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Bleeding After Ultrasound

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Bettybird · 08/03/2022 15:28

Hiya,
I’m 7.5 weeks and had a reassurance scan with 3 days ago - all measuring good, healthy and saw the heartbeat. However the next day and continuing I’ve started spotting brown when I wipe. Terrified it’s another miscarriage (I’ve had two). I thought it might be common after a transvaginal ultrasound but my doctor seemed to think that would be unusual and has referred me to the EPU for another scan. Anyone experienced the same after an ultrasound?

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Moonshine160 · 08/03/2022 16:00

OP, I had an internal scan at 7+4 and I was bleeding bright red blood for two days afterwards and it was so scary, I even had small clots. I rang EPU again who said it could be common and refused to scan me again!
I’m now 11 weeks pregnant and I’ve had some spotting on and off. Look up “friable cervix” it can be common in pregnancy and I think it’s what I must have. Hope you’re ok x

Bettybird · 08/03/2022 16:10

Thanks @Moonshine160, I thought it might be something accepted as possible after an internal but my GP and the EPU seem to be taking it super seriously, which is odd as I wasn’t really taken this much notice of with either of my previous actual miscarriages when I was passing red blood and clots and hadn’t seen a heartbeat! Did you have any cramping or just bleeding?

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Moonshine160 · 08/03/2022 16:13

My EPU sound the opposite to yours, even when I told them I had little clots they wasn’t fussed and refused to scan me again.

I didn’t have cramping as such, but I did feel quite achey down there.

3toGetReady · 08/03/2022 17:50

I actually came on to post similar.

Based on my menstrual cycle and ovulation date, I should be 6 1/2 weeks pregnant. I hadn't been to the OBGYN yet because, ironically, I had already been twice last month to test for fibroids. My period was due the day of the fibroid u/s and never came.

But I started bleeding on Saturday. Not as much as a period, but very noticeable and constant. I've filled several light- regular tampons each day. The blood is bright. The darker/ browner the blood, the more "ok" it's supposed to be. The brighter, heavier, and more clots the more potentially bad.

I called my OBGYN yesterday and they had me come in right away. They did an internal u/s and found a gestational sac of 5 weeks, which to me meant the baby had stopped growing.

But the u/s tech kept saying there was no sign of a hemorrhage or bleed inside my uterus. Apparently, when you're having a miscarriage they can tell by the state of your uterus.

The u/s tech, nurse, and OBGYN all assured us that it looked like a very normal 5 week pregnancy, and that they think I just ovulated late. They're calling it implantation bleeding, even though it's like a light period. Since I didn't test until a week after I expected my period, I guess it's possible, but I keep going back to the dr's words on that fibroid u/s when she told me that my "endometrial lining looks fluffy, and that probably means your period is due" (the period that never came).

So yesterday was DH's bday and obviously he was very relieved (over the moon, actually. Sent the u/s pic of the sac to all of his coworkers 🙄) and, you know, we "celebrated" pretty good.

But I'm still bleeding and dropping tiny clots and now I'm cramping like crazy. My OBGYN won't see me for another 2 1/2 weeks and I'm nervous AF, mostly because DH is SO excited like this isn't our 4th kid. I don't want him to believe there's a baby for 2 weeks and it's gone. But then I think maybe the celebrations and u/s just made it worse?

I never bled more than a day with any of my other 3 😬 and ofc Google searches only kept coming up "miscarriage, miscarriage". But the dr literally just told me yesterday that it wasn't. I don't know how to feel, or if I should try to get another opinion.

Bettybird · 11/03/2022 18:25

Well a current update, I had a scan with EPU today and baby there with strong heartbeat, plus couldnt see a reason for the bleeding.

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baabiee · 14/03/2022 19:29

@Bettybird glad there's a strong heart beat!!
@3toGetReady how are you? Do you have any update? Hope you are good.

Moonshine160 · 14/03/2022 19:34

That’s great OP :) good luck for the rest of your pregnancy.

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