Bleed next to pregnancy sac - frustrated!

[MoonLove]

Hi all, i thought i'd post here as i wondered if anyone is going through the same thing. I've been bleeding on and off (bright red/dark brown/clots) since 7 weeks, and at 11 weeks (last weekend) i had a massive bleed which i truly believed was never going to stop!

I've had 4 scans, and each time baby has been seen healthy and growing perfectly. My pregnancy is progressing great, but i'm being extremely held back by the bleeding. I've been told to rest and not do anything strenous until things settle. I've spent the whole week i bed, i honestly daren't even go sit in the lounge.

I had a truly terrifying experience with the bleed last week, i'd sit down & i'd bleed, i'd stand up and i'd bleed - going to the loo was an absoulte nightmare, i'd bleed all over the place. It was very traumatic for me.

It was only on my latest scan at 11 weeks that the ultrasound lady was able to see a bleed in my uterus, until then, i'd no clue where the blood was coming from. I was told 'if anythings going to happen, it'll happen this week' which frightened me, and i've spent the last week living in fear. I wonder maybe if some sort of trauma caused my latest bleed, like being sick or exerting my tummy too much - as it was so different from the bleeds i had in the past. It all came at once, and was completely gone by morning. I bled from 3pm til i slept and then the next day i didn't even have any left over blood.


I'm scared to stand up for long periods of time, scared to go to the loo, scared of being sick (pulls my lower tummy so much), its ridiculous! I wish i could get on and enjoy my pregnancy, i'm over the moon that baby is healthy and well - i just pray this bleeding stops once and for all. Hopefully the bleed has reabsorbed, thankfully i've not bled at all this week, but i'm frightened of what the weekend will bring (my bleeds have all been at the weekends) I have an angelsounds doppler & have heard my babe's heartbeat a few times this week.


Is anyone else going through something similar or experienced this in the past? I'm fed up of reading horror stories about bleeding signalling the end of pregnancies, i just wish i could gain some PMA as i really do feel so deflated.

 

[Maybump2]

Hya,

I had spotting in the first trimester - it's very common and doesn't always mean the worst. If you have a massive bleed and you can still see a HB at a scan afterwards your chances increase significantly of a positive outcome.

Did they explain what the bleed was exactly? I have been diagnosed with a subchorionic hematoma (post above yours) and am now 23weeks 2days.

Did they say how large or where the bleed was? Maybe questions to ask if not.

I know it's terryfiying and i wish i could give you all the info you need to put your mind at rest but i will say there are plenty of ladies on here who seem to have had huge bleeds in the first trimester and everything is fine. drink plenty of fluid to avoid dehidration (it can cause your uterus to contract which will probably at most cause the bleeding to just empty out quicker which will cause you more panic) and stay relaxed with your feet up. This will mostly just be for peace of mind though, so you won't blame yourself if you bleed again as if you are going to bleed it's going to come out one way or the other - just slower if you are resting.

Try not to panic though, my friend came round yesterday (28weeks preg) and she had a massive bleed at 11 weeks whcih she was absolutely sure was the end and hers tapered off and now she's 28 weeks!

Keep an eye on the amount though and always phone the midwives if you aren't sure or are going through more than a pad an hour/have clots/pain. (These things can also happen and everything is still fine)

It's horrible though and i know what your feeling Hugs xxx

 

[MoonLove]

Hya,

I had spotting in the first trimester - it's very common and doesn't always mean the worst. If you have a massive bleed and you can still see a HB at a scan afterwards your chances increase significantly of a positive outcome.

Did they explain what the bleed was exactly? I have been diagnosed with a subchorionic hematoma (post above yours) and am now 23weeks 2days.

Did they say how large or where the bleed was? Maybe questions to ask if not.

I know it's terryfiying and i wish i could give you all the info you need to put your mind at rest but i will say there are plenty of ladies on here who seem to have had huge bleeds in the first trimester and everything is fine. drink plenty of fluid to avoid dehidration (it can cause your uterus to contract which will probably at most cause the bleeding to just empty out quicker which will cause you more panic) and stay relaxed with your feet up. This will mostly just be for peace of mind though, so you won't blame yourself if you bleed again as if you are going to bleed it's going to come out one way or the other - just slower if you are resting.

Try not to panic though, my friend came round yesterday (28weeks preg) and she had a massive bleed at 11 weeks whcih she was absolutely sure was the end and hers tapered off and now she's 28 weeks!

Keep an eye on the amount though and always phone the midwives if you aren't sure or are going through more than a pad an hour/have clots/pain. (These things can also happen and everything is still fine)

It's horrible though and i know what your feeling Hugs xxx

Thank you Maybump
I haven't been told how big the actual bleed is, the lady actually said nothing about it during the scan (i was so in awe of the baby on the screen, i actually forgot to ask ). It was just written on the scan report 'Bleed seen around pregnancy sac'. The doc basically said don't worry about it, but if you do bleed like you did yesterday, come back into A&E.

There really was so much blood, i thought it would never stop. I completely soaked two pads and filled the toilet bright red everytime i went. It was honestly such a shock to me that next morning when there was no more blood!!

I've been in bed this past week and have been resting lots, just in fear of exerting myself, thank you for the advice on drinking - i will try my best to get loads of fluids down me.


I guess ive just felt very alone these past few weeks, i've always phoned for advice when i've had a bleed and the midwives i've spoken to have either panicked or not been bothered. The one reacted in such a panic the one time (and i'd hardly bled anything!) and told me if the toilet went red, get 'STRAIGHT TO A&E' - I tried to explain that i wasn't panicking, this was the 3rd time i'd bled, but she was flipping out! Some others i've phoned have told me 'Some ladies just bleed throughout pregnancy'. I got upset because i didn't know where i was bleeding from. At least something showed up on my scan last week, it was frustrating to hear 'no bleed seen'.


I'm keeping positive, i really am. My main fear really is bleeding, i remember sitting in A&E needing the toilet and crying because i didn't want to see anymore blood! My husband kept telling me 'you have to go, come on either that or lie down' and i was shouting 'I DON'T WANT TO DO ANYTHING'. It was really traumatic for me


Thank you for your reply, it is much appreciated, and it really is great to hear of succesful stories like yours and your friends. These past few weeks have dragged for me, always unsure whats round the corner, but i'm trying to stay as positive and hopeful as i can. xxxx

 

[whitelilly]

I bled like this, then had on hell of a bleed with clots and everything. And I mean ALOT. It all then just stopped and like you I was terrified, but bambino was ok. What really helped me was thinking that I couldn't control what was happening in my body, but I realised that stressing wasn't going to help. xxx

 

[MoonLove]

I bled like this, then had on hell of a bleed with clots and everything. And I mean ALOT. It all then just stopped and like you I was terrified, but bambino was ok. What really helped me was thinking that I couldn't control what was happening in my body, but I realised that stressing wasn't going to help. xxx

Ahh, thats what my husband keeps telling me. He says, if you're gonna bleed, you're gonna bleed. And i end up getting cross and shouting 'But i don't want to bleed anymore!!' All of this bleeding business has made my pregnancy a hell of a lot more real to me. Baby is a real baby in my tummy, and i already love and care for him so much I really hope to get past this scare.

Thank you xx