Threatened miscarriage

Hi there all
I started bleeding last night, ultrasound this morning shows 2 heartbeats still and my dr told me it was a "threatened miscarriage" and that I have a 20% chance of still miscarrying (which I don't think is too bad as last night DH & I had thought we were losing both).
Has anyone else had this happen to them and gone on to deliver babies at the right-ish time?
Any postive stories would be great right now
Thanks
Kate

 

I just wanted to say good luck! There is nothing you can do, to prevent whatever happens from happening. Heartbeats are good! I've been there (prior to the twins), it's hard but your in my thoughts, hoping everything will be OK!!!

Hang in there!

 

Oh man. That must be soo scary. I'm sorry that it's happening.

Here's something I would probably repeat over and over to myself if I were in your shoes:

"You can't make a good pregnancy go bad and you can't make a bad pregnancy go good. If IT is going to happen, there is nothing you can do to stop it."

That will not change the outcome BUT it might help to release you from ANY feelings of responsibility.

Good luck and we'll be praying for you.

I, personally, think you have a GREAT chance! Eighty percent is HUGE! GL!

 

That has to be terrifying. I don't have any experience for you, I just wanted to let you that I am thinking of you and your babies :hug:

 

I have had it happen with two of my successful pregnancy's. Some people just bleed during their pg, if no reason for bleed was found that could be a good sign (it was for me). I bled so much with my twin pg I thought for sure I would lose them but I didn't. I know its scary. Rest up when you can.

 

:hug: I don't have any experience with this, just wanted to say that I'm sending many positive vibes your way and I'm sorry you have to worry about this. :hug:

 

I had it happen to me with my twin pregnancy. I started bleeding heavily one morning, went for an ultrasound and they saw two healthy heartbeats. My doctor told me that there is nothing we can do, but there are great chances that the pregnancy will go on. The bleeding stopped within few days, and I delivered healthy twins at 35 weeks. The only precaution I had to take is "pelvic rest" during the whole pregnancy.
I can imagine how scared you are right now - good luck and try to think positive thoughts!

 

I had it in my last (successful) pregnancy and this current one. I agree: there is nothing you can do. But many many women bleed during their pregnancies and turn out fine.

For my son, I bled every day from week 9 through week 12. Bright red blood, too. He was born at 39 weeks 5 days.

For my current twins, I bled at 7 weeks, 9 weeks, and 13 weeks. Bright red blood each time, and each time it lasted a couple of days. I'm currently 22.5 weeks pregnant with them, but they are still kicking around and I haven't had any bleeding in the last two months.

It does put you at slightly higher risk of placental problems (a clot can get between the placenta and the uterine wall), but again, there is nothing that you can do about it. Just hang in there and try your best to be calm and patient. I know its really hard....trust me...I've spent way too much time in the ER and L/D for bleeding problems...

 

:hug: How scary for you. But that is good you saw 2 heartbeats this morning. :good:

 

I was a bleeder too.
They never called it a threatend miscarriages. I woke up was bleeding like crazy freaked out and went to the er. They did an ultrasiund and ta da found two babies in there. They bith had a heartbeat and they told me I still could miscarriage after that. BUT went home I think I was bleeding for like 2-3 days and I was fine after that.

 

I'm so sorry you're going through this.

They never called it a threatened miscarriage for me, either. However, I'd had a miscarriage last year, and found I was pregnant again. Of course my DH & I 'celebrated'! :air_kiss: I woke up the next morning bleeding and when it happened for the second time, they sent me in for an ultrasound. Oddly, I had a sense this time of everything being totally fine. I vividly remember riding in the car with DH, telling him... I just know everything is fine.

We get to the hospital, the tech gives me an ultrasound and there's twins!

I had bleeding off and on, mostly sex related. They said my cervix was sensitive- it would bleed a little with the transvaginal ultrasounds. (I was also put on pelvic restriction... twice during the pregnancy).

Michelle

 

I had it happen with my ds#3 AND my twin pregnancy I bled bright red. With my son it was at 13 weeks and it felt as if my water had broken. I KNEW it was over. went to the hospital and we were shocked to see him dancing around on the ultrasound - he was born happy (well screaming!) healthy and safe at 40 weeks! With the twins I started to bleed at 9 weeks - it was so scary. It would get heavy if I was up and about and slack off if I had been laying down. The OB found a subchorionic hemorrhage behind one of the placentas and told me that there was nothing they could do that it would either get better or it would get worse and I would miscarry. They told me not to lift anything and not to stand more than 2 hours at a time. after 2 weeks of this and still bleeding I put myself on bedrest from a Thursday to a Monday I do not know if that is what helped or if it would have quit on its own but I never had another problem with bleeding and my girls were also born happy, healthy and safe at 38 weeks 4 days. My OB told me that these bleeds are actually quite common esp in a multiple pregnancy and that once you see the heartbeats your chances of a miscarriage goes down. I have 3 older sons so I thought my pregnancy with the twins would be so easy and worry free! I learned terms and phrases and had tests done that I had not even heard of during my singleton pregnancies, I had contractions from 18 weeks to the end with the girls, Had pressure that made me think for sure they would just fall out, I had a peri dr (I had not even ever heard of a peri before twins!). I was put on total pelvic rest from day 1 - These two tiny little girls have taught me so much and they started the day that ultra sound tech said "CONGRATULATIONS you are having twins!".

