Had a big scare

[Blue Moon]

The spotting that I posted about earlier this week never really improved.  Yesterday I had bright red bleeding everywhere and freaked.  I called my OB's office, who had to close early because of a burst pipe, so they told me to go to the ER.  Luckily, we were able to find baby who measured perfectly at 6w3d with a heartbeat.  The ER doc was kind of jerky and told me the baby's heartbeat was low, at 114.  For being only 6w3d, I am under the impression that heart rate is normal.  My hCG levels were 67,000.  There was no explanation for the bright red bleed, though I see on the paperwork that the tech noted a trace of free fluid in my uterus, whatever that means.  I feel like I can't catch my breath for one minute with this pregnancy! I go to my OB on Tuesday morning for another ultrasound.

[earlgreyhot]

Wishing you healthy thoughts and everything turns out ok.

[Cricket0619]

I'm sorry you are dealing with this. I hope your next appointment is reassuring.

[D2M]

Oh man, Blue Moon, so scary! But what a huge relief to hear the heartbeat and to get such amazing hcg results. Continued good thoughts being sent your way. Hoping your mind is further eased on Tuesday. Please keep us posted.

[greencrayon]

So scary. I'm glad you heard the heartbeat! I hope everything is good on Tuesday.

[loira]

OMG I was wondering what had happened to you. That must have been so scary. I'm glad you were able to see that everything was alright, but I'm sorry you're dealing with this. I've got everything crossed that all looks good at your ultrasound on Tuesday.

[Deleted]

Scary! I hope everything goes smoothly between now and your next appointment.

[agteach08]

Glad you got to hear the heartbeat!!! Prayers that everything goes smooth from here on out!!

[andthentherewere10]

That is scary. So glad you got an u/s. My 6 wk u/s had a hb of 121 which is close to 114, so I think that is completely fine!

[IndiaInk]

So glad everything seems ok. I know how terrifying that can be. Let us know how your OB appointment goes on Tues!

[chickadee77]

Glad all is well. Bleeding is scary, no doubt. So happy you got to hear a hb!!!!

[smock]

Oh man how scary. The good news is that even with bleeding, once they've seen a heartbeat your chances of m/c drop to around 5-7%. That's what comforted me when I had bleeding!

[Yankees21]

Glad you got to see the HB, but I'm sorry you are dealing with this worry! You deserve to have the easiest pregnancy ever.

[mannah]

Phew! That sounds super stressful. Did they do an internal exam? I wonder if it was something harmless like a bleeding cyst on your cervix or a burst blood vessel or something.

[Blue Moon]

Jan 11, 2014 19:34:42 GMT -5 mannah said:

Phew! That sounds super stressful. Did they do an internal exam? I wonder if it was something harmless like a bleeding cyst on your cervix or a burst blood vessel or something.

No internal exam.  I'm not really sure why, but the ER doc said my OB would be doing one on Tuesday and her doing one in the ER wouldn't change anything.  

[bk1]

How scary! So glad you found the heartbeat. FX everything goes smoothly from here on out for you! Wonderful that you are going to OB again so soon.

[bugandbibs]

I'm glad you were able to find a heartbeat! I hope things start calming down soon.

[pixiedust]

So glad you saw the heartbeat! Good luck Tuesday.

[shelbyann]

How scary. Hope things look perfect at your appointment on Tuesday!

[ngdgtco]

Glad everything seems to be OK for now. GL with your OB!

[megkat]

I'm glad you were able to see the baby! FWIW, I had a viability ultrasound at 5w6d, and the heartbeat was only 84. The RE told H and I that it was pretty low, but his guess was that it was just because of how early it was. We went back for another ultrasound at 7w4d and it was up to 163! So I wouldn't worry too much yet (easier said than done, I realize!)- my experience with this turned out fine so far, and I'm almost 24 weeks.

I hope everything looks great at your next appointment!

[Blue Moon]

Thanks for all of the good thoughts. I've done next to nothing all weekend and am back to very minor brown spotting.