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I am 13 weeks pregnant and started spotting at 12 weeks. It was very light the first time, and then a couple of days ago, I bled bright red blood very heavily. I filled a pad in 10 minutes. I thought for sure I was miscarrying. I went to the hospital, and the baby looked fine, but they saw a clot and saw a separate area of fluid about 1 1/2 inches. I was told to take it easy for a couple of days, and then I could go back to work. My bleeding has stopped after 3 days. Hopefully, that's the end of it.

I am 10W3D and bright red blood gushed out with a clot this Monday night. Naturally, I cried to my husband and went to my ER for an u/s on Tuesday (I did IVF). Thankfully, the baby is still normal and ok. My doctor also recommended bed rest for two weeks. My clot measures 2.25cm x 4.5 cm (my baby is 3.12cm). I want to point out what my dr said: clots are more worrisome when they are bigger than the baby - that's why first trimester bleeding is the time to have the most caution because the clot is usually bigger than the baby. As the baby grows in the next few weeks and gets larger compared to the clot, the clots become less worrisome. Also, if the clot is near or around the placenta, but not affecting it directly (affecting placenta or umbilical cord) and you have seen a healthy baby on ultrasound, then most likely your baby will survive to term and you may have some more bleeding episodes (including clots) for awhile. This doesn't sound great, but at least it is not the end of the world news.

I have had two episodes (4 weeks apart) where I had a very light pink staining to the urine on the TP after going to the bathroom. First u/s showed no problems, the second u/s showed a very active, healthy baby, but the u/s tech mentioned something about a hematoma. And that's all she mentioned!!! So I called my dr office today and demanded to speak to a dr about what was going on, I have an appt this afternoon to talk to him. I'm 11 weeks today. This is my second pregnancy, my first pregnancy was a breeze. Right now I'm concerned about being put on bedrest...there is a good chance my husband could get layed off this week and I just don't know what we would do if that happens.

With my first pregnancy, at 3 week I was diagnosed with a subchorionic hematoma and severe hemooraghing, I bled constantly throughout the next 3 weeks. Its was extremely painful and scary and nobody had much hope. I was 18, so I really didn't know how to take care of myslef and those sonograms where they insert the device inside of you instead of being the regular pelvic sonogram. only made my bleeding worse, so soon after that I miscarried. I thought I would never get over it, but I have certainly learned to copy throughout the years. I am 5 weeks pregnant now and have some slight brown spotting but never like before, after that traumatizing experience, I am taking good care of myself, reading, and praying a lot. I am at work, but not overdoing it. Lets all pray for one another and keep our spirits up, because we will only learn from this as hard as it is. Noone else knows what we go through so we need to stick together. Good luck to all of you and I know that everyone one of you will have a healthy, wonderful baby. God bless!

