I am 7 wks pregnant and experienced a slight cramp last night accompanied by brown discharge. I have a healthy , soon to be 4 year old, and NEVER had ANY bloody dicharge throughout the entire pregnancy? This is strange, also this morning there were a few tiny drops again w/ NO cramps? One person tells me It sounds like I'm having a miscarriage and others say it's completely normal.. In my "what to expect when expecting book" , there is absolutely NOTHING normal about brown discharge???
I called the Dr today as my first appt is not until Thursday and she said that if it persists then I need to come in Monday for a sonogram. My breasts are NOT sore like they were yesterday and my stomach doesn't feel as hard as it did yesterday? Is this now all in my head? Help!
2007-02-10 04:31:36 · 9 answers · asked by Chris 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
I don't blame you for being nervous. Brown, as opposed to red discharge is a good sign. Brown just means that the blood is "old", in that it could be left over from implantation bleeding or something. Red means that something new is going on. It's good that you called your doctor. Trust what she said. If she was concerned about a brown discharge, she would have told you to come in sooner or go to the ER. She did say that if it persists (or gets worse) to go in on Monday. If things stay the same or lessen, then I would keep your Thursday appointment. If it is causing you too much anxiety, then go in sooner. I myself had a miscarriage. It started out as spotting that got worse and heavier. I had a sonogram and the baby was still there, but was dead (no heartbeat). I had to have a D&C to remove my baby. I was bleeding profusely and cramping by that time. It's okay for your breasts to not be sore like yesterday and your stomach not feel as hard. You are only 7 weeks pregnant. Even if you WERE miscarrying, you would not lose your pregnancy symptoms in just one day. I don't think you should worry about having a miscarriage. Sometimes there is implantation bleeding. Sometimes women spot during their pregnancy. I have even heard of women who have a menstrual cycle every month of their pregnancy and go on to deliver a healthy child. You are understandably scared, but trust your doctor. She knows the full range of all the things that can go wrong, and she would have been more alarmed and advised you differently if she thought there was a need for concern. Still, if it makes you feel better, go on Monday to put your mind at ease. Waiting till Thursday could be torture for you. Best wishes.
2007-02-10 04:44:37 · answer #1 · answered by Chimichanga to go please!! 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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I am 7 wks pregnant and experienced a slight cramp last night accompanied by brown discharge. I have a healthy , soon to be 4 year old, and NEVER had ANY bloody dicharge throughout the entire pregnancy? This is strange, also this morning there were a few tiny drops again w/ NO cramps? One person...
2015-08-13 08:53:32 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is a difficult question to answer. Brown spotting in pregnancy can be from so many different things. I will try listing them for you to the best of my ability.
1. When pregnant, the cervix becomes very sensitive. It is very common to have brown discharge after a vaginal sonogram or after intercourse. It is normal to spot for 2-3 days after either one of these take place. This occurred when i was pregnant with my daughter.
2. It can be normal implantation spotting. A lot of times when that little embryo is burroughing in deeper a little bit of brown spotting will occur.
3. When miscarrying, it is very common to see brown spotting for a few days as the hormone levels begin to drop.
4. During an ectopic pregnancy, there can be brown spotting. This is sometimes accompanied by pain and sometimes not. If you have any type of serious, sharp pain or discomfort, you should call your doctor ASAP.
5. This could just be unexplaind pregnancy spotting. Which is extremely common.
Unfortunately there is no way to know exactly what the cause of your spotting is without doing a sonogram. I hope it comforts you to know, that it usually does NOT mean you are having a miscarriage or an ectopic pregnancy. It is usually very harmless, and most women who spot go on to have beautiful babies. I wish you the best of luck!!!
Also, there is a wonderful website called Tryingtoconceive.com. They have many, many different discussion boards full of women who would love to help you. Go to the discussion board list for pregnancy and click on the First Tri Board, or browse through the list of other discussion boards, and you are sure to find some help.
2007-02-10 04:48:08 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
I would recomend having your levels checked and/or having a sonogram done. While many women who have these issues go on to have a healthy pregnancy, some don't and they end up in a miscarriage as they did for me. I'm not telling you this to scare you but to let you know the best way to put your mind at ease is to have things checked out. I wish you the best of luck!
2007-02-12 06:30:23 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
The exact same thing happened to me with my second pregnancy (which resulted in a perfectly happy, healthy boy) at exactly the same time. My OB/GYN said that although bleeding during pregnancy is never 'normal,' so to speak, and should be reported to your health professional, this is an extremely common occurrence. He said that although no one really knows why this occurs, they believe it has something to do with the displacement of old uterine tissue by the growing baby (the same basic idea behind implantation bleeding). Also, brown blood is always less worrisome than bright red blood, because that means its old.
You should be checked to put your mind at ease, but I'm sure you'll be fine!
Take care,
2007-02-10 04:58:59 · answer #6 · answered by greyhoundjen 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm wondering why you haven't had an ultrasound yet. Yes I would say there is definitely something wrong. You shouldn't be having brown discharge like that at 5 months pregnant. Brown blood is usually your body cleaning itself, but it sounds like you have a lot to clean out and that's not normal. You really need to go see a doctor asap.
2016-03-14 11:04:13 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
if I were you, I would relax and put my feet up and talk to your baby. If you go to the ER like I did they will do nothing for you put tell you to put your feet up and relax, they might even say insensitive things to you like, "Well, at least its early on." I know all this because it happenend to me, and the doctor told me it was whats called a "threatened abortion" and just let nature take its course, but the sonorgram showed the baby still had a heartbeat. 8 months later I had my first 9lbs 10 oz baby boy. Now I'm preggers again, I had the same thing happen with brown discharge, I did not panic, I did not even call my doctor, and it stopped on its own. It's terribly scary, just be confident in your ability to carry a child (you did remember!) and don't read anymore babybooks until its over (they are too scary trust me) and until then, no sex, orgasm, or nipple stimulation until your first trimester is over (thats what I was told by my doc) Yes it sucks no it doesnt seem necessary, but its only a couple of more weeks for you and playing it safe is the best way. Plus by the first day of your secong trimester itll be like prom night LOL. Sending you good pregnancy vibes,
Jen
2007-02-10 04:41:38 · answer #8 · answered by Jennifer 2 · 9⤊ 0⤋