Bleeding During Pregnancy: The Basics & Treatment Methods

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Bleeding DuringPregnancy

• The Basics Treatment
• Methods 

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You may be in your first trimester or second
trimester, even slight bleeding, its natural for
you to be scared and worried about the baby.
Consult your doctor immediately, to determine
whether bleeding during pregnancy is
normal? Basically, vaginal bleeding during
pregnancy is any form of bloody discharge from
the vagina. This can occur from the time the egg
has fertilised till the end of your pregnancy.
While bleeding during your early pregnancy is
common and doesnt cause you much problem,
bleeding during the latter part of your pregnancy
might be more serious. Also explore the reasons
for bleeding during your pregnancy from the first
trimester to the 3rd trimester.
Is Bleeding Normal During Early Pregnancy? 27
of pregnancies have been reported at least one
episode of bleeding during the first
trimester. So, what are the reasons for bleeding
during the first trimester of your pregnancy
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• Implantation Bleeding During Pregnancy
• 1 or 2 weeks after the fertilisation when the egg
  attaches to the uterine wall, the process results
  in slight bleeding during your first trimester.
  This is often mistaken as period-like bleeding
  during early pregnancy, which is harmless. Youd
  often experience this kind of bleeding when your
  period is due.
• Molar Pregnancy
• Once in a while, an empty egg gets fertilised and
  gets the fathers genes, leading to this rare
  condition known as a molar pregnancy. Up to 13
  weeks, you might get bright red to dark brown
  bleeding in your first trimester. Complications
  may arise if youre older than 35 years old and
  younger than 20 years old.
• Ectopic Pregnancy
• In this condition, a fertilised egg attaches and
  develops outside the uterine cavity.
  Approximately, 2 of you will suffer from this
  condition, during your first trimester. As a
  result of this condition, you might experience
  severe abdominal or pelvic pain with bleeding
  during the first trimester of your pregnancy.

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• Hormonal Bleeding During Pregnancy
• If youd experience light bleeding from 4 to 8
  weeks of your pregnancy, that is when you have
  hormonal bleeding.
• Subchorionic Hematoma
• This is one of the common causes of vaginal
  bleeding from 10 to 20 weeks of your pregnancy.
  11 of you might fall under this condition, in
  which bleeding happens under the chorion
  membranes (The outer foetal membrane, next to the
  uterus) that protects the embryo in the uterus.
• Pregnancy Loss or Miscarriage
• Miscarriage during the first trimester of your
  pregnancy, can be one of the biggest reasons for
  bleeding. In this condition, you might experience
  light to heavy bleeding accompanied by cramps in
  your lower abdomen.

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What Are The Causes of Bleeding During the 2nd
and 3rd Trimesters?
Although the risk of miscarriage has diminished
by the time youve stepped into the second half
of pregnancy, you must take bleeding during the
2nd half of your pregnancy more seriously. All
you need to do is understand the reasons for it
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• Placenta Previa This condition occurs when the
  placenta that aids in foetal development attaches
  to the lower part of the uterus, covering the
  cervix partially or fully. This condition causes
  severe bleeding near the end of the second
  trimester or the beginning of the third
  trimester.
• Placental Abruption This condition occurs before
  or during labour. In this condition, the placenta
  detaches from the uterine line resulting in
  bleeding accompanied by stomach aches.
• Preterm Labour Now as your body gets ready for
  labour, your cervix thins and opens, the mucus
  plug pushes out of the vagina resulting in light
  yellow or white colour vaginal discharge.
  However, if the discharge is thicker, it can be
  red, brown, or pink blood.
• Bloody Show This happens as a result of
  rupturing of the cervix. In fact, the bloody show
  has traces of mucus in it.

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How Do You Know Whether It Is Spotting or
Bleeding? If you have placental problems, or
maybe you are going through preterm labour, or
must have suffered a miscarriage, you might
experience heavy bleeding. Blood thats bright
red in colour is worrisome. However, a few drops
of blood especially in your first trimester is
spotting. Spotting is normal and you might not be
very worried about it.
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How Is Bleeding During Pregnancy
Treated? Remember, pregnancy is one of the most
beautiful emotions in your life. Dont let
bleeding scare you. We know that too much blood
loss would result in low haemoglobin level during
your pregnancy which causes birth defects in your
baby. However, follow your doctors advice when
you get the signs of bleeding during your
pregnancy. Your healthcare provider might suggest
you avoid travel, take bed rest, get
hospitalised, and have iron-rich food.
Also go through our blogs to gather some more
knowledge on pregnancy, postpartum, baby care and
cord blood banking.
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