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Q for those who had lots of bleeds when PG...

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RickGhastley · 30/06/2011 08:49

I'm almost 9 weeks pg and so far have had 3 bleeds with slight cramping. I went to my GP and got referred for scans after the 1st 2 bleeds, all was well. I am due to see my GP this afternoon for another referral after the 3rd (heavy) bleed yesterday. I seem to be spending all my time at the GP or EPU at he mo!

Those of you who had frequent bleeds, did you always have a scan afterwards?

And did you ever find out what was causing the bleeds? The sonographer did a v detailled scan and is mystified!

Thanks x

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RickGhastley · 01/07/2011 20:06

Just logged on today and I'm so sorry to hear your news Ginga. Life can be so cruel sometimes. Please look after yourself and be kind to yourself and your DP. I had a "natural" m/c in Feb, I was 10 weeks, it was tough but not as physically terrible as I'd expected. Cattleprod has given good advice about the options available to you.

Thank you so much to all the other posters who have posted their positive stories, you have really helped be stay positive. I'm as sick as a dog today and slept 12 hours last night so I'm hoping all is well.

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Chipotle · 01/07/2011 19:03

Sorry Ginga.

PacificDogwood · 01/07/2011 18:56

So sorry to hear your news, Ginga .
I've been there several times and it is very hard.

Be kind to yourself. I hope you have lots of RL support around you.
Sending you love and strength.

Fresh01 · 01/07/2011 12:41

Sorry to hear that Ginga66. Take care of yourself.

Cattleprod · 01/07/2011 10:22

So sorry to hear that Ginga. I had one last nov and they aren't nice. Please look after yourself and make sure your family and friends give you lots of support.

Your options will probably be...
a. Miscarry naturally. If you choose this option please make sure you have someone with you at all times as the bleeding can be quite heavy and you might feel faint.
b. Medical management. Pills of some sort but I have no experience so can't tell you much more.
c. Surgical. The op is called an ERPC and is quite a simple procedure that takes about 15 minutes, but you will need a general anaesthetic. I had to have this after option a failed for me, and in hindsight I wish I'd had it straight away.

Thinking of you.

Ginga66 · 01/07/2011 10:11

Just had scan. Sac smaller and moved.miscarriage. Waiting for dr to find out options.

KaraJS · 01/07/2011 08:19

Sorry didn't read last few post , thinking of you xx

KaraJS · 01/07/2011 08:18

I dont know where you live bit whenever I had a big bleed I phoned the emergency hospital number on the front of my booklet. Didn't bother with my gp and they always told me to go straight in

MoChan · 01/07/2011 07:18

So sorry you have to go through this, whatever the outcome. Take care of yourself. You are in my thoughts. x x x

Ginga66 · 01/07/2011 03:29

Been admitted. Neck of womb slightly open so all hope I think is gone. I feel alarmingly calm now. I will wait for morning scan and if I have lost my little one mourn then. Thank you to all the lovely ladies who have supported me through this.

Ginga66 · 01/07/2011 01:40

Got scared by so much blood but staff seem not bothered, just left to own devices. They just want to see the blood. Pretty dehumanizing really.

Ginga66 · 01/07/2011 01:37

I am in hospital now pacific and am just waiting. Got mil over for 2 yr old but have sent dh home now to look after him. Wa in bed but blue light so kicked out now in chair. Usual examine clots and did urine test, still positive but cld be residual hormones right? So much blood and clots. Alone. Sad.

PacificDogwood · 30/06/2011 23:12

X-post, Ginga

At least you'd be at a safe place should you feel faint if you are in hospital.
I'd go if I were you.

PacificDogwood · 30/06/2011 23:11

I only twigged I was expecting DS2 at 16 weeks because I had monthly bleeds from when I stopped BFing DS1 and simply took them to be periods... .
I was scanned when the pregnancy was finally 'discovered' and all was well.
I had a big bleed at almost 26 weeks and Grade 4 placenta praevia was diagnosed shortly after. Whether that was the cause of the early pregnancy bleeds, I don't know.
I was admitted to hospital, had further big bleeds and DS2 was delivered by CS at 31 weeks weighing 1710g - spending a little bit of time on SCBU, he came home aged 5 weeks old, weighing 5 lbs. He is now 7 years and totally well .

