Bleeding considerably at 8 weeks... anyone else?

minebatgirl07

I'm very concerned right now and wanted to reach out to The Bump community to see if anyone experienced the same....

My last period was October 7th, probably conceived around October 21st, tested pregnant twice in early November, and I was fine with very little symptoms until Thanksgiving. All I had was some very light pink, watery discharge (assumed it was implantation bleeding), sore boobs, and an occasional really mild cramp.
Over Thanksgiving, I got some brownish discharge... I read it could be "old blood" and that it wasn't much to be concerned with unless it turned red. But the first few days of December came with RED blood, some tissue/clots, and with what feels like the "height-of-a-rough-period" cramps. I am pretty pain tolerant, so I don't know exactly how to describe the intensity of the pain, but I wouldn't say it's bad. I used a heating pad last night at the worst of it, but that's about it. It's still ongoing but not as bad as it was last night. And the flow isn't very heavy either - a single, fairly normal flow pad is what I use for the bad days, but a panty-liner the rest of the time.

Freaking out over this, I called my OB and got in to see them yesterday in an emergency appointment, a week before my scheduled first appointment for me and baby. I was deadly certain that she was going to tell me it's gone... but there it was! It appeared to be exactly where it was supposed to be, and it had a heartbeat!

I was vastly relieved, and my doctor sounded upbeat, but she did tell me that this isn't normal. Bleeding like this isn't normal, but there was nothing she could tell at the moment. I assume it wasn't ectopic or she would have said so right then and there - it appeared to be in my uterus where it was supposed to be. She said nothing on the state of the baby, though, and said that we would just wait and see. She said I could go on to have an otherwise normal pregnancy, but told me if I was having a miscarriage that I'd see much more bleeding and tissue, and I'd only need medical attention if it was so much that I got dizzy. I'm keeping my appointment for next week, so I will see what happens then...

SO: has anyone experienced this before? What was the result? From what I've read, some people reported they bled all the way through their pregnancy, or had cramps through their pregnancy... and everything was fine. But it sounds like the doctor (and my mother...) are trying not to dash all my hopes and dreams while preparing me for a miscarriage. Mom's even flying in for the week, uninvited, to be with me. While I'm pleased she's coming, I think I know why.

Is there any hope for a happy ending....? At all....?

Thanks in advance.

msuzannah

I think there is always hope for a happy ending. It does sound concerning to me that you would be bleeding so much but just do whatever your doctor tells you to do. Did they see a heartbeat in your ultrasound? Typically by 8 weeks they should be able to see something. I'm sorry you are going through all this! I hope it turns out well for you!! Sending you positive thoughts and prayers!

kynbar5

I hope the best for you. I don't think you can really do more than go off of what your doctor is telling you. Every woman and every pregnancy are different so comparing stories isn't really going to help. I'm sure there are women who have gone through this that have had healthy pregnancies but I'm also sure there are women on the other side of that who didn't have as good as an outcome. I'd say there's nothing wrong with having hope with the fact that you got to see a heartbeat and your doctor didn't sound super concerned. Take it easy and like I said, I really hope it all works out!

goldie987

It could go either way. There were posts on my BMB with a similar story to yours, some turned out well, many did not. You really just have to wait it out. Hope for the best but prepare yourself for the worst. Best of luck and I hope you are one of my happy outcomes.

nkob

This happened to a friend of mine and she was so sad she went out drinking (it was after she had lost several and this wasn't her first try with IVF so she assumed loss) and the next day her blood work came back totally fine. She had an US, totally fine. Now she has a happy little 2 year old boy! Don't assume the worst, there can always ba a positive outcome and get your progesterone levels checked!

wildtot

I had on and off bleeding between wk 4 and 16. I was put on bed rest till wk 12 and was told i have a friable cervix that even walking made it bleed. Baby has always looked good. My doctor was very nice about seeing me during a bleeding episode to make sure everything was ok. Talk to your ob. There is hope! I am 20 wks now with a healthy boy. I do have to minimize my activity still and no sex.

jonesl12

Had the same thing. I was dx with a SCH. The first pregnancy I had this too and I lost it at 9 weeks but I had it with this one as well and it bled out instead of getting bigger.

groovylocks

Is your mom an OBGYN? I'm asking this seriously because it sounds to me like your mom IS concerned. Not because she has medical knowledge that you're about to miscarry but rather that she has a motherly urge to be near her daughter and budding grandchild when she hears words like "bleeding". Very natural and not at all a sign of bad things to come.

My sister bled for five months. About once a month and, according to legend, it was red. My sister didn't know she was pregnant until about 22 weeks for this very reason. So while, no.. bright red bleeding is not "default", it DOES happen to a lot of women who have healthy pregnanices and it is recommended that when it does, just go in and get looked over.

Obviously none of us can give you a firm prognosis on your pregnancy so the best I can offer is to say that it often is a symptom that can accompany healthy pregnancy. Keep an eye on it and know that until they tell you otherwise, you're pregnant