Ugh I feel for you both. I went through that during the first trimester. In fact had the same exact thing happen with passing a clot about that size. It scared the crap out of Min and I.
Your lucky that you got to see the ultrasound. When I went to the emergency and they sent me to be ultrasound they wouldn't let us see. We had to take a sealed envelope to the early pregnancy clinic and wait for a doctor to see us. We were so sure they sent us to someone who was going to tell us we had lost the baby.
In my case the spotting was most likely due to RH negative incompatibility. I'm A- and my husband is a positive. When this happens you can end up with a baby that's a different type then the Mom. Kailey is A+ so this was definitely the case. Anyway, a baby that's a different type gets treated like an foreign invader by the mothers immune system and it can attack the baby causing bleeding and even miscarriage. Luckily these days its an easy fix with a rhagan shot which stops the immune system from treating the baby like a foreign body. I need to get a shot during and after every pregnancy. Once I was given the shot in the emergency room the spotting stopped.
I'm sure they checked when they saw Kristen but if you don't know your blood types it might be worth asking the doctor just to confirm.
Anyway *hugs* It is super common and I saw tons of women on the pregnancy forum I belong to have spiking pregnancy levels and spotting and they went on to have beautiful babies.
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Date: 2009-08-04 02:07 pm (UTC)Your lucky that you got to see the ultrasound. When I went to the emergency and they sent me to be ultrasound they wouldn't let us see. We had to take a sealed envelope to the early pregnancy clinic and wait for a doctor to see us. We were so sure they sent us to someone who was going to tell us we had lost the baby.
In my case the spotting was most likely due to RH negative incompatibility. I'm A- and my husband is a positive. When this happens you can end up with a baby that's a different type then the Mom. Kailey is A+ so this was definitely the case. Anyway, a baby that's a different type gets treated like an foreign invader by the mothers immune system and it can attack the baby causing bleeding and even miscarriage. Luckily these days its an easy fix with a rhagan shot which stops the immune system from treating the baby like a foreign body. I need to get a shot during and after every pregnancy. Once I was given the shot in the emergency room the spotting stopped.
I'm sure they checked when they saw Kristen but if you don't know your blood types it might be worth asking the doctor just to confirm.
Anyway *hugs* It is super common and I saw tons of women on the pregnancy forum I belong to have spiking pregnancy levels and spotting and they went on to have beautiful babies.