First time pg, one drop of blood...

setower05

Hi, Ladies,

 I am 5w6d pg and have had no hint of spotting or discharge to date.  This morning when I wiped there was a drop of blood on the tp.  It was quite literally a drop, as small as a seasame seed maybe.  I have not one ounce of cramping, and I when I checked internally there was no hint of color, brown or red.  It looks more like I picked a scab and dabbed on it than a swipe of color.  I realize this sounds utterly rediculous and I should just call my ob, but my first appointment isn't for another three weeks, and since they have never met me yet, I feel sort of silly.  I just checked again and the paper was totally clean.  First time mom freaking over nothing, or should I just be that annoying call at the OB?

myskyegirl

I think you're fine.  If you had sex the night before it could have been from that, or it could be old blood.  HOWEVER, if it will make you feel better call your doctor, stress isn't healthy, trust me on this. 

mamasmurf12

I had that happen a couple of times in the first trimester w/ DD and everything was fine. The first time it was more blood than that (though not a lot), and it turned out I had a UTI. I had the pin drop too and freaked out out a little (b/c none of us like seeing blood down there when pregnant), and everything was fine. They told me the same as you said, that maybe it was from a scratch or something down there. The skin there is super-sensitive when pregnant and can bleed easily.

I actually had a drop of red blood on the TP w/ this pregnancy too, but it was the day AF was supposed to come so I think it was implantation spotting. 

mrs.kapow

I had a drop or so of red blood with both pregnancies right around 6-7 wks. No idea why, but it happened and both pregnancies were healthy. It's definitely scary, though.

If you call, most likely they will tell you to hydrate, put your feet up and try to relax. 

JennV514

You should alwayscall and make your doctor aware of any spotting.

setower05

Thanks everyone. I did call, and the actually had me come in for bloodwork.  They wanted to test my Rh and my levels of HCG.  I guess if it's over 10,000 I get to come back for a dating u/s.  If it's not, I have to go back in two days to make sure whatever number it was did in fact double.  My issue is, the lady at registration said I might have my results back by this afternoon, but the tech who took my blood says three days to a week! Both seem a little extreme.  I am hoping to get a call tomorrow telling me I'm in the clear.  I'm hopeful, because I haven't seen a hint of color since that very first time this morning.  Here's to happy and healthy!