Bleeding - 11/12 weeks pregnant

[SantasYumnuts]

Hi, just looking for advice from others please...

This is my third pregnancy. Previous two I had terrible all day sickness for the first 16 weeks or so, felt very different and had no problems with discharge or bleeding. Normal pregnancies for the later trimesters too.

This time around I’ve experienced mild nausea, at worst. I’ve been a bit more tired than usual perhaps, but I definitely haven’t felt pregnant. Two weeks ago I experienced some very light, barely noticeable little streaks of blood in some normal clear discharge. It was so brief that I didn’t really worry about it and just carried on as usual. However, this morning I woke up with shooting pains about 3 or 4 inches above my belly button, these have continued all day, and tonight I have gone to the loo and for the past couple of hours have been wiping pale pink/red blood away, sort of like a very light period. I’m wearing a pad and whilst it’s not heavy enough to go onto there at the moment, it’s definitely there when I’m wiping.

Does this sound like the start of a miscarriage? I will text my midwife in the morning but would like to mentally prepare myself for something potentially going wrong. I have no experience with this and just feel a bit scared really.

Thanks for taking the time to read, advice appreciated.

Im nearly 14 weeks pregnant. 2 weeks ago i had like a mucus type discharge which had dark blood but thought nothing much of it. A week later I felt like wet between my legs and had thought id wet myself but when i ran to get tissue and wiped i seen it was bright red pinky blood. I then sat on the loo where i passed a clot type jelly thing(sorry for tmi) and then continued to bleed like a medium period for a day which then stopped. The EPU wouldnt see me as it stopped i was that worried i booked a private scan but it was for 5 days away. Those 5 days were awful I felt like i was no longer pregnant my sore boobs gone, my pregnancy headaches gone, sick feeling gone. I was sure id misscarried and my body just hadnt passed it yet. I also had shooting pains that felt they where in my vagina and round sides and top of my tummy. At the scan i sat in tears as i explaned to the woman what had happened and she took my hand lay me down and done the scan with not many words spoken back. As she scanned i seen a much bigger baby than what I had seen at an early 8 week scan but was there a heartbeat and sure enough I seen the flutter of a strong heartbeat and the baby was dancing about all over. What she realised however was I have total placenta previa which makes you bleed during pregnancy and those pains i felt? Probably ligaments stretching. Just get yourself to a scan and save yourself the heartache. I wish I had of pressed the EPU more for an urgent scan but the private clinic i went to said if i had of phoned them (instead of booking online) they'd of squeezed me in any day I wanted. It was torture waiting and I wouldnt wish it on anyone organise a scan any way you can (and stay of google).
Hope all works out well your in my thoughts.

First sign of any blood go get it checked out immediately never ignore any signs it's better to be safe than sorry

Good luck

Bleeding alone may not be a cause for concern but combined with pain I'd be calling EPU or midwife for some advice. Given you had strong symptoms with two previous full term pregnancies, the lack of symptoms this time could be a sign of something amiss. Good luck x

Thanks for your advice everyone. The bleeding had stopped by 2 this morning and whilst I’m still having occasional twinges I feel fine otherwise. I have text my midwife though and just waiting to hear back from her.@PFin Interesting that you mention placenta previa, I know I said that I had normal pregnancies but with both of my previous pregnancies I did have a low lying placenta, low grade though and both times it shifted in plenty of time. I had completely forgotten about it because it didn’t amount to any problems. I’m booked in for my first scan on the 18th anyway but will also see if I can get booked in privately to be seen quicker. I doubt the EPU will get me in now that the bleeding has stopped again.

Yes my frist pregnancy was all normal too and this time round this happened. Its a definate possibility! Good Luck.

Hi @SantasYumnuts I have just posted my experience on a similar thread but thought it might be helpful for you too -

I noticed brown discharge at 6+5, it started to get a bit heavier over the next few days and became more like spotting/ a very light period, although still a dark ‘old blood’ colour. I then started to get cramps like a mild period pain and completely freaked out and convinced myself it was the start of a mc.

I called my EPU who brought me in for a scan at 7+2 and baby was fine! They also saw a subchorionic haematoma which was a little pool of blood which showed up as a dark patch on the scan. The midwife explained that when the baby implants into the uterus it sometimes displaces some lining which is usually absorbed back but can sometimes gather and pool, and ends up coming out through the vagina. She said it wouldn’t harm me or baby and it would sort itself out. I carried on having light bleeding for a couple of days and then it stopped and haven’t had any issues since - at subsequent scans baby has been fine, wriggling away with a strong heartbeat.

Although our situations are a bit different as I didn’t experience the shooting pains, the point I’m trying to make is that I had absolutely convinced myself that it was going to be a bad outcome and was devastated/ terrified, but actually it was all OK! So although I know it’s easier said than done, please try not to worry until you know for sure.

I know that the waiting is awful, so I would definitely recommend trying to get a scan ASAP to put your mind at rest. You could call your EPU again, or could you consider a private scan? I don’t know where you’re based but if you’re in the UK there are private clinics nationwide (Window to the Womb is one) that can do reassurance scans for about £50 if that’s an option? They are still operating as essential services during lockdown.

I have everything crossed for you!