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Thanks for the update Tiphanie. Happy that yr sono went well. Things have been quiet for me too. But recently I have been having a lot of pelvic pain. I go for my next visit in 2 weeks. Can't wait.

Pauline, your story makes me smile. Kiss that healthy baby for me, and thanks for the inspiration!

Abdulla I hope you took your wife to the doctor. It is better to be safe than sorry. If your doctors are like mine they simply check for a heart rate which is the best sign, and at your stage I would guess they would have to do an ultrasound to find a heart rate. However it is a scary thing and if I may me so rude can I suggest extra pampering for you wife and good luck to you. Jacky, I also would suggest that you talk with your doctor they told me to watch for an odor that seemed abnormal. Slight odor I was told was some what normal. Be careful and dont hesitate to keep calling the doctor until you get answers or atleast until your mind is at ease. Take care of your selves and get out in the sun if its shinning there. It is shinning here and I feel like a new person today, I have been on home rest and the sun lifts my spirit tremendously. Jenn (17 weeks 2 days)

I went back to the doctor today hoping to be released back to work but the doctor said what ever I am doing is working and she doesn't want to chance it. My students are missing me I hear but this is for the best. Take care

Jenny I am happy that you are taking more time off. You and your baby are the most important beings at this point. Everything else can wait. So take it easy and everything will go well.

Hi Everyone, I want to say THANK YOU all for your support. I wrote back in Jan. about unexpected bleeding in wk13. Well I went to my midwife the next day, who actually said, "That's not good!" before I told her that the bleeding had slowed considerably and that I'd had no cramping. (I answered with a sarcastic, "Thanks!") She apologized for her remark and listened for a heartbeat w/the doppler -- and found it! (this was the 1st time a heartbeat was heard). I had 1 week of light spotting and everything seems OK now. By the way, I switched midwives (I go to a totally different practice now). So, a word of advice -- if your doc or midwife makes you feel uncomfortable (especially on more than one occasion), please do find another. It may seem like a ha__sle but it's so worth it. Anyway, thanks again and good luck to all. Dee

Hi all. I had another ultrasound today and found out we are having another boy, my son, Caleb, is 15 months so I am sure they will be the best of friends. Anyways, I still have some old blood under the placenta but it is nothing to worry about. Everything on the baby is perfectly healthy. Dee, when I had my bleeding in Dec. my midwife told me it was definitely a miscarriage and gave us no hope that the baby was still ok. My husband was really upset that she was so negative and when we found out I did not miscarry we switched to a reputable doctor instead. I agree that you should feel totally comfortable in the person who will be taking care of you and your baby. God bless you all and I will keep you updated.

Hi I just found this messge board and feel like I can understand what you are all going through. At 11 weeks I had a gush of blood at work, and went to the ER. The baby was fine and bleeding could not be explained. I continued bleeding for the week and on the 7th day I had another gush of blood and went to the ER again. This time they did an US and found a hematoma(bleed). A follow-up us has shown that in fact I have 3 hematomas, not 1. I am now 16 weeks and have not stopped bleeding. When I see my Dr. she doesn't read my chart ahead of time and doesn't remember my issue. When I remind her she is surprised that I am still bleeding but she is always in a rush so not sure what she really thinks. I was told by the Dr. at the hospital that I should see a high risk OB b/c I continue to bleed (sometimes bright red and lots of clots) everyday. My question is should I try to get an appointment with a high risk OB? Ny regualr OB is on vacation for the next 2 weeks. Has anyone else continued to bleed for 5 weeks?

Stephanie, I would not wait at all and get referred to a High risk OB. You really need to be seen by one especially when your doc thinks so. And anyway you are not getting enough attn/care from her if she doesn't even remember your issues until next visit. With so much bleeding you should be seen more often by a doc who specializes in these situations. (High risk ob would be the one) I had endless episodes of heavy bleeding, huge clots for more than a month during my first pg and ended up having a miscarriage. I wish I was seen by a specialist in time. Even with this pg I have had bleeding problems early on but my doc would not refer me to a high risk OB. Thankfully it's not as bad as it was the last time. So in my opinion, you are lucky in the sense that your doc wants you to see a specialst. At least you would get the care you need. You should not miss the opportunity to see some one who knows more in this regard. Do take care and I wish you well. Everything will be fine. Good Luck.

