XP: First tri spotting

cassoppea

I posted this on the December 2012 board too but everyone there is like 8 seconds pregnant so there's not too much experience yet. I just lurked during pregnancy so I never asked about this on here back then. Anyway just curious if you guys remember wayyy back to first tri... I had a lot of spotting/bleeding with Avery. I ended up diagnoaed with a vanishing twin and a SCH. Luckily A was fine and the rest of the pregnancy was normal. Now, this time I have some brown spotting again without cramping. When i called, my doctor didn't seem too concerned (which makes me feel better!) Anyone else have any experience with first tri spotting? I guess I'll just keep fingers crossed until my appointment on Tuesday. Just making me a little nervous...

M&M227

Yes.  I started spotting at 8 DPO (didn't think I was pregnant) and continued spotting for another 16 days.  The first day it was pink and I thought it was the beginning of AF.  The brown spotting continued after that.  Dr. said it was probably implantation bleeding.  I had one other instance of spotting at 16 weeks that lasted about a day.

I wouldn't be concerned if you feel fine otherwise and your dr. isn't.  But, if you don't feel right then call back and ask to go in to get checked.  

In my case the spotting was nothing, but it's not always the case.

helenejr

I did around 5/6 weeks - the Dr put it down to implantation spotting, and the fact my placenta was very low.

My BFF had the same thing - he placenta was very low and she spotted (quite a lot) early on - but as bump grew the spotting stopped.

Ooglybear

I had light spotting from 5 weeks-8weeks. Freaked me out a lot, but everything was perfectly fine. With no cramping, I'd say you're in the clear. 

nirern626

Brown spotting is old blood. I would say that if it becomes red with cramping definitely call again.  Trust your gut!

cassoppea

Thanks ladies! This sounds similar to what I have now. A few days before my BFP I had pink bleeding and assumed it was AF but then nothing after. Since then, very light brown spotting. Today it was just more but just requiring a liner and certainly not filling it at all. I'm trying not to make it into a big deal - I feel fine otherwise. I am a little dizzy and tired but that's not abnormal for early pregnancy.

RClaffee

I had a little. I think that as long as it is brown and there isn't a ton that it's probably not a big deal.

LexGator

Yep. I spotted brown when I got my BFP and sporadically for the next few weeks. It was nerve wracking, but obviously, all turned out fine. T&Ps!

imoverit

I bled from 8 weeks to 18 weeks off and on. It was scary. I always went to ER to have it checked out. Of course I have dual coverage so it was covered. Hope its nothing. 

Stick Around

With DD I had no spotting.

This time, I started spotting that looked like a dinosaur egg when I wiped (weird, I know) at 3 weeks that lasted a day.  Then it turned red for 2 days.  Then I spotted dark brown and pink from weeks 3-6.  I stopped for a week and had a HUGE gush of blood one time at 7 weeks standing in my kitchen cutting veggies.  I knew it was blood but it felt like I peed myself.  Then nothing for a week.  Then another huge gush at 8 weeks, and the rest of 1st tri was fine.

kas80

I had tons of cramping and a bit of brown spotting all the way through my first trimester.  Obviously things turned out find since Caroline is here now :-)  The one time it was bright red instead we ran to the ER.  I was always told to worry if it was red (new blood) vs brown (old blood).

cfisher2008

Yup- I had brown and red spotting between weeks 7-11. The first time it happened, my dr did blood work- progesterone and betas were good. She put me on 1 week of full bed rest and 3 weeks of partial bedrest. I understand your nervousness- the first time I saw blood my heart stopped for a second. But everything turned out ok, and I have my fingers crossed for you!

gymnst1013

Brown is generally fine - just old blood making its way out.  As long as it's not red things should be fine.  I had some red bleeding a few times with N - I also had a SCH - scary seeing the blood!!!  Mine cleared up by my anatomy scan.  Fingers crossed everything is alright!

cassoppea

Its pretty crazy how many people experience bleeding!  I'm trying not to get too upset because I've been through this before and it all turned out ok and theres nothing I can do about it anyway.

I thought it was supposed to be LESS stressful the second time around but clearly this kid already wants to start problems. 

 

runnergrl6675

It sucks because there is nothing you can do right now but wait.  I never had bleeding/spotting but plenty of my friends have had this and their babies are happy and healthy.  My sister had a gush of bright red blood at 8 weeks and my niece is now 11 so blood can very well be nothing but it's impossible not to worry. 

SarahE22nd

I had quite a bit of spotting in the first trimester.  My MD put me on progesterone supplements and it stopped - my progesterone numbers had dropped quite a bit from the very beginning of my pregnancy.  I'm convinced that this is what was causing the spotting ? stopped with the supplements.  Just something else to possibly look into.

mom6311

Yep.  I had some bleeding at 7-8 weeks.  My Dr. always told me as long as itstarts and/or turns brown and the cramps don't make me bend over in pain, it's probably just implamentation bleeding, and/or dry blood being released.  GL...I'm sure all is fine!  It's verso hard not to think about it! Hang in there!!