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!! You are just beginning a journey that won't be the easiest thing you have ever done but hang in there momma!

 

I am sorry that you have to go through this, I know it is scary and very emotional but hang in there. I had this happen with both of my pregnancies. My first son was born at 37wks and my twins at 31wks(IUGR). Best of luck :hug:

 

I bled for about 8 days, had two days of nothing, and am now "bleeding" old, brown blood. Dr. says it's because I have a subchorionic hemotoma. My Dr. did not call it a threatned miscarriage, but he probably could have. I also got the "up to 20% risk of miscarriage" lecture. As of Monday, both of my babies still have strong heartbeats. Don't give up hope! After a week + of bleeding, I thought for sure we would not see the hearts beating on Monday, but there they were, "happy as can be" said the u/s tech!

 

Thanks guys- it seems to have eased up overnight and today so I am just taking it easy and keeping my feet up.
It's so scary when it happens and I was thinking afterwards if this is in only the first trimester whats the rest of the pregnancy going to be like ? (with the increased complication risks from twins).
This is my first pregnancy so I feel like I am freaking out over every little (and big) thing! My best friend's sister is a midwife and she did not seem too concerned about the bleeding, said it happens alot with twins (like others have said on here), so am taking that as a good sign.
DH and I have also just moved to a different state from all my friends and family so am finding the distance a bit hard too - lots of phone calls!
Time to get my big girl panties on I guess...
Thanks
Kate

 

Kate - I had a bleeding episode during week 6 that the doctor termed a threatened miscarriage, although the U/S confirmed two healthy heartbeats. By Week 10 the perinatologist stated that they looked extremely healthy and that the risk of miscarriage was greatly reduced. Things settled down after my first trimester - I'm now 18 weeks. Best of luck to you! I'm new at this, too, and agree it's scary!

 

I lost a big clot around 15 weeks with my twins, and had signs of m/c...bleeding, cramping, intestinal distress, etc. They were fine, and the doctor theorized that part of baby A's placenta had broken loose.

With my last singleton I had 3 major bleeding episodes, the last was so bad that I soaked through 4 pads and a thick pair of jeans in less than an hour. I had a clot in my uterus with the baby the entire pregnancy, and there was bleeding behind her placenta which was the source of the issues. They gave me about a 50/50 chance of miscarriage with so much repeated bleeding...5 weeks, 7 weeks and 11 weeks. But my 22month old dd is healthy and happy and a bubbly joy in our family.

The best peice of advice that I can give is to rest. Once I finally put myself on as much bedrest as I could do with 3 little kids in the house, the bleeding stopped. The docs prohibited things like vacuuming and heavy chores like laundry, but in addition to that I got myself on my butt as much as possible, just lying down and giving my uterus a chance to heal. It seemed to work because I didn't have another bleeding episode. Once your uterus has a clot/bleed it's like a wound in there, so you do need to give yourself a chance to heal. (Kind of like how women who are too active in the post-partum period have bleeding pick back up again.) Giving your uterus a break in other ways is good too, not to get too graphic but dh and I gave it a rest for awhile if you KWIM. I still had lots of cramping the rest of my pregnancy, and my uterus was more irritable as far as more BH ctxs throughout. I normally have lots of those anyway, but I think her pregnancy was even worse.

 

I gushed blood about twice a week for the first trimester..I never knew when the bleeding would hit. My obgyn told me there was nothing she could do if I miscarried and we would just have to wait and see if I held on to the babies. My bleeding always subsided with in an hour of starting with each episode and in the end we never knew what caused the bleeding, but by the middle of the second trimester it all stopped and other than some slight growth issues in the womb, we had no issues at all after that. It was one of the most nerve wrecking experiences for both me and my DH, but it all turned out fine for us.

 

Hi Guys
Thanks I am resting up heaps - DH has been so good doing all the stuff around the house, I am very lucky
Am trying not to freak out too much, just feel like I want to run down to the Ob and get an U/S every 5 mins....I think once I see the 10 week U/S is OK I'll be better.
Bleeding I think has stopped, mostly brown stuff now (sorry TMI I know).
THanks for all the responses - its good to hear from others who had this and went on to deliver healthy babies, very reassuring.
Kate