10 weeks pregnat but bleeding for 6 days.?

Question

My doctor told me 2 days ago to "wait and see", i've to go back next week and if I'm still bleeding, he'll send me for a scan.
I know bleeding can be common in pregnancy but has anyone experienced bleeding for 6 days? It hasn't been heavy, but it has been continuous, there has been bright red blood too, which I've heard is a bad sign. I am still feeling very queesy alot, but is this just hormones that i had due to being pregnant, or do these kind of symptoms go quickly after a miscarriage?

I have read well on the subject of miscarriage but would love to hear if anyone else has experienced this and gone on to have a healthy baby? I'm sick of this wait and see method favoured by doctors! And any stories that dont end well are welcome too!

Answer 1

It could be bad and it could be ok..every womans body and pregnancy is different...i will tell you 2 of my short stories....

2 1/2 yrs ago i fell pregnant and went into the docs office for my very first visit...they said my uterus felt like i was 12 weeks..they didnt hear a heartbeat at the time but said it was still quite early. i went home and 2 days later i started to spot...it was very very light...a couple days later it got a little bit darker but only when i wiped,didnt need a pad or anything...this went on for days and days until i started to get a slight cramp on my side and backache along with the spotting..i went to the ER and they checked me out and come to find out i lost my twin babies at 8 weeks but carried them until 13-14 weeks until they gave me pills to help them pass..it was very hard but i overcame it and got pregnant again...

i had a son right after that and now im pregnant again with my 3rd...this pregnancy i had another scare...at 6 weeks my biggest fears came along...i started spotting dark pink to light red only when wiping...it lasted for 1 weeks then i went to the er and it got heavier and brighter red, they saw baby on u/s and heartbeat on u/s and said everything looked fine but they werent sure yet so go on bedrest,i went on bedrest and the bleeding stopped at 8 weeks. so i spotted for 2 weeks... im now 19 weeks and feel my baby move and havent had one more spotting episode...i wanna say it might ber normal but just stay in bed until it stops..your baby may be ok just have faith..good luck and take care,i hope baby is fine =)

Answer 2

I wish I could say I experienced bleeding and then had a healthy baby but I can't. I went through the same thing at 9 weeks and did, infact, miscarry. First I had an episode of bright red bleeding that was similar to the start of my regular period, but only lasted for a few hours, then the bleeding stopped. This made me feel like maybe everything was okay. I went home from work, took a nap, and woke up to vomit (which I had never had morning sickness before). When I checked again, the bleeding at started back up and was heavier. We went to the hospital and I was in the process of miscarrying. Afterwards, the bleeding continued much like a period for several days longer than my regular period. The reason your doctor is doing the "wait and see" method is because at this early in your pregnancy there is nothing he could do to stop a miscarriage. It was very hard for me to accept that I had lost the baby, and I even blamed myself thinking what could I have done differently for this not to happen. I went to my doctor with a notebook full of questions, and was shocked to learn that a pregnancy has about a 60-70% chance of making it to term. Many pregnancies end in miscarriage without the mother even knowing it, which is why the KNOWN miscarriage rate is so low. A miscarriage in early pregnancy is your body's way of getting rid of a fetus that would never be viable outside the womb. It doesn't make it any easier at first, but just realizing that a miscarriage in early pregnancy is for the best will help you cope with the loss. I lost my baby April 6th, 2006, and then I went on to have my son on February 14th, 2007. Just keep your chin up.

Answer 3

Did your Dr. do an ultrasound 2 days ago? If not, I would go to the ER. Spotting around the time your period would of been due is normal and due to hormones, I'd be worried if you were still bleeding towards the end of the first trimester. Keep your feet up and get checked out. It is not worth waiting out.

Answer 4

My sister-in-law bleed for a week after she saw her doctor at about 12 weeks. She was scared to death, but everything worked out fine. She now has a happy 5 month old. If your doctor isn't overly concerned - I know it's hard - but try to relax and not worry. The stress will only make things worse. And I had "all day" sickness when I was pregnant for 5 months! It will eventually pass.

Answer 5

Im sorry to say a bleed for 8 days not much blood but it slowly got worse. Np pain either. Then i miscarried. I was told lots of time i was gonna be ok. I have headr of stories where people where fine and that bleeding has not harmed baby. The waiting is by far the worse. I wish you luck.

Answer 6

Wel I had some bleeding and It was bright red and looked like a period... It was because my cervix had an infection and it made a slimy blood almost like a period... I was so scared... But they found it out when I had my papsmear... So if you have any doubt or worried keep bugging your doctor!! Otherwise call a doctor... Oh that was about 4 weeks ago and still going strong they heard a heartbeat and everything... =)

Answer 7

i know its really hard not knowing what is going on with you and its even harder waiting. usually bleeding for that long can be a sign of a miscarriage but just have faith, have faith that your baby will be alright. there are a lot of stories out there of women who bleed during pregnancy and still had a healthy baby, there is even some women who still had bleeding every month like a period. anything is possible. just keep having faith. Yesterday i was told that they could not see my baby's heartbeat but i refuse to believe it becuz a month ago my baby's heartbeat was strong. lets just pray for each other that everything is okay. take care.

Answer 8

If it is concerning you to the point where you can't think of anything else then go to the ER asap. I wouldn't wait around to find out next week. That's what I did when I experienced some light spotting around 6 weeks and I'm now 20 weeks along. Good luck.

Answer 9

i had a similsr problem i was at work and started to bleed real heavy. i soaked my pants in 5 minutes. when i went to the hospital they did blood work and an ultra sound. they gave me some iron pills and told me to stay in bed for a while. i now have a 15 year old daughter from it. i was 4 months along at the time it happened

Answer 10

Please go to the ER. I did the same and the outcome wasnt good. It's better to go and have blood work and ultrasounds done than to wait it out and have the extra stress of not knowing(that makes things worse on your baby). My doctor always said go to the ER if there was any bleeding.