Brownish Discharge at 5 Weeks Pregnant

I would definately take it easy up until 3 months time as to lifting, carrying, pushing, straining, climbing stairs. Just for the in-case. I had that in one pregnancy. I took it easy. Everything went fine.

I would find out what gave you the miscarriage before in case it came from an anomoly that you can't control; e.g., the uterus may be divided by a septum and the egg attaches itself to the septem instead of the outer wall. For some, this type of scenario would be a high risk pregnancy for which you would take certain precautions.

The hardest thing to do is to "wait and see" but that's all there is to do. A miscarriage can start out as brownish blood and then change to red. Or slight bleeding can come and go and everything can be fine. There is nothing we can do to cause or to prevent a miscarriage. Good luck to you.

Sounds like "Old" blood to me but I would call your dr considering your history.

I too had a healthy (no discharge) first pregnancy, then 4 years later a miscarriage. I got pregnant again last April but didn't know it cause I was having brownish discharge & thought it was the start of my period. When I realized it was staying brown & then stopped altogether, I decided to take a pregnancy test & it was positive. At my first OB exam at 7 weeks, she god an ultrasound to make sure everything was ok this time & we saw the heartbeat! It was amazing! I had brownish discharge off and on through week 20, but noticed it more when I was stressed or didn't get much sleep. On December 13th, at 39w6d, I gave birth to a very healthy 7lb 14oz baby boy! So, take care of yourself...and as long as your discharge doesn't turn red, try not to worry yourself too much & ask your OB for an u/s at your first visit to help ease your mind! Hope it works out for you this time! Good luck!

Sarah:

I had a GF who had a period for the first six months she was pregnant!!

However, I will state that brown blood is "old" blood. Bright RED blood is current. That's the only time I would worry!!!

I'm sorry for your loss!! Take a deep breath! Don't panic. Call your OB with your concerns!

i had this around the same time. my baby was to term and is fine and healthy. the best thing you can do it take it easy and rest with your feet up. try not to do anything strenuous if you can. if it becomes worse - call/see your dr.

I have never bled in my pregnancies. I do know that brown is old blood. Call your Dr to be safe.

Brown... is fine.

I had a miscarriage (and D&C for it) once, before my son. It started out brown... then over a couple of days... turned bright red. Like fresh blood. THIS coloring...was not good. Though I had no physical pain/cramping.... I was miscarrying. This was at 6 weeks of the pregnancy.

CALL your OB/GYN.
That is always the first thing to do, to ask questions....

All the best,
Susan

I'm sorry for your loss....been there myself and it is a painful experience.....With my experience, my HCG levels didn't go down until about a month after the miscarriage and I was 6 weeks at the time of the miscarriage. I also bled on and off for that entire month afterwards.....I'm saying this because it hasn't really been a long time for your body to have processed your miscarriage.....Are you sure you are pregnant again and your body isn't just still processing the miscarriage? I'm not trying to be rude, I just want you to be informed about all the possibilities of what you are experiencing. A home pregnancy test or Dr. office blood test will pick up on HCG levels, but those could be lingering from the original pregnancy......I think it would be best to ask your doctor to do an exam and some more bloodwork NOW to make sure that you are indeed pregnant again....It's not an easy roller coaster to be on and if I can save you a little pain......

If you have confirmation that you are indeed pregnant again, Congrats and best wishes to you....Many people have spotting and discharge and go on to have beautiful, healthy babies......:) Best of luck to you.

I think it is normal, I had it but don't remember at which point during the pregnancy it was. You can always call your doctor to ask.

Sarah:

From someone who has lost 3 babies - one at 20 weeks, I sympathize with you and am soooooo sorry for your loss!!

You sound like me! I lost a baby on 9/7/01 and was pregnant again by October! I was pregnant for five years in a row!!! Took us 4 years to "learn" how to get pregnant then it seemed like that was all I ever was!!!

Now, as to the brownish discharge - for me - that was normal. As long as it's not bright red - you should be fine.

I know the stress and the worry - I wish I could tell you NOT to worry - but really. I know. Take a deep breath. DO NOT PANIC. if it continues - call your OB/GYN....I had cramping too as my uterus was expanding. It didn't help to see a discharge, but my OB told me it was fine.

I loved my OB - i could go in every day to hear the heartbeat if I needed to!

I had pretty much exactly what you were describing at 5 weeks too and I am now at 36 weeks!

Don't stress too much right now. You've got an appointment & will be checked. There is nothing you can do O. way or the other to change the outcome (I know, I've had 3 miscarriages and I'm sorry you've gone through that too).
With my misses, I had the brown discharge and it never went to bright or red blood...but that's me...not you.
Good luck. Hope all is well.

Same story for me. I had a little bit of brownish discharge as well , but I think it was a few weeks later; I didn't even know I was pg until 7 weeks, so I think it was the 8th or 9th week. I had a perfectly normal pregnancy that went to term (5 days over, actually!) and gave birth to a healthy 8lb 13oz boy. Just like your OB said: if it's bright red and quite a bit of discharge be concerned. I did some reading on it before, unfortunately I don't remember the exact cause, but it's really nothing to be worried about.

I'm sorry to hear about your loss and can easily understand your concern. I know it can be difficult but try to be as calm as possible during these early days, stress can be very harmful to the body- even without being pregnant! Drink some nice chamomile tea, listen to some relaxing music you enjoy, and put your feet up. You're doing great!

I know your fears. I am seven weeks pregnant after losing a baby at barely four weeks five months ago. It has been an emotional rollercoaster. As scared as you might be I don't think the brown spotting is anything to worry about. It sound like your doctor said the same thing. I have known many women that have bled like a period during their pregnancy and had perfectly healthy babies! Good luck and Congratulations!!! :)

I am 25 weeks pregnant and have had that since the beginning. I was so worried at first and convinced something was wrong, but the baby is fine and growing normal. Hopefully everything is fine, and if your lucky this wont be something that you have to deal with throughout your entire pregnancy. But even if you do have it the whole time it doesn't necessarily mean that something is wrong. Good Luck to you!