Hello! I can so relate to this post! In early Dec I had some light spotting and was relieved to see that the baby was fine. Then a week ago I woke up to blood pouring out of me and went to E.R. They couldn't find ANYTHING wrong. The bleeding subsided after a day but I've had lightish brown spotting for a week and am so frustrated. I am not getting any answers from DR and anything I find online has to do with misscarriages and I can't find any non dreadful answers as to why this is happening. Otherwise no cramping and am in good health. I wish we had more answers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Stephanie - I would definatly find a doctor weather they are high risk or not , find a doctor that pays attention. I would not wait another day or minute before I went to a specialist, often we put things off but this is no time to feel sorry or bad for the doctor you have or to even worry about medical expenses. This is a living human that deserves for you to fight for it. If you go to a specialist then you are to go back to this doctor just be up front and explain how she/he has made you feel during your office visits, they are there to service you, you pay them for thier knowledge. By the way everyone I feel it is important to mention this. I have for years put off going to church, even though my children wanted to go. I started bleeding on 12-23 at 10 or 11 weeks, well I went to the ER 3 times with a possible miscarrage and during one of my follow up appointments at my doctors office I was all down in the dumps and the doctor almost raised her voice at me and said hey look here you are still pregnant and you need to be positive. After I got over been offended, my husband said she is right you are still carring our child. I decided i needed something greater to take care of me so I took my family to church. That was on 1-16-2005 I had a smaller spot of blood on the 23rd and a little mucus but sence then I have been great. I believe that this was my wakeup call, God wanted me to become a true believer, I did accept Jesus in to my life and I feel as if I am healed, my baby is healthy and I have my energy back and my positive state of mind. I guess I want to say if you cant find the answers you are looking for just leave it in Gods hands and he will guide you. Take care and God bless

I totally agree with you Jenny. I am also a Christian and so is my husband. When I had my heavy bleeding he did not ever give up hope and believe the baby was gone. My bleeeding is now just in occasional mucus and I can feel the baby moving all the time but before I could I just remained positive and continued to believe that the baby was fine. I think our state of mind helps immensely in these situations and knowing that God is on your side makes it so much easier to deal with any hardship (pregnancy or otherwise). God bless you all!

Amen ladies! My bleeding has diminished greatly since my Bible Study group specifically prayed for healing for my placenta. Coincidence? I think not. For anyone who might take offense, I am not suggesting that only the religious faithful get or deserve healing, or that being a Christian keeps bad things from happening, because a little rain will fall in all our lives. But my faith is strong, and I do believe it is making a difference in my situation.

I agree. I have been bleeding off and on since 6 weeks and at 13 weeks had a gush that sent me to the ER. No reason could be found until around week 16 a subchorionic hematoma finally showed on the ultrasound. I have been seeing the Dr. every week until now. The hematoma has resolved...my little guy is moving around like crazy. I am at 21.5 weeks. I reached a point where I just had to turn my worries over to God. That helped my att_tude and I truly believe helped the bleeding. Reading this site on a daily basis has been a great deal of comfort also. Thanks.

hi all, i have had some brown discharge , like when you are finishing your period that stuff (eww i know lol ) , im only 6 weeks thats going of fm y dates,, but yesterday i went to the scan and they couldnt see anything , wich could point im only 4 weeks gone or ive lost , but wen the m/w did a pregnancy test it came back pos, and also they did bloods and they came back pos , i have to go back tmoz for more bloods to see what they say if the hormone level has gone up im still pregger si f down i have lost it , im so scared , has any 1 else had this problem when gon for a scan ??

For your own sanity Kelsey I would hold on to the belief it is just to early to see anything. Our own personal calculations can often be off count. That is how some of us get a whoops pregnancy. The baby would not even be the size of a pea at 4 weeks. Keep your chin up follow what the blood work says and remember a positive state of mind really does help you over come this situation. What ever is going to happen will happen and honestly there is little we can do but to be positive and take care of our selves. Take care and God bless Jenny