Light orangey/tan discharge when straining? TMI

[CobaltRose]

Hi everyone.

I'm almost nine weeks pregnant with my (hopefully) first baby. I suffered a missed miscarriage back in April (I was supposed to be 12 weeks but a scan revealed an empty sac). In delighted to be pregnant again but am also terrified of another miscarriage.

I've been getting yellowish discharge pretty much since the beginning, but for around the past two weeks or so I've noticed that, whenever I'm straining for a bowel movement (I'm a little bit bunged up so sometimes have to strain quite a bit ) and I then wipe, I see orangey/light tan coloured, snot like discharge on the paper?

It's not bloody (I had brown discharge with my miscarriage and it definitely wasn't like this), or smelly, and I'm not itching or in any pain. I only notice it when wiping after straining for a bowel movement. Never have it any other time.

I've had two private reassurance scans, one at 7 weeks two weeks ago, and another one just the day before yesterday. Both scans show a healthy baby that is growing well and has a strong heartbeat ❤

Because I've had two good scans since I've been getting this funky discharge and I'm still getting loads of symptoms (horrid nausea and breast pain) I'm not OVERLY worried, but part of me is still a little anxious.

Thanks!

It sounds like mucus from your bowels?

@ThePricklySheep, could be, but I get it when wiping the front end too?

Hi @colbaltrose - is there any chance it could be a cervical ectropion? It’s a completely harmless hug that can happen due to changes in hormones. I only ask because I had this same symptom before falling pregnant (sometimes getting bright red blood after BM) and was told it’s an ectropion. And I also know my friend got one due to being pregnant. If it is that its nothing to worry about, so maybe ask your gp to
Check it out? They can see it when they use a speculum so pretty easy to diagnose if it is that!

@italianwifey, I'd never even heard of that! Good to know it's harmless if that's what it is.

I'm not noticing any blood, just orangey coloured discharge. Thanks!

Bump!