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Eileen- why did your DR. put you on Progesterone after your episode. I was on Progestrone until 13 weeks but was told to stop. I then had a bleed and my SCH diagnosis. Just wondering what effects you were told progestrone has in the 2nd trimester

Stacy -- we figured it couldn't hurt, and if this pregnancy was just having "issues" getting to where it needed to be, the progesterone might help, and we'd feel like we were doing SOMETHING since there really wasn't anything else to do, kwim? He also pointed out that I was out of my first trimester by LMP buy not by gestational age (more like 14wks LMP) so it wouldn't do any harm...I've been taking it orally...vs. vag b/c of the bleeding; the one I took vag, I saw more blood the next morning, so I went back to orally...call me superst_tious... :)

THIS IS WORTH THE READ LADIES -HOPE I CAN HELP! Well I think I have a story that will give you all hope! I started discharging at 5 weeks just dark brown spotting till about 8.5 weeks with 2 days of bright red bleeding. I had a scan at 5 weeks and all seemed ok, and then another at 6.5weeks which then suggested I had a small subchorionic bleed. I went for a scan at 11 weeks and bubba was good, hb 167bpm and I was dated 2 days ahead of my dates which was a good sign bubba was growing. I started spotting dark brown again within a couple of hours of the scan on Thursday, bit concerning but it wasn't bad. I took Friday off to monitor. We had always planned to go to away for the weekend - about 5 1/2 hrs away to visit DP's sister who is 19 weeks pregnant. It has eased on the Friday, so off we went at 6am on Saturday morning. DP's parents were there for the weekend also. At 3am Sunday morning I woke up feeling all wet down there, sometimes I sweat alot during night, and I was inclined to ignore and rollover and go back to sleep, then I felt a gush, I bellowed to Wade, he turned on the light and there was red blood everywhere! I was crying, screaming and shaking. I woke the whole house. I went to the toilet and felt something fall out of me, I salvaged it from the bottom of the toilet. It was a clot about the size of my palm with no fetus in it! I was terrified, as I didn't know whether I had got it all from the toilet or not. Then I started cramping and had tail bone pain. DP's sisters' husband is an ambo, and he raced me to the hospital. He has connections which was great, but they couldn't do a scan until 9am (when the obsterician came in). That was the longest wait, they gave me a sleeping tablet and I still couldn't sleep. I had given up hope as everyone knows red blood (and lots of it), clots and cramps are not a good sign. You could see on the doctor and nurses face they were not convinced all was ok. But sure enough there was bubba still alive and well. Bubba was active, but hb had declined somewhat from 167 on Thursday to 120, which I was worried, but the doctor wasn't (he said it was still in the normal range). That afternoon he did another scan and hb had increased a little. They kept me over night for observation, the bleeding was subsiding, as was the cramps. Finally went to sleep at 10:30pm Sunday night and then woke at 4am (hard to sleep in those hospitals). I had made an appointment with the gyno for Monday about a month ago and was eager to get back for it. The doctor released me and we made it back for my appointment right on the dot of my apppointment time of 2:20pm after 5 1/2 hours drive. That was such a long drive, and it appeared that the bumpy ride, shook up my discharge again. Anyway the gyno was very happy, he said for me to make it this far with all my discharge throughout the pregnancy was such a good sign. He said if I was going to m/c it would have happened on Sunday morning as with all that blood, the baby would have come away with it (normally)! He said at 12 weeks I now have a 95% chance of keeping the baby, and not m/c'ing, and at 16 weeks it become 98%. He did a scan and there bubba was, very active, and the doctor said that was such a good sign. He could see nothing but good signs as the fetus and placenta looked healthy. But he ordered me to bed rest for the next couple of weeks as it is now so crucial. He truely believes if I do the right things there would be no reason for bubba to leave. He told me my baby is a little fighter. He did an internal on me and confirmed that my current discharge is old blood and is reasonably confident it was my placenta coming away from the uterus in a section and blood got caught up behind it and clotted. He said I would have done something that day to dislodge it and it needed to be dislodged in order for the placenta to heal. The doctor has given me so much hope, I just have to do the right things now. I am so relieved and can't believe the miracle that has just happened. Even the nurse told me that she didn't think bubbles was still alive. DP and I are so exhausted and are glad we did not become a statistic. Now I can give hope to anyone that has a bleed, as mine was so extreme and here we are! Hope this story gives some of you ladies some rea__surance and peace of mind that bleeds are not always bad! I can't explain my happiness!!!!!!! Oh and also the scan on Thursday dated me at 12 weeks 1 day today, and my dates are 11 weeks 5 days today, and the gyno's dates from scan yesterday is 12 weeks 4 days today. So bubba is really growing well. I think I will go with the 12 weeks 1 day today (the one in the middle), just so I feel a little more at ease with reaching a milestone! And boy what a milestone achievement!

