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Bleeding at 19 weeks - frustrated!

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SequinCola · 13/11/2020 17:21

I'm 19 weeks exactly today.

For the first time ever I noticed some blood this morning when I wiped after going for a wee after sex.

I've been at the assessment unit all day (got here at 10am, still in the waiting area now). I was feeling relatively relaxed about it all, midwives didn't seem worried. Then when I eventually saw a doctor it turns out I have had a bleed and she thinks I have a low lying placenta. It's not significant enough for them to keep me in, just keep a close eye at home and wait for my anomaly scan on Thursday.

But - it turns out that the midwives didn't make a note of any of the observations they took this morning, and they didn't take my blood. They also argued with the doctor about whether I should have anti-D (I'm Rh negative).

So now I have another wait of who knows how long while they send my bloods to the lab before I can have the injection.

I'm so frustrated, I don't mind the waiting - I just can't help but think the midwives were not taking me seriously. It doesn't give me much faith in the care I'm getting. And it makes me reluctant to come back in if I have any other issues.

Maybe I'm being precious but I'm just a bit shaken and needed to have a rant!

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peakotter · 13/11/2020 21:06

Rant away, that does sound frustrating and not the best care. But please do go back if you have any other concerns. Sometimes you just catch people on an off day. And more to the point, your baby needs you to push for things to be checked out. Hope it all goes ok.

lilly02 · 13/11/2020 22:59

How is everything going xx

SequinCola · 13/11/2020 23:11

Finally got the anti D at 8pm. They listened to the baby again and everything sounds good. Got home (via McDonald's, thank you wonderful husband) around 9:30pm.

10 bloody hours of waiting around was knackering!

Feeling a bit shaken but the bleeding seems to have stopped so fingers crossed it's just a slightly scary and frustrating blip!

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lilly02 · 14/11/2020 07:06

I'm glad everything went ok ❤️ this happened to me after sex though! Freaked me out a little bit too. X

SequinCola · 14/11/2020 08:43

Yeah, think we'll just be keeping things handset for a while Grin

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