Pregnant and Bleeding...

[Floyd1129114]

I'm seventeen. I took two HTPs a couple of weeks ago. They were faint positives. Went to the doctor's on the 26th and got a urine test. Negative. Then a blood test, immediately following. Positive. So I'm pregnant. My boyfriend and I told our parents. We're all scared, but excited. Yesterday, I used the bathroom at my boyfriend's house. I was having some discomfort and when I wiped, there was brown blood all over the toilet paper. It was only brown. It freaked me out and I thought I was losing the baby. I'd only be around 6 weeks pregnant. I called Mom and she picked me and my boyfriend up and drove us to the ER. I had blood drawn, a pelvic exam, and a vaginal ultrasound. While performing the pelvic exam, the nurses put in a swab and pulled it out. I saw that it was red like a period. I got even more scared. I wasn't allowed to see the baby, even if they picked it up, because I had come in as an out-patient. My boyfriend sat at my side through all of this and has been calling repeatedly to check on me. He's been amazing. But that doesn't change the fact that I'm terrified. They said that I have to come in in two days, once my HCG levels have changed. I go in tomorrow to see whether they've declined or doubled... I've looked all over the internet and people have been saying brown bleeding is normal, like spotting, and vaginal exams can irritate the cervix and cause the blood to redden in color. But it won't stop bleeding. It's only slightly lighter in quantity than a regular period. The blood has been changing from brown, to reddish-brown, to dark red, to very light red that's nearly pink... The bright red scared me even more because many say that's a definite sign of impending miscarriage. It just won't stop and I've been crying... and crying... Mom said it might not be a miscarriage and that she still has hope because she had two regular periods before she found out she was three months pregnant with my brother and he's perfectly healthy. But I've read up and found that 15 - 20% of all pregnancies end in miscarriage and an even higher risk in teens. I haven't exactly had cramping, just discomfort like the kind you feel when you're about to start your period. There have been some clots in my blood. I'm terrified and this hurts emotionally more than I could ever describe... Do you think I'll lose my little one? Please be honest.

[sweetpea03]

Make sure to go back to your doctor so that they can check to make sure nothing is left behind in your uterus after this miscarriage. If not all of it is expelled from your body, it can cause some bad infections. I'd also talk to your doctor about birth control options for the future.

[Floyd1129114]

Thank you. Very much. <3

[sweetpea03]

I'm sorry to hear about this. Try to look at it as 'everything happens for a reason'. Give yourself some time to grieve and come to terms with what happened. Then put your energy into doing well in school, hanging out with friends, preparing for college/a career, and just being a teenager.

[Floyd1129114]

I miscarried. I was diagnosed with a threatened miscarriage and they said if the bleeding stops, it might be a healthy pregnancy. Had a second large clot earlier and the bleeding definitely hasn't stopped. My HCG level is supposed to be over 5,000 right now, and came out as 32. I know that there's no way it could still be alive and growing. Thank you for your input. Much love... - Steph.

[Clysta]

You don't have a period while pregnant. You can bleed and it look a period, but that doesn't make it one. Honestly it doesn't look positive, but you won't know anything until you go back.

[sweetpea03]

You really won't know if you will have a miscarriage or not until you find out what your HCG levels are. Try to relax, because your stress levels can affect your unborn baby. You will find out more about what is going on tomorrow, but until then try to relax.