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brown spotting?

Dani816 Dani816
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hi everyone,

have any of you experienced brown spotting so far?

yesterday, i noticed a faint brown stain in my underwear. today, after walking around the mall for a few hours, i had darker brown staining. i keep hearing mixed things. some people say it's totally normal. some articles say  you need to call your doctor right away. i have an appointment scheduled for wednesday, so i think i'm just going to wait until then and see what happens (unless the spotting turns red or really heavy). i was just wondering if any of you have experienced this.

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  • Tassie06Tassie06 member

    if it gets heavier or clot like i would call dr or go to the ER, if it stays the same i would try to relax and wait until wed.

    good luck

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  • KateAggieKateAggie
    It's common, but not necessarily normal.  I've had it with both pregnancies, and it's been triggered by excessive activity/walking.  I totally get not wanting to page your doc/use the after hours system, but definitely reccommend calling the nurse line Monday morning and letting them decide if it's worth waiting until Wednesday to see you.
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  • KateAggieKateAggie
    Oh, and get off your feet/take it easy!
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  • minaa7minaa7
    Agreed - take it easy chica!!  If you're doing too much your body will let you know  Smile  Sending good thoughts your way for a HH9
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  • HayleyandMarkHayleyandMark
    I've had it off and on for a few weeks now. A major shopping marathon triggered the first bout of it. I notice it's worse on days that I don't stay hydrated. I called when it first started and the nurse told me it was probably old blood working itself out and that if it got heavier or my cramps got worse or different then to call back. She also told me no heavy lifting or tugging, sex or if I was walking a few miles a day to stop that. She said take it easy. But call the doctor if you are concerned.
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  • elledubs06elledubs06

    im so glad you posted this! i had the same thing last sunday. i was just over 5 wks along. this being my first pregnancy, i of course freaked out. but nothing came of it. it only happened once and i saw the dr a few days later. he said it was normal and nothing was wrong with me. but reading the other posts, im now a little worried because my job requires a lot of walking. and i had the spotting during work. i never thought about that being a factor. definately something to bring up at the next appt.

     but im sure everything is ok. best of luck!

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  • mimi525mimi525
    Yes. I had alot of brown spotting sometimes for a week staright. I know it can be frightening but my doctor told me if its brown its ok it is old blood. Be cautious and call the doctor if you see heavy red blood or any clotting. Good luck!
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  • peapod530peapod530
    I had brown spotting for 7 days at about 5 weeks 3 days.  It was scary and I have a pretty physical job where I move people and treat patients all day so I couldn't really stop, but it went away, at one point it got really bad and was closer to red but I had my HcG tested and they were still going up, my doctor said not to worry unless it turned red, there are lots of reasons for brown blood.  So I just let it takes it course and now its been gone for close to a week...  It is scary though, good luck!
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