The MSE Pregnancy Club

purplepatch

sugaJen wrote:

Hello everyone,

Most of you are probly aware im a newbie here and wasnt thinking of posting til I was past the 1st couple of months or so BUT...... I need some advice,

****bit of a tmi post sorry****

I am only 5 weeks so havent registered with the midwife or anything yet, this morning after using the loo there was a pinky coloured blood on the t.roll (not loads) which was there each time but got less and paler each time, went about 20mins ago and its back but watery an pale pink. I know this isnt uncommon but I cant help thinking about it. Ive googled abit but ive read that much my brain is hurting lol.

Can implantation bleeding be pink or is that just brown? and I thought this only occured 10-14 days after ovulation/conception......(this is my 4th and never had ANY of this fuss before!!)

TIA

Jen

Would you describe it as blood or would you say it is more like a pink discharge? Sorry if tmi but I had that with my second for a couple of days here and there during the first trimester, didn't have it with first. Midwife seemed very blank when I asked her about it.

And here I am at half five typing one handed as bubs is feeding tucked under the other arm, so obviously no ill effects here, lol.

Couldn't have described it as blood though as it was very pale and mucus-y - it never got any brighter or heavier. I also googled and found lots of stuff on it, but didn't overly put my mind at rest. Have a word with a MW if you're worried, doesn't matter if you aren't booked in yet - hopefully they will be less baffled than mine was!

sugaJen

Thankyou purplepatch, will make an appointment with the midwife i think, happened again this morning only darker in colour, strange how its only on the toilet roll and not (sorry tmi again) on my underwear.

Jen

ps. if the worst was to happen does anyone know how long it takes for the HCG hormone to leave your body?

india

lyns wrote:

Hi all
Had my baby boy on the 31 jan 8lb 14oz
i had a hospital appointment when i was 3 days over and i went over by 10 days and went into labour the morning they were due to induce me.
During labour this midwife said we need to attatch a drip now so we can give you the antibiotics so i said what for and it turns out that at the hospital appointment they took blood and a swab and found that i had GBS !! group b streptococcus } but they had not let me know.I did not know what it was at the time and i have 3 other children but was not tested for it with them as it is not routinely done on the nhs.I had to stay in hospital for a extra day so they could monitor him.
Sorry if i have worried anyone that wasnt my intention but i just feel women should be aware of it and not find out like i did

Congratulations Lyns!

I'm glad everything worked out ok in the end.

What did you call your baby boy?

Agutka

Congrats Lyns and thanks for the warning.

sugaJen, maybe you just have an infection? Is there any pain? Obviously get yourself checked out. Could also be your period is due? I have no clue, but I hope it turns out okay.

I wish people would come here as soon as they find out. I found it invaluable as there isn't much medical help available in the beginning. I understand not telling the family or friends, but here surely it makes no difference and if the worst happens there are people who've been through similar and can help you through it, as in real life I don't see anyone coming forward with such help. So come on all you missed periods, let us know.... (how nosy!)

I had a bit of a funny turn last night. Nearly 9 weeks but had to get up to pee (loads) five times. Very groggy today, headachy, sulking I will be. At one point I was almost sick, which turned into tummy ache as it decided to go the other way (TMI!! ). When I did end up on the toilet I went all clammy and faint. But had to wait for tummy first ... Nearly passed out before I woke hubby up. Ended up falling on the bed in an elevated feet position, which helped rather quickly. I was sooooo scared.
Then I got him to make me toast!

I'm thinking of calling the doc, but can just see them giving me an appointment next week... Maybe nhs direct instead... I'm just glad to still be here this morning :rolleyes:

nilrs

hi sugajen i had some bleeding with my 3rd baby (very worrying) as i had (the worst that can happen before my 3rd baby) and i didnt stop bleeding till @ 16 weeks, it was not loads of blood,but like you only enough to go on the paper, apparently it is quite common but it did spoil the pregnancy as i could not relax and enjoy it, midwifes dont really tend to do much at the early stages i kind of got the impression that it was " well it's early days theres not much we can do" attitude. but i did have an early scan to see if there was a pregnancy and a heart beat and because i was so paniky they gave me a hcg blood test to make sure that it was going up etc, after that because i was still bleeding, i went in every week (hospital) to listen to the heart beat. my bleeding was very light red blood never dark blood, as to hcg levels dont quote me but i think i read up to 6 weeks for the levels to return to normal. you have problably found this website but i found it quite useful

http://www.babyworld.co.uk/information/pregnancy/complications/complications_bleeding_in_pregnancy.asp

hth
nilrs

Justie

Agutka wrote:

I'm thinking of calling the doc, but can just see them giving me an appointment next week... Maybe nhs direct instead... I'm just glad to still be here this morning :rolleyes:

I'd call nhs direct just to check - but clammy and faint etc can just be the about to be sick thing... even if it then comes out the other way... make sure you've got enough food and fluids and try to rest. If it keeps happening then it might be something more serious but I often can feel faint if I get up from lying down.

Agutka

Justie wrote:

I'd call nhs direct just to check - but clammy and faint etc can just be the about to be sick thing... even if it then comes out the other way... make sure you've got enough food and fluids and try to rest. If it keeps happening then it might be something more serious but I often can feel faint if I get up from lying down.

I called the surgery and the duty doctor will call. I eat normally, I drink loads, I rest loads. When I get up I do it slowly, just in case. I've never passed out and I've been sick twice in my life, not about to start now. I'm just, how shall I put it, not terribly constipated with this pregnancy. It may have been linked to my anxiety problems, which I have had under control for years... but that was pretty much the same - clammy, racing heart, faintness, toilet.

Why do these things happen at night and just before the weekend?

SusanCarter

If you need to see the doctor in the daytime, make sure you say you are pregnant when you phone as you are a higher priority if you are pregnant.

If you are ill out of hours, there should be an out of hours service. When I was really ill with sickness at the start of my pregnancy I saw out of hours more than regular GP just because of the timing of when I was worst.

It may depend on your area but for us, when you call out of hours, it goes through NHS direct and you go trhough the standard NHS direct procedure but if they think you need to see/speak to a doctor, they pass your details to the out of hours GP service who then ring you and decide whether to just give you advice or to see you. We were told it was best to ring the local out of hours number rather than the national NHS direct number because you still get the same standard NHS direct service but if you just ring the national NHS direct number and they think you should see the doctor you then have to ring the local out of hours number and go through the whole NHS direct system again.

Justie

Agutka wrote:

Why do these things happen at night and just before the weekend?

:rotfl: it's called sod's law I'm afraid.

It's the worst thing about being sick imo the clammy feeling - your body was obviously wanting rid of something somehow so unless it keeps happening I wouldn't worry too much.

And I hope you get your wish on the not being sick but baby may have other ideas...

rchddap1

Lucky that they tested you for Group B Strep. I had no such test and at 3 weeks my little girl contracted Meningitis. It was a horrible experience that I wouldn't recommend anyone going through. We nearly lost our little princess. Its only down to the skill of the PICU unit at the children's hospital and her sheer determination that we still have her.