I am 7 weeks pregnant and on Sat. (4/23) went to ER due to some clear fluid that came out of me. Weird I thought. I just woke up from a 2 hour nap and about 2 table spoons of clear fluid soiled my sweat pants that I was wearing. I am pregnant with twins and Baby A (which is closest to my cervix) had a small sac compared to Baby B which has a big sac. Both babies are fine but I really thought my ammonic fluid was from Baby A because the sac was small and I thought I was starting to experience the Vanishing Twin issue. I asked the ER Dr. if I could have a slow leak and he said there is no such thing. If you leak you leak it all (I'm still questioning that). In the middle of my u/s at ER I started to bleed A LOT. Like a gush of blood came out. You could see it during the u/s as the blood was making its way through my uterus. It scared me to death. This is my second pregnancy and I lost my first pregnancy due to a subchronic bleed that measured 2cm at 6 weeks 4 days, it never healed and continued to tear away up to 75%. The bleed started at 6 weeks 4 days and I lost the baby at 8 weeks. Three doctors told me that this was a rare thing to happen. (I'm also an IVF patient too). The baby was fine and growing like a weed but the placenta had issues. All three doctors felt it was a genetic issue in my placenta that probably caused my it to separate. Well with this pregnancy it is a little different. I stated to bleed again at 6 weeks 3 days and the ER u/s tech said it might have been a 3rd pregnancy that was aborting. ( I did had 3 embryos transferred back) 2 days prior to my bleed I had my first u/s at 6wks 2 days before my bleed and the Dr. saw only two sacs. But the u/s tech said they saw something else in my uterus and could not explain it. In theory ( using their words) they believe I have a subchronic hemorrhage or I aborted the 3rd embryo. The clear fluid that came out first like an hour before the blood started was strange and no one can tell me for sure what is happening with me. So I'm hopefully seeing a Parinatologist (sp?) and hopefully he can shed some light on this mystery. I'm still spotting brown blood which I imagine I will for the next week because I had a pretty big bleed. I was also on Heparin and Baby Aspirin due to antibodies in my system and that contributed to the my heavy bleed even more. I'm off those two items now. I'm also on Progesterone and have been from the beginning of my transfer of embryos. I'm grateful that my twins are fine right now, the ER Dr. said they could not see a tear in either of the babies placenta so that is good news. So the bleed is somewhere else in my uterus which I hope to find in the next week. I'm taking it easy right now (on the couch) and the spotting seems to get lighter each day. For all of you going through this hang in there and think POSITIVE! Most pregnancies make it through a subchronic issue and deliver healthy babies.

Update - I had my 11 week 6 day scan yesterday and my clot has halved in size and is now 30mmx19mm (57mmx29mm 2 weeks ago). So you should all stay positive - my doctor says 9 out of 10 clots do not harm the baby and my pregnancy should be fine now. When there is a problem it is normally around week 6. Hope everyone's clots are disappearing and good luck to all. Elizabeth/Hope - I think we're really going to have miracle babies. I also had hyperstimulation from the IVF/ICSI treatment and now have cysts - don't know if this is linked to bleeding.

Yes. I am 15 weeks today with my second baby. Two weeks ago I woke up to bright red blood with clots. It seemed like a lot of blood at the time, but it quickly stopped, then spotted red, then brown, then blackish colored blood for a few days. Ultrasound showed baby was fine. Three days later, another repeat of same... bright red blood, to brown, to black. A detailed ultrasound revealed there may be a minor separation of the placenta... my dr. called it a subchorionic bleed. I was on bedrest for two weeks and am back to work this week part time. I'm still spotting "old" blood, but no "new/red" blood for two weeks. We see a perintologist tomorrow. Good luck to you. It seems like all any of us in this condition can do is wait and pray.

Hey Guys, I wrote in at about 12 weeks when I first started to bleed. Since then I had a few days of spotting, nothing serious. After the 19th week I Have seen no more blood. I had an ultrasound and found out its a boy and so far so good. They are not too worried at this point. It has shrunk down to 2cm and looks like it may just be reabsorbing. I was on bedrest for 5 weeks and have been back at work for a month with no exercise or heavy lifting..all I can say is you WILL BE OKAY...and just remember its in Gods hands and whatever he thinks is best for you and your baby, he will do. I am now almost 22 weeks and everyday that goes by is a great day..so just relax, don't get stressed and know that 98% of cases with a sub hematoma come out just fine.... THe most important thing is not to exercise and no lifting..I have a 20pd dog that I don't even lift up anymore...just take it easy and let the hubbys do the laundry, dishes, etc... Take care girls and good luck.

