Bleeding in 1st Trimester

ChristinaV2015 · December 2016

Hello ladies,

I'm 6 weeks 1 day pregnant with a singleton after an FET.

On Friday we had our 1st ultrasound and saw our beautiful baby as well as a little heartbeat everything was great. About 4 hours after the ultrasound I started bleeding, brownish first than a little red. All in all from start to finish it was maybe 1.5 hours where I had some sort of spotting. I called my RE office and they didn't seem concerned as I had just been there that morning.

My question to all of you is has anyone experiencing any sort of bleeding that was red in color and continue on with your pregnancy. I'm obviously a nervous mess and part of me wants to go in tomorrow for bloodwork and another ultrasound and part of me is afraid I'll bleed again.

Any input would be greatly appreciated!

alaaronson · December 2016

A little bit of bleeding after a transvaginal ultrasound isn't super abnormal, as a big instrument was bumping up against your cervix, which is extra tender and vascularized in pregnancy. I never had red blood after mine, but definitely on several occasions had brown spotting. That being said, if you're worried, push to go back in. They shouldn't be discouraging you from being seen. If for whatever reason they won't, there's always emergency rooms and other obs....

tvh1982 · December 2016

Hi @christinav2015! Congratulations!!!!!!
Bleeding is scary, yet very often nothing to worry about.
I had bright red bleeding in week 5/6 for two days a day stop and back on.
While replying to you I am holding my gorgeous little girl Pia.

Try not to worry (easier said than done) but if you feel something is off, demand a check up.
Their job is to calm your nerves.

Wishing you a happy and healthy 9 months.

flanners1 · December 2016

Hi @ChristinaV2015 sorry you're going through this. It's very scary. I also had various short bleeds/spotting - both brown and a little bit of red as well, also mostly after ultrasounds. It totally freaked me out. I think it only stopped around week 9. I'm now 19 weeks.
A lot of ladies here have had some form of spotting in their first trimester so it's not unusual. Thinking of you.

AandDM2014 · December 2016

I too had bleeding after a transvaginal ultrasound during the first tri. I'm just over 22 weeks with 3 healthy LOs.

wifeinraleigh28 · December 2016

My OB told me that bleeding is only a concern if you fill a pad within 45 minutes. Otherwise, it's normal. Yours sounds normal to me!

BornReady · December 2016

TW loss mentioned

I think bleeding in first tri has to take a lot of factors, not just the red blood into consideration. I bled with this pregnancy around 6 weeks (a little red, for a couple hours) and I am now 20 weeks. My doctor did get me in for betas, which were rising appropriately, but they made me wait until 7 weeks for an ultrasound. With my miscarriage, I had no bleeding until I miscarried at 9 weeks. However, I had very minimal symptoms and really never "felt" pregnant during the pregnancy.

For what it's worth, I think bleeding after a trans vaginal ultrasound is pretty normal, especially if you are on vaginal progesterone. I was on crinone and it didn't take much for me to spot at all during that time.

LynnNJ · December 2016

I had pretty bad bleeding at about week 8 or 9. It started very suddenly one night. The doctor saw me the next day and the baby was fine. I was told that the sac had separated a little. The bleeding slowed down over night, but started up again a few times before it gradually got lighter over the next several weeks. It completely stopped by week 15. Bleeding can happen for different reasons, hopefully your doctor will see you right away to determine what is going on.

byrneme · December 2016

Similar to @wifeinraleigh28 , my RE told me there isn't any worry on spotting and the cause for concern if if you are filling a pad in an hour. I know it's still scary though!!

chicandbubbly · December 2016

I totally understand how scary it is! I had bleeding a few times early on- once it was bright red the other times it was more dark brown. Mine was attributed to a subchorionic hematoma and then also I had bleeding after vaginal ultrasounds and a Pap smear. Your cervix is really sensitive during pregnancy so it is possible that the ultrasound caused irritation.. since it happened shortly after the ultrasound that would make sense. Hope everything is ok!

Colleen0516 · December 2016

So, I started bleeding this morning again. Im 10w 5d. It was light bleeding, just some spotting and is already turning over to brown. I'm pretty sure it is because I did way too much this weekend. I had to get ready for Christmas so of course I was all over the mall, cleaning my house, wrapping presents, setting crap up. I think I pushed too hard. BUT of course part of me is still really worried. It is hard not to worry. Calling my doctor as SOON as they open.

flanners1 · December 2016

@Colleen0516 sorry to hear... did you stop your progesterone just recently? I hope they can see you or give you some reassurance when you call. If the bleeding is brown already it should be old blood, so hopefully nothing too serious. Keep us posted

hcosgrov · December 2016

I have been experiencing spotting too at 10w 2d. Light pink in the morning then turns to brown throughout the day. It's heavier if I've been active, but never enough to fill a pad. Luckily, I have a great doctor who agreed to see me right away. My appointment is later today and I'm very nervous. Full disclosure- I started bawling my eyes out when I first discovered I was spotting and called the on-call doctor, who had to calm me down before telling me I was probably fine! There is just something alarming about seeing blood and not knowing what's causing it. I have so much empathy for you other mommies who are coping with this really stressful symptom!

