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Brown spotting for 12 days

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bee222 · 09/04/2019 11:48

Hello

Just looking to vent really because i'm so frustrated and scared.
I'm currently 7+1 weeks pregnant.
I have had brown spotting for 12 days now with occasional mild period like cramps. It has never been enough for me to take any painkillers and the blood has never been red or pink.
Went to EPU last week and they checked my cervix and said it was closed. They took some swabs and kept saying that brown spotting was nothing to worry about and that a closed cervix was good news.

They then did a scan but could only see a small sac and something that was too small to really look at (measuring about 2mm) they did an internal scan and they could only really see it when she pressed the scanner right up against my cervix. On the plus side she said that would be normal in comparison to the size of the sack. I was 6+2 at the time so my dates are either wrong or it has just stopped growing. The delivered this news to me by sending me to the "Counselling room" which was full of leaflets about miscarriage and left me there for ages whilst I waited for someone to come and explain everything to me. I went from being told it was nothing to worry about, to being sent to the counselling room Sad

I have another scan tomorrow and i'm preparing myself for the worst. I'm still getting symptoms (sore breasts/nipples and food aversions) but this brown spotting continues. Every time I think it's slowing or stopped I get another lot. I'm so frustrated. I feel like if I was going to have a miscarriage then surely it would have happened by now?

I don't even have any mild cramping anymore. I feel like i'm in a weird limbo where I can't plan ahead. If something bad is going to happen I just want to get it out of the way so I can at least move forward. I'm in my mid/late 30's and this would be my 1st child. I feel like time is running out for me.

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AdelaideK · 09/04/2019 11:55

I had this. It went on for weeks. I went to ghe hospital and they said if it's brown it's old blood. When they scanned me they could see the bleed but it was a way from the baby. All was fine.

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bee222 · 09/04/2019 12:13

Thank you @AdelaideK That is reassuring. Hopefully things will be a bit clearer tomorrow.

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AdelaideK · 09/04/2019 12:30

Lots of luck for tomorrow x

Confused38 · 09/04/2019 12:41

I had this. Brown spotting for 12 days. 7 days later miscarried. I had a scan on day 13 of spotting and I should have been 11 weeks. They had to do internal scan and it was only size of 6 weeks. Was put in th3 room also. Was meant to go back 1 week later for another scan but miscarried 4 days later. Hope yours works out well for you.

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bee222 · 09/04/2019 13:46

Sorry for your loss @Confused38 Flowers It's such a horrible feeling having all that uncertainty.

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acd2019 · 10/04/2019 02:42

I had brown spotting at 8 weeks for 11 days and when they did a scan baby was fine. Hopefully you get done good news :) x

MummaBear2Be2019 · 10/04/2019 02:50

I had the same, spotting from 5 weeks till 7 weeks. I am now currently 24 weeks pregnant with a healthy and happy little boy! This is my first baby so like you, i was really worried when each time i went to the toilet and wiped there was a little brown blood. Stay positive and i hope it all works out for you Smile

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