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Bleeding at 17 weeks. Advice please!

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NinjaPanda34 · 10/09/2014 22:26

Hey, just looking for other people's experiences really. Had a bleed yesterday, about a tablespoon of the bright red stuff after being to the loo (sorry for tmi!). Definitely not from back end. ANYWAY! went to the hospital in a panic - not had ANY bleeding since becoming pregnant, and after 3 hours got sent home. They did the usual blood pressure, pulse, temp etc of me and the midwife found both heartbeats (we're having twins) which we heard for the first time. Both around 144bpm so the MW was happy with that. Doc did an internal and was happy that my cervix was closed and that he couldn't see any trauma or anything (e.g. placenta) sticking out. He seemed to think that they're (the babies) are maybe having a growth spurt and something just leaked out?! Has anyone experienced this? I've been told that the bleeding will settle down (it's now very light - much like the very end of a period) and there's nothing to worry about. But I'm freaking out a wee bit!! Should I expect more bleeds or did it settle down for you? Didn't sleep at all last night, and now thinking that all (the usual) pregnancy aches and pains are something more sinister! Paranoid or what? Any advice gratefully received. Thanks.

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LBNM19 · 11/09/2014 04:29

Not the same but also been bleeding at 33/34 weeks its horrible isn't it, I have a low lying anterior placenta and apparently that's the reason. Hope it doesn't happen again xx

allisgood1 · 11/09/2014 04:37

I had this. Turned out to not be from the uterus but can't remember what they determined had caused it. Are you having a scan soon? Mine was brought forward so they could determine where the bleed was coming from.

stillenacht1 · 11/09/2014 04:56

A haematoma? Blood clot coming loose. I had this with both my pregnancies from 11-18 weeks in first and 13-16 in second.

butternut22 · 11/09/2014 07:50

I had a bleed at 17 weeks. Just one day and they could not find a reason for it. I did not have any other bleeding throughout my pregnancy.

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