TMI discharge question......

Re: TMI discharge question......

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  July 2011

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• katie0919 member

  July 2011

  Okay, this is definitely something that you should not be freaked out about. Discharge is discharge. You can't 'measure' it when it comes out. Follow the books in the sense that as long as it's not tinged with blood and doesn't have an extremely noticeable foul smell, then you're good to go. If it has blood or smells foul, call you doc to let them know and they will take care of you. Mine has increased in the last week, some days are worse off than others. Some days warrant a panty liner, other days it's somewhat mild. There are a lot more things to be concerned with and your sisters discharge had nothing to do with the fact that she developed preeclampsia and delivered early. Try to relax! It's all good.

  

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• megan.e.jensen@gmail.com member

  July 2011

  The past week or so mine has increased too.  I am 23w2d.  I had to buy pantyliners and sometimes I have to change them in the middle of the day.  (I did buy the least expensive "dry" liners from Always, so I think I will "upgrade" to the next level since mine is a little more watery than usual.)

  But I'm not concerned...if I HAD to put a measurement to it?  Maybe a teaspoon??

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• burghbaby

  July 2011

  FWIW I had a ton of discharge (had to wear a panty liner and just felt wet all the time) in my first pregnancy and somewhere after 20 weeks I mentioned it to my OB.  He tested the discharge to see what it was and it was Bacterial Vaginosis.  When I read up on BV online I had no other symptoms of it.  I was put on antibiotics because BV during pregnancy causes PTL.  It took 3 or 4 rounds of the antibiotic... and the antibiotic sucked.  But I'm glad we did it because she made it to 38 weeks.

  This time I noticed discharge really early again.  Again was BV.  They couldn't treat me until 2nd tri but this time they upped the dose of antibiotic and we made DH take it too in case he was passing something back to me.  This time it cleared up.  I notice discharge from time to time but nothing like what I experienced last time.  Last pregnancy it was constant all the way until the end - we stopped treating with antibiotics not because it cleared up but because I made it to a safe point in the pregnancy that she could be delivered safely.

   So my feeling on the topic is have it checked out.  All they do is swab and look at it under a microscope.  My doc believes BV is not tested for enough and it coudl be a big culprit of PTL.

  

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• MarieD828 member

  July 2011

  thank you ladies sooo much!!!  all of your answers are very helpful!!  i know i am "inside my head a bit"  i will bring it up at my next appt with my doctor.  Again, thank you all so much!

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• schmidt76

  July 2011

  MIne has definitely increased... I actually posted on this yesterday ! I too got worried as I went into pre-term labor with DD (I'm paranoid this pregnancy). According to my nurse, it's normal as long as it's not bloody or smelly or accompanied by burning / itching. I seriously think mine was due to the fact that I was super congested and had a runny nose etc... I read that can cause mucous like discharge. hmm...

  

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