Heavy bleeding but did not miscarry

[Kari001]

Has anyone done this? I was 9 weeks preg on saturday, and I have felt fine. Anyways I was over at my sisters house next door, just finished watching a movie, stood up to come home, and blood just gushed out of me. Just like I was on a normal perood. My sister and I were freaking out. But I walked home, took a bath to clean myself up and went to bed. I was literally afraid to move! I never passed a bloodclot that I'm aware of. I did see 2 very small clots after I wiped, but other than that, nothing. But the blood was bright red. Anyways, went to hospital the next day. Doctor did an internal exam, and said I had stopped bleeding...there was only old blood visible. Had blood work taken. Hcg levels were at 70,973. He said that was good but even if the baby had already died the levels still could be up like that. Went for an ultrasound today. I was expecting the worst. Thought the baby had died but that I just had not passed it yet. But to my surprise, he/she was still in there. Moving around with a strong heartbeat!! I couldnt believe it. I still have to go go back tomorrow for more bloodwork to be done. Wanna see if the Hcg levels have doubled. Does anyone know what could have happened??? My ovaries also looked fine. I do not not know what to think. Im so afraid Im going to miscarry. =(

Kari

[jmay09]

I am 14w2d pregnant.  On Tuesday, when I was 13w5d, I woke up to go to work, as I stood up walking towards the bathroom..I felt a gush of fluid filling my underwear I thought I was peeing myself, I put my hands down there thinking I lost control of my bladder as I was turning on the bathroom light, I realized that it was blood...lots of blood.  It covered my hands, my legs, my feet and it completely covered my bathroom floor.  It was very heavy and kept pouring.  I made my way over to the toilet and I just kept screaming NO..NO...NO...this can not be happening, everything was fine at my ultra sound the day before on Monday.  The baby had a strong HB...157, and "she" was moving all over the place, I seen her fingers her toes her spine her ribs and even her bladder full of urine, she needed to pee, so I couldn't believe that the unthinkable was happening to me.  As I sat on the toilet sobbing and screaming the blood just continued to pour out and I also had passed a couple of clots one rather large...I didn't inspect it because I was so scared and didn't know what to do.  I called my mom who lives down the street from us, it was about 5:30 am, so she was still sleeeping and I was crying so hard she didn't even recognize my voice she actually said who is this...I stopped crying for a brief moment so I could get her to understand what was happening to me.  She immediately came down and she cleaned me up enough to head to the emergency room...she and I were both sobbing the whole way there, I just knew what had happened, I didn't understand why but I knew what was going on.  So i walk into the ER and they are trying to make me fill out paperwork as I'm standing in the ER blood gushing down my legs out the bottom of my pants and at this point covering their floor in blood , she finally realizes that I need immediate help.  So I see a triage nurse and my vitals aren't good, my heartrate went to 145 and I'm still pouring blood out.  The get me into an exam room and order and ultrasound and as the tech is scanning my tummy and i hear her hitting the button taking pictures, I'm trying to read her face and her expressions, she finally hits the button to listen to the heartbeat out loud and boom...there it is, my baby's heartbeat she's still alive!  I couldn't believe what i was hearing so i asked her, is the my baby's heartbeat and she said yes with a huge smile on her face.  I could do nothing but cry i asked if my mom could come in and she said yes, we were both sobbing at the sound of that precious baby's heartbeat and the sight of her moving all around and wiggling her little arms and legs like she had done the day before...well I'm still bleeding at this point and I don't understand how I could be bleeding this much and the baby still be alive, they ER docs and nurses are preparing me for a miscarriage.  They told me that more thank likely this would happend.  The doctor did a pelvic exam and determined my cervix was closed which was a blessing to me...they then sent me home and told me to prepare for a miscarriage and told me to take tylenol for the pain.  I went to my OB doc on wednesday and much to my surprise the heartbeat was nice and strong just like the days before, he was hopeful and reassuring that we might be ok.  He said since the bleeding and cramping had subsided and that the heartbeat was good, that these were all good signs.  Went back to the doc on Friday, still the baby has a great heartbeat...and the bleeding and cramping is still not severe...pretty mild actually.  The doctor said that we just had to wait it out.  It was 50/50 either way.  He didn't know how this would play out but he made me me all nervous again.  He said that it could take up to 4 weeks for us to know what is happening.  The waiting is getting the best of me...not knowing what is happening inside my body...I really want this baby and I can't stand the thought of loosing her.

