Hello all,
Has anyone had regular bleeding this late in pregnancy. I know plenty have had it early on.
I had episodes of spotting with DS1 from 4 weeks upto 17 weeks, only ever about once a week and not more than a wipe or two, no clots.
I'm currently 25+1 with DS2 and up untill 18 weeks I had no spotting what so ever so thought I'd escaped it.
I had light spotting once with a clot at 18 weeks, was checked over a few days later, found to have an ectropion (had it last time too) but then they couldn't find heartbeat with doppler so they did a quick scan and he was hiding behind my placenta which was slap bang in the front so blocking movements too.
Was told not to worry just the ectropian.
Had a few more episodes of spotting with small clots in between then and the 20 week scan, 20 week scan went fine. Didn't identify any problems, they originally thought my placenta might have been low lying but after making me drink a pint of water and re scanning me half hour later they were satisfied it was OK.
I started light bleeding again after the scan on and off with small clots, each episode lasting no more than a day and happening about every 3 or 4 days upto 23 weeks. Then had 5/6 days off nothing, and was thinking it may have started to heal itself. Luckily I'm feeling baby move now but still not super regular thanks to anterior placenta again which I also had with DS1.
Then last sunday I had a some spotting not much, and then a small bit Monday too. And then Wednesday I had another clot, small again about the size of a fingernail and spotting/light bleeding again on off Wednesday/Thursday/Friday, seemed to stop Friday, then Friday night woke up in the middle of the night to much much more, not heavy but more than spotting and the clots were slightly bigger lasted about an hour then died down again to normal spotting as usual.
This continued to slow throughout yesterday and now just having the occasional bit of stringy blood mixed in with CM. I'm a bag of nerves, no one seems concerned and it's really starting to stress me out now I'm 25 weeks. I can't find anyones experiences online this late into pregnancy.
I've had some pains but nothing to painful, just light cramps and stitch pain in my side which I had with DS1 when he was lying transverse. I'm not convinced their linked to the bleeding tbh. They seem to happen randomly.
The bleeding also seems to happen randomly, but this last week has been the worse I feel like it's been there constantly since last weekend now. Seems every episode I have lasts longer and is getting heavier. I'm terrified they've missed something on the scans.
I'm not sure if having two pregnancies so close together have anything to do with it? My LB is 11 months and was 5.5 months when we found out we were expecting again.
Spoke to midwife who isnt concerned as normal, I'm due an appointment with her next week which was going to be over the phone but she's offered to check me over in the surgery next Thursday. Doesn't fill me with relief tbh as all shes going to do is listen in to heartbeat.
I have a growth scan booked at 30+6 due to having gestational diabetes last time. I'm negative for it this time as of now and have another gtt booked for 28 weeks.
The blood varies in colour too, sometimes pink, brown, orange and bright red. No one seems concerned but im terrified, stressed and miserable at this point.
:-(