How normal is bleeding during pregnancy?

Asked by ItalianPrincess1217 (11979) February 6th, 2011 from iPhone

Last night I experienced what I considered to be heavy bleeding. I rushed to the hospital expecting the worst. With that much blood I thought for sure I was having a miscarriage. After a pelvic exam, blood work, and a sonogram, the dr determined the baby was just fine and that I’m 8 weeks and 3 days along. My hormone levels were where they should be, the baby’s heartbeat was normal, and my cervix wasn’t dialated. They put me on bed rest for a week and told me to follow up on Monday with my gyno. Since then the bleeding has stopped but I can’t help but wonder, was this “normal”? I’ve heard spotting is normal. I’ve also heard as long as the blood is brown it’s ok. I had gushes of blood and it was red, not brown. The dr didn’t really have any answers for me. Has anyone had a similar experience and still had a healthy pregnancy?