Spotting...talk me down

[singingsea]

I cramped a lot over the weekend and this morning I noticed brown discharge in my underwear. It's not heavy, very light. I'm 5 weeks 2 days. I know if I'm going to miscarry there's nothing I can do about it. So I don't know why I'm near a god damn break down at work. Sigh.

H and I did have sex on Saturday. So it could be old blood. Anyway I put a call into the nurse line. Most likely they'll tell me to calm the fuck down and call them if it becomes actual blood.

Has anyone spotted and had a happy ending?

[littlelion]

So sorry you're getting this, it sucks when it happens.  I did spot with my last pregnancy both times after having sex (and my son was ok). And it was not brown but actually pink/red.  It scared the fuck outta of me each time. And each time I called the nurses line they'd say something about if it's enough to change a pad every hour then I should come in. 

Brown sounds like old blood and hopefully that's all it else. GL not worrying!

ETA after the 2nd time, DH finally got the point that sex was just too unnerving to have in the first tri

[footsie]

^^what littlelion said! I've always been told that brown blood is old blood. That being said, last week I had a tiny bit of pink spotting that seems to have turned out to be nothing, and it happened after DH and I had sexy time. But it's always nice to talk to your doctor or nurse line and hear things from them! Sorry you are having a tough morning. ((hugs))

[o2girl]

First, so many (((((hugs))))) because any color variation of blood when there isn't supposed to be any is fucking scary.

Second, everything on your body and in your body is very vascular right now. Your cervix is one of those things. I had pink/brown discharge the day of my vag cam view of my LO at 5w6d. My NP was super gentle, But any knocking around of the cervix can cause some bleeding.

Try and lay down for a bit and see if the bleeding resolves. If it doesn't or you are super concerned, you should call your doctor. They will probably tell you that unless it is heavy bleeding (soaking of a pad an hour) you don't need to come in.

FWIW...... I had spotting briefly last night which appears to have resolved. I'm still going to email my NP to let her know and to see what she says. It's scary. I'm having little mini freak outs over here.... But, I just remind myself that my ute is also stretching and that can cause vessels to rupture (think engorged capillaries) and they can leak...... Hence the small amount of blood.

HTH

[iwantbacon]

The fact that it was brown and light is good (in the realm of spotting). Fingers crossed that's the end of it.

I had spotting (red, not a huge amount but definitely requires a liner) with my son on the way to anatomy scan--still have no idea why it happened, but it turned out fine.

[singingsea]

Talked to the nurse. She was really nice. They're having me come in for a blood draw. Testing my hcg and progesterone levels. I'll update here later. Thanks ladies for your responses. You don't know how much they mean to me.

[cbowl]

Hopefully the bloodwork provides some reassurance! I know it is so scary seeing spotting at any point in pregnancy. I had a fair amount of spotting when pregnant with my daughter and she was totally fine! I have had a bit of spotting with this pregnancy also. Hang in there!

[westiemom]

I had some intense red bleeding on Labor Day and went in for a scan and had a small uterine bleed. Baby is still fine. I was totally freaked! I'm sure its sex related and fine but I would still call the doctor for peace of mind. Hugs girl!

[mrssqueegy]

I'm so glad you are getting bloodwork. Hopefully it will help ease the anxiety. FWIW, I had some spotting last week as well. It's so stressful!

[winewinebustarhyme]

I had some spotting at 27 weeks with my son. Bright red. He is a happy and healthy two year old. My doctor said it was caused by stress (which was true - we had some serious family drama that week).

[Sammich_Cat]

I had brown spotting last week. Freaked out. It went away a day later. As long as it isn't red I don't think you need to worry.
I'm glad you are getting checked for peace of mind though.

[graysweater]

FX to no more spotting.

[helloerrbody]

Hope the blood draw went well singingsea and that you're able to relax a little bit. Thinking of you!

[westiemom]

singingsea did you hear back from your blood work? Thinking of you!

[mrsw26]

With DD I spotted after any kind of cervix bumping, whether from sex or an exam. It didn't ever stop scaring the ever loving shit out of me though, so I get it! I hope the bloodwork all comes back fine so you can rest easy.

[singingsea]

Sept 15, 2015 8:37:57 GMT -5 westiemom said:

singingsea did you hear back from your blood work? Thinking of you!

Not yet. Yesterday they said they'd call me this morning. It's noon now. I left a voicemail about an hour ago. I'd like to assume no news is good news but I really don't want to eat my words later.

Spotting has slowed though. Still brown and not red. So that's good news there. I really wish they'd give me a call.

[westiemom]

Sept 15, 2015 10:57:40 GMT -5 singingsea said:

Sept 15, 2015 8:37:57 GMT -5 westiemom said:

singingsea did you hear back from your blood work? Thinking of you!

Not yet. Yesterday they said they'd call me this morning. It's noon now. I left a voicemail about an hour ago. I'd like to assume no news is good news but I really don't want to eat my words later.

Spotting has slowed though. Still brown and not red. So that's good news there. I really wish they'd give me a call.

Waiting is the worst!!!