Bleeding during pregnancy

Hi everyone, I'm 16 weeks pregnant with my second. Maisie my daughter is 14months. I miscarried, before I had Maisie, at twelve weeks. I've had a very heavy bleed during this pregnancy at 10 weeks, and was in hospital, luckily everything is ok (can't wait for my twenty week scan!)I'm still bleeding, its just like a period now though and I've been told this is ok, but to keep my GP and midwife informed of any change. Just wondered if anyone else has gone through the same. I feel like I can't enjoy this pregnancy as much as I did with Maisie. Emma

Hi Emma,

I've only just found out I'm pregnant with my first and I have had a bit of bleeding, I went for a scan yeaterday to make sure everything was ok and it is thank god, it's all fine, I was so worried though!!

I've got to go back in 3 weeks for my dating scan and so they can just have another check that everything's as it should be!! I feel so different now that I've been and they've said I'm fine, I didn't even feel pregnant before but I do now that I've seen the heart beat on the screen!!

I have still got a bit of bleeding but it's not half as bad as what it was. I've spoken to a lot of people about the bleeding and it's amazing how many people have it, my sister in law blead all the way through with her last one but the previous two she had nothing at all! My friend was the same, she blead with her first but she's just like me found out she's expecting again and she's not had any bleeding at all.

When I went for my scan they told me that it was probably just my body getting rid of old blood and not to worry but they also said that people can carry on having periods as normal all the way through, my monther in law did!!

Anyway I hope I've put your mind at rest a little bit and just remember that your not alien, this happens to mums to be all the time so try not to worry about it, keep your doctor & midwife up to date and I'm sure everything will be great.

Make sure you enjoy the rest of your pregnancy, I know I'm going to!!

Speak soon

Luv Victoria x x x

Hi Emma,
It is quite possible to continue having periods right through your pregnancy. This happened to a friend of mine who was unaware that she was pregnant until she started putting on weight. When she eventually took a test (after much persuasion) it turned out she was 5 months gone! Her doctor said that the bleeding wasn't anything to worry about and it does occasionally happen. She went on to have a very healthy baby boy.
If you have concerns, always speak to your doctor or midwife but don't let it worry you too much. Rest as much as you can.
Have you thought about buying a doppler? They can be quite expensive but if it will give you some reassurance that everything is fine with the baby's heartbeat.
Ginny

Thanks, both of you. Thankfully, I've stopped bleeding now. It was my initial bleed which was really scary, I lost so much blood, it was awful. That was the 18th December (amazing how you remember these dates), and I stopped bleeding Friday! I've had two scans just to check everything was ok, even the midwives (who had seen my bleed), couldn't believe we still had our baby there! But I'm 17 weeks pregnant now and last week felt my first kicks, (baby number two),which obviously puts my mind at rest. My next scan is the 17th Feb, I wish I could fast forward time! Thanks again, keep in touch, Emma x

That's great new emma,

I'm so pleased for you. I bet it felt so good to feel it kick after such a scary time!! I know what you mean about fast forwarding time, I just wish that I could get to 3 months and then I might be able to sit back and start enjoying it!! I can't seem to calm down and even when I don't think I'm worrying about it I'll have sleepless nights!! Oh the joys of becoming a mum!! It's alright isn't it? You worry for nine months but then it doesn't even stop there, they give you a life time of worry!! We must be mad!! Ha!! Only kidding, I can't wait!! Bring on the worry!!!

Anyway make sure you look after yourself and look forward to that next scan!!

Speak soon, Love Victoria x

Hi Victoria,

It's so true......now I know what kind of worries I put my own mum and dad through, poor sods!!!! I worry constantly about my little girl Maisie, sometimes making myself cry, where I worry about things that will probably never happen, do you know what I mean? It's just so amazing how much you can love another human being! You've got all that new excitment to come. Oh, you're gonna love it Victoria, ignore all the comments about lack of sleep and your life stopping......your life is only just beginning, it really is the best thing you could ever go through!! I work part time (at work now, as you can tell I'm really busy!!) and my mum looks after Maisie for me, but leaving her doesn't get any easier.

When's your next scan? I bet you can't wait? ARe you gonna find out the sex at your 20 week scan?

Speak soon, put your feet up!!!

Emma

Hya Emma,

I've got my dating scan in the next two weeks, my friend found out she was pregnant the same time as me, she's two weeks ahead of me and she's not going for her dating scan till the middle of February (she'll be 10 weeks) but for some reason I'm going for mine earlier (I'll be 7-8 weeks), I don't know if it's because I had to have an early scan or if it's because we're at different hospitals but I'm not complaining the more scans in the early stages the better that's what I say!!

