Bleeding 11 Weeks Pregnant

Laura, please call your doctor immediately if he is on call. If you can't do that I would go to Labor and Delivery if I were you. You could also call L & D and see what they say, they may be able to contact your doctor or will tell you to come in to check up on everything. Best of Luck, God bless you and your baby.

Hi Laura,

This happened to me with one of my pregnancies. I started bleeding, and of course i panicked! I was pregnant with twins, so I rally had reason to worry. I went to the doctor, and she did an ultrasound, and checked me over. Everything seemed to be fine. Well, it turns out that was the onset of an infection called bacterial vaginosis that eventually caused the prmature rupture of my amniotic sac, and my twins were born at 20 weeks, and neither one survived.

We had a really hard time with this. Since then, I've had 3 pregnancies, one lost due to an early miscarriage, the other two resulting in two healthy boys...one is 9 months, and the other one is due in about 5 weeks. My doctor watched me closely with these pregnancies, and this infections has popped up in both pregnancies, but I am aware of the signs this time, and I was treated PROMPTLY with antibiotics, which cleared the problem.

I am not trying to make you fearful, but I just wanted to make you aware of another possibility. It is terrible to lose a baby. I still miss those little boys so much. Good luck to you, and congrats on your first!

K.

I too had some bleedin amd freaked out. I went straight to my doctor and in my case it was caused by sex. They said that the area becomes so vascular so quikly that bleeding caused by sex is common. Something no one tells you so you flip out. Lol Hope it all turns out ok with you! :)

There are so many things it could be, or not be, so I would see the doctor to be sure and put your mind at ease. But I do hear of more and more people having this happen and then having a healthy baby. My daughter had this happen with twins and I thought it was terrible but she bled off and on for a bit and the babies are fine and so guess the doctor is the only one who can tell you for sure. The lack of cramping is a very good sign though. I think most miscarriages are close to 12 weeks so it wouldn't hurt to get checked and then be able to enjoy this pregnancy without concerns.

When I was 11 weeks with my son, my husband and I had some rather vigorous intercourse (I got a little carried away...) and when I got out of bed about an hour later, blood poured down my legs. I continued to bleed heavily with clots and everything. We were terrified and convinced I had a miscarriage and grieved all night long. Then looked on the internet and saw that sex can sometimes cause some heavy bleeding.....called my midwife in the morning and was told that I was probably fine and told to bedrest for a few days. I continued to bleed for about a week or two (just a bit) and we were fine since then. Healthy 8.8 lb baby boy delivered around due date----in a bathtub with no drugs! Age 37....

I like to tell this story so other women don't go through the terror and sadness we went through that night. Apparently this is more common than we thought but no one seems to talk about it. Bleeding doesn't always mean the end of baby. But definitely check in with the doc or midwife!

Call your obgyn and ask to be seen. Only they can tell you what's going on and if things are still going okay.

I bled with my second and fourth children (now 5 and 1 week)... The reason was said to be pooled blood from between the uteran wall and the sac working its way out...

No matter what the "reason" is... It is still scary to have happen... To calm yourself I would call the dr and just see what they say... Then sit down and relax... My mom put me on bed rest for a few hours until she could finish her school bus driving route and take me to the hospital (I was visiting my family 600 miles away from my home, hubby, and drs when it happened the first time. We had to figure out WHAT our insurance would cover... Er, dr, clinic, etc...)
She said that IF it is ending... There is nothing we could do to stop it... BUT... why should we help it along by having me running after the assorted toddlers and munchkins my sisters and I had at the time. So put up your feet and rest, drink fluids, etc until you can see the dr about it...

do u smoke? my sister started bleeding around 10wks before she was able to quit completely..just an idea

I just wanted to tell you that I had a lot of bleeding with my last child. I would bleed with out any warning and by the time I made it to the bathroom I would have blood all down my legs and sometimes even a trail of it on the floor. It was sudden gushes. I had so many ER visits that I think they knew me by name. But in the end I had a very healthy to term baby. They never knew what caused it.
With my second child I had a small amount of bleeding and that was from a low lying placenta. That was nothing campaired to my last child.
I hope all goes well for the rest of your pregnancy.

My daughter is on her 4th pregnancy. She began bleeding at about 9 weeks also. She was told she had a hematoma close to the umbilical cord. She was told to go on pelvic rest (no sex) and limited bed rest. She did for two weeks and the bleeding stopped. Then when she attempted some romance with her hubby, the bleeding began again. She has now been told she will probably have pelvic rest the remainder of her pregnancy. I go to her home twice a week to help clean house and pick up her 10 month old. The two days I help her out is because her husband is gone to work and then school. It sounds like you may need the same perscription---limited bed rest and pelvic rest. It might be a different diagnosis, but the same perscription needed. Talk with your doctor.

Ease your mind- see your doctor.