Spotting scare

Grayhouse

Yesterday at work I was cramping a lot so I was really monitoring my toilet paper every time I went to the bathroom.  I also armed myself with a pantyliner just in case.  Towards the end of the day my CM was getting progressively darker until I started spotting brown. Of course I freaked and figured with the cramping it was the beginning of the end. My first m/c started with brown spotting.  I called my OB and she told me to lie down for the rest of the night and come in at 8:15 this morning. 

She did a pelvic exam and vaginal u/s and we got to see LO's little heart flickering away.  The best part was that baby wiggled and shaked and waved it's new little arms at us.  They looked like flippers with paws (so weird).  We also got to see LO's new leg paws too.  It was a huuuuuuge relief for us.  My doctor was so nice about it too, and didn't make me feel bad for worrying about the spotting. She said that this far along, brown spotting is nothing to worry about, just red flow. 

She also warned me I'd probably spot a little brown from the exam, which I have, but thankfully since she warned me about it I'm totally fine with it.

I thought to myself, now I can be one of the people that respond to the worried spotting posts with--that happened to me, and my LO is OK! Maybe my experience will help bring relief to another worried mom to be. 

Phew!

MsPeay

I am glad everything worked out and it is very encouraging to see your story

someflower6

so glad to hear things went well! and imo, it is always ok to be on the safe side and call your dr if you start spotting... when i was 10w2d i started with a very light brown spotting and in my case, that was how my doctors and i  found out i had a missed mc.

i am so glad you saw the little flicker and the LO was waving at you!

sawyer918

I am glad everything is looking good!  It is very scary when that happens and since we have been through the worst, we are so much more aware of the signs.  I hope you have smooth sailing until 2nd tri. 

Grayhouse

someflower6:

so glad to hear things went well! and imo, it is always ok to be on the safe side and call your dr if you start spotting... when i was 10w2d i started with a very light brown spotting and in my case, that was how my doctors and i  found out i had a missed mc.

i am so glad you saw the little flicker and the LO was waving at you!

Is this Someflower from TTCAL????? OMG I missed your BFP! Congrats!!!!!

It was indeed a huge relief to see the flicker and the waving.  

?Jacqueline?

I am glad to hear that your LO was okay and you got see the heart flicker. IMO, it is always better to be on the safe side and call your doctor to see what is going on. It is also nice to hear a positive story about a spotting scare.

MrsGhappilyeverafter

I'm glad everything is okay! I had spotting around 10 weeks too and it freaked me out.  I know it's so scary to see it.

Grayhouse

MrsGhappilyeverafter:

I'm glad everything is okay! I had spotting around 10 weeks too and it freaked me out.  I know it's so scary to see it.

That makes me feel better knowing other people went through it this week too! Thank you.

Kel&Jay

I'm glad everything went well and that you got to see your LO!

nicobean1

I'm so glad everything went well. I've had spotting (both brown and dark red) this pregnancy, and it totally freaks me out. So far so good, but it's always nerve-wracking to see blood in any form and of any color.