How much/long did you spot for?

smcniff · October 2014

So this thread has been done before, but it was very helpful for me to read in my first trimester when I was spotting. Since it has been a little while and we have so many new members I thought it may be appreciated.

I'll start:

I spotted a tiny bit at 7 weeks, 8 weeks and 10 weeks. A few drops here and there for one or two days, bright red blood. Nothing ever came of it.

jesswein9 · October 2014

I spotted at 8 weeks for a few days, 9 wk for a few days and wouldn't be surprised if I spot again at some point soon (apparently my cervix is easily irritated right now due to increased blood flow + irritation from progesterone).

Edited for spelling

mpiemont · October 2014

Pregnancy #1- brownish-red spotting at 9w (shortly after sex), red spotting at 10w after pap, red/pink spotting at 20w right after sex, healthy baby

Pregnancy #2- light pink spotting early (8ish wks) after sex

Pregnancy #3- brown intermittent spotting on & off from 7w2d through 8w. MC at 8w2d.

classicstar28 · October 2014

I had a day of light brown and a day of more orangey spotting at 10 weeks. No cause determined and never came back. I'm about a week and a half from my due date now.

carlsonbaby2014 · October 2014

I had some light pink followed by brown spotting after a trans vaginal ultrasound when I was about 8 weeks pregnant. It lasted about 2 days.

alleycat39 · October 2014

Thank you for posting this-exactly why I needed this am! Had a great u/s at 7w5d yesterday with strong heartbeat. He used the speculum to check to make sure I didn't have yeast infection. Nothing some small brown clots/spotting this am mixed in with the progestrone suppository discharge. Guessing and hoping it is normal and just a side effect from yesterday's appointment.

pblge · October 2014

I did have a real bleed early on that was likely a vanishing twin (can never be 100%, but I'm pretty sure based on hormone tests). I had a few random days of spotting here and there, then a solid week of spotting around week 9-10. Haven't had a single bit since.

PSA: If you're spotting and you're Rh negative, you need to talk to your doctor about the Rhogam shot!

smcniff · October 2014

@pblge said:

I did have a real bleed early on that was likely a vanishing twin (can never be 100%, but I'm pretty sure based on hormone tests). I had a few random days of spotting here and there, then a solid week of spotting around week 9-10. Haven't had a single bit since.

PSA: If you're spotting and you're Rh negative, you need to talk to your doctor about the Rhogam shot!

Good point about the Rhogam. Thanks.

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jap618 · October 2014

I spotted brown with this pregnancy at 5w and again at 8w. They each lasted a few days and we had no explanation. I'm now 19w and all is good.

heathersf11 · October 2014

I think it is over now, but my pap on Friday caused some bleeding. I think most of the blood has worked its way out. It was red initially, then brown in lighter and lighter amounts.

BackstreetPixie · October 2014

I had a small tear in my uterus, so i had fairly heavy period like bleeding for 2 weeks then light spotting for 2 more. That was around 4w-8w. I have had zero spotting since then. The u/s lady said it would not effect baby. I am now at 14w.

crazyhorse1101 · October 2014

smcniff said:

@pblge said:

I did have a real bleed early on that was likely a vanishing twin (can never be 100%, but I'm pretty sure based on hormone tests). I had a few random days of spotting here and there, then a solid week of spotting around week 9-10. Haven't had a single bit since.

PSA: If you're spotting and you're Rh negative, you need to talk to your doctor about the Rhogam shot!

Good point about the Rhogam. Thanks.

How exactly do you know if you are Rh negative? I have heard many different things and am curious what the truth is.

ToriGirl2014 · October 2014

I had spotting on and off throughout the first 10 weeks or so, including a single gush of red blood one day that never returned.

All was OK, OB chalked most of it up to irritated cervix b/c of progesterone suppositories. The gush of blood was never really explained and never happened again.

The OB said a large minority of women have unexplained bleeding and spotting during their pregnancies and that while that likely wasn't entirely comforting, it was normal for many people.

I'm 28 weeks now and all is well.

(((hugs))) to all who need them.

[Deleted User] · October 2014

For this pregnancy, I spotted at 6 weeks for about an entire week. It was mostly brownish/tan discharge, but there were two instances that it turned pink. It was so scary, but the ultrasound showed baby was just fine!

I had a little brown discharge again at 13 weeks, and that lasted only a couple days. The cause of these spotting episodes was never explained, but I'm currently 37 weeks along and LO is doing great

pblge · October 2014

crazyhorse1101 said:

smcniff said:

@pblge said:

I did have a real bleed early on that was likely a vanishing twin (can never be 100%, but I'm pretty sure based on hormone tests). I had a few random days of spotting here and there, then a solid week of spotting around week 9-10. Haven't had a single bit since.

PSA: If you're spotting and you're Rh negative, you need to talk to your doctor about the Rhogam shot!

Good point about the Rhogam. Thanks.

How exactly do you know if you are Rh negative? I have heard many different things and am curious what the truth is.

Most people who have seen a doctor for a loss or a pregnancy check up have had the blood test for the Rh factor. It's the "negative" or "positive" after your blood type, like "O positive" or "B negative." Almost everyone who has had a loss, unless it's super early, should know if they're Rh negative because they'll have gotten the Rhogam shot. If you're negative, they'll also give you the test to determine if you're sensitized to the Rh protein. If you're not sensitized, you only have to make sure it stays that way (such as by getting the Rhogam shot if you have spotting). If you are, they will monitor your pregnancy carefully for problems.

Hope this helps! There are lots of websites on the topic, too, but I'm on mobile.

erinel · October 2014

Pregnancy #1: Tiny amount of light brown spotting around 4 weeks and around 12 weeks, but only after sex

Pregnancy #2: Light, but definitely there spotting from 8DPO for 10 days ranging from light brown to tan to pink.

Pregnancy #1 was successful, and so far so good at about 19 weeks with pregnancy #2

beemaya83 · October 2014

I spotted on my first pregnancy pretty much after I got BFP through week 9, which resulted in a loss.

I have been spotting since last week with this pregnancy. The doctor doesn't have an explanation for it. She did advise no sex and light exercise (just to be cautious). My ultrasound 5w6days went well. I'm still experiencing pregnancy symptoms, so hoping that the spotting stops soon.