Please read - I'm freaking out

[~Hestia~]

So I went to the loo and found some brown mucus on my undies Am really scared something is wrong. I'm 6 weeks tomorrow. I'm not having any cramps or anything like that.

I never had this with Moo, only implantation before AF was due. So have no idea and am very worried.

Should I go get checked out or is this relatively normal?

[BrightSparkles]

Not sure hun. Hope that someone can help you out soon. xx

[tk1999]

I had bleeding (old and new blood) with DD on and off until about 9 weeks. It is scary and I hope all is ok

[Beach Mama]

I had some old blood spotting around the time I should have had AF with both of mine, it is a bit scary. Fingers crossed and if you are really worried then for peace of mind I would get checked out. xoxo

[diannescruffy]

I too had some bleeding with two of my pregnancies and all was ok, hope everything is ok for you.

Regards,
Dianne

[CinderToriella]

I'm not sure as i never had any bleeding..But i thought old blood was ok? And i have heard of many woman having bleeding during pregnancy and be fine , i hops everything is ok sweets

[Just Me]

Sorry I don't have any advice but wanted to offer you some big

Sending you lots of and everything is fine.

[sasha]

I think the general rule is if it's light (ie not heavy) and brown, then it's old blood, nothing to worry about. You tend to be a bit more mucousy at the start anyway (ew, it's just one of those icky things, isn't it?!!). I had bleeding with T, and when I talked to the midwife, she said as long as it just stayed very light, it would be fine. If it's soaking through pads or getting very bright red, then it can be a bit more of a concern - but also not necessarily a miscarriage, just something to keep an eye on. The beginning bit is so nervewracking isn't it? Hope it turns out to be nothing.

[~Hestia~]

Thank you so much for your speedy responses. I'm alone with Moo and I just panicked.

I haven't had anymore so FX it's nothing but I'll just have to wait. I always thought old blood was okay too, but I seriously just freaked out when I saw it!

[PumpkinZulu]

Hoping all is well I didn't and haven't had any spotting, but I did have very achy cramps at that time and everything was okay

[OceanPrincess]

Oh CM, you poor thing!!

No real words of advice but hang in there... Please rest up, try not to stress or freak out too much! Praying for you Hun xxx

[tellytubby]

Noo CM!
Is your DH home yet? Everything is going to be okay. A little bit of blood DOES NOT mean miscarriage.
Please have a nice hot shower or bath, and try to relax. Book in to see your doc on Monday, if you're still unsure.
Love love love x x x

[~Stoked~]

Oh CM, I've only just seen this!
How scary for you! But rest assured that spotting is VERY common! I was spotting a few weeks ago and so far everything is fine. I know in these situations you're not supposed to google these things but I found google had ALOT of positive stories about spotting in pregnancy so I felt a bit better about that. Hopefully this was just a once off scare and everything is fine with your lil bubba xx

[lozzy_mac]

Thinking of you today CM. Hopefully your doctor can set your mind