Me and my partner were disgussing if we were gonna find out at my 20 weeks scan and at first I didn't want to know, as long as it's healthy and all that but my partner wants to know, he said he'd wait if I didn't want to know but we had a talk and weighed up the pros and cons and we've decided to find out, I think you can plan better. I know there are lots of things out there which you can have for a boy or a girl but it's not the same as been able to buy stuff knowing what your baby boy or girl will be wearing/sleeping in etc.. things like the nursery, there are a lot of neutrals but I want blues or pinks if you know what I mean!! Do you want to find out?

As for people saying your life will be over and stuff, I just ignore them, I think a lot of people are jelious, I'm only 24 and I've been with my partner for 9 years and I think that a lot of people want what we have and just try to put a dampener on it for us, at the end of the day we couldn't be happier and our parents and family are really excited and pleased for us so I'm not bothered what other people think or say, stuff em!! Ha!!

I hope your ok and try not to work too hard! I have a bit of a restless night last night so I'm off work today (cramps!! The joys or early pregnancy!) To be totally honest my heart just isn't in my work, I don't know if it's because I know I'm not going back after I've had the baby or what, I just don't want to be there but I've only got another 7 months to go and I'll be a stay at home mum, I can't wait just another bonus of becoming a mummy!!

Anyway take care and I'm sure we'll speak soon

Luv Victoria x

Hi Victoria & Emma!
Scans can vary very much depending on hospital/location. When I had my first child (LP), I was told that the 2nd scan had to be between 19-20 weeks. We moved to a new area and we've now been told that the scan should be done between 20-23 weeks (I'm 21 weeks today). Still waiting for the appointment.
I had a scary start to my pregnancy too. I was suffering from severe pains in my abdomen and had to have a endoscopy (where they put a camera down my throat) but that didn't find anything. They did all sorts of tests but couldn't work out what the pain was. Eventually my midwife decided that it was a UTI and sent of samples for tests but the tests came back clear. Fortunately the pains went away by themselves and (touch wood) haven't come back.
On New Year's Eve, we had to call the emergency midwife out because I'd stopped feeling the baby. I felt this one moving very early (around 9wks!) and it was a regular thing. In the four days before New Year I didn't feel a thing but the e/m/w said that everything was fine.
We're hoping to get our 2nd scan within the next couple of weeks and we're going to find out what "flavour" we're having (in hubby's words - he said cheese & onion!?!?!?) Anyway, we found out with our first and we'd like to know this time too. I have a gut feeling but I'm usually wrong about these things.
Life starts when your baby arrives Victoria and you're right to ignore those who tell you otherwise. If this is something you want then that's all that matters. If you and your partner are happy then no one else gets an opinion. I was only 22 when I had LP (I'm now almost 25) but I wouldn't change my babies or my husband for the whole world. This is what I always wanted and now I've got it I'm going to hold on to it!!!!

Hya Ginny,

sounds like we're about the same age then!! I'm 25 in June & compared to most of my other friends (the ones i'm in touch with from school) I feel like a right old hag!! Ha!! I'm settling down with my fella & kids while they're just meeting their fella's!! strange how things turn out, I'd never have guessed when we were at school that I'd be the first one to "grow up"!! I wasn't the most sensible one in our group!! But saying that, that's probably why I'm the first to settle down, I've done what I wanna do, all the parties and the holidays abroad etc, a lot of my friends want the career first then the wedding & the family. I can't even do that the right way round, we're doing the family then the wedding!!! I want the big white wedding but it'll take us a couple of years to save up for it and I didn't want to be 30 when I had my first child so we decided to do it the other way around!! My fella's nanna had something to say about that but I'm not bothered what others think, we'll do it our way!!!

Anyway I'm babbling now so I'll shut up and get off!!! Ha!!

Hope your ok

Speak soon

Luv Victoria x

Hi Victoria. I'll be 25 in July, so we're only a month apart in age. Only a few of my friends from school/college have settled down with children and partners and most of those were teenage mothers. I waited a bit longer.
When I was at college (seems strange to think that I left almost 5 years ago!) I did everything I wanted to do, so when I met my husband I was ready to settle down and have a family.
We also did it the other way around - had our son and then got married. As my husband is Greek (and babies before marriage is almost unheard of in Greece) we got mixed reactions across the generations. We were happy and it was what we wanted so we ignored everyone else. They can live however they want to but they can't dictate how we should live.
As with everything in this life, you have to do it your own way. Just because something suits someone else doesn't mean that it suits you.

.