Has anyone ever bled heavily for a week and not miscarried?

[birdofthenorth]

Wasn't sure weather to post this in pg or mc sections, sorry.

I'm nearly 9 weeks pg but have been bleeding fairly heavily (like a period) for 7 days now. I was scanned on day 3 of the bleed and the baby still had a heartbeat, although was measuring 7 rather than the 8 weeks I was then, and the sack was measuring 6 weeks. At that stage the bleeding was light than a period -over the next few days it got heavier. Yesterday (tmi warning, sorry) I passed a chunk of tissue about 2 or 3 inches long, and thought, this is it, the beginning of the end (I miscarried in November at 11.5 weeks so thought I knew what was coming next). But today my bleeding has been a bit lighter.

I have another scan tomorrow morning. I there any chance of the baby's survival after 7 days steady blood loss do you think? I have heard women say they "bled throughout their successful pregnancy" but I am struggling not to interpret this much bleeding for smoking as bad news.

I am very blessed to have one DD so have reason to believe I can carry a child in theory. Any advice or shared experiences much appreciated. Thank you.

I have no advice or similar experience, but just wanted to wish you all the best for your scan tomorrow. Fingers crossed for a positive outcome xxx

Thank you for your reply and good wishes Poppy, I appreciate it.

I meant "bleeding for so long" in my OP not "bleeding for smoking"!

I bled on and off, sometimes scarily heavily, from week 4 to week 11. A scan found a haemmorage(sp?) on my uterus wall away from the embryo. Then the bleeding stopped and the rest of the pregnancy was fine. DD is now 6 months old. There is hope - good luck for your scan tomorrow.

Thank you Cuppa that's really good to hear.

Have done a lot of reading since my suspected, then actual mmc and have read figures that are something like 40% of women who go on to have live births have bleeding at some point during the pregnancy. That's quite a reassuring stat I thought :)

Good luck for your scan tomorrow, fingers firmly crossed for you x

Daisy 40% is considerably higher than the one in a million hope it feels like to me now! Thank you for that, I appreciate it. My first mc was dramatic bleeding followed by only a 2 hour wait for a scan that revealed no heartbeat, so this week or more wait is a rollercoaster of hopes and fears I was not prepared for.

Yes exactly as you, I was convinced that the second scan would show no baby but DS, now 12, was still there. The doctor never said anything but I've always assumed that he would of had a twin, the clot looked unlike normal heavy period clotting which I'd had before. Keeping my fingers crossed for you.

I had a monumental bleed last week, like there was a pool of blood on the floor in a&e type of bleeding. Utterly terrifying but my baby was ok on the scan the next day. The bleeding did stop however after that first day and it just became a brown discharge. And I didn't pass any tissue either.

Just saying you never know, I was told I had miscarried by the gynae dr but she was wrong and baby was fine. I was convinced it was over too.

Wishing you luck for tomorrow :)

keep posting bird, it's better out than in I know that much x what time is your appointment tomorrow?

Pantah, Spinity, thank you. I really thought only very light bleeds were likely to be survivable so your experiences are very encouraging.

Daisy - thank you Scan is 9:20 tomorrow. Unfortunately DH is unlikely to be there unless they are late to see me as he is taking DSS to school an hour away -although the plus side is he can take DD who is 20 months with him, which at least means she won't have to be somehow kept still while I am being scanned (and she won't have to see me cry - she was there when I started bleeding and I admit I crumpled into tears and then her little face was all confused and sad watching me).

This will sound extremely naff but I just keep thinking of our little bean trying to stay strong amid heavy blood flow as a little polar bear cub stranded on a melting glacier, trying to hold on

Sending you hugs and

I bled heavily for a week @ 13 weeks pregnant with DS, my first pregnancy. No one could say why I was bleeding, but it passed and he's now a healthy, happy 2.3 year old!

Am now pregnant with DC2 and haven't bled (am now 25 weeks preg).

I'm sorry to read you're having a hard time, but either way after tomorrow you'll know for sure.

Thanks Needle. I am very encouraged that some beans really have survived similar bleeds... though trying not to get my hopes up too high either

Good luck for the scan this morning. I think the fact that they found a heartbeat 3 days after the bleeding started is a good sign that the blood is coming from a different area. Hope your bean is ok.

Thinking of you this morning and sending positive vibes your way, hope it's all fine xx

I miscarried with barely any bleeding then during the next pregnancy bled heavily for a few days and kept the baby then this time I bled like a period with heavier days and light days for over a month and so far it's still ok! The lady doing the scan said that some women are just bleeders! It doesn't stop me stressing though but good luck!

Thank you Daisy and Cuppa, and thank you very much for sharing that Sleepless, it is buoying me up to hear that bleeding is sometimes really nothing to do with the baby!

I am at the hospital now, appointment is 9:20 so please keep everything crossed for me.

Best of luck bird sending positive thought and keeping all crossed for you.

Good luck for your scan this morning? Xx

Sadly the scan showed I had lost the baby Thanks for all your kindness though x

Oh lovey, am so sorry to hear that it's shit isn't it?

If you report your thread you can have it moved to the mc board if you wish, there's a lot of lovely lovely women who helped me through mine who would be there to support you if you want it x

Really, really very sorry to read that :( I hope you've got support around you to help you. sending a hug and x x

Miss carried first pregnancy - heavy bleeding but obvious mc
Second pregnancy - healthy DD born no bleeding.
third pregnancy - started bleeding and thought I it was going to be a mc. Ended up with DS.
forth pregnancy - heavy bleed and mc.
Fifth pregnancy - no bleeding and health DS.

I honestly thought I was going to mc with my middle DS but it didn't happen. I was very surprised.

Keeping everything crossed. xx

Sorry crossed post. So sorry to hear your news. x

Sorry to hear that your bean didn't make it. Please look after yourself - DaisyMaisy's right, there's a lot of support on here. Helped me a lot after my MC.

Sending you a hug.