Implantation bleeding? Update :...-(

[OrangeMoon]

Hey Mamas! I think this is my first time starting a post here

So, DH and I started trying for another baby this month and right away I just had this feeling this would be the month, and then I started feeling pregnant, just having a hunch I was. Yesterday was day 28 into my cycle and I started bleeding. I was really surprised thinking I must not be pregnant and I'm getting AF. Anyway, I took a pregnancy test this morning and it was positive! A dark line and it showed up really quickly. I am still bleeding, the bleeding has been kind of significant, more than spotting but not like my normal AF. Not as heavy. Also, I typically have longer cycles, 30-32 days is the norm so I am hoping this is just implantation bleeding. If anyone has any positive IB stories I'd love to hear them. My gut feeling says this babe is here to stay and this is just IB so I'm just trying to relax, drink water, and take it easy. I don't know, there's something about pregnancy that just makes me want to talk with people about it but I don't really want to deal with worried tones if I tell people IRL and then have to put in the energy to make them feel better, kwim? So hopefully I'll be joining the May DDG! I guess I'll just see how the bleeding goes, and take another test saturday morning. I'm guessing if this was a MC the bleeding would go on for a while, and a line would start not showing up as fast and dark? This is just so different already than my pregnancy with DS!

Thanks for reading, this seems like a great group of people!

UPDATE: Oh Mama's, I am so so so sad The bleeding has tapered off but I took two pregnancy tests this morning, both are negative. I knew this was a possibility but just didn't want to feel like I was giving up on the baby at all while it was here :-( So I stayed optimistic until the bitter end. I am heartbroken.

[MaerynPearl]

I do not think it is implantation bleeding (if you have a dark positive that would have happened a few days ago at the least)

however, there is such thing as breakthrough bleeding and/or subchorionic hematomas which can cause bleeding in a pregnancy that goes on to be completely fine.

They are not exactly common... but from looking around these boards you would not figure they are rare either. Some can be strong enough to make moms believe they had their period (as is the case for a friend of mine who went in for a 12 week ultrasound and came out from a 16 week ultrasound knowing she was having another boy!) or even a miscarriage (and then think they get pregnant the next month only to find out they are further along than they thought... having never actually lost the baby)

Most around these boards though are confirmed with an ultrasound (if you are just at day 28 of your cycle though, it is likely too early for an ultrasound as they would not see a fetal pole let alone heartbeat to know everything is okay)


Good luck and I hope yours is benign bleeding too!

[OrangeMoon]

Thanks Mama I feel good about things so I'm just trying to not worry. This will be a UC baby unless something comes up that I feel I can't handle myself and so far that hasn't happened. So I'm just taking it easy and looking forward to project runway. Thanks for the well wishes

[kalamos23]

I have had hematomas in 4 out of 5 of my pregnancies (1 we don't know if I did or not). In my case, they have not turned out well, but if you are bleeding, you actually have better odds as it takes the pressure off of the gestational sac.

Are you doing UP as well, or just UC with shadow care? If you are doing UP, I can give you links to the medical journal articles I have on hematomas in pregnancy.

[pregnant@40]

With my first pregnancy, I actually had what appeared to be a normal period in the first month. Thus, I didn't start to suspect pregnancy until around the 6th-8th week.

[gummibears]

I bled quite a bit with DS. We were bding and hubby said I was bleeding (it was enough for him to notice clearly not spotting) and I waited a week thinking it was period but it stopped that night. A week later no period, tested and was 6 wks pregnant. No clue what the bleeding was, but it wasn't of concern apparently as he was born without troubles.

[homemademom]

I had typical implantation bleeding with two of my babies (dark blood at 6 wks). With this baby, I was expecting my period on a Wednesday and I got a gush of red blood on Thursday, so I figured af had started. I didn't bleed any more than that gush, so that Saturday I tested and was positive.

So, I'm not sure what that bleeding was. I figured it was some variation on implantation bleeding, but it was earlier than my past experiences. Either way, it was nothing to worry about because I'm 18 wks pg

Good luck and I hope your positive stays positive!

[OrangeMoon]

Thank you for all of the responses everyone. Kalamos23, it would be a UP/UC so I would be very interested to read any info you have. Thank you.

The bleeding seems like it might be tapering off, it's still there but not getting worse, which seems to be a good sign. It seems like there is such a wide range of normal, all I can do is wait a bit and take a pregnancy test. My oh my, life is crazy.