My friend is 13 weeks now, and going for her first scan in a week. This will be her fourth child , and she's 35 and generally quite healthy. Shortly after discovering she was expecting, (totally unplanned), she began bleeding and only stopped four weeks later. Her doctor has told her it's essentially 50/50 whether this is a truly 'viable' pregnancy, and she's trying so hard to be positive but I think she's absolutely terrified of getting her hopes up. Anybody know of a similar situation with a happy ending?
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I didn’t bleed as long as your friend – but I did bleed at first and went to Urgent care and was told that I had a 50/50 chance of miscarrying, and then after additional ultrasounds was told I would “most definitely” miscarry and the pregnancy was not viable. It ended up being due to a blood clot from implantation near my cervix – I had to restrict my activities in the first trimester until the clot dissolved.
I’m now 21 weeks and baby is perfectly healthy and normal in all follow up scans.
I can’t believe they can’t get your friend in sooner for a scan! Yeesh, how stressful! Fingers crossed it all works out for your friend.
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My good friend bled from weeks 12-15 and everything was fine!
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Yes - my friend's first and even 2nd pregnancies sound very similar. With #1, she bleed for several weeks, was told 50/50 chance with no known reason for the bleeding. She now has a healthy 2-yr old and is pregnant with #2. She also bled at the beginning of this second pregnancy and was told that she has a friable cervix that can bleed with too much straining, lifting, and after sex. But it does not interfere with the health of the baby.
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My friend bled for a while and was on bed rest. I don't think they found a reason for it. Her son was born healthy and is 2 yrs old now.
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I've read many cases where repeated bleeding is caused by a subchorionic hematoma, and it just about always turns out ok. If they are huge (like as big or bigger than the baby's sac) they're more dangerous, but usually they're smaller, and go away on their own without hurting the pregnancy.
I'm so surprised her doctor isn't willing to do more checks, given the prolonged bleeding! Granted, there's not a lot than can be done, but still, just knowing would be helpful. Wishing her all the best.
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I don't have a story to add, just concern and confusion that the dr waited this long to see her. Hoping all goes well for her!
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I do know someone who had bleeding a few days every month kinda like a period throughout her entire pregnancy and she still had a baby healthy
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Dont have a story or anything. Just fingers crossed for your friend!!!! Wishing her the best of luck and that all goes well!
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oh gosh, how scary. please keep us posted!
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I don't know about the happy ending yet... but my BFF is pregnant and has been bleeding for a week now. She thought she was having a miscarriage but the baby was still there a few days ago. I'm hoping for a happy ending for her as well.
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With my first pregnancy, I had spotting from weeks 5-10. Every day spotting but it was never red...just brown. They put me on progesterone supplements because my progesterone levels were low. With this 2nd pregnancy, I didn't have any spotting.
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Girls thanks a million. It's great to know this isn't a totally unheard of, freak occurrence. I will of course post updates as I have them: her scan is next Thursday.
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i had just a lil bleeding - they didn't find out why. only lasted a day or 2, so no help here. but good luck! and hope the scan comes out well!
does that mean she didn't get a scan at all during her bleed? which is odd that her doctor didn't call her in to check the bleeding.....
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Update far sooner than I expected. My friend went to the bathroom about 6 pm this evening and bled like a tap, with v strong pains. Went straight to maternity hospital, convinced she was miscarrying. Nope: scan and Doppler show a baby moving around fine with a fine heartbeat. She may need a transfusion, she bled so much, and will see her consultant in the morning (it's now 9.45 pm) for more info. Fingers crossed.
This whole thing is a reminder for us worry warts that even when they're only tiny and still inside us, babies are far stronger than we think... -
Oh my goodness! Thoughts and prayers are with your friend!
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@aunt pol: oh my goodness that is so scary! I will definitely be praying for her and her baby.
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Glad to hear the baby is ok! Hope everything goes well for your friend!
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I bled lightly/spotted through my first and second trimester. I have a healthy baby girl! Good luck to your friend!!
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thank goodness!!!!! so happy for your friend and hope the pregnancy continues to progress nicely!
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I had spotting in the first trimester around the times I would have gotten a period. I had a friend who had a similar situation. Since I've entered the 2nd trimester, it's totally stopped. I'm so glad because it totally freaked me out. I hope everything is okay with your friend!
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@aunt pol: hope your friend is doing well!
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Yes.
Does her doctor know where the bleeding is coming from?
My SIL was bleeding pretty much throughout the first half of her pregnancy. She even went into ER a few times. But the doctor knew it was not coming form the baby they just did not know where. Finally they figured out where (I forgot!) and it stopped.
Now she's about 3 weeks away from her due date with a very healthy and big baby boy!
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Sorry girls, I should have updated this a while back! She's doing fine thank god, 22.5 weeks now, having her anatomy scan tomorrow, I think. Lots of severe rib pains, but everything else fine. They never answered the early bleeding question, but the large bleed was indeed a sub chorionic haematoma. Fingers crossed now all goes well from here on, but she's doing great really!
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Long overdue update- my friend went in to be induced this morning, had her waters broken at 6.30 pm (10.30 pm here now) so fingers crossed baba should arrive in the next few hours! The remainder of her pregnancy was quite normal, her EDD is this Friday but scans indicated a fairly large baby and her third boy was born in a three hour labour so doctors felt it might be best to go soon rather than late.
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And the final update- she had a healthy baby boy, eight pounds and change, at about 4am. She needed a blood transfusion but is otherwise well.
I hope this might be reassuring to those of you in early pregnancy / high risk pregnancy - things can work out perfectly even after big scares. Positivity!
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If I had known I was pregnant at the time....I thought it was my period...I bleed from weeks 6-10 too. It wasn't anything heavy until I had a hemorrhage that landed me in the hospital (I found out I was pregnant 2 days early at 9 weeks). The only thing that I credit to stopping my bleeding, my doctor put me on Prometrium. My bleeding stopped about a week after my ER visit.
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A co-worker of mine bled through her entire pregnancy- from implantation to delivery. She was ni to visit her doctor every couple weeks but she delivered a perfectly healthy baby boy (9pounds even!) and he's a happy, healthy 2 year old now. I can't imagine how scared your friend is, but there ARE positive outcomes.
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