I'm 8 weeks and 3 days pregnant. Very early into the pregnancy (around 2-3 weeks), I kept bleeding after sex. I didn't know at this point I was pregnant. I went to the doctors and she said everything looked normal and it could be because my body was still getting used to not being on the pill. At 5 weeks I found out I was pregnant with my first child.
Last Sunday (7 weeks and 2 days) I have sex and again bled afterwards. The next day I had a brown discharge and had this everyday but it seemed to be easing off each day.
Yesterday late afternoon/early evening, I started to feel as though I was going to come on, that's the sensation I felt. I went to the toilet and had bled again but proper blood, not just a discharge. It wasn't really heavy but I went to the toilet again half an hour later to check and I had lost a little bit more, I even had a couple of drips of blood in the toilet. I rang the hospital and spoke to a doctor on the gynaecology ward. She said if the blood filled 2 sanitary towels and the pain was worse than a period pain, then I should come into A&E. I didn't really lose any blood after that, again it just became a discharge and I still have that today. It's a dark brown colour. I'm so scared with it being my first...I don't have a clue what is and isn't normal!
Has anyone else experienced this? I am waiting for my scan appointment but was told from the midwife that it could be anywhere between 12-14 weeks which is 4-6 weeks away!
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Bleeding at 8 weeks - has this happened to you?
hannahhm83 · 23/06/2014 15:56
Firstly, breathe!
I am now 19 + 1 with my first and I still 'bleed' fairly heavily after sex and have done since the beginning. The dark/browny discharge is not a fresh bleed; if this is what you get after sex (like me), then it's highly likely to be cervical erosion. Not pleasant, but quite normal, more so for women who have been or are on the Pill due to hormones changing the way your cervical cells 'change'.
Brighter, 'red' blood indicates a fresh bleed, but I was given the same advice as you - some cramping and blood is quite normal for a lot of women, so don't panic! Everyone is different and some women have no pain/bleeding at all, others have it all the way through the pg. Chances are, if the bleeding has already stopped, it was nothing to worry about.
However, if you're very anxious, check out your local EPU. It might be that you can self-refer for an early pregnancy scan for reassurance. Failing that, call the MW again and explain that you are extremely anxious and you really feel like you need an early scan for reassurance.
Congratulations and good luck with your pregnancy! 
Yep had bleeding at 7 weeks and went for an early scan where they told me baby was fine, 35 weeks later (2 weeks late 
) baby nugget was born 
. So it's. not always bad news but I would get checked just for peace of mind plus its always nice to see them even if they're just a little blob. Good luck for Friday, hopefully everything will be fine 
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