I'm 6 weeks and 4 days pregnant. I went into the ER a few days ago because I have been spotting for over a week now with dark brown blood. This is my second pregnancy with the first one ending at 8 weeks. My doctor is calling my current pregnancy a "threatened miscarriage" I don't have any cramps and the brown blood is not enough to soak a pad every hour. Not even enough to really soak a panty liner. I'm still really nervous at the thought of loosing this pregnancy. I've read that this is pretty common...is anyone els experiencing spotting for over a week?
I've been spotting on and off since around 4 weeks. Anytime I do too much throughout the day I spot. My U/S on Wednesday was perfect though. Spotting can be common in early pregnancy.
I was spotting light brown for about two weeks over my 4-6 week mark. I had an ultrasound at 6 weeks 2 days to check dating and although we couldn't see much we were able to see that everything looked good. My doc says the spotting I had was pretty normal. Praying for you that you have a similar outcome.
I will be having my first ultrasound on May 2nd so I am not positive how far along I am at this point but I believe I am somewhere around 5 weeks. This past Monday I started to notice some spotting that has mostly been when I wipe, with little spots on my panty liner. I too was very worried so I went in to get blood work done. My HCG levels are rising so I know that is a good sign. I am still bleeding, but still have moments or worry as well. I have heard that bleeding in the first trimester is very common. I have been able to stay calm since I now know that my HCG levels are rising, I am not having severe pain, and I am not soaking a pad. Stay calm mama! Trust me, I have been so scared this whole week but I also keep being told that if someone is wrong you will know. Stay strong and positive and listen to your instincts! Everything is going to be fine! ❤️
Yesterday was a crazy day! We had our first appointment with ultrasound in the morning. I’m just a few days before 8 weeks so they did a transvaginal. They said everything looked great, no signs of any bleeding. Later in the evening as I was getting ready for bed, I discovered that I was bleeding. It was enough to soak all the way through my underwear! They said to expect some spotting, but this was more than that! So we called the on call line for the OB office and they told us to go to the ER just to check that everything is ok. They checked my labs which looked great and then did a pelvic exam to check for active bleeding. They found none and said my cervix just looked a little sensitive. So that was likely the source. They confirmed baby was still in uterus and heartbeat still good with a Doppler.
It was a terrifying few hours thinking that I might be losing the baby. I’m so relieved and so tired after being in the ER until 3 am and in the hallway to boot because they were super busy!
I'm doing ok now. My OB checked all the results from the ER visit and agreed that everything looks fine. She said it can be a result of the ultrasound, sex, or sometimes just happens randomly!!! Which is scary in it’s own right.
It has given me some perspective. Earlier in the day I was wallowing in my misery in being nauseous and tired 24/7. I made all kinds of deals in my head while waiting in the ER. I’ll deal with whatever symptoms my body and baby want to throw at me! lol
6w6d here and have been having various amounts of spotting, ranging in brown to red to kind of grayish. Nothing heavy but constantly tender in my lower abdomen. I’ve had two intravaginal ultrasounds (ladt Tues/We’d) and both have seen baby and with heartbeats and Hcg is rising but this much spotting and changing in colors is worrisome. I went to ER last week when it changed to bright red and was given paperwork on “threatened miscarriage” based on my Hcg levels (8.8k) but I’ve since come to find out I was earlier along than thought, like 1.5 weeks earlier (5w5d vs 7w) so Hcg levels were within limits. No matter what I do/don’t do I seem to still have spotting. Doing extra lab work monitoring Hcg levels and have another intravaginal ultrasound next Tuesday but this momma is tired. 5 blood draws and 3 intravaginal ultrasounds in 2 weeks has been a lot. 😣 Anyone have similar symptoms?? I did not have this with my first and only then I had slight implantation bleeding… this does not seem the same. Oh and all my pregnancy symptoms have disappeared (aside from frequently peeing) since the spotting started around 5w.
@calvarez85 I'm so sorry your experiencing this. Did you track your ovulation. Being about two weeks off is a long time.
As for spotting, I've had one bout of red bleeding but mostly just brown spotting on and off. Those transvaginal ultrasounds probably aren't helping. The cervix is so sensitive right now and any amount of irritation can cause it to bleed and cause you spotting.
Are you hcg levels doubling every 48hrs?
I hope everything evens out and the rest of your time here is hella boring.
Same thing happened to me! I thought I was 6 weeks based off the date of my last period when I went in 2 weeks ago for an ultrasound. Saw the same thing as you, no fetal pole. My cycles are really long, like 37/40 days and my Dr said he thinks that I ovulated later in my cycle and that everything should be fine. I go in tomorrow morning and I *think* I’ll be 6 weeks. It’s hard to not be nervous! Hang in there!
Hello. I’m 11w3d now and I’ve been experiencing spotting to light bleeding since Sunday (2 days ago). Discharge or bleeding color ranges from pink, red, and brown. Aside from that, I feel fine. I'm scheduled for my next prenatal visit this Thursday so I'm kinda just keeping all my notes on what I felt this week and laying all of it on my doctor on Thursday. I feel fine but it still kinda worries me whenever I see blood when I wipe or on my liner. 😔
This is the first pregnancy I ever spotted in. Even in my missed miscarriage last pregnancy I never spotted. Spotting can be common even in a healthy pregnancy. There's so much more blood flow to the uterus and everything is sensitive. Fingers crossed for your appointment on Thursday.
I'm currently 11w5d and just started spotting a couple days ago. My OB is convinced that its due to intercourse, however, we had intercourse 5 days prior to the start of spotting, which seems like too big of a gap to me but idk. This is my first pregnancy so I'm not sure what to expect with spotting. I've also now been spotting for 4 days. Anyone else have this experience? Baby was moving with a strong HR on Tuesday night and we have another check tomorrow morning just to be safe, but it still makes me nervous.
I'm currently 11w5d and just started spotting a couple days ago. My OB is convinced that its due to intercourse, however, we had intercourse 5 days prior to the start of spotting, which seems like too big of a gap to me but idk. This is my first pregnancy so I'm not sure what to expect with spotting. I've also now been spotting for 4 days. Anyone else have this experience? Baby was moving with a strong HR on Tuesday night and we have another check tomorrow morning just to be safe, but it still makes me nervous.
How are you and baby? Fx for spotting to have stopped!
I'm still stressed about it but we got to see baby moving on US yesterday. He was sucking his thumb and everything. I had my cervix cauterized and so far that's helped a lot to reduce the spotting but it isn't completely gone. But he's growing, moving, and has a strong HR, so it might just be one of those things I have to deal with forever. Thank you for checking in
Re: TW - spotting/bleeding/threatened mc
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I'm doing ok now. My OB checked all the results from the ER visit and agreed that everything looks fine. She said it can be a result of the ultrasound, sex, or sometimes just happens randomly!!! Which is scary in it’s own right.
PG #2: EDD 8/15/23 Miscarried 9w1d 1/11/23
PG #3: EDD 12/15/23
red, and brown. Aside from that, I feel fine. I'm scheduled for my next prenatal visit this Thursday so I'm kinda just keeping all my notes on what I felt this week and laying all of it on my doctor on Thursday. I feel fine but it still kinda worries me whenever I see blood when I wipe or on my liner. 😔
PG #2: EDD 8/15/23 Miscarried 9w1d 1/11/23
PG #3: EDD 12/15/23
I'm still stressed about it but we got to see baby moving on US yesterday. He was sucking his thumb and everything. I had my cervix cauterized and so far that's helped a lot to reduce the spotting but it isn't completely gone. But he's growing, moving, and has a strong HR, so it might just be one of those things I have to deal with forever. Thank you for checking in