October 2015 Moms

ER Trip

I had my 1st scare last night. Went to the bathroom before bed and found brown discharge in my pantyliner. Freaked out went to the ER. I was told I'm 6 weeks pregnant and bleeding possible miscarriage. I'm on bed rest until I see my OBGYN. This is sooo scary. I didn't hear a heartbeat. Didn't see the ultrasound. :-SS ~X( :((
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Re: ER Trip

  • I was told it was old blood, and that my cervix was closed so right now as far as they know. The baby is fine. I was also told I have another fibroid. I had a robotic myomectomy 2 years ago, the fibroid was 8 pounds.
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  • I so sorry about the possibility of a MC, but if it makes you feel any better- I've had bleeding with two pregnancies that were ok, including this one. And around6 weeks is when the heart just starts beating so it's possible it was too faint to pick up or it hasn't started yet.brown blood is ok! Red and heavy is not.


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  • This is my 1st pregnancy and I went to the ER scared out of my mind. I talked to the Emergency Nurse At My OBGYN and she basically said the same thing. I had a 250 co pay and that was no fun but I just needed to know. I'm a teacher, not a physician. I will get an appointment first thing Monday morning with my OBGYN. Hopefully all goes well.
  • I'm sorry to hear about your scare.  I hope everything goes okay at your OB appt.  <3
  • sorry for your scare
  • What a scary experience. Hope everything goes well with your ob.
  • Sorry to hear of you scare. I literally had the same thing happen to me and it scared me shitless (this was only last week). To make it worse the blood I had drawn a few days before my OB said my levels were low. I had to wait all weekend for the blood retest see if my levels were up to see if I had miscarried. Monday morning I got the call that my levels were up. The next day I went in and saw my little pea pod and heard a very faint heartbeat :) they told me light brownish pink spotting is normal. Only go to the ER if you're bleeding red blood, like a period or have severe cramping. Apparently it happens in a lot of first pregnancies. Just take it easy, keep your feet up and no sex until you're cleared for it.
  • This is my 1st pregnancy and I went to the ER scared out of my mind. I talked to the Emergency Nurse At My OBGYN and she basically said the same thing. I had a 250 co pay and that was no fun but I just needed to know. I'm a teacher, not a physician. I will get an appointment first thing Monday morning with my OBGYN. Hopefully all goes well.

    You don't have to be a physician to have some common sense. What did you think they would do for brown discharge? I had an early miscarriage last March and the thought never crossed my mind to go to the er. I started bleeding, and I was miscarrying. I didn't need anyone to confirm that. Brown discharge is not reason for an er visit. I don't care that your co-pay was $250. You unnecessary visit to the ER affects EVERYONES premiums. Not just yours.
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  • katie0919 said:

    PS not trying to come off as rude, I'm just at a total fucking loss at how many people misuse the ER. It's absolutely insane. Good luck to you on your appt with OB

    Your comment was rude and unnecessary just like my co payment!
    What she said may have been tactless due to your concerns but what you just said above sounds terribly uneducated. Copay are a part of most medical plans and it is because of unnecessary ER visits and people not paying their medical bills that ER copay are so high. That's why there are other choices that are equally, if not more, adequate such as a late night emergency line at your doctors office or a 24 hour or late night Urgent Care.
  • asfoxworthasfoxworth member
    edited February 2015
    I know why I pay a copay! I said unnecessary because of her comment about my unnecessary er visit making her premium go up! I love how all these ppl want to discuss whether or not I have common sense or if I am educated. Again if you don't like or agree with the post and don't have anything nice to say feel free to comment on another thread not my post! Point. Blank. PERIOD.
  • drjenmartindrjenmartin member
    edited February 2015
    Congratulations lastbrnangel!!! My soon to be 1 year old twins are from IVF and we just did an embryo transfer on 2/3.
  • I'm very sorry you had a scare. Most OBs will tell you to go to the ER if you are bleeding and filling up more than one pad in an hour. Anything else, you're best calling the night service.

    6 weeks is very early for a HB. Don't worry yet. We had no HB at 5.5 weeks and a strong one at 6.5, so that's how fast a HB can pop up.

    FXFY! 
  • lastbrnangellastbrnangel member
    edited February 2015

    Thank you and,congrats to you DrJenMartin good luck on you current transfer

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  • Spotting in early pregnancy is very common and if it's light then not necessarily a bad thing. Sometimes spotting can also be a sign something is wrong like an eptopic (which they thought I had on last pregnancy and I went to ER) it is always good to get yourself checked over for any bleeding in early pregnancy for both you and baby. I hope it settles down cervix being closed is a positive x
  • OP, this is my FOURTH and if I had brown discharge or spotting of any kind I would freak out and go to urgent care/the ER. Don't pay any attention to the negativity, you did what you felt you needed to and thank God you got a positive answer from it all! 
  • You did what you felt was best for you. That's really all you can do. Don't mind rude people. They seem to be all over this forum. I don't understand it. Good luck! I'll send good vibes your way.

