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Trying to be optimistic
So I am trying to be optimistic, but I am spending the weekend on a sort of bedrest and wondering if I am miscarrying. I have been calling my OB off and on for about 2 weeks after some light brown spotting that may have been associated with sex. I even called the office on Friday AM because I had a little bit of light pink spotting, but they weren't worried because there was no cramping. So now it is the long weekend, and yesterday, I started having cramping (although mild) and bleeding. Now it is still a pretty mild amount of blood, but it is definitely dark red with small clots. So I am thinking that this is not a good sign . . .
They are going to get me in on Tuesday for an ultrasound, but the rest of this weekend kind of sucks. I am trying to decide if I should even keep having false hopes about the matter . . . I just have a bad feeling.
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Re: Trying to be optimistic
Try and stay positive. Bleeding is always scary, but it doesn't always mean something bad. I had a little bit of bleeding, and A LOT of cramping in the first trimester, and even though it's scary, you've got to wish for the best.
Hope everything goes well. *Sending Prayers*
Sending good thoughts you way. Keep us posted.
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I was debating this, but money is a bit of an issue with the ER. If it will really help prevent something, then I would go. The on call doc that I talked to didn't recommend it unless I was soaking pads or having unbearable pains.
I hope everything turns out OK. Until you hear otherwise, stay positive. I had cramping in the beginning (implantation) and then mild cramping when my uterus really started moving. Think good thoughts
Best wishes...
I don't know if this helps...but you're not alone. I'm having the exact same thing. Started light brown spotting Wednesday and started bleeding yesterday. I haven't needed much more than a pantyliner for the blood, but when I wipe, it covers the tp. I just started cramping this afternoon, and it's pretty bad, like bad period cramps.
?I talked to my doctor twice and a prenatal nurse. They both said the same thing...its very normal to have bleeding and cramping in the first trimester. If the bleeding gets very heavy (i.e., soaking a maxi pad in an hour), then it's cause for concern. I already had an appt scheduled Tuesday for a regular checkup, but I am just so anxious to hear that heartbeat to know everything's okay.
?Even knowing all this, I'm still so worried. I've been in bed all day with nothing else to think about, and have the worst case playing through my head. Prayer is the only thing getting me through. Good luck to you! I hope both our babies are 100% healthy.?
i had a m/c in november, and like the PP said it was ALOT of blood. i know it can be scarry, but ( try) and think positive. i hear that mild bleeding and/or cramping are completly normal in the first tri. GL and i hope it helps to know that your situation does not sound like mine did at all. i say the bedrest idea is a good call for now.
also, i work at a hospital and if you go to ER they have to treat you regardless of weather or not you can pay. if they send you a bill you can take it to the finance dept, and set up a payment plan, im paying $5 a month for a very very long time.
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Thanks for all of the encouraging posts. To zannepunks and smarty-pan - GL to you both as well. I will keep you in my prayers. I am hoping that this is nothing but I am still preparing myself. Since my previous post, the cramping has gotten a little bit worse, but I am still not doubled over in pain. The bleeding is scary red and the clots continue. Yuck. I still only need a pantyliner though. Are any of you girls thinking of going to the ER just for some piece of mind?
I can't decide whether or not to go to the ER. My bleeding seems to be happening more often, but it's still not soaking through pads. It just seems to be a lot when I wipe, and there are clots in it.?
?My doctor said I shouldn't be concerned unless there was tons of blood. So I don't know what to do. What's considered a lot of blood? That's what I'm trying to decide right now.?
My doctor told me that if I was soaking pads or if my pain got pretty bad, then I should go. Logically, I know that they will not be able to do much for me, but a part of me just can't stand not knowing what's going on. I am seriously considering going if I can decide which ER to use. Hopefully, they will be decent.
I don't know what is considered a ton of blood, but I am in the same boat. There are plenty of clots and a lot of blood when I wipe. It is just not continous. Well, keep us updated if you go. Wishing you the best.
I had tons of red blood at 6 weeks, enough to send me to the ER. Went through a couple of pads and everything.
Turned out everything was just fine, and the baby is currently kicking the crap out of my cervix!
It doesn't always end as happily as my story, but bleeding certainly doesn't mean miscarriage.
I hope you all turn out to be just fine. It's true that if you are miscarrying, there is nothing the ER can do for you this early in pregnancy. An U/S would just possibly give you an idea of what's happening, but even then, it may not. Do what is right for you. But do stay in touch with your doctor or on-call nurse. They may want you to come in for a Rhogam shot if you are Rh-.
My advice would be to rest and try talking to your baby... pray or meditate or just talk to him/her, which ever comes naturally to you. Tell those babies to stick with you and keep growing, focus on positive thinking as much as you can. GL
I have the same thing going on and have been reading up. Everything I said that if you are going to mc in the first Tri, you are going to and there is nothing you can do to stop it. So laying around in bed isn't going to do anything but make you worry more. (I know I would just lay there and worry.) Get up and enjoy what's left of the weekend.
Severe cramps (bend over the bed) and HEAVY bleeding is what my doctor told me to worry about. Red blood (RED) and cramps.
Anything else sounds pretty normal.
Hang in there. I am in the same boat, it'