red blood and cramping at 5 weeks

[oliveoil123]

The Dr said it was normal but it doesnt seem normal. Ive been bleding for over a week. Pain all day every day. Cramping now gone into my left hip. Any one else had this?

yes i got it with my 1st 3 days after finding out i was pregnant. it was bright red blood, with belly ache, my doctor instructed me to go to the early pregnancy unit though, were they said to me i wasnt miscarying and that it was due to implantation bleeding although that is suppose to happen before your periods due, it continued for around 2-3 weeks on and off, but i now have a healthy 22 month old

No, that's not normal with a healthy pregnancy. Implantation bleeding would only be for a few days and would barely be enough to warrant using a panty liner. You can have breakthrough bleeding when your period is due (which is different to implantation bleeding!) but that would be lighter than a normal period usually.

I would get to an EPU and get blood tests done.

Doesn't sound normal to me, I'm sorry to say. Definitely worth seeing doc again, or phoning hospital.

My MW had so much implantation bleeding she was convinced she wasn't pregnant - until went for the scan and found out she was 4 weeks further on than she thought...

My understanding is that implantation bleeding can happen at any time whilst the placenta is getting established, or in other words, throughout the first trimester. Many women don't see it at all. Most women who do will have very little blood. For a few women it can be heavier than a period would have been. They all come within the heading of "normal", but some are much more unusual than others.

That said, the further from normal the symptoms become the more sensible it is to get it checked out. I'd see the GP again and see if the duration changes his view. You could also contact your EPU direct - they may not be able to see you without a GP referral (ours won't), but they should be able to give you advice on whether or not they think you should be seen, which it would take a brave GP to ignore (especially if you say you'll hold him personally responsibly for the consequences...)

Fingers crossed you can get seen and find out what's going on.

Thanks guys thats all realy helpful and reassuring. xx