Brown Spotting

ChristinaL27 · April 2011

I know this has been posted... and I've read up on the old posts. I've been spotting since yesterday... and it's not found in my panties but on the toliet paper when I wipe. It's there today too and I know it could mean many things. My doctor told me yesterday not to worry yet and track it through the weekend if it turns to red blood obviously that may not be a good sign. They said it could be many things. And to call back on Monday..

I've talked to the ladies in my family and a few of them had the brown spotting around week 5-6 and had very healthy babies... and so did my mother in law. I'm obviously a little worried but just taking it easy through the weekend. I stopped working out for now because I was still taking cycling classes since I did prior to getting pregnant.

Now my question is if you had spotting... how far along were you and is everything okay now??

Missuskeekers · April 2011

I started spotting around 6 weeks and I am still spotting now, always brown. I saw my baby's heartbeat on Wednesday. I am going through a beta series to make sure they are still rising but I think I'm in the clear.

vbwife710 · April 2011

I started spotting last Sunday, and it just seems to going away now. I went to my Dr. on Monday and they said I measured just about 5 weeks. They checked my betas and everything was fine. I know It is so scary but try not to worry. My Dr. said as long as I wan't cramping and heavily bleeding I was ok.

HazelBee22 · April 2011

Spotting sucks. I've been spotting now for 2 weeks. I called my doctor after the first weekend of it and she ordered an additional beta. It came back at 47,090 at 6w4d. Based on that number she brought me in for an ultrasound. Everything looked good and I got to hear the most amazing heart beat. Big Smile

They also measured me at exactly the same number of days along as I had guessed. While everything looked great I am still continuing to spot and am still a nervous wreck. I have my next appointment on Tuesday. Looking forward to hearing the heart beat again!

tarapike86 · April 2011

I know how scary that is no matter what color it is, or what the doctor says. When your pregnant NOTHING is supposed to come out of there, right?

I started spotting yesterday also. Lots of brown/backish goop. I called the doctoer and she said that as long as its not red we should be fine. It is most likely that your blood vessels in there are expanded and any friction, or straining could have caused a little bleeding and it is now coming out.

I was freaked out because I had my daughter 7 months ago and never had any bleeding or spotting the entire time.

It happend a lot and dont panic,it just makes it more stressful.

P.s. dont be hard on yourself, i checked my underwear every single time i went to the bathroom the entire 9 months with my little girl (even when i was in labor!! ha ha)

saraash02 · April 2011

I spotted for about 5-6 days straight when I was exactly 5weeks (same as you). It has since stopped, and we heard the heartbeat yesterday. My doc told me to skip the workouts for a few more weeks and to take it easy. Don't worry!

ChristinaL27 · April 2011

Wow you ladies just made me feel ALOT better. You have no idea. I've been worried and my DH just tells me to relax but it's hard not to. I know he's nervous too. I haven't cramped or seen red blood. It's crazy... drinking a lot of fluids and using the bathroom non stop and having to see that brown spotting! Hopefully it will end soon! Good luck to you all too.

lageorgiapaperie · April 2011

I didn't spot until 8 weeks and 1 day, and it lasted about 3 days.

dmbrydon · May 2011

I was just lurking, but thought I'd let you know my experience. I started spotting at about 5 weeks which I thought was probably implantation bleeding. After a week, I got worried and called my doctor. She did an ultrasound, but it was still too early to see anything. So, she repeated an ultrasound in a week and as far as she could tell, everything looked ok and she thought it was just bleeding from my cervix. I continued to have spotting off and on until 12 weeks (usually brown, but a couple of times it was light pink, never red). It freaked me out, but I had a healthy baby boy last December. Good luck to you. Wishing you a healthy pregnancy.

whirlygirl00 · May 2011

I spotted a little brown Friday night (8 weeks 2 days). It went to tannish discharge yesterday and is back to white today. I called the nurse to let them know and they are going to re run my betas tomorrow, they're very thorough at the practice I go to!

MessyMommy · May 2011

Here is my little "scare" story ..

J and I were relaxing on the couch one sunday ... I got up to use the bathroom and started GUSHING blood ... I was just over 5 weeks ... I of course RAN to the ER ... they checked everything from my cervix to an ultrasound ..

Cervix was closed ... GREAT!

Blood work looks normal ... GREAT!

Ultrasound showed ONE baby ... GREAT!

Ultrasound also showed a large subchoronic bleed between the placenta and my uterus ... but baby looked just fine

They have been monitoring it on and off ever since - I get brown spotting every now and then but I was TERRIFIED I was miscarrying - there was so much blood but no cramping or anything

Here we are 9 weeks tomorrow and baby is looking better and better every visit ) Get to see the little one again on the 11th for our dating ultrasound!

Hang in there - sometimes things just happen but they are not always to be scared about! Our little critter is a trooper - already making mommy worry!

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