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Hi Vernice. I am in a similiar situation. I'm just about 7 weeks pregnant. I've been spotting for a week. I called our nurses' hotline on Thursday. She said unless I get a fever, back pain, shoulder pain, or the bleeding increases, I should just rest. She also said nothing should enter the vagina until the bleeding stops. So I tried. Friday night, the spotting got much worse, so we went to the ER. The first resident said this is typical during the first trimester and he'll probably just send me home, but he had to check with his supervisor. They ended up taking a lot of blood (my hcg level is great!) and doing an internal exam (cervix is closed and they can't find any masses indicating an ectopic pregnancy!). I went for an ultrasound on Monday. My fibroid (in the wall of my uterus) is now 11 cm and is on the left side toward the bottom. The baby is on the right side and measures the correct size (6w4d yesterday). I even think I might have seen its heart beat, but I'm not sure. The radiologist saw no signs of bleeding - she thought given the size and position of the fibroid, it was the most likely cause of the bleeding. So I'm told to sit tight and watch for the symptoms the first nurse told me about. The spotting won't stop. Pain comes and goes but isn't that bad. I should say that the ultrasound has really made me attached to the baby and I'm now even more scared of a m/c. I'm really hoping things don't get worse. How's your bleeding doing? Would you like to ride out the bleeding together? I pray all goes well for you!

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