Bleeding

drandypdmd

This may be TMI, but this is the second time this has happened and it's scaring me. I am pregnant with my 3rd child and after my husband and I have sex I've experienced some bleeding. It's not heavy, but definitely more than spotting. The next day I get some residual brown blood. No cramping or anything, but I don't go to my first ob appt until 1/27. Should I be worried and maybe call sooner?

MSUgrad12

My ob said to expect some bleeding after sex. Your uterus is lush with blood, so it is easily disturbed, causing spotting. As long as you aren't filling a pant liner an hour and cramping there is no reason to worry

DressageDarling

If you're worried, you can always call your OB and ask. I had a question before my appointment and was able to message my OB's office. I'm sure they'd rather you ask than have you worried until the end of January.

Kristin712

MSUgrad12 said:

My ob said to expect some bleeding after sex. Your uterus is lush with blood, so it is easily disturbed, causing spotting. As long as you aren't filling a pant liner an hour and cramping there is no reason to worry

^^^^this. Except, I think she meant to say pad per hour versus pantiliner. 

tyannej

I have this happen the other day, and me and my husband basically came to the conclusion that it was rougher than we normally are (more excitement I guess) but I called my ob and she said it was possible I popped a blood vessel down there from being rougher than normal. The next few days I had brown discharge and then everything went back to normal. It's just that everything is extremely sensitive down there and if you're having sex, especially if it's more vigorous than normal my ob said there would be some bleeding. Good luck! I'm glad I'm not the only one that had this, I panicked when it happened!

drandypdmd

Thank you:) I called the ob this morning and they had me go do bloodwork today to get baseline HcG levels. They are seeing me tomorrow to "follow up" on this. They didn't seem overly concerned, but didn't want me to wait until 1/27 for my first visit either. Thinking positive thoughts!!

DDRRT1982

I am glad you are getting your worries addressed. I hope everything is ok.

ShanTeach

I just experienced some very light bleeding last night at 8 weeks.  I don't have cramps and the bleeding has mostly subsided, but this is my first pregnancy after trying for 2.5 years and going through an IVF cycle, I am a nervous wreck.  I have an ultrasound scheduled for tomorrow to check on babies.  Thank you for the reassuring comments from above; they make me slightly less nervous knowing this can be common and nothing to worry about.  Please keep your FX for me!  

1faceinacrowd

My midwife's advice on bleeding:
"If you experience bleeding, that's normal. If you experience cramping, that's normal. The only time you need to worry is if you are experiencing both bleeding AND cramping at the same time, or if the amount of blood is enough to fill a pad within an hour, though that likely would be accompanied by cramping."

Also, I always bled after sex during my first pregnancy, even into my third trimester. I had a perfectly healthy little girl, born 2 days past her due date. :-)

drandypdmd

******Update:(
Went to OB today and had to see a doc I've never met. He started out saying that my HcG levels are really good 26,000 so "let's take a look." According to my LMP I'm 5 weeks and 6 days. Well when he didn't say anything immediately and he had a look on his face I knew right away something was wrong. He told me that he sees the gestational sac, but that's it's empty. He said either it's too early to see anything or I've M/C or am about to. He sent me for another ultrasound at the hospital today and the tech there didn't see anything in the sac either. All I was told was to follow-up next Tuesday for another ultrasound and I'm meeting with him again next Wednesday to discuss results. I wasn't given any other info and it wasn't even suggested that I go for more bloodwork to see if my levels increase. Needless to say I was not expecting any of this as I've had no signs of M/C and feel symptoms of pregnancy. Now I'm just sad and worried and I feel lost.

DDRRT1982

i hope everything is ok Shanteach.

That very thing happened to me last pregnancy. I was 5w5d and all they saw a sac. Six days later I came back and everything was there measuring exactly to my dates. He is now a healthy 13 month old that measured ahead the rest of the pregnancy. It is too early to say you are having a miscarriage. This current baby is even measuring behind. Sometimes they start out slow. I am convinced my babies take their sweet time to develop.