Blood clots while pregnant?

Question

I'm 7w4d and had a scare that sent us to the ER on Friday. I had terrible cramping and a gush of bright red blood. They did ultrasound and bloodwork and our twins were fine, strong heartbeats and all.

I passed a clot the size of a silver dollar and immediately the cramping ceased and within an hour the bleeding stopped completely. Overall, it was probably only what you'd call "mild to moderate blood loss" meaning I filled up maybe half a pad in five hours. But boy it sure felt like a lot!!

I'm already on Lovenox as a precaution even though I have no underlying conditions.

Has anyone had any similar experiences with blood clots while pregnant? Did they go away? Was it a constant worry?

Is there anything else I can do to mitigate the issue? Exercise?

Answer

Crazy, I didn't find out I was pregnant until 6 weeks. But the month before that I had heavy period like bleeding? My mom bled until she was 5 months. Is crazy we all have different body's and our bodies have different ways. Just don't stress on anything my brother came out healthy my babies healthy actually got to hear a heat beat on fetal Doppler at 11w😛😊

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Just an update. Another u/s today and everything is fine! Dr says the clot and bleeding could have been anything from a burst blood vessel to who knows what. They're taking me OFF lovenox because they think it might have made it worse.

Now on to a high risk OBGYN and a fetal maternal specialist in 2 weeks! 😳🙏🏻😬

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As an RN, I'd probably call that mild blood loss- not that it wasn't super scary. Exercise won't necessarily help since it wasn't the type of blood clot in the circulatory system (like a dvt or a PE)- exercise/movement is generally recommended though, regardless. You're on lovenox which should prevent anything more from happening; just watch out for atraumatic bruising or bleeding.

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Do they know what caused it? A subchorionic hemmorage could present aa a clot and can pass with no issue. But if you have clotting issues in general it could put you at high risk.

Blood clots while pregnant?

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