bleeding in early pregnancy

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hi im 12 weeks pregnant with my 9th baby but since friday i have been losing brown smelling discharge im getting cramps

I'd recommend calling the early pregnancy unit at your hospital (or, failing that, 111) and they'll get you checked out. DW had bleeding at a similar time and I know it's scary. I hope you're okay.

i have been told its normal to lose some clots in early pregnancy by them and as long as im not soaking through 3 pads in a hour its ok ive had a few cramps but when i go to the toliet it looks worse its scary as ive never had it before with my other pregnancys plus i had a stillbirth at 8 months

I can't imagine how horrible that must have been. I hope the rest of your pregnancy is smooth and that you can enjoy it. It seems bleeding is really common early on, and it doesn't mean you won't have a healthy happy baby soon.

How much brown discharge are you getting? Did you call 111?

I soaked through 4 of the black super thick night time pads I. 30 mins at 13 weeks and was losing so much blood I was admitted overnight for monitoring. It wasn’t brown though and didn’t smell. I also had clots the size of the palm of your hand. I was told that it would turn into a miscarriage but the little guy is 25 weeks now. The bleeding took about 2 weeks to stop completely.
unfortunately, there is nothing you or the doctors can do and it is a waiting game, if you feel unwell or lose a lot of blood I’d go in but otherwise I was told just to stay in bed, and don’t do any exercise, cleaning, lifting, stairs or anything that could make it worse. It sounds great but after 3 weeks i was so frustrated!
I really hope for the best for you, I have had 12 miscarriages and this is the furthest I’ve ever got so I know what it feels like to be in limbo and whilst this one has (hopefully) worked out all my others didn’t.