Scared & entering week 8?

Question

i'm sure alot of u have gone thru this already and i'm hoping u can ease my mind a little.
since last tuesday, a week & 1 day, i've had a very light pink on the tissue after going potty. not every time & not dark. it's usually heavier in the mornings but usually subsides and dissipates all together by the afternoon. i feel more crampy and "heavy" when i get up too. i've called my nurse probably 8+ times and she continues to say the same things. it's common, if you're not cramping badly and bleeding (with clots), soaking a pad per hour, you're pretty much fine. if you're going to miscarry, there's nothing we can do at this point anyway. it's much too early. since there is no real cramping and not heavy bleeding a visit to the ER isn't warranted. i've accepted that and talked to countless women that experienced the same thing(s) and went on to have a healthy, fine pregnancy. this morning when i woke up there was one, very small, rust colored dot in my underpants.

that's an advancement. it's never gotten in my underpants & it's more present when i wiped afterward. last week i noticed that my symptoms were dissipating and they said that's pretty normal to do, women just do it at different times and it's probably just my body adjusting to the hormone levels. please know that today is the day i'd normally start my cycle but the pinky tissue has been going on for over a week. i asked that if i was miscarrying, wouldn't it have completed by now? she said not neccessarily. that was not reassuring at all either. i try to think & remain positive but it's very difficult. i've had previous miscarriages all of which started with a small amount of pink then quickly progressed to red, mucus-y clots and brown. i cramped awful and eventually ended up in the ER. it doesn't feel like the start of one but only God has the answer to that. if you've experienced anything like this, please tell me your stories? i just need my mind eased a little with positive feedbac

doctors and nurses tend to dismiss things so quickly leaving most of us feeling still uneasy and afraid. i want to be able to enjoy this pregnancy not be scared to death and panicked throughout. know that i'm carrying twins, i had an ultrasound at 6 weeks 1 day, 2 good heartbeats were detected, something i've never experienced with previous pregnancies. they were never able to detect heartbeats. they said my cervix was closed, the babies had good bloodflow and were positioned well and nice sizes. i know once a heartbeat is detected the chances of miscarriage decline a great deal but we all know anything is possible. please just share your stories with me, so i can try to remain positive until my appt on friday the 6th. i thank u & please, please pray for us.

a quick added note:
i feel perfectly normal! as if i'm not pregnant at all most times. sometimes i feel as if my cycle is going to start any moment but 85% of the time i feel perfectly NORMAL! that was weird to me...

Answer 1

i have had a miscarriage and let me assure u they DON'T 'trickle' over a week period. when they happen, they happen BAM , very heavy bleeding and excruciating pain over the period ove 3-4 days. It wouldn't trickle like u r experiencing. i can totally understand why u r worried but u HAVE to calm down, for u and your babies sake. Please

Answer 2

As the others have suggested, you need to calm your fears. What they said is true, whatever happens will happen and there isn't anything you or they can do to stop it. But you getting worked up over it when its probably nothing could turn it into something. You need to be strong for your babies. Be calm and relax. Stop freaking over something that you have absolutely no control over. As for miscarriages, I've had about 13 and none of them were fun in the least. If you were having one, you'd know it already. All woman have different experiences with their pregnancies and none are the same. I had light spotting in the early weeks and then later much heavier bleeding when my placenta tore, I was put on complete bed rest for the next 4 months and finally delivered a very healthy baby girl. The time to worry is when you start having severe cramping and very heavy bleeding, THEN go to the ER or call your doctor, the rest is just a normal process.

The most important thing you can do, and I know its easier said than done, is to just take a deep breath and relax. You are not in control right now, only of your mental state. Thats the one thing you can control, so do yourself, your babies, and your medical staff a favor and relax and stop fretting. Whatever will be, will be. But the more you become aggitated, the higher your blood pressure will spiral out of control and this can in fact trigger a miscarriage. So stop it. Take it easy, rest as much as you can, and put it into God's hands, because He's the Man in charge right now.

Answer 3

I had the same type thing happen before I went to my doctor to confirm my pregnancy. It was just a couple days of light pink when I wiped. And when my period should have started the next month the same thing happened. My mom told me don't panic she had a period several months when she was pg with me. The next day when I went to the bathroom there was enough blood to make the water in the toilet solid red. I called the doc. and she said to get in the bed, prop my feet and see her in the morning. The next day they did an ultrasound and found some blood around the placenta. So I had to go back in a week. Well I am now almost 19 weeks pg with a very active and healthy baby. I can feel it moving all the time. So don't panic. Unless you start hurting or bleeding worse I am sure everything will be fine. Try not to stress out it isn't good for you or the babies. I will pray for you....

Answer 4

My sister-in-law had this happen to her. She was put on bed-rest until 3 months. My neice (who is actually older than me) had "periods" up to 5 months. Both babies were born healthy and at the right time. I had bleeding at 20 weeks and went into preterm labor at 23wks but with the doctors help I now have a healthy 7 mo old.

I would suggest taking it easy. Twins are high risk anyway even with out the history of miscarriages. Good luck!

Answer 5

Personally I would be demanding an ultrasound. I started out carrying twins with my second pregnancy and had the same thing happen and it did take a while, when I finally got my ultrasound because my doctor finally listened to me it turns out I had lost one of the baby's. I didn't have a lot of cramping, no gushing of blood, no pain, I just knew there was something wrong and I was right. Please do what you feel is best, if you are worried, get an appt. and make them do an ultrasound. Take care and good luck to you.

Answer 6

Hey, i have been wondering how you are doing. I'm so happy your still hanging in there. I know the doctors can leave you feeling even worse then when you got there because you still havn't had your questions answered, and your left worried and wondering about your pregnancy. Some bleeding like your having is really okay, i too carried twins and had 3 days of heavy bleeding for three months just like i was having my period. Your bleeding sounds minor but i know it doesnt seem minor when you have miscarried before.Rust colored blood is old blood so maybe your going to stop bleeding.I know its hard going through times like these but i think you are going to carry your twins to term and just have a great pregnancy . Try to rest as much as you can .You can e mail me for anything , i know it helps to have support.I will continue to pray for you and your twins.

Answer 7

Try to calm down, stress is not good for you, you are in my prayers if you are unsure keep called the Dr that's there job to answer all your questions, if they are not doing that and you don't totally trust them you have a right to change Dr's and do it. Good Luck and God Bless

Answer 8

I had the same exact experience when I was eight weeks along. I went to the doctor and he said everything was fine and now Im on my 11th week. I will definitly pray for you! GOOD LUCK!!!

Answer 9

I don't have any stories to share, but I would like to say that I will be praying for you & your family. I'm sure everything will be just fine! Good Luck & God Bless!!

Answer 10

i bleed with my pregnancy and i panick to as i lost my second baby but I've gone on to having eight healthy baby so good luck and god bless