Bleeding. Aber alles gut! (But everything is ok!)

Skier2154 · October 2013

I've had a little pink & brown blood a few times throughout this pregnancy so far and all of my ultra sounds have been ok. (I'm in Germany & get an ultrasound every 2 weeks). This week I'm 12 weeks. Had kind of a scary moment last night when I wiped and had some clots & a decent arount of brown blood. I shook it off, and continued on. A few hours later, I was still having brown blood and it eventually transitioned into red. This was more alarming, as old is obviously considered to be brown and new to be red. However, I picked up my copy of what to expect and read that unless I'm cramping with the bleeding it USUALLY means you are ok. Since I had no cramps, we decided to wait it out. So, I drank a lot of water, relaxed with some tea and got some rest.
This morning, I was still getting red blood when I wiped so we went to the ER. The doc did a vaginal exam, visually checked out my cervix and then did a trans vaginal ultrasound. She did notice a fair amount of blood, but the baby is fine! I saw the heart beat and all of the measurements looked normal. The doctor said she was unsure what is causing the bleeding, so she told me to rest & take it easy for a few days. (I did some pretty intense yoga the day prior, although I'm having a hard time thinking that may have caused it.) Just wanted to share a somewhat positive bleeding experience so others have something to look to when they find a little blood on their TP.