking of you. X

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Totallyfloaty35 · 03/11/2010 15:02

Thankyou lovely people Bleeding has calmed down now,it gets heavier if i move a lot but i can cope with it now at least.
I was very frightened by what come out, big clots etc had me doing little screams of shock.
I phoned my mum (probably the most tactless person in the world) and she said " its your age,some women can have babies at your age,maybe you need to accept you're not one of them"
I didnt know whether to laugh or start crying again! I have only just turned 40 so of course it will be a little harder to get pregnant now...my mum is rubbish at sympathy, thank god for mumsnet.

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Goodluckbear · 03/11/2010 15:27

So sorry for what you're going through Totally . I had similar in Jan (same number of weeks/development) - the really heavy bleeding, with the big clots and just sitting on the toilet waiting for it to ease up. Hopefully now it is calming down more. Keep alternating between nurofen and paracetamol. Do you have another appointment to see someone? Hopefully your they will do a scan to check if it's complete, and if not they might offer you an ERPC.

I guess the next few days/weeks will feel pretty raw, I would definitely say keep coming back on Mumsnet, I don't know what I'd have done without it, it's so hard to talk about these things in RL.

Big hugs to you xxx

AnytimeNOW · 03/11/2010 16:10

So sorry Totallyfloaty you are not too old! and we are all here for you...sending you lots of hugs...X

cupoftea123 · 03/11/2010 16:35

Even though it will have been the last thing you would ever have wanted to hear, especially from your Mum, i felt a sense of reassurance reading your it. I'm visiting my mother at the moment (we've not had the easiest of relationships, but that's another story) and this morning when i told her i was getting some support from the discussions here on MN and i'd told her i'd ordered a book off amazon about m/c she told me that it's important not to dwell on these things and think about things in the future. I was not pleased. In order for me to move on i need to experience the sorrow, if i avoid it or pretend it doesn't exist (like wot a lot of people expect u to do, including her it seems) i will not be able to 'move on'. It is sooo frustrating that there is such fear of grief and saddness and unhappy feelings. They are normal and an important part of life.
Goodness me, rant over (for now!)
X

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