This is my first post on Mumsnet and I should probably apologise for its length, but I've done so much Googling on this that I thought I should seek some much needed closure here! I really hope some of you can help...
I woke up last Tuesday round 7 as normal, came downstairs and within a few minutes was vacuuming the cat hair off the sofa (I've become religious about removing cat hair since my first child, why I still have a bloody cat I'll never know) - suddenly I felt a little wet. I was bleeding, bright red, fresh blood, a little like the first day of a period. Don't panic, I told myself, as I woke my husband up to prepare him for a little mid-week drama. I popped a pantyliner in some clean undies and thought I'd wait a little to see if there was more. Sure enough five minutes later I discovered a small blood clot. We drove to the hospital and while I waited to be examined it seemed that the bleeding had stopped. Following an examination and monitoring of the baby (who was seemingly very happy to continue shoving its little heels into my diaphragm) they had ruled out placenta previa - my placenta has always been up and out of the way - and a serious placental abruption was also discounted as the bleeding had stopped, baby was fine and I had no other symptoms such as abdominal pain etc. I was asked to remain at the hospital for 24 hours, and while the overnight stay in the labour ward was uncomfortable, sleepless and noisy (15 mums giving birth that night! The screaming!)I was considered fine enough to return home the following morning with no real explanation as to what had happened.
I have been having a perfectly uncomplicated second pregnancy apart from much more nausea in the first few months than with my first child, and have also planned a home water birth. Now I feel confused, terrified to do anything even remotely physical and desperate for reassurance.
If anyone has had a similar experience please let me know...