potentially really bad news...

monkeymommie · May 2012

Besides one extremely slight and singular incident of brownish spotting at about 6 weeks and being on progesterone suppositories, this pg was uneventful--until last night. I started spotting brownish blood and have been spotting all night--not just when I wipe (although then too) but enough to cover a liner over the course of the evening/night. Last night I also had slight cramping, like AF cramps but milder, mostly on my lower left side. That is generally gone now. I am calling the dr as soon as they open in a little over 1 1/2 hours but I am freaking out and feeling so sad!!! I thought I was probably in the clear at 11 weeks (I mc my 1st pg at 5 weeks and then had 2 healthy pgs).

Does anyone have any positive stories with this happening? I know it looks bad

monkeymommie · May 2012

hijoi:
I had red spotting at 5 weeks and then again at 8 weeks. After having two m/c, I thought it was over. I went to the ER, only to find that it was a subchorinic hematoma, and that was wha was causing the spotting. I had to take it easy for a while after the bleeding episode (laying down with my feet up, no sex or heavy lifting, etc) but I am almost 34 weeks now.

Good luck to you and I hope that it's just a SCH or something even less worrysome.

Thank you for your reply...I am trying to remain hopeful!!

jb2rn · May 2012

I had brown spotting before my BFP, and off and on for a few weeks.

Then I went on Progesterone supplementation, and it a got a little better, but was still there.

At 14/15 weeks it was pink/red and I was crampy.

Everything was fine, but my OB never could find a reason for my spotting. It lasted well into my second tri.

I hope everything is ok.

Have you had an u/s yet?

pixe123 · May 2012

Don't panick! when I started spotting like you at 8 1/2 weeks. I went on so many diffrent sites to see what to do. Half of them scared the hell out of me and the other half were positive. At the end of the day I suggest that you try to take it easy, and call your doctor. Your spotting does not have to mean the end of a pregnancy, many time it's nothing.

good luck and keep us posted!

stever · May 2012

I haven't had any spotting this pregnancy(touch wood), but I had period-like cramping my whole 1st trimester.

FX for you!

carladillon · May 2012

My first pregnancy I had bleeding around 11-13 weeks. I was so upset and went in for an u/s. all was fine. They said things are moving/growing so much during that time that it is not uncommon to have some bleeding. Did you have sex recently? I would always bleed fom that too, which was normal.

Adi · May 2012

brown spotting is old blood. There's a good chance you irritated your cervix somehow (could have been heavy lifting, or sex, or straining to go to the bathroom). mild AF like cramps are pretty normal too.

I hope your doc was able to give you some reassurance.