  • Callory14 said:
    You did what you felt was best for you. That's really all you can do. Don't mind rude people. They seem to be all over this forum. I don't understand it. Good luck! I'll send good vibes your way.
    I don't think people are saying it's wrong to visit the ER or intentionally trying to be rude, but if you go to the ER every time something weird happens in pregnancy, you'll be there all the time. And that would get incredibly stressful! Usually the night service at the OB is very reassuring, as they'll tell you specifically what to do for your situation. I've called many times, and always felt better afterwards. They're YOUR doctors, and they know you. Use them.

    Plus there's no co-pay! ;)
  • You know I went to the ER because I can. How dare you say something about me having common sense! This is my 1st pregnancy and even tho they couldn't tell me why I was bleeding they could confirm that my cervix was closed and I had not miscarried. Keep your opinions on what I do with my money to your damn self! It's people with slick comments like the ones you made above that need to just be quiet. This forum is for people to vent and share experiences. Keep scrolling if you don't like the post!
    This forum is for anyone who damn well pleases to be on it, you cannot dictate what I or anyone else on this forum says. Sorry, it doesn't work that way.

    And also, they were able to confirm that your cervix was closed and that you had not miscarried, but what would have happened if your cervix HAD been open and you HAD miscarried? Absolutely nothing, It would have been the same result....a wasted trip to the ER. 
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  • I'm sorry for your scare, but you really should not go to the ER for brown discharge. Unnecessary ER visits are the number one reason for skyrocketing insurance premiums. All they do is check your cervix, sono and send you home as a threatened miscarriage. The ER cannot save an early pregnancy. Next time please stay home, call the on call ob who will tell you to stay hydrated and off your feet until the bleeding stops. Only go to the ER if you're filling a pad of blood in less than an hour. Edit: words
    Are you fucking kidding me?! You are an asshat. A threatened miscarriage is NOT a misuse of the ER...a toothache is.
    No, YOU are the asshat. They will deem ANYONE who is pregnant that goes into the ER as a "threatened miscarriage" because that's what they have to code it for insurance purposes. They can't code it as "crazy person with brown discharge misusing the ER".
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  • Callory14 said:
    You did what you felt was best for you. That's really all you can do. Don't mind rude people. They seem to be all over this forum. I don't understand it. Good luck! I'll send good vibes your way.
    I am NOT rude, I am a pissed off tax-paying citizen who is sick and damn tired of people using the ER for every little fucking thing. The ER is for broken limbs, a child or baby (or any persona) with an extremely high temperature, constant vomiting or diarrhea, gunshot wounds, and open wound requiring stitches, etc. etc.....NOT a 5-6 week pregnant woman that is having some light brown discharge or light spotting. READ: THE ER CANNOT SAVE AN EARLY PREGNANCY
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  • PS not trying to come off as rude, I'm just at a total fucking loss at how many people misuse the ER. It's absolutely insane. Good luck to you on your appt with OB
    Your comment was rude and unnecessary just like my co payment!
    I told you, I wasn't TRYING to be rude, I was trying to educate you and others on the proper use of the ER. Do you really think that was something that you should have done? What did the end result do for you, really? Give you some peace of mind that you couldn't wait to find at your OB's office? My whole point is, whether you miscarried or not, the ER wouldn't have been able to do a damn thing about it. And it has nothing to do with "you or how you use your money". It's how people in general are sorely contributing to our skyrocketing insurance premiums. If you don't want to have to pay that $250 copay for the ER (which is actually much less than most people pay), then don't go to the damn ER when you don't need to.
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    BFP #3 - 8/20/14 - Natural Miscarriage 9/22/14
    BFP #4 - 1/28/15 - DS2 born 10/13/15
    Surprise BFP# 5 - 9/2/16 - Due 5/13/17

  • Unnecessary ER trips are a big problem in America. I would just be much more judicious with trips in the future. I personally am not blaming you, but would strongly advise against it in the future before speaking to your OB's office.