JWatt5 · December 2016

@Colleen0516 - sorry to hear, that is scary. I hope your dr can give you some reassurance though or bring you in to make sure everything is fine.

taradise99 · December 2016

@Colleen0516 So sorry, I know how scary that can be! Hopefully your doctor can get you in for a quick scan to ease your mind!

wifeinraleigh28 · December 2016

@Colleen0516 I had spotting at 10 weeks too shortly after stopping progesterone. It's so common! I hope your OB is able to reassure you but it sounds to me like everything is just fine!

babylonghorn16 · December 2016

@Colleen0516 sounds like everything is okay... but gosh, that's scary! Seeing any type of bleeding I'm sure is NOT fun. Hope you were able to speak to your doctor for some reassurance!

Colleen0516 · December 2016

So both babies were still moving and he did a scan for the heartbeats. One was instant and strong-- the other loves to hide on us. He/she gets into so tough postitions. We did hear a heartbeat but it wasn't as strong. He said it was because of the postitions the baby was in. Needless to say, I'm still nervous. Although he told me not to worry, he said you can clearly see them both moving and there is a heartbeat for both. I go back tomm for my original appointment with the sono tech, she will do all the measurement and give me beartrates hopefully!

JWatt5 · January 2017

Didn't want to start a new thread so I'm adding this one...
I had some slight bleeding last night. Started out light pink, got worse over night but never really "that bad" but seems to have slowed down now. I'm 11w 2d - on the home stretch I felt. Now I'm dying inside. It's is what happened last time although I'm way farther along.
I'm hoping maybe when inserted the progesterone I did something. But also started taking baby aspirin Thursday. I'm calling my RE when I get up and actually see the high risk ob today...hopefully it's nothing!!

byrneme · January 2017

@JWatt5 - I'll be thinking about you today! I know my RE told me not to worry about bleeding unless I was filling a pad in an hour with red blood. If you are taking progesterone vaginally I know this can cause it too. I'm sure everything is fine!! Hugs!

JWatt5 · January 2017

Thank you @byrneme. I'm hoping it's ok - it seems to have stopped. Last year when I had my loss I never actually bled through a pad. Just had light flow/spotting for a week. I'm so worried but I'm thinking it was the suppository. They seem kind like dry, they don't come out of the plastic very easily. So maybe that being rough coupled with taking the aspirin last night.

latershrader · January 2017

Thinking of you @JWatt5 I hope you can get some reassurance that everything is OK!!

Colleen0516 · January 2017

I had a large gush of blood at 8 weeks and everything was okay! Bleeding is so scary- but doesnt necessarily mean its a bad thing.
I had to switch off off progestrone inserts due to irritation and bleeding. Maybe since you have been doing it so long, youre irritated as well and bleeding is a symptom of it.

If it stopped, Im sure you have nothing to worry about. But call you doctor and go for a scan to help you feel better!!

chicandbubbly · January 2017

I had a bit of bleeding due to a subchorionic hematoma early on. Bleeding can be very typical so I hope it is all ok for you. It definitely could be irritation from the suppositories. Usually Dr's say as long as it is dark brown or pinkish then they don't worry about it. But, I did have red blood a few times and it turned out to be totally fine. For peace of mind don't be afraid to ask to be seen! @jwatt5

JWatt5 · January 2017

Thanks everyone - I spoke with the RE office - It does seemed to have stopped now and she's calmed my nerves a little bit. Right when I feel like I finally trust this pregnancy and literally stop worrying (even bought a baby item yesterday) this happens haha. Dang universe. I get assessed by the high risk ob today so hopefully she'll ease my mind a bit more and then I have a scan Thursday. I probably wont stop worrying until then but if it does start again, I can go in for a scan.

wifeinraleigh28 · January 2017

@JWatt5 I had spotting/light bleeding at 10 weeks, so right around where you're at. It was nothing, and my doctor never even really gave me a reason for the bleeding (I wasn't even on suppositories). Bleeding is so scary. I hope you can be seen soon just to ease your mind, but it's probably nothing! You're far enough along now that you should have very little to worry about anyway

JWatt5 · January 2017

Baby is just fine!! Thanks for all the support - I think I would have really lost my mind without you all!! ❤️

omarismyhomeboy · January 2017

I'm sorry to hear about all these scares but thrilled everyone seems fine! I, too, had some spotting and bright red blood drops around 5 1/2 weeks...I was terrified. But basically my RE wasn't concerned and said its such a vascular area that any straining (or interface with a hard object like the ultrasound wand) could cause some irritation and bleeding. It has not happened since and I'll be 8 weeks tomorrow-but I still look when I go to the bathroom because that fear is so strong!

There are plenty of totally normal and safe reasons why you might bleed, so i know how frightening it is, but keep the faith

DDRGirlie · January 2017

I had been spotting since about 5w and finally it seems to have stopped. Everything and everyone is doing fine. My RE was more concerned than my OB. He said as long as it doesn't feel like AF and you need to change pads its normal. Hope you are doing better!!

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