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Re: 33 wks, BLEEDING & CRAMPING

From: R. Daniel Braun, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 25 Sep 2002 19:49:41 -0500 (CDT)

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At Wed, 25 Sep 2002, Ang wrote: >
>I am 33 wks pregnant. This is my third child. Second child was 5 1/2
>weeks early. I have low lying placenta, but the last ultrasound done at
>31 weeks showed things had moved pretty much out of the way. In my 31st
>week with this pregnancy, I went into labor, cervix softened and was
>about 1 cm, recieved Magnesium Sulfate at the hosptal, then sent home.
>Two days later I was back in, this time was given Terbutaline via IV.
>Was then sent home with Terbutaline pills. Was back in again abt 4 days
>ago with contractions 3 to 6 minutes apart, however I had not dilated
>any more, was given Terbutaline injections again, then sent home. This
>morning at 2:30 am I noticed bright bloody show and was cramping
>slightly, then called my doctor. My doctor says that as long as I
>wasn't bleeding heavily I was fine. My contractions have not been
>consistant and I am still taking the Terbutaline every 4 hours
>(althoughit does not seem to make much of a difference anymore) but I am
>cramping significantly more to the point of nausea. At 8am this morning
>the bleeding was brown, which I know means it's old, so I thought things
>were getting better, but it came back right away bright red. What could
>this mean? And how long should I let myself bleed like this before going
>back into the ER?
>
>Thanks so much...
>
>--
>Ang
>

Go. You could be going into early labor or having an abruptio placenta or nothing. Getting evaluated is the only way to know.

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R.Daniel Braun, MD  FACOG   FOG
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