    It is true, nothing can prevent an early miscarriage that is going to happen, anyway.
  • I have to agree with Katie0919. Could have been said a little nicer but yeah...... Something to take into consideration and for others to learn from!
  • katie0919 said:
    PS not trying to come off as rude, I'm just at a total fucking loss at how many people misuse the ER. It's absolutely insane. Good luck to you on your appt with OB
    I hear that you're not trying to come off as rude, but you sure succeeded! She used the ER for exactly what she was supposed to, and it is not for you to judge her. I too am frustrated by skyrocketing insurance costs, but taking it out on this scared mama is not the way to go. 
  • katie0919 said:
    PS not trying to come off as rude, I'm just at a total fucking loss at how many people misuse the ER. It's absolutely insane. Good luck to you on your appt with OB
    I hear that you're not trying to come off as rude, but you sure succeeded! She used the ER for exactly what she was supposed to, and it is not for you to judge her. I too am frustrated by skyrocketing insurance costs, but taking it out on this scared mama is not the way to go. 
    This is not necessarily true. OBs will tell you what to do and when to go to the ER. If her OB didn't tell her to go to the ER, she really shouldn't go again.

    Again, not blaming her, I just wouldn't do it again without talking to the OB. Regardless of the delivery, which I agree was not the best, she does have a point. Especially if it's just spotting and not even bleeding. They will most likely call it a threatened miscarriage.
  • Wow .... Bitches be crazy! Maybe it's the hormones that cause all the unnecessary comments. Whatever happened to a simple "good luck" or "hang in there"



  • katie0919 said:

    PS not trying to come off as rude, I'm just at a total fucking loss at how many people misuse the ER. It's absolutely insane. Good luck to you on your appt with OB

    I hear that you're not trying to come off as rude, but you sure succeeded! She used the ER for exactly what she was supposed to, and it is not for you to judge her. I too am frustrated by skyrocketing insurance costs, but taking it out on this scared mama is not the way to go. 

    This is not necessarily true. OBs will tell you what to do and when to go to the ER. If her OB didn't tell her to go to the ER, she really shouldn't go again.

    Again, not blaming her, I just wouldn't do it again without talking to the OB. Regardless of the delivery, which I agree was not the best, she does have a point. Especially if it's just spotting and not even bleeding. They will most likely call it a threatened miscarriage.


    Sure, my delivery may not have been the best. But in the two weeks I've been pregnant, I've probably seen 2-3 DOZEN women talk about going to the ER in early pregnancy for spotting and/or bleeding in this and a couple other pregnancy apps. It is just baffling to me. I am not an "immature little girl" as someone so laughably called me. I am an educated, 35 year old woman who has a child and had also been through two miscarriages. Never once did I consider going to the ER during those miscarriages. What are they going to do? Sew up my cervix so the poppyseed sized embryo couldn't get out? I just get annoyed because of lack of knowledge, common sense and logical thought. If anyone paid attention to their HR departments when they gather everyone together to explain insurance benefits, they would know why their co-pays and deductibles are as high as they are (misuse of the ER - which means EMERGENCY room). And yes, "FFS" I've mentioned it a lot in this post, but no one seems to give a shit about anybody but themselves so you're all right. I should just move on and not try to worry about my or my family's future and their health care. Whatevs.
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    BFP #2 - 3/23/14 - CP 3/26/14
    BFP #3 - 8/20/14 - Natural Miscarriage 9/22/14
    BFP #4 - 1/28/15 - DS2 born 10/13/15
    Surprise BFP# 5 - 9/2/16 - Due 5/13/17




  • katie0919 said:

    PS not trying to come off as rude, I'm just at a total fucking loss at how many people misuse the ER. It's absolutely insane. Good luck to you on your appt with OB

    I hear that you're not trying to come off as rude, but you sure succeeded! She used the ER for exactly what she was supposed to, and it is not for you to judge her. I too am frustrated by skyrocketing insurance costs, but taking it out on this scared mama is not the way to go. 

    This is not necessarily true. OBs will tell you what to do and when to go to the ER. If her OB didn't tell her to go to the ER, she really shouldn't go again.

    Again, not blaming her, I just wouldn't do it again without talking to the OB. Regardless of the delivery, which I agree was not the best, she does have a point. Especially if it's just spotting and not even bleeding. They will most likely call it a threatened miscarriage.


    And thank you for agreeing that I have a point even though you don't agree with my delivery.
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    BFP #1 3/17/11 - DS born 12/4/11
    TFAS Dec 2013
    BFP #2 - 3/23/14 - CP 3/26/14
    BFP #3 - 8/20/14 - Natural Miscarriage 9/22/14
    BFP #4 - 1/28/15 - DS2 born 10/13/15
    Surprise BFP# 5 - 9/2/16 - Due 5/13/17

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