faint line on preg test and spotting. Is this doomed?

yes yes yes to blood test, scan, anything they have going. I am so grateful for having had all of these things in both of my pregnancies. Go for it!

bunny2 - just to add (as last message didn't refer to it) but I and loads of mums on here (as you can see) have had varying degrees of spotting/bleeding with successful pregnancies. Please do try to take one day at a time and pester your doctor for the hcg tests (I bet the scan in two weeks seems so far off). But remember you are growing a baby and that baby is going through some amazing changes at the moment as is your body. So take it easy!

bunny2 - the main symptom I had with my miscarriages was the onset of a 'proper' bleed along with very severe lower back pain. Lower back pain and bad stomach cramps are an indication. BUT I have mistaken my uterus stretching in this pregnancy to stomach cramps so don't focus on this too much if at all. I understand the worry you have and even now I still check every time I go to the toilet and my excessive mucus at the moment often feels like I am losing something and I often hold off going to the loo just in case. And that is after 4 scans. So I do understand your stress.

When I was about 4 and a half weeks pregnant the miscarriage clinic checked my hcg levels which were very high and they said in the absence of a scan this was a very good indication all was well. I think the test is repeated in a 48/72 hour time frame. Is this a test you could presuade your doctor to do.

I am off to work now but will check later tonight to see how you are.

I spotted at around 5 weeks pregnant on and off for afew weeks - got a couple of early scans and all was fine! Good luck Bunny2!

I'm another one who had spotting. At 5 and 10 weeks when PG with Ds3 for a few days each time, probably nearer a week the first time.

The little bundle is snoring upstairs now.

Congratulations

Bunny, I'm sooo hoping for the best for you, hun!! Hope you get the reassurance you need. Hugs xxxx

Bunny2 - First of all congratulations. Just to add to the reassurances. I have spotted with all my pregnancies. You do not describe any other symptoms so it does look positive. Try to get an early scan for reassurance. And test again in a day or two to check hormones are increasing.

Best of luck.

Hi Bunny2, and congratulations on the pregnancy. Being pg after a m/c is scary, but you are over the first hurdle - you are pg again! The only advice I can offer you is to take one day at a time - you are pregnant at the moment and that's good. The 2 weeks till your first scan will seem like forever so just try to keep busy (but don't wear yourself out!). I hope you have a healthy pregnancy - good luck.

Bunny 2 - I am 10 weeks and just had a weekend of spotting, followed by a scan that said everything is fine, just to the add to the "I spotted too and it was ok" messages. It was very scary though, so am thinking of you and sending you lots of hugs. Waiting to see on something like this is just so very hard, hope you are ok.

Hi BUnny, yes it's poss to bleed and still be ok. It's if the bleeding is from you or the baby. As I said my friend has had it none stop pretty much, but baby is fine! Take care xx

Oh Bunny......poor you. My SIL spotted a lot at the beginning of her PG and had a little boy. HUGS to you.

Nearly every day yes. Sometimes it would stop for a couple of days and i would start to relax and then it would suddenly start again. The docs weren't at all bothered by it as i had regular scans to check everything was o.k They couldn't really explain why it happenend either and said it's quite common.

Just wanted to say that when i was pegnant with dd1 i had a very heavy bleed at 7 weeks but amazingly didn't lose her. The bleeding continued gradually getting lighter, unitl it stopped all of a sudden at about 14 weeks. DD is now 6.

Hope everything is o.k for you. Try to relax a bit (virtually impossible i know).

Madgirl - Know exactly what you mean about wanting to just start again, and checking knickers. I spent more time in the loo than any other room in the house.

bunny - hoping you're ok and not getting very stressed by it all. Thinking of you
xx hana

Bunny, I'm hoping for you. I've followed your m/cs and been quietly hoping for your pg to come soon.

I had spotting with both by ds - quite early as well - 5-6 weeks. Both boys now driving me mad.........keep hoping - I'm really hoping for you pet.

Bunny, hiya. I know you have been spotting for a while now but I reaaly do want to reassure you. My good friend I told you about has been spotting every day almost since the day she got her implantation bleed. She has been very concerned obviously but all is absolutely fine. She is now 7 weeks and still spotting but I think we concluded that she has spotting anyway every cycle and that this would be inevitable. I read somewhere (will try to find) that although pgcy hormones take over, in the background Oestrogen is still being produced and can cause this bleeding, especially around imp, the time AF is due and through early pgcy due to the hormonal changes. Around 30% of women will have bleeding in early pgcy and the stats say the majority of these will go on to have healthy pgcies.
Also the factthat you are now 11DPO is isgnificant, as it is so early to get a positive result. I know it took a little while for me to get a strong line as my tests before AF was due was hardly visible at all. Perhaps test again tommorow or the day after, first wee and compare to your previous ones. It's really tough this bit I know. Every successful pgcy I've had bleeding, so that's something to bear in mind. Hugs chuck, speak in a while, off to find some links for you!

fisil i just posted to you on the sw london meetups

Oh bunny big hugs (((((())))))

You probably don't want to hear from me at all right now, but I did spot at 4, 6, 8, 9, and 12 weeks with ds and he is perfect!

This time I was really glad that I went for all the scans on offer. The only thing I regret was not taking things easier. I know it would not have made a bit of difference to the outcome, but it would have made me more able to cope with the outcome - and I imagine more able to cope with the rest of a pg.

So take it easy darling, let us know how it is going, and remember that we are all here for you.

also meant to say that i am now ok about it but have only just stopped automatically checking knickers for blood when i go to the loo! i'm quite proud about it cos my friend who had twins recently said she did it up until her waters broke!!