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Re: 25 weeks and severe bleeding

From: anonymous@obgyn.net
Wed, 18 Oct 2000 18:05:07 -0500 (CDT)


At Wed, 18 Oct 2000, Kimberly wrote: >I am not sure about this my sil delivered a healthy baby girl but when they took her placenta out the bottom half was dead due to numerous blood clots. If I were you I would be finding out tonight. Go to a different hospital if you have too. Good luck and let us know
>I first started bleeding @ 17 weeks. The blood is usually bright red
>and thin, but if it darkens at all it is accompanied with huge tennis
>ball size clots. Nothing but blood pockets and clots were found on U/S.
>Throughout the weeks, it has only gotten worst and now is accompanied by
>severe cramping throughout the pelvic area, which has lasted for about
>the last 2 weeks. I have been told that they are definitely
>contractions, but they are not making any changes to the cervix...YET!!!
>I am on bedrest, but nothing seems to help. My dr. has referred me to
>a high-risk specialist and a perinatologist. No one seems to have any
>answers. I have asked about abruption and seperation but after 18 U/S,
>they still don't see anything except huge spots of blood throughout the
>entire placenta. My question is, do I stand a chance in making it
>through at least 32 weeks??? I am scared to death because of the pain
>level associated with this, that if I did go into true pre-term labor, I
>wouldn't be able to tell the difference. Or what if it does turn out to
>be an abruption and I loose the baby before it is detected. I don't
>know what other questions ot ask my team of doctors, but they have yet
>to give me straight answers on this.
>
>--
>Thanks,
>Kimberly
>



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