This was my first pregnancy. I was excited and nervous (mostly because I'm in my mid 30s) I thought everything was going fine though..
I was scheduled for my first ultrasound at 12 weeks + 4 days. Which is later then what I've read most people have had their first ultrasound, but I didn't worry about it, I was just excited. (Also it was scheduled on my birthday, thought it was going to be a great gift to see my baby for the first time)
But of course that didn't happen. On exactly 12 weeks a had a heavy red bleed. Trembling and scared, I took myself to the ER. They did an ultrasound there and told me that they saw a sac, but no embryo. I'm devastated.. The bleeding had stopped by the time I had gotten home. I called my OBGYN in the morning and was told to come in at the appointment that was going to be the ultrasound. (The appointment was for a Monday and they were closed Saturday and Sunday)
I started having pain later that day (Friday) so I assumed I was starting to pass the miscarriage naturally. Bleeding started up again, but not anything more then what would happen during a period. I wasn't sure how much pain is to much.. so I stuck it out, keeping an eye on the blood. The next day, Saturday afternoon I felt a gush. Ran to the bathroom. I was draining blood. Pouring. My husband and father take me back to the ER.
The doctor did a pelvic exam and they got a lot out and thought the bleeding was slowing. No. My pain got worse. The blood kept coming. I was dizzy, and getting pale. I was put in an ambulance (about 3-4 hours later mind you) and when at the hospital I being bombarded by a lot of people (nurses and doctors) asking me things, poking me, checking things. I was scared. My blood pressure was dangerously low. They gave me my first blood transfusion.
I was stable enough to get my own room upstairs. I did feel a bit better. The bleeding had slowed a bit by that that point, but still on going. While staying overnight, they came to check up and do tests and at one point in the morning (2am I think) I got another ultrasound. The tech was so jarred about my bleeding that she called the nurse and doctor to look at me before she sent me back up my room.
Later the bleeding was back down to light period levels and I was given another blood transfusion. I was doing much better. So on Sunday night I was able to go home. I'm still bleeding now...
I'm trying to process everything I had just gone through..
There are friends and family offering their support, which is nice. But I don't know what to say.. or what I need..
Everything just sucks rn.