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Q: Heavy Bleeding During Pregnancy
asked by: justswell on January 10th, 2006
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Hi everyone! I'm new to this site, and I just want to maybe give everyone a bit of piece of mind. Im currently 8wks 2 days pregnant. On boxing day morning I woke up with some light red spotting. That continued for a few days, I went in for an ultra sound. And she seen a sac which was all she was supposed to see at 6 weeks. She said the bleeding was from blood vessels bursting on the out side of the sac. Other then that everything looked normal. Ok, so that made me feel a lot better. Well the bleed then pretty much stopped and turned to brown. Then on new years eve. After doing some shopping, I went to the bathroom. Only to find heavy dark red blood. Well that scared the crap outta me. By that night the bleeding had stopped. Then new years day at about 2 in the afternoon. Found heavy red blood again. Enough to make me so sick, I spent the night puking. And the entire next day. I thought for sure I had lost the baby. It was set in my mind, that there was no way this baby was still alive. The amount of blood I thought I had, was not normal. In my eyes anyways. So I got in for another ultra sound. (by this time the bleeding had stopped) and the doctor seen a heart beat. I seen the little thing flickering away. That was the biggest relieve ever. Alright so this was on a tuesday the 3rd. Still no bleeding for the next few days. Then last saturday morning, my boy friend and I had very soft sex. I just mean it was hard. Or rough!. And I quickly threw my panties on and ran to the bathroom, to get myself cleaned up. By the time I left my bed and got to the bathroom.. My white underwear were completly red. Soaked with blood. I took them off. And the blood was pouring outta me.. I sat on the toilet, and it just poured. Like nothing I have ever expierienced before. Also I had a huge blood clot come outta me, the size of the palm of my hand. I was so scared I reached in the toilet, pulled it out, (blood everywhere) and brought it up stairs and showed my mom.. She confirmed it was a blood clot. Not tissue. Anyways, that morning I easily had enough blood come outta me to fill 5 to 6 pads, in about 15 minutes. Onces the blood slowed down, I changed my pad for the last time and went to the er. I was immediatly brought in for examination. By this time, the bleeding had pretty much stopped, nothing but light pink blood. The doctor did another ultra sound, with a weak ultra sound maching, and he found a heart beat. He also did a pelvic exam and my cervix was closed. Which was a good thing. But because the ultra sound machine that they had used was very weak. He set me up for another ultrasound with a normal machine, monday morning. When the hospitals regular ultrasound lab was open. The did another ultrasound. And once again, I seen the heart beat. 140 bpm. I should be 8 weeks 2 days, but the ultra sound measured 7 wks 1 day. I was a little up set about that. But the doctor said that could be because my dates are off. Altough I know in my heart that my dates wern't off. Anyways.. Since then if had no bleeding. Other then light brown, guck here and there.. Nothing major. So everyone.. If this baby continues to grow up strong and be healty.. Which I belive it will.. Bleeding during pregnancy does not mean you are going to have a misscarrige. Also I didn't mention this before.. But this time the bleeding was going on, I had no cramps. Whatsoever..
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diamondsz
replied on January 10th, 2006
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Get a second opinion

I had placenta previa (partial) and I was bleeding alot I didnt hemmorage but you may want to get checked for this, I was placed on bedrest at 5 mths because of this complication and was on till 32 weeks even though the condition hadnt changed. I was pulled off bedrest although my placenta moved to low laying at 33 wks and have been cleared completly but I did have alot of bleeding. I was told sign og miscarriage are heavy bleeding accompanied by mild to severe cramping but there still picking up a heartbeat which is a good thing even if your off date u/s are very accurate for due dates.

Wish you luck, if you need any info on this condition I have tons cause I turned into a worry wart
take care
jess
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justswell
replied on January 10th, 2006
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Yeah I will look into that. I will mention it to the doc the next time I go. In the last 2 weeks i've had 4 ultrasounds, and none of them gave me any explanation as to why I am bleeding. Thanks for the info!!
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colliegitl524
replied on January 18th, 2009
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I am going thru the same thing
I am going thru the same exact situation. I three days ago I was at work and stood up after sitting down. I started bleeding so hard I couuld not even make it to the bathroom. I soaked my pants so bad that the blood was dripping down my pants to the ground. I made it home to my house and passed a big blood clot. Again like you said the size of my fist. I looked and noticed that it was not a fetus. The next day I went into the doctors and had a ultra sound. I was assured that the baby is completly fine 9 1/2 weeks. The heart beat is 170 which I was told was good. The doctor could not explain my heavy bleeding. But now I am afraid that something is wrong with my pregnancy. Everything I read on the internet seams to sudjest that I am showing sighns of a misscariage. I am scared and worried. My next doctors appointment is next week hopefuly then I will have answers
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Trice26
replied on April 22nd, 2009
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Bleeding at 7 weeks
I recently fell pregnant and I also found out the next day I had CML Leukemia that day I started light bleeding from brown colour to red only very light it's been like like that for 4 days the next 2 nights I've had heavy bleeding like the 3rd day of my period the doctor said this was fine but i'm not so sure, also I've had a few things like snot that is dark red is that a blood clot? what does a fetus look like?
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