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I agree with you about the likelihood of an SCH causing the bleeding, given the scan ruled out other sources. Please don't search Google! It's so hard to find primary sources that are reliable for explaining symptoms. Anyone can post things that are very scary!
Take it easy and let's hope the bleeding just stays away!
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Definitely will be extra careful! It can also be a cervical polyp....the symptoms sound exactly like mine (intermittent painless bleeding, bright red with clots but stops right away, recurs every 10 or so days). I'm afraid of getting any internal checks because I really don't want to irritate things down there, but I guess if it happens again I will have to get it checked out. For now - no jumping, easy exercise only, no sexy times, no internal exams LOL. Holding my breath for the next 5 or so months......
Dr Google is evil. Both with my bleeding concerns and fetal growth concerns. I need to stop googling!
Cross fingers for this little baby (girl!). :fingers::luck::cheer:
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I am praying that the bleeding resolves soon. Most of the time it turns out to be nothing, and since nothing was visible on the ultrasound my suspicion is it's from the cervix and not anything else. :pray: and sending positive thoughts your way.
Thanks AS! It's recurrent and painless, and doesn't progress, which are all good things. And not finding a giant hematoma is a good thing too. I've had pink/red spotting happen here and there all the way along so it's mostly just an annoyance, and it's usually clearly set off by a difficult bowel movement, but Friday was just a lot of blood. I thought cervical erosion should just be spotting so it worried me. It stopped fast though, no contractions or anything.
It really seems to fit the polyp symptom description but I haven't had an internal check yet (I don't want anyone not super sterile and qualified poking around in there right now!!!) so, I don't know for sure. On Monday I'm going to go ask my GP to refer me to the OB now (usually the OB's here don't see you till 28w - grrrr!) so they can check me over more carefully. The bleeding has thankfully stopped but I'm still so constipated that every time I'm even backed up down there it puts pressure on my cervix and starts off some fresh spotting all over again.......which worries me since I don't want my cervix irritated all the time and start dilating. I will push for the OB to get me in asap so they can monitor me better.
In the meantime, baby is booting me up a storm in there! LOL
Edit: Just wanted to add that the screen shot we saw of the potty shot was pretty much as perfect as it gets - directly underneath the bum, both legs in view (so not tilted too posterior), legs widely spread in a big U, no noise or blurring, no cord/hands in the way of the crotch. The lines pretty much looked like the lines in this pic except the middle line wasn't as long - none of the lines protruded in front of the body at all. About as girly as it gets for this gestational age, I would think! Hubby looked the whole scan and couldn't see boy parts at any point, and baby wasn't lying on tummy or anything where it would be squished, so we're very hopeful even if not quite ready to do a gender reveal, LOL.
Too bad they didn't have printer capabilities on that particular machine. Also, this pic isn't mine, I found it on the net as a textbook example of a girl scan pic, but our shot was even better since both legs were fully in view.
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Because you're making the leukorrhea, if your cervix has the tiniest little owie, it mixes with the discharge and makes it look a lot more noticeable. It doesn't have to be erosion per se, just a little wound. Cervix is so soft right now that it gets injured easily (even by having constipation, not unusual really).
I think you should stay on pelvic rest for now and I hope and pray it resolves soon. :)
You don't have to tell me twice LOL. Definitely pelvic rest and I'm also being very cautious with activity just in case. The fact that it stops for more than a week between red spotting/bleeds makes me think polyp of some kind. Now if only I could fix this stupid stupid constipation that just keeps irritating things. I'm eating prunes and oatmeal daily, lots of dark green veg, 15 metamucil capsules and 3 Colace a day, gallons of water, and things are still backed up. So frustrating!!!
Friday's bleed was definitely a bleed though....ugh....not just freaky looking discharge. At least it only lasted a few min before tapering off.
Oh these are the announcement shirts we made the boys - we still haven't told them yet, we're going to gift them with them tomorrow and film their reactions. Though I'm sure the older two have already guessed what's going on lol.
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Lose the Metamucil. Fiber can actually make constipation worse once it starts by adding bulk to what is already there.
While you don't want to use this all the time, a little Alo drink may help get things moving again. It says they do have it in Canada - it's available here at health food stores, it's an aloe based juice. I would not make a habit of it daily since not tested during pregnancy but now and then it really works. Was the only thing that helped me immediately after having my last two!!! I think it works better than any of the other things on the market.
I'm avoiding aloe since it can cause contractions and I'm pretty paranoid of untested substances. Waiting for the Motherisk (helpline for pregnancy meds advice) to open tomorrow to see what laxatives I might be able to take. I know the stimulant types are a no-no.
No spotting today so far, so fx.
Hugest congrats Lace!!! So happy for you!
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