[wantababy45]

at 7 weeks i stared bleeding heavly and went to see the doctor he saw the baby and the heart beat i was so happy but didn't understand why i was bleeding very time i went to the restroom . he put me on bedrest
4 days later i went back due to have cramps and they where not that bad but i still was bleeding at time he saw no baby only blood and blood clots he told he did blood work to see if my levels have droped and they have from 7,000 to 2,000 he said i have lost my baby . could there be a chance i'm still pregant.
    

[VickieB]

I just finished reading your story & can relate somewhat. As of today according to my LMP I should be 9 wks today, but when I went to my appt. this past Wednesday for an U/S the Dr. said he could see a sac & fetal pole, but no heartbeat yet. He said we could have miscalculated & be less than that. I have irregular periods & usually range between 30-34 days. So reanalying things & dates, trying to remember when I conceived, I think it happened about 6 wks ago today, so I would have only been 5.4 weeks fetal age at the U/S & explains why no heatbeat was detected yet. I'm hoping that's what it is. I also have had some occassional, I wouldn't call it spotting, but somewhat of a very light pinkish discharge but not enough to reach my panty liner, just when I wipe. As of yesterday I started drinking a whole lot of vitaminC cranberry, orange & apple juice's. I was told by my aunt who is a nurse it may help with the pink discharge (if it's blood).I have noticed that there has been nothing at all today. Call it a coinsidence, but it seems to be helping, so I'm going to continue.
Also, I went for my 2nd round of hcG testing today & get results Monday. I hope everything is fine, and if so, I will go back for another ultrsound.I wish you all the best!!!

[Hopefulmum]

A little update. Had my other scan today and there it was, a tiny little baby with a healthy heartbeat. I am overjoyed, but still very nervous as it is still early on.However a weight has been lifted off my shoulders, as I really thought the little sac would be empty and it was a missed miscarriage. But so good so far. I'm keeping my fingers crossed I won't bleed again. Thanks to you all for helping me through the last couple of weeks. I'll still be popping in and out of this forum. XXX

[JOMOSS]

My daughter is 20 months old now. When i was only 3 weeks preg i started bleeding alot that they told me that i was gonna lose her. So i told them i have no pain my hcg is going up i am not loseing her. It turned out that i had to stay on bed rest for 9 months but is was so worth it. i was bleeding so much that i could not take showers only every 3 days and not hot water cause if the water was hot or to warm i would bleed more.It was a very hard 9 months for me i cryed every day and i was so sad because they kept telling me that i was bleeding to much and i would lose her. Well to make a long story short i made it 9 months and our beautiful daughter ShyAnne was 6lbs 12oz. So there is hope. Allso i had high risk dr's. You should see if you could find Obgyn DR'S that deal with high risk. Now i am 6 weeks preg again and i was bleeding brown and my hcg is going up but my progesteron is going down so i am so worried that i can lose this baby because the baby needs the progesteron levels to go up because it is the placenta that gives the un born baby the food and h2o so the dr gave me progesteron bills so i hope every thing will be ok. And for u there is hope that ur baby will be ok.When i started to bleed with my 1st preg it was not brown it was real red blood so i know how scared you are. But as long as you have good Dr's and they keep an eye on everything hopefully things  will be ok.They told me 85% ShyAnne would make it with all my bleeding.

[Hopefulmum]

Your story has given me a little more hope, that everything will be ok. Cramping has settled a little and bleeding stopped again. I go for another scan tomorrow. I'll keep you all up to date. Fingers crossed. Thanks