Oh goodness, it has been a rough day. I am 8 weeks pregnant (5th pregnancy) and we are expecting our fourth little. I went in for my first midwife appt. today. I used the restroom before my appointment began and noticed that I was spotting. I have never spotted with any of my pregnancies before, other than when I had a miscarriage, so I immediately became alarmed. My midwife set up an ultrasound appointment to check for viability of the baby. We headed from her office to the hospital. While waiting for the ultrasound, spotting became heavy bleeding and soon I was passing blood clots. It was so reminiscent of the miscarriage that I had, that I thought for sure we were losing this baby. The ultrasound revealed that baby is doing fine - measuring as it should and heartbeat is healthy and normal. They found that I have what they called a "large" perigestational hemorrhage. I was told that these are common in the first trimester and that they do often heal up and women go on to have a healthy, viable pregnancy. Some do end in miscarriage. There is nothing you can do for the hemorrhage - just wait it out and hope for the best. Just wondering if any of you other mamas are experiencing this or have experienced this in the past? I'm trying to take it easy, relax and stay positive. It is scary though, as I am still bleeding pretty heavily and passing blood clots this evening. It's been an emotional day...I cannot tell you how relieved I was to see that tiny little heartbeat. Send positive energy my way - I sure need it right now!!
July 2013 Due Date Club
Welcome to the July 2013 Due Date Club! Here you'll find a place to meet and talk with other Mama's due in July 2013. Mothering.com is a website with lots of amazing resources, please poke around... » More
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