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Need reassurance - light bleeding this am...

I am in my 8th week, and this morning when I woke up, there was a little bit of light brown blood when I went to the bathroom.  I know that bleeding accompanied with cramping can be not great signs, so I'm really trying to listen to my body to feel if I'm cramping.  I don't really think I am...just butterflies in my stomach because this is nervewrecking.

My first obgyn appointment isn't until 1/10 (8 days away).  What should I do?

Thanks in advance...

Re: Need reassurance - light bleeding this am...

  • I am in my 5th week (just found out on Wednesday that I was pregnant).  On Thursday night I had a little bleeding but it was enough to make me nervous so we went to the Dr. on Friday.  Turns out a little bleeding and brown spotting is normal in early pregnancy.  The ER told me as long as you don't get "cramping", clotting and enough blood to soak a pad then there isn't much to be concerned about.  I was pretty nervous about the whole thing but the spotting stopped early Friday AM and I haven't had any since.  Hope that helps..you will probably feel better once you talk to your own Dr. though.  Good luck!

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  • I am in my 11th week and have been lucky enough to have had 2 regular appoinments with my doctor already.  I know at my office they always tell me to call if any bleeding or cramping (even after hours) to run it by them.  I dont know your docs policies but I would try that.  If nothing else it may make you feel better!

    Good Luck!

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  • I started with this yesterday.  Called my dr and she has me on bedrest till tomorrow when she wants me to come in for a u/s.  I would give them a call and see what they say.  That is what they get paid for.  Hope everything is okay! 
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  • Just a follow up...

     We ended up going to the ER to have things checked out.  All bloodwork/etc turned out fine, and as they were doing the ultrasound, they were able to tell us that we not only have one healthy heartbeat, but TWO!

    We are in a state of shock right now, but more than anything we are happy that we have a healthy heartbeat and not a miscarriage situation...

    Still a little jumpy as to the spotting because they didn't have a reason why it happened, but the moment we saw the first heartbeat and the the second has to rank up there as one of the most special moments of my entire life!  DH had such a priceless reaction.  I am glad that I was on a bed and he was in a chair...  :)

  • Bleeding can be common especially if you had sex or something rubbed against your cervix.
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  • So another update...On Sunday we were so elated after hearing that we were going to have twins, and being able to see the two healthy heartbeats was the most wonderful moment of both of our entire lives thus far.  Yesterday, I woke up with RED blood trickling which continued all day.  I went to work but taught from my chair all day.  (I told my students that I had a back injury and needed to walk as little as possible...)

    This morning around 1am, I woke up from extreme cramping and have been bleeding heavily and steadily ever since.  At one point, I am pretty sure that I was able to identify the egg sack in what came out of me. 

    We are both staying home today and have an appointment with my doc at 1pm today to check everything out, but I fear the worst. 

    How can the most wonderful and the most horrible moments of my entire life come within so close of one another? 

    Why were our babies healthy on Sunday and (most likely) gone now? 

    Sometime in the future, we will try again to get pregnant, and how do I allow myself to be excited and love my new pregnancy with a lingering fear that he/she/they won't make it like this time? 

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