Pregnancy after a c section and bleed.

[Peppapop]

Hi all!
On here to see if anyone knows about my situation or has had similar experience. I have a 2 year old daughter and my pregnancy was pretty uneventful, so much so that i had to be induced and despite all the potions and procedures she was born by c-section as she was not for budging! During the section i was advised my uterus didnt shrink back and to prevent further blood loss i had a balloon filled with fluid in for 24hours. My recovery went fine and there has been no ongoing issues. The only observation would be my periods have since been lighter and shorter (a bonus i thought!). So now and i am pregnant again (7 weeks by my calculations) around the expected time of implatation i had a small brownish amount of blood when i wiped. I didnt have any bleeds with my first so wondered if its more likely in a susequent pregnancy? i was a bit concerned then but it has since happened again over the last few days and im getting increasingly concernd now. Also throughout i feel quite crampy and dont remember this first time, could this be because my uterus is has scar tissue or is it likely the start of a miscarriage? I am pretty constipated and todays bleed happened after i managed to go, its continued to be small amounts, maybe once or twice a day. I wore a pad all weekend and nothing in that, just when i am at the toilet. I havent seen a midwife yet and have my booking appt on 28th (Earliest available) should i see my gp as a result of all my concerns?

Hi @Peppapop,

We're just giving your thread a bump in case anyone's around to offer some advice and support.

Sorry you're going through such a worrying time. If you haven't done so already, it's probably worth talking to your GP, hopefully to set your mind at ease.

Sending good wishes.

Hey so they say brown bleeding is old blood so i would say their probally isnt anything to worry about but of course you could always seek help from a midwife etc even if you have your local epu a call they may be able to advise you.. most GP's wont really do anything as they leave it upto midwives so it may end up a pointless app if you do see GP but again no harm in trying.
Another thing i will say is dont compare this pregnancy to your last one as every pregnancy is different. From symptoms,cravings etc. Im on my 3rd now and every single on has been totally different. X

Hello, thanks for the bump and thanks boymummy3 for your response. I saw my gp yesterday and he contacted epu who said i was to take their number and contact them if any further issues. Where the pain has been constant normally i had some quite sharp pains yesterday and this am along with more blood so i called and have an appointment for a scan first thing. Everyone says not to worry and each pregancy is different but my first just ran so smoothly that i feel something must be up. What will be will be and least i will have more info in the morning. Thanks again xx

I had my scan and everything appears to be be where it should be, even a wee heartbeat! No signs of any bleeds on the scan despite my experience so feeling much better and the midwife was able to reassure me i may be feeling more pain as a result of having had a section because my muscles may be weaker/scarred. Just didnt want to leave this thread without an ending incase anyone else is searching madly for some info as i was a few days ago. Xx