I had a subchorionic hematoma with my 1st pregnancy; two episodes of bleeding (like the first day of a period) lasting an hour or so; both stopped and continued minor spotting and the pregnancy went on to be perfect! Fast forward to my second pregnancy, in progress: Two days ago I went to the Dr. had ultrasound, everything looking good, heartbeat and movement of 9 week pregnancy just fine. Five hours later I decided to take a nap; woke up to a wet feeling in my underwear and jumped up to get to the bathroom - I had a sudden gush of bright red blood, and pa__sed several clots; the second gush pa__sed what I thought must have been the entire pregnancy it was so big. The bleeding stopped almost immeditely and I landed on the floor in a faint. Excuse the gory details but we fished the clots out of the toilet - the second seemed to also be only a clot; nothing resembling fetal material. We rushed to my doc who immediately did an ultrasound and found a happy baby in there with a heartbeat and spontaneous movements. I was still in shock from the experience and loss of blood (about 750 milliliters). Now I am on bedrest, but the ultrasound seems to show that the hematoma is reabsorbing and is less fluid. Over the past two days I have had light staining (dark brown) and know from my first pregnancy that this type of bleeding is to be expected after the pa__sing of larger amounts with a hematoma, and is less worrisome. Now I am in week ten and know that there is a chance we won't make it; but my doctor seems to be positive; he said "it looks like God is on your side" but that it is best to stay put and take it easy for a few weeks. Good luck to you all. Susanne

YES!!! me two measures 7x5x2cm have had bleeding since 12weeks now going on 18weeks am on bedrest for duration of pregnancy . Just got back from a weeks bedrest in hospital. 50/50 chance given that ill make it to full term. had to stop work etc next scan 2 days time. worried.

Well so much for being told my pregnancy would proceed normally last Monday - had red bleeding all weekend sometimes heavy - going down my legs and felt dizzy and sick. No clots and no pain fortunately. Bank Holiday weekend in England so had to wait until Tuesday for an emergency scan along with so many other people the clinic ran out of patient numbers. Fortunately the baby was fine (13 weeks) - even had a growth spurt - must be having baby Dracula - blood was from me, think it may have been period type bleeding. Clot has decreased to 23mm x19mm. Doc said baby was trying to do headstands (think the IVF/ICSI doctors injected my eggs from my kitten not my husband) and its CRL was a healthy 68.5mm. Very low risk for Downs. Have told me again I should now proceed normally and shouldn't have more bleeding - I've heard that before. Hope everyone's well.

Yes. I'm 9wks 5days (to be exact) preggy and I just found out yesterday from the ultrasound that I have a minor hematoma. I asked the radiologist if it causes harm and she said not really, but it should not be there! She advised me to contact my doctor asap so she can prescribe meds. So far, I haven't experienced any bleeding/spotting or cramping yet. But I'm taking Duvadilan (as prescribed by my OB Gyne) 3x a day for a wk. She also advised me to avoid strenuous activities. I can go to work though, since I'm not feeling any pain and not having a spotting or bleeding.

Found this thread and read it a few times now. On and Off bed rest for almost 2 weeks now. Started spotting one day, the dr says the baby is FINE - it's ME. I have a tear in the lining/wall otuside the baby, on the opposite site of the placenta, etc. It seemed to heal on bedrest, went back to work, within 2 day I had spotting for 1 day- back to the dr, it HAD healed according to ultrasound. No more spotting for 48 hours, then it came on again this weekend - more bedrest, and going back to the dr at 2:30 today. Not sure why it's happening though - I'm not heavy lifting, s_x, etc. I am at almost 14 weeks and am curious about 2nd trimester experiences with this sort of thing. Should I expect this my whole pregnancy? (it's my 2nd - first was 5 years ago - C Section).

Kimm - Some women bleed through the whole of the pregnancy, some just in the first 12 weeks and some just get one-off bleeding so its hard to say what you'll get. On the 2nd trimester board there's a section called Bleeding in Second Trimester - I think you'ld find it useful to look at that. It's much better if the bleeding is from you (scary for you but no harm to baby) than from the baby. Doctors often do not know why you are bleeding. Hope everythings OK and you stop bleeding soon.