i had s_x a week ago and he blew in me but 3 days after that when i go to the toilet to pee it hurts and when i wipe it has some blood but i dont have my periods it is jsut really sore asweel when i pee and im always goin to bed early and waking up early and im always tired and need to pee alot even if i dont i get that feeling and my stomach is sore and makes me feel sick im so scared what does it mean i keep thinkin it is to early to think i might be pegnant but i dont no and always i get pains out of the blue and if i am or im not how am i going to tell the guy

it may be just a bladder infection. this can cause burning when you pee and the feeliing that you have to go alot. it can also cause some cramping for some people. so i suggest go to your dr to get a urine sample done for infection and pregnancy.

if you have read my posting then you know that i have had a sch since i was 6wks. i am now 22 wks and i am seeing a fetal specialist.last week the ultrasound showed a healthy baby boy with no more sch.i am so relieved it has healed.i had had it for 13 weeks, and i thought it would never go away. so hang in there guys

i had s_x s_x bout 2 weeks ago and i been so tired and feelin sick but i went to the toilet and i a really little colour dot of blood then i have my periods but it is so light and i ont even need to wear a pad or anythin cause it is that light and it only seems to bleed alittle when i go to the toilet but dont worry i do wear a pad but what does it mean cause my periods have never done this before and i have had them for 5 years now

how old are you and did you use protection?

At 10 wks I was diagnosed with a small sct (about 2cm). I haven't had any bleeding or cramping since and am now almost 13 wks. I keep seeing people post not to lift over 10 lbs. but I was told that I was ok to carry around my 25lbs toddler. Think that is ok? Also, how long did your Drs recommend to hold off on s_x? I wasn't put on bedrest either, but I have been taking it easy because otherwise I get a pain in my side.

i am 18 and no i did not use protection why is that

Hi everyone, Just a quick update on what has been happening with bubbles and I. Had my nuchal scan on Thursday, and haven't got my results yet, but am happy to advise that bubbles is really well. Couldn't believe it, I was starting to feel all negative again. Bubbles heart beat was 161 bpm and he/she was 7cm long. I am so happy and still can't beleive the miracle we are brewing inside there. Hopefully the rest of this pregnancy is going to be breeze, I guess I have to be thankful of something, I have never really felt pregnant, other than that feint hpt with the double lines. Had on and off symptons but nothing to really rave about, guess I was lucky I did that hpt otherwise I really wouldn't know I was pregnant. I know understand why people don't know they are pregnant, but I reackon it has to be a giveaway when they get a big belly!!!! Oh and I am still midly brown discharging, I must be one of those that bleed right throughout my pregnancy, which is a bummer as that was what I was looking forward to most, 9 months of no bleeding!!!!!!!

after losing to children they found out i have a uterous that over contracting.thats what was causing me to bleed that way.

Kristina were you talking to me, do you think I should ask the doctor, can you tell me more about it, as I am getting pains really low down near my pubic bone, like a nerve twitch every 5 mins or so?????

It has given me so much comfort, hope and knowledge ( to demand better care from my DR.) to read all of your postings. Right now I am pretty concerned though. From wk 10 to 13 1/2 wks my bleed went from just under 2 cm to almost 6. The Dr. said I have a 50/50 chance. Has anyone else had their bleed increase like this? My Dr. finally put me on bedrest and I am hoping that like Sharon F this will help. Also, what other tests should I ask my Dr. to do? She is doing another u/s in 1 wk to check progress and I want to have a list of test to ask about by then. I'm trying really hard to trust God and know that somehow this is all part of His plan...but man is it hard!

This whole thing is extremely scary and I am not satisfied that there is nothing that can be done except "rest and pray". I lost a pregnancy last year at 6 weeks and was very hopeful when this pregnancy progressed past that point. When I woke up bleeding at 9 weeks I thought it was another miscarriage. I went to the ER and learned it was a retro chorionic tear. The bleeding was VERY heavy the first week and I have continued to bleed brown blood for the past 3 weeks. I, too, hate going to the bathroom and am beginning to see everyday as a blessing. Has anyone heard of anything besides rest that can help- anything??? The sonogram pics really show a little baby in there now and how can you not be attached?

I hear your frustration. The worst part is that my Dr. told me that they don't even know that the bed rest makes a difference. It seems to have helped others on here though, so I figure there is nothing to lose. I don't understand why there isn't anything they can do and why they don't even know what causes these bleeds/tears. I'm having a hard time viewing each day as a blessing. I just want to know how this is going to end so I don't have to spend each day wondering if this is going to be my sweet baby's last day with me.