Brown Discharge

[Paranoidfreak18]

Hi, I’m probably just over thinking it
I had been trying to get pregnant for 18 month before I fell early this year, I miss miscarried at 13 weeks (one of the most horrible days in my life thinking I was gonna see a heartbeat at my appointment on my own) it was not an easy pregnancy I bled at 6 weeks and again at 8 weeks, had a scan on both those weeks and saw a heartbeat
I fell pregnant straight after with no cycle, we didn’t really believe it would happen but it did, and thought it was our second chance, I started spotting brown blood at 5 weeks, and then fully miscarried at 6 weeks
We waited a cycle and I am pregnant again, roughly about 6 weeks 6 days now. I’ve been more careful this time round but not ott, as I am a firm believer of if it’s not going to happen nothing in the world will can stop what will happen.
I started to have brown discharge when I wipe two days ago, I’ll be texting my midwife after this post but I imagine she’ll say the same as last time, to keep an eye on it and tell her if it gets heavier.
My worry is in a weeks time I may miscarry like I did the second one, and I’ll be honest I don’t think I could go through it again, we’ve been trying for two years come February 2021, which isn’t a lot compared to some, but for me it seems centuries
Has anyone dealt with brown discharge and still had their baby? Or more than halfway through their pregnancy?

How are things now @Paranoidfreak18?

@Paranoidfreak18
How are things?
I have been having 2 weeks of brown spotting and found out yesterday that there is no heartbeat after seeing a heartbeat 2 weeks ago. This is my third loss in 2 years. It is absolutely awful and soul destroying. Hope you get a positive outcome.

Confused38 that's truly awful for you and your Partner

Hi

Sorry to hear about everyones previous losses we have had two missed miscarriages as well although no bleeding or brown in either. My successful pregnancy i had brown spotting and bleeding throughout she came @ 34 weeks but healthy 2 year old now. No logic to it all! Im currently 13 weeks 3 days and last Wednesday had brown spotting first time this pregnancy- they told me to get seen with any spotting because of last pregnancy. Didnt have a midwife number to call so phoned 111 as was out if hours then my dr who referred me to hospital who didnt call me back so went AandE had a scan friday and baby was ok. They did an examination couldnt identify where bleeding was coming from but cervix closed and swapped incase of an infection. They said lots of causes- recent sex, thrush, infection, movement on previous c section scar, serge in hormones list went on. Its very scary and ive had it lots but doesn't get easier. If your concerned push to get seen, ive felt very fobbed off this time and even now not sure who to call if it happens again! Keep us updated x

I'm really sorry to hear about your journey and what you've been through so far. I never lost a baby, so will never know what it feels like but from a mother to another mother, I hear you, I sympathise and wish I could help and i am sending you so much love. I am pregnant now and it makes me so sad to read this. The world can be such an unfair place.

What I can say on this topic, I had brown discharge for a good 1-2 weeks at 5-6 weeks with my first. He's almost 2 and healthy. This could be the Fetus further implanting. It was sort of a mix between discharge and blood but not fresh, very brown.

I expected this to be normal and was surprised when it didn't happen this time around.

I pray for you for this baby to grow into a healthy little baba which you can hopefully hold in your arms in July if I have done the calculations correctly x

I lost brown mucus at 10wks and it was dark brown. It wasn’t much but scared the life out of me. For 2 days lost small amounts of dark brown and then for 2 days after that lost light brown discharge. When I mentioned it to a midwife they said brown is nothing to worry about (easier said than done) but they were right as I am now 38wks with what is showing to be a healthy baby. If you are worried though call the community midwives and ask their advice and maybe they could arrange a scan

I’m so sorry confused that’s awful, I’m still having brown discharge but midwife doesn’t seem overly concerned, I would’ve though with my other two losses this year and being the same midwife through them all she’d be a bit more comforting but I got a straight text that said “if it’s brown it’s probably ok, let me know if it gets worse or changes colour”

@Paranoidfreak18 hope you get a good outcome.

Thank you @Confused38, I’m still spotting this morning and a couple of cramps, but that could also be due to stress where I have a violin exam today
I so desperately want to keep it, but also starting to get down about it now. When I was pregnant with my first in July, another pregnant lady at the hospital had told me “don’t count your chicks before they’ve hatched” I’d disregarded it as I’d had a 6 week and 8 week scan with heartbeats, I didn’t even think it could happen

I had brown spotting with my first and it was a missed miscarriage at the 12 week scan. A sign of blighted ovum. So would advise if they can scan you they should.

But then had the same thing plus some very heavy bleeding with my 2nd and I’d just sent her off to school aged 11. So it can be ok

I’m itching to have an early scan as they’ve offered me one but I don’t want to have an internal either, the private one I’d had at 6 weeks was fine and gentle but the NHS left me feeling bruised and stretched, causing cramps when I would move, they were the same staff again when they checked for my second loss and I left feeling a bit battered

Please let us know what happens @Paranoidfreak18
I got home last night after having surgery for mine. I’m comfortable and pain free. This is my third one in a row over 2 years and I think I will stop now. I will be grateful for what I have but am sad I will never have children. My husband has taken this one hard.... like you he thought seeing the heart beat meant everything was ok. I don’t know how to help him xx