Brown spotting?

alt567 · February 2022

Yesterday afternoon I had a diarrhea like cramp hit so I went to the bathroom. When I wiped I had a streak of bright pink blood. That was the only time that happened for a few hours after that I had very light brown spotting. And now nothing..
I am 6 weeks.

I contacted my OB after seeing the blood. They offered to do labs but I declined as they can't do anything if something is wrong anyway. Just looking for opinions. I do have a healthy 3 year old, but can't remember if this happened with her.

paytonpedro · February 2022

My opinion is you should have taken your doctors advice and opted for the labs. We can’t tell you anything more than what a doctor could. And at least if something was happening you would know. Or know everything was progressing as it should be, instead of stressing about it

stormageddon-darklordofall · February 2022

@alt567 You're right, if you're going to miscarry, then you're going to miscarry, and there's nothing they can do about it. So if you're not worried enough to get labs like your doctor offered, then you shouldn't be worried enough to stress. You don't need opinions. You either need data so you can make informed decisions, or you need to just ignore the spotting and keep on chugging along like usual.

swizzlemalarkey · February 2022

alt567 said:

Yesterday afternoon I had a diarrhea like cramp hit so I went to the bathroom. When I wiped I had a streak of bright pink blood. That was the only time that happened for a few hours after that I had very light brown spotting. And now nothing..
I am 6 weeks.

I contacted my OB after seeing the blood. They offered to do labs but I declined as they can't do anything if something is wrong anyway. Just looking for opinions. I do have a healthy 3 year old, but can't remember if this happened with her.

Take some time and look through the threads on this board. Many people have had the same question as you. Like every couple of days. There are also spotting threads on most birth month boards where you can read about people’s experiences. Good & bad. Spotting can be normal or not and can be caused by many things. I had spotting for days after I had a transvaginal ultrasound. It’s really a case by case basis. So like others have said, there’s no reason to think about it too much since you declined labs. All you can do now is wait until your scan unless you change your mind. Hopefully all goes well for you. I’d mention it to your doctor if you continue to get severe cramping..

paytonpedro · February 2022

Also just want to throw in there that if they did “labs” and found that you had low progesterone causing the spotting, they could absolutely do something… so your reason for declining isn’t completely correct.

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