As there are so many reasons for why you might bleed in pregnany, nobody will be able to give you any real reassurance. Fingers crossed for you here.

Ginga, are you ok?? From what you are writing, you should maybe seek some medical advice and get checked tonight for your own safety xx.

Ginga66 · 30/06/2011 23:05

Called hospital and they said up to u if you want to come inbut would be waiting two hours plus

Ginga66 · 30/06/2011 23:04

I am still bleeding, ace had gushes and lots of clots and pain. Want to hope that it is the bleed in uterus but afraid to cling on when might be mis carriage.

RollingInTheAisles · 30/06/2011 22:29

I agree with MoChan, I have very heavy periods that then loiter on half heartedly for ages. It was a bit like in pregnancy my body couldn't quite bring itself to stop entirely!

Icoulddoitbetter · 30/06/2011 20:57

I had two major bleeds before I was 12 weeks, the first one soaked me through in minutes then stopped. I passed big clots with the second, plus a bleed to brown blood in the middle. They scanned me after the large ones and all was fine, no reason at all could be found. I had another bleed when I was 14 weeks that lasted just under 24 hours and didn't go to EPU with that one. Since then I've had my 20 week scan, all fine, and I'm now 23 weeks and haven't bled for 9 weeks, fingers crossed.
I was so surprised that the first wasn't a miscarriage, so much blood! But I was told it just happens to some people. Good luck!

MoChan · 30/06/2011 20:46

Had three episodes of bleeding, last one at around 14 weeks, from then on everything was fine, textbook, no complications, birth went okay...

My (extremely FAST) bleeding was accompanied by MASSIVE, surprisingly hard clots. When they came out, I thought the worst. Each bleed was probably roughly around the time I'd have had a period - one theory suggested to me was that some people's bodies just can't quite get out of the habit of trying to menstruate. But who knows.

Whatever causes it, unexplained bleeding in early pregnancy does seem to be pretty common. More common than I'd have thought.

purcellfan · 30/06/2011 20:38

Happy to see this thread, am 6 weeks ish and woke up to brown needing today (tmi!) Had nothing like that in my first pregnancy so thought it was a miscarraige, but now it's more or less stopped. Bit of an emotional rollercoaster though. Really relieved to find I'm not the only one.

ICantFindAFreeNickName · 30/06/2011 20:28

I started bleeding very early on in my 2nd preg. I called Dr's & my lovely doctor actually came round to check on me. He said it looked like a miscarriage, but to wait until the next day for a scan. I remember sitting up crying until 4 in the morning as we had tried for a 2nd baby for nearly 5 years. I could not believe it at the scan the next day when they said everything looked fine. I had 3 further lots of very heavy bleeding over the next couple of months, the hospital were great & gave me a special 'get into hospital' free card. Which meant whenever I started to bleed I could pop along to the ward to be scanned & monitored. I think the bleeding stopped after about 4 months & I never found out what caused it. I now have a very healthy 8 year old daughter.

I too had never heard about bleeding whilst pregnant, but when I searched om Mumsnet I found loads of similar stories & it gave me hope - Good Luck.

RollingInTheAisles · 30/06/2011 20:17

I had bleeding up to about 14 weeks and had a healthy baby. I was in the US with private healthcare so plenty of scans but looked like it was a sub chorionic hematoma (sp?). Basically blood clots on the placenta that gravity drives out. Have had a few friends who also had similar in successful pregnancies. It is scary but after a few bleeds and a few scans was almost used to it.

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Chipotle · 30/06/2011 20:14

Wishing you lots of luck, try not to worry.

Chipotle · 30/06/2011 20:13

Oh and my DS is now 14 months old and gorgeous!

Chipotle · 30/06/2011 20:12

I had a scan every time... A ridiculous number of ultrasounds. My bleeds stopped at 16 weeks, thankfully. They didn't know what caused it but they could see the bleeds on the ultrasound. And said it was somewhere near the cervix. A friend of mine who is a Gynae oncologist (so right area, wrong field) said she thought some of the hormones produced during pregnancy can cause the lining of the cervix to erode and that may have been the reason (I don't know if this is true though).

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