2nd trimester
Tough start to the 2nd trimester
Kimmie86
Hi ladies,
I also feel like starting a new thread right now.
After finding out I have PCOS and couldn't get pregnant naturally, going through lots of hormone treatments (Provera, Clomid), and all the hospital visits – having blood drawn, ultrasounds here and there – we finally got pregnant after a year.
So happy! Actually, it wasn't supposed to happen this last round, because they accidentally set my Clomid dose too high, causing too many (3!) follicles to grow, and they advised 'safe sex'.
I'm 26 and weigh only 50 kg, so a triplet pregnancy would have been too heavy for me.
I followed the advice properly, but it was too late.
I had to wait two agonizing weeks for my first ultrasound, and that time felt so long.
I was so scared there would be three, but luckily it turned out to be just one!
The first trimester went exceptionally well. No nausea, no complaints (except for sore breasts and fatigue).
Last Monday I entered the second trimester.
So happy! The critical phase was finally over.
Unfortunately, that was over by Wednesday when I had a heavy bleed at work.
I think I suddenly lost about half a liter of blood.
Terrible panic, of course. I rushed to the midwife immediately, and she listened to the heartbeat.
Everything was fine!!
Such a relief, but also stressful, since things could have turned around within two hours.
The bleeding decreased, which calmed me down a bit.
The next day, I was asked again to have the heartbeat checked, and again, a perfect heartbeat!
So that can happen too. But it's so mysterious where this blood came from.
I don't understand why they don't investigate this further...
They told me it was probably a vein or something like that.
Have you had experiences with bleeding that didn't end in a miscarriage?
And where did the blood come from today?
I just hope this doesn't happen to me again, because this was truly the most terrifying experience ever..
I also feel like starting a new thread right now.
After finding out I have PCOS and couldn't get pregnant naturally, going through lots of hormone treatments (Provera, Clomid), and all the hospital visits – having blood drawn, ultrasounds here and there – we finally got pregnant after a year.
So happy! Actually, it wasn't supposed to happen this last round, because they accidentally set my Clomid dose too high, causing too many (3!) follicles to grow, and they advised 'safe sex'.
I'm 26 and weigh only 50 kg, so a triplet pregnancy would have been too heavy for me.
I followed the advice properly, but it was too late.
I had to wait two agonizing weeks for my first ultrasound, and that time felt so long.
I was so scared there would be three, but luckily it turned out to be just one!
The first trimester went exceptionally well. No nausea, no complaints (except for sore breasts and fatigue).
Last Monday I entered the second trimester.
So happy! The critical phase was finally over.
Unfortunately, that was over by Wednesday when I had a heavy bleed at work.
I think I suddenly lost about half a liter of blood.
Terrible panic, of course. I rushed to the midwife immediately, and she listened to the heartbeat.
Everything was fine!!
Such a relief, but also stressful, since things could have turned around within two hours.
The bleeding decreased, which calmed me down a bit.
The next day, I was asked again to have the heartbeat checked, and again, a perfect heartbeat!
So that can happen too. But it's so mysterious where this blood came from.
I don't understand why they don't investigate this further...
They told me it was probably a vein or something like that.
Have you had experiences with bleeding that didn't end in a miscarriage?
And where did the blood come from today?
I just hope this doesn't happen to me again, because this was truly the most terrifying experience ever..
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3e op komst Guest #2
Bleeding can indeed come from a vein. It could also be that your placenta is positioned low (covering the cervix), which can also cause bleeding, or a third option is the cervix itself.
It is indeed strange that you weren't referred to the hospital for further examination. When I had bleeding that started in the first trimester (8th week), I was referred to the hospital. They immediately did an ultrasound to see if the bleeding was coming from the uterus. They didn't find anything unusual, and I had to return every week to two weeks as long as I had regular bleeding. By the way, it was just a little blood when wiping and sometimes a bit in my underwear. Around the 13th week, they took smears to rule out everything. It looked like my placenta was low-lying, but the hospital wanted to rule out everything. It could also be an infection, I just realized.
Even though they couldn't find anything besides the placenta, I had to go to the hospital every two weeks for another ultrasound. They do this just in case because if you have prolonged blood loss, complications can arise.
Hopefully, this information is helpful to you. This is purely my own experience and what was explained to me during all the examinations
Greetings, 3rd one on the way -
Kimmie86 started this #3
Thanks for your message! So everywhere it works differently again. Today I lost some old blood, but it's not that bad. I also immediately ordered an AngelSound for my own peace of mind. So I can check the heartbeat at home too. It's nice that they keep such good track of things with you! Here they do nothing with a little bit of bleeding. Only when I said it was a lot did I get to come in.. We're just assuming everything is fine now. You usually get a miscarriage if the little fetus isn't healthy, and our baby is moving around like crazy and all. Almost 14 weeks so it should be good :-) -
Kimmie86 started this #4
Just lost some more blood. Damn. Every drop makes you so unsure...
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