browny blood / discharge - 7 weeks and panicking!

[onelittlespeckledfrog]

Hi wise and wonderful mumsnetters,

I am having a bit of a panic. I am 7 weeks pregnant. Last week I had an early scan (history of missed miscarriages) and there was a lovely little squiggly thing in there with a heratbeat. All seemed good with the world.

On Saturday I went to the toilet, and noticed brown gunky stuff on my knickers. It was then there whenever I wiped for the rest of the morning. It cleared around lunchtime, and I haven't had it since, however, I'm now really worried.

I also felt weird pains / sensations all day Sat, and a little today. Nothing major, but definitely different to how I have been feeling the rest of the time.

Help! Is this all bad? I am going to ring my midwife tomorrow and try and get an early scan- but should I be very worried?

[SpeckledHen]

You poor thing. I know how worried you must be. I had 5 miscarriages and 3 babies and I had the brown staining with all of my miscarrriages and all of my healthy pregnancies - all at about 7/8 weeks. No help to you at all then am I? Only to say that this is not the end of the world and on 3 occasions I was in the same situation as you, went for an extra scan and all was well. Fingers crosssed for you my loveXXXX

[thisisyesterday]

i have had this with all 3 of my pregnancies and gone on to have 3 healthy babies :D

it's very common. it's to do with leftover blood from implantation I believe, that's why it's brown (because it's old blood)

[ScummyMummy]

Poor you- so worrying, I know. I've had early brown discharge (no pain) in both my pregnancies and been fine both times- I'm now 25 weeks pregnant. Have you got a walk in early pregnancy unit at your local hospital?

[M78]

I had it every day from week 8 to week 10 and then it just stopped ( I am now 18 weeks). Apparently it is absolutely normal as long as you don't have strong pain or fresh blood. I was really worried as well by the way, I dreaded going to the toilet!

[Heathcliffscathy]

fwiw i think you'll be ok. it wouldn't have stopped otherwise and would ahve got redder and redder (which is what happened to me). you also have a heartbeat which means the likelihood of miscarriage is massively reduced.

really really think you'll be ok.

xxx

[redboxer]

I had the same (brown discharge/mild cramping pains) at 7 weeks, I was booked in for early pregnancy scan (thought I was 6 weeks b4 the scan, but told 7wks+4 from measurements). All was okay and saw baby's heartbeat. Happened again at 11 weeks so phoned MW who said to pop to A&E just to check. I was distraught and the hospital were really good, gave me another scan and everything was fine. Baby even waved at me .

I'm now 25 weeks and baby is constantly moving.

I do hope everything will be okay for you too, as you said best to give MW call in morning just to settle your mind.

xx

[onelittlespeckledfrog]

Hi everyone, thanks so much for all the supportive messages. I'm feeling alot more positive today. I spoke to my midwife first thing, and she's booked me in for a scan on Wednesday (the earliest they can do). It's not ideal, but I'm just glad to have a scan at all really, as it is very vry hard to be seen in my county.

The sonographer said I had a pretty big cyst on my ovary when I was scanned last week. I'm wondering if that has anything to do with things?

[onelittlespeckledfrog]

Hi everyone,

I went for my scan today and everything is fine... yippee! I am starting to actually think that I may even have a baby at the end of this pregnancy!

Anyway - thanks for your help!

[ScummyMummy]

Wonderful news.

[redboxer]

So pleased everything okay.

As mentioned before I'm 25 weeks, and just come back from hospital as had another small bleed (again only slight and brown in colour). I did mention on the phone that baby was happily kicking away, but MW wanted to check me over.

Everything is okay but I thought I might mention this to help as these things happen and not uncommon but let's hope no more now until labour day

[sweetfeet42]

I have just come back from my early scan 7wks. ( I am new on here ) I had one at 5 wks and all was well, heartbeatetc.... this time no heart beat but I have notyet miscarried, Just sitting here wondering what went wrong, Its a strange feeling that I have to wait to miscarry.Gotto tell my lovely partner who will be gutted.
I want to wait for now, and not have D and C but any one have any advice...
I am42, with 2 boys and had missed miscarriage at 26 yrs... I really wantanother baby... is it looking impossible and how long do i WAIT?
i brown spotting and a very little bleed on Sunday and they said they cant see where this came from. I had spotting with my boys so ai dont even know if there is any connection.. I feel all in a whirl...