Update. This is an update to my last post which was April 25. I am pregnant with twins and so far (thank the good LORD) I still am. I've been having heavy bleeding on and off for almost 2.5 weeks. It is bright red blood and I seem to fill a small Always pad when I bleed. (It is like a gush of blood that comes for about 20 min. then stops) This happens every 24 hours or every other day. On Thursday (5/5) I had my 8 week u/s and the twins looked good. In fact Twin A caught up with Twin B, except that Twin A's sac was still smaller then Twin B. The Dr. told me that with two strong beating heartbeats and the size of them which measured right on schedule that he was not too concerned about the bleeding nor the size of the sac for Twin A at this time. He said, "see you in 4 weeks" which, I will be 12 weeks pregnant. Has ANYONE gone through what I am going through. They do not know why I am bleeding. The Dr. said it is coming from the lining of my uterus and that I have to heal in my own time. He did not recommend bedrest because he said if you are going to miscarry bed rest will not help you. Has anyone ever experience bleeding like I have???? This whole experience is shocking!! My friend tells me that if I did abort a third embryo expect to bleed for some weeks. I just thought I would be absorbing the blood by this time...good grief. Justine you mentioned that some women do bleed throughout their whole pregnancy, I'm wondering if it like my bleeding episodes? Thanks for listening. ~Hope36

