Three weeks of constant bleeding 13 weeks pregnant

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Hi all.

Wonder if I can get any reassurance/ advice.

I’m currently 13 weeks pregnant and have been bleeding for the last three weeks. This has varied from bright red blood gushing out (resulting in trip to a&e) to dark brown blood. I thought it had stopped yesterday but have woken up in the middle of the night and it’s started again- it’s now dark brown.

I’ve had three scans- heart beat, looks fine. I have had a baby before and no issues.

I’m so scared. It’s largely unexplained. Each scan has shown blood next to the baby but it’s never shrunk in size. So location and cause of the bleeding is unknown.

I feel on tender hooks like I can’t move forward because I’m constantly worried about something happening. I’m petrified if it occurring at home and I’m scared of being alone in hospital.

It’s literally consuming my life at the moment. I just want to know the outcome so I can grieve/ deal with it and move on.

Advice, guidance and tales would be much appreciated.

Also. For reference. I’ve had some period type pains but nothing significant/ different from my first pregnancy. I have had a handful of very tiny clots but nothing massive to date.

I didn’t want to read and run, sending you OP.
I am currently pregnant and I had quite a lot of bleeding on and off until around 18 weeks. I was told that this often happens in around half of pregnancies and it is obviously very scary and often unexplained. They could never tell where mine was coming from and it stopped of its own accord. (I had various types of bleeding, fresh red, very small clots and dark brown, etc).

I’m sorry I can’t give reassurance as such because every pregnancy is different but keep getting checked out if you can. Do you have a number on your maternity notes you can call?

It’s so difficult because you will worry whatever anyone says and you just want to know what is happening. But be kind to yourself (sorry for the cliche), try and take your mind off it as much as you can, music/relaxation/meditation, anything to try and distract you in the meantime.

I wish you the very best of luck OP and I hope everything will be okay.

Are you on blood thinners such as aspirin or innohep injections?

Thanks. I know there’s nothing I can do. It just feels torturous and I’m so scared the longer I go on.

No no additional medication.

Subchorionic heamatoma, have they considered it?

Have you had your cervix checked?

It would likely be too early for any placenta issues and if you've had regular scans and baby is growing as expected and has a heartbeat then as I said above it might be linked to something else. Have the baby's screening results come back from 12 week scan?

You need this investigated by a consultant now, don't wait. If NHS doesn't offer an appointment, go private.

I can’t afford private annoyingly. They said that I have a bleed next to the baby but they didn’t give it a name. I have the 12 week scan on the 15th they can’t do it before and I had to have it moved as the one they initially offered was @ 14.5. I feel fobbed off and as if no one is interested.

How come are you 13 weeks now and have your scan on the 15th before 14 weeks? Sorry I'm confused as to how far along you are? Well you have two choices, you eiher press them for better care and demand to speak to a consultant at the EPU or you go private. I had 3 MCs including two in the pandemic so I know it's hard to push EPU to do what's needed but you have to do it if you can't afford a private appointment which in my view would be well worth the money for your own peace of mind and reassurance baby is ok. A provate consultant should scan you and check you over as part of that appointment.

Also there could be more EPUs in your local area, you could consider a different hospital as well.

Hang in there. I had loads of bleeding with DD (who is now three) from 6-12 weeks. If you can take it easy and rest, that’s all you can do.

Just to add, your scan should be earlier cause based on your posts you will be over 14 weeks on 15 March. In any event if you had a baby before you'd be well aware that the dates are often brought forward at the dating scan and so regardless it seems likely your scan would be too late to take NT measurements. You need this sooner for so many reasons, bring it forward - they have to arrange it, you can't be denied screening and you should always be seen with bleeding anyway. Free slots appear daily for obvious reasons, sadly a number of women have to cancel their scans due to MC. 14 weeks to the day is your final cut off for NT, clearly the scan should take place at least few days before.

I bled almost constantly with my daughter from 7 weeks until she was born at 37 weeks. It was varying from trickling to gushing throughout and I was hospitalised for long periods of time. It was very scary and mentally traumatic but she's now a beautiful typical 16 year old with no lasting problems. She was tiny when born and has stayed small but we're a short family so it's not noticeable x sending you much love and strength.. try to stay positive