bleeding/spotting at 6 weeks with 3rd pg

[lucamom]

Sorry for the question, but not sure if I'm bleeding or spotting, and whether there's any hope it's not a mc or am I right to be fatalistic.

Had pink staining/blood (?) from 7am this morning, only when I wipe, nothing's gone on the pad but each time I go to the loo it's definitely there. It's not lots and not bright red, but it's also not definitely brown either (sorry to sound so vague). I have off and on pain in my right side (although I've had this lots when not pg so not unusual), and lower back pain, but again very usual when pg and also when not. No 'cramping' yet

This is my 3rd pg, and fortunately this is my first experience of bleeding in pg so forgive my ignorance but feeling very scared, so I guess I'm looking for those this has happened to to either reassure me or prepare me for the worst.

Thanks

I had spotting a couple of times when pregnant with DS. Having had a MC, I was scared it was happening again. Contacted early pregnancy unit in hospital, and they sent me for an early scan, all was fine.

They said spotting is quite common, you can get it because of implantation, or sometimes around the time your period would have been due. a friend of mine had light bleeding every few weeks all the way through PG.

To set your mind at rest, call EPU tomorrow and see if they will see you?

Hope all goes well for you, try not to worry in the meantime.

Thanks for the reply and your kind words.

From how it's going today it doesn't look good, as it's now more like a period, but at least it might be moving towards something definite, one way or the other.

wishing you all the best x

how are you today? hope things have stopped. I sympathise. Im 6 weeks on wed, have a scan scheduled for next wed at 7 wks, and suffered 3 consec mcs last year within 10 months. awful. if anyone has any advice on how not to become a complete basket case, do pass on..every day seems to last 100 hours, knicker_watch is a new paranoia and i keep trying not to focus on the 26th, or wondering if i will make it that far. arggh!

JugglingMama - it's not good news I'm afraid, but thanks for asking. If there's anything positive to say, my body seems to know what it's doing to end this all quickly, which I guess is a blessing. I feel really rather weird, and I'm coping much better than I ever imagined I could. I'm a strong person but I always thought I'd fall apart if this ever happened. Maybe it's because I've the other 2 children to distract me, or maybe subconsciously I suspected it before now. I'm not feeling anything other than really sad; not anger, stress, blame or anything. It's all too surreal, I'm hoping it doesn't suddenly hit me and knock me off my feet.

I'll be keeping everything crossed for you. My sister is currently 18 weeks pg with her first child, after 2 mc last year, and I'm sure this site is littered with people in your situation now nursing big bumps or little babies. I'm sure 2011 will be your year as it is for my sister (a fellow basket case and knicker checker, even still!)

lots and lots of luck x

Hey there LucaMom (my little boy is also called Luca, aged 2 and a half) Im so sorry for your loss, poor you. Even if you dont feel that overwhelmed now, you might later, or you might not, I felt different with each one of my mcs last year. Give yourself time with not much too scheduled, so you can bow out if you need to. Having other children is both a great distraction and eases the heartache, makes them all the more precious. Thanks for the good wishes and sharing good stories..let's see what happens.
take care of yourself
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