brown stringy stuff covering 4 pads at 21 weeks

[jessandalfie]

Since friday I have been thinking I was weeing myself and its been doing it still, and I went to triage last night and she sed it wasn't my waters wich to me it smelt like it and now today I have used 4 diffrent pads an there has been brown stringy stuff on all the pads I'm confused, scared and don't know what it is x

Could it be a bit of old blood mixed with cervical mucus? Did they give you an internal exam yesterday?

Contact the midwives again and let them know how you feel as in your post.

Yeah they examined me and I am going to have to wait till the morning now as my sons in bed an partner on night x

definitely go back.
brown sounds like old blood, which can be totally normal in pregnancy and is, obviously, better than bright red fresh blood.

they ought to be able to scan you to check your waters

I asked about the internal because last time I got checked out (at 14 weeks) I had some brown mucousy discharge for three days afterwards. When I rang them hospital in a panic they said not to worry that it was probably just a bit of old blood from the cervix mixed with the copious amounts of discharge you get in pregnancy and only to start freaking out if I was soaking pads with fresh blood and doubled over in pain. It may well be that what you're experiencing is something similar but why not give your MW a ring for a bit of reassurance. Xx

I am going to go bk in the morning, iv also only felt her move once today so worried but there's not much I can do till the morning so looks like I'm in for a long night x

If you have noticed reduced movement I would get checked. Have you nobody who can come and watch the children?

I don't drive and my son is in bed so I think there's no other way than to wait till the morning x

have a big cold drink, and then lie down. that was always guaranteed to get my lot moving!

try and rest. i'm not going to say try not to worry because I know you will be!

hope you get seen tomorrow and all is ok

I had the brown stuff. I thought I was going rusty. I was fine big 14 year old upstairs. I will second an icy drink lie on your side and try to relax.

Thanks I think everything will be fine fingers crossed x

I know it awkward but can you take your DS with you to get checked? I would be really worried if I only felt my DC move once in a day. I'm sure everything is fine but at least then you will be able to get a good nights rest.

I didn't manage to get there last night but ill be going today. Still leaking fluid and brown stuff so think it needs to be checked out x

Hope everything goes well today and I hope you had some rest.

Let us know how you get on today. Will keep my fingers crossed that everything's okay x

Didn't really get much rest been tossing and turning all night. I'm really hoping my baby is ok. Still not really felt movement but been getting cramps all night so as soon as I'm ready I'm of to the hospital x

Good luck, thinking of you.

Good luck I hope everything is Ok

Good luck, OP.

good luck op x

Another one thinking of you x

Feeling slighty pissed of, upset!! They want me to monitor it for the next 24 hours they said I shouldn't be feeling the baby move often yet anyway but I know what movement I feel! So another 24 hours of being worried :(

Only slightly pissed off? I'd be fuming. Did they at least offer you some reassurance, a scan, anything?

It's true, though. They don't expect you to necessarily be able to feel regular movement at this point. The baby is still pretty small and can easily move into a position where you can't feel it move so easily. They like to worry us, these babies!