I recently found out I was pregnant, (am 5wks) and my last pregnancy was a roller-coaster. I had my first bleed at 5wks, for about 48 hours, started out strong, but got lighter as time pa__sed, I was very scared, this was my 2nd pregnancy and my first had been textbook-perfect. The bleed began about 1/2 hour after my husband and I had s_x, and I had had an orgasm, I was convinced that the orgasm had triggered the bleed, since your uterus contracts when you have one. My doctor said to lay on my left side, feet elevated, but this was more to make me feel like I was doing something than for any effect it would have on the pregnancy. I went to my doctor and she monitored my HCG levels to see if they would go up, and at 6-1/2 weeks, I had my first ultrasound (v____al) which showed an empty sac.I was crushed, but my doctor called later that day and said my blood HCG from the day before showed that my HCG was continuing to rise, and she did not believe the u/s technicians diagnosis. She wanted me to go for another HCG and u/s in 3 more days. I went back for another HCG blood level and u/s and it showed a rising HCG and the u/s showed a baby in the sac with a strong heartbeat, but no definition for the bleed. My doctor told me to relax, take it easy and no s_x, and let things continue and that was all that could be done, if I was going to have a miscarriage, there was nothing they could do about it. At 9wks, I pa__sed a large blood clot, but no bleeding. I went for another ultrasound, and everything looked fine, the u/s tech could see where the bleed came from, she could see some old blood behind the placenta, and this is when I was diagnosed with subchorionic hematoma. I was told to take it easy, and I would have another u/s at end of 1st trimester (4 more weeks) Then, on Dec. 30th, 2003, I was getting ready to go for my 1st pregnancy appt with my ob/gyn (Up until now, I was "threatened abortion" a noxious term) I was stepping out of the shower and a drop of blood fell to the floor, then another. I rushed over to the toilet (not sure why) and as I sat down, sorry this is graphic, I "pa__sed" large and small blood clots, tissue, lots of bright red blood, it just kept falling out of me, I felt woozy from the blood loss, it was an amazing amount of blood. I can't even describe my emotional state of mind. I called my doctor, and she said to save what I could from what I had pa__sed, and bring it to her office ASAP. Can you imagine. I had to put on gloves and put everything into a sterile container, I thought I was pulling my child out of the toilet, it was horrific, devastating, I can't even tell you. I have never seen so much blood. My husband came home and we drove to the doctors office, where thankfully we were taken directly to a room. The doctor went to examine what we had brought in, but then she came in and said there was no fetal matter,just blood clot material and maternal tissue and blood. She tried the fetal doppler to see if we could hear anything, and there was a heartbeat, strong and steady. I can't begin to tell you the disbelief I felt! It was awe-inspiring, that all of that blood, etc. could be lost and my baby still be alive. I could tell my doctor was still concerned. She sent me for an u/s right then, and it showed the hematoma, and that it had burst, the u/s tech said later she had NEVER seen one that large result in a viable pregnancy. My doctor put me on bedrest to give the hematoma the best chance to heal and reserve as much nutrients, energy and oxygen to pa__s to the baby as it could. After 8 weeks of bedrest, my 19wk u/s showed a healthy baby, correct size etc. for dates and the hematoma had healed. I had stayed on bedrest religiously only getting up to go to the bathroom. My husband works from home, so that was a big help. I was able to come off bedrest and resume light activity, still no s_x. The only medicine I took was prenatal vitamins, extra iron (ferrous sulfate) and stool softeners, so as not to strain. My hemorrage at 11 weeks slowed and stopped after about 3 weeks, it tapered off to brownish spotting at the end. For Christmas, my husband had bought me my own fetal doppler, and around 13wks, I was able to hear the baby's heartbeat at home, and could listen whenever I wanted. (It was a huge relief, it kept anxiety at bay during those long days and nights "strapped" to the couch in my living room.) At 28 wks, I woke up in the middle of the night and the bed was soaked, I knew my water had broken, I felt another gush as I got out of bed, and we called my ob and went into the hospital, where she met us after I was admitted. My water had broken, but no contractions, so I was hooked up to moniters, and IV started, antibiotics administered and steroids given. They did an U/S and everything looked fine, the fetal monitors were continuous and showed the baby's heartbeat and any uterine activity. I was scared, but glad that I was at 28 weeks, I knew what the statistics were, and I hoped that everything would be as good as could be. Somehow, I did not go into labor, even though I periodically gushed water. I was constantly monitored and kept on bedrest in the hospital for 3 weeks, with u/s every 5-6 days. I was on antibiotics for the first 1 week, and checked every 4 hours for temp and blood pressure. I had a white cell count every morning. I never showed any signs of infection, so my doctor was just "sitting" on me, the baby had non-stress tests 2-3 times a day, and I had my fetal doppler with me and counted movements every hour. I kept to that bedrest, I only got up to have a bm. (I had a catheter, so I didn't have to get up to pee, my own request.) It was the safest, cleanest enviroment you could imagine, the staff was VERY strict about everything, I didn't mind, every day I was in the hospital meant less time for this baby in the NICU. At 31-1/2 weeks, I went into labor on my own at 11:45pm. I had the baby via v____al birth at 5:55am on May 18th, 2004. I had had an epidural, but it only worked on half my body, and I spiked a fever during labor and the baby's heartrate started to decel occasionally. I was on oxygen, and the doctor and a huge staff was in the labor room with me. At one point the baby was coming face first, and no matter how I pushed, there was no movement down the birth ca___l. Somehow the doctor was able to guide the head into the right position. She told me I had one chance to push this baby out, it was getting to risky for her and she was going to put me to sleep and do a stat C-section if this baby wasn't born like RIGHT NOW. I was able to have him, (Noah Alexander, our beautiful second son) and he seemed so amazing. I only saw him for a second, but I heard him and I just kept crying and saying "I can hear him, I can hear him" over and over. After everything, all this long pregnancy, to hear his little voice was the closest to God I have ever been in my life. He was 9 weeks early, 3lbs 9.5oz and 16 inches long. He was taken more or less right to the NICU, and they worked on him for a few hours. My husband and I were on such a high, but again it came crashing down, he was far from stable, the doctor was going to arrange for a life flight via helicopter to a level 4 NICU, at Hershey Medical Center in Hershey, PA. His NICU stay is another long story, but he came home at the end of July (His original due date) and although he had chronic lung disease (BPD, a common subsequence of babies on ventilators for long periods of time) and came home on medicines, a heart monitor and supplemental oxygen for 7 months, he did come home. Right now he is taking his afternoon nap, and I am working on the final details for his birthday party that we are having this weekend, for family, friends, our ob, the NICU staff and his neonatologist, who got him (and us!) through this last year. I feel blessed, and althrough the dark days I had through late 2003 and into 2004, (and I did have many) are in my mind as I contemplate this new pregnancy, I will just have to put those aside as best I can, and hope for the best outcome. I hope to report good news, and hear all of you do the same. Sorry so long, if you got through this epic, but it was also cathartic to put it down, and share it with others who are going through the same. I felt so alone during my pregnancy, I didn't really know anyone who had had problems, I didn't have a computer at the time, so no internet community or research, and only my doctor and husband to share and talk with.