Seeking Advice or Suggestions

My girlfriend had this with her 2nd baby too. She just took it really easy- no lifting (the other kid especially!), lots of rest, most importantly- RELAX, try not to stress. After a month or so, the spotting stopped and she had a very normal preg and delivery.
Good luck.

I had some heavy bleeding when I was pregnant with my son. The Dr. told me that it was just delayed implantation bleeding. Everything ended up just fine. I have miscarried twice as well.

My sister had some sort of blood clot that ended up coming out. After the initial scare when the clot came out, the baby was fine. However, I don't know if the clot started in the uterus or not.....

Hi take a deep breath! This happened with both my children and between 7-8 weeks; when I would have been having a period. I ended up being just fine. Try to relax, it is great you are in contact with your doc. Only time will tell;hang in there!

R.,
Look up subchorionic (sp??) hemorrage. It is probably nothing to be concerned about, but the fact that your dr. told you the next few days are crucial would have me concerned about a subchorionic hemorrage. Look that up online and read about it. If that is what it is, the best thing you can do for yourself and your baby is rest, do not lift anything heavier than a gallon of milk and do not exercise, do not go up and down a lot of stairs, basically bed rest withouth the bed.
I am not trying to scare you, but just want to be aware of this. I have a friend who is going through this right now, but she and baby are doing great because she has been on restrictions now for quite some time.

I spotted brown for about a month with my last pregnancy. I gave birth to a healthy baby girl this month. My suggestion is not to worry to much. Take it easy- don't do a lot just relax. I know it's easier said then done.
I would have to say that the fact that the blood is brown and not bright red is a good thing.

I had the same problem. As a percaution by OBGYN put me on progesterone for about a week. The spotting stopped & I had a happy healthly baby boy 7 months later.

Right at the end of my first trimester, I woke up very early one morning bleeding and passed what ended up being a fairly large blood clot. I continued to have the brown spotting for almost a month. Mine was caused by a small vaginal tear. My midwife told me that they are actually very common during pregnancies and can be caused by anything from sex to lifting something heavy to stretching too far during a workout. My midwife said that as long as the spotting continued to be the brownish color it wasn't anything to worry about. I did have a couple of extra ultrasounds over the next couple of months to monitor the tear and make sure it wasn't getting worse. Good luck!

Try to relax. Easier said than done. My ob told me that second trimester bleeding is actually very common. Sometimes there is no good explanation. Don't get scared about miscarrying. Stress at a time like this won't help. Be happy and relaxed for your baby. As you've read on your responses, many women have had bleeding and spotting and went on to deliver healthy babies. I myself had a big bleed with baby #3 at 14 weeks. Scared me to death. I spent that weekend a nervous wreck and crying waiting to miscarry. I was put on pelvic rest at the time and I didn't end up miscarrying. I had an ultrasound at 20 weeks, and everything looked great and the doc didn't know why I was still spotting. At 21 weeks after everything looked okay on ultrasound I had a placental abruption, which was a HUGE bleed!! About 1/3 of my placenta seperated and the docs really thought I'd lose the baby at 21 weeks. I didn't lose the baby. I was put on strict bedrest and each day and week that passed was filled with much worry. WE were hoping and praying for the best. The docs really expected me to either lose the baby or it'd be extremely premature. With a lot of prayers and some great docs/medical care, I went on to deliver a healthy baby girl at 39 weeks. I am testimony that even when things look grim, you can still have a good outcome. I bled for most of my pregnancy. It was a scary pregnancy, and I didn't enjoy it much since I was worried everyday. It was horrible at the time but I now have my healthy baby girl. Try not to worry. Make sure you have a good doctor you feel comfortable with and trust, and let God take care of the rest. It's all you can do. Good luck!! My prayers are with you. And remember...good things do happen when all odds seem against you!!

I too spotted during my first two pregnancies. With my oldest, I spotted for all of my first trimester and most of my third trimester (including one time with a lot of really red blood around 6-7 weeks). With my second, I spotted for my first trimester. They never really found a reason for it, but the doctor said that this can happen with the growth of the placenta, which ends around 13 weeks. Now I have 2 very healthy beautiful girls.

The important thing to remember is that there is nothing you can do or could have done about it, except for continuing to act healthy yourself. God, your body, and your baby are in control of the outcome. Bedrest, etc. won't do anything at this point.

Good luck and I hope for a wonderful outcome for you!

If your ultrasound looked good I wouldn't worry!!! I spotted at 5 weeks and then again at 10 weeks. Same thing, old, brown blood at 5 weeks but more bright red blood at 10 weeks. I freaked!! I too had a clot/hemmorhage that caused the bleeding. These things are pretty common. As long as it continues to be brown and not bright red, you shouldn't have to worry. You may continue to spot for the rest of your pregnancy or until the clot finishes disolving and expelling itself. Good luck and try not to worry too much (easier said than done, I know!).

Hi R.,
I will say a prayer for you and the baby. I had the same thing with all 3 of my babies. The frist time my doc said I was going to lose my healthly baby. I looked at her and said no I am not. So I prayed,and prayed, rested and got lots
and lots of WATER. (water is key)
And GOD Kept me calm.
Bless you and your baby.
Rach

I had brown spotting with my first pregnancy at around 7 weeks and also had an ultrasound that determined everything was viable. The vaginal ultrasound itself can also cause more spotting. I was also very worried, but after talking to many other women, found out that many of them had the same issue and had perfectly healthy kids. One woman I know had on and off spotting throughout her pregnancy and everything was normal.
I just tried to take it easy until the bleeding stopped (mine stopped after a couple weeks) and tried to think positive by spending time thinking of baby names and planning the nursery.

It is a scary time. When I started spotting and the doctor had me come in for an ultra-sound, we found the fetus had reached a point when it quit growing, and my body was in the process of miscarrying. It is difficult to state it tactfully when you are scared, but it usually means there was a problem and the body is correcting it. It is emotionally hard and add the harmonal changes, I certainly did my share crying. I thought it was going so well because I felt so good, but the nurse practioner I talked to when I got pregnant again, told me having morning sickness was a good sign, something I didn't have before I miscarried. There is nothing you can do to change what is going to happen, I know some people go though a guilt phase. That is just my experience, but I hope things go well for you.

I had the same thing with my first pregnancy along with some cramping. It was a very scary time, but I went in for an ultrasound and things looked good. I went on to have a normal pregnancy and had a very healthy baby girl who is now 7. The doctor thought it was just (late?)implantation. Also, if you have a vaginal ultrasound it can cause some spotting also, like after you have a pelvic exam. Hopefully it will turn out fine. Just relax.

HI I went thru the same thing and I drove my self CRAZY. It is very disturbing but everything was fine on my end I had a very helathy baby. THe problem was my placenta was pushing up against some organs that caused the bleeding. Maybe have your DR do an ultrasound to make sure everything is ok. I wish you luck, try not to worry in some cases it's normal to bleed like that as long as it's not ALOT of blood, trust me I freaked and called my DR on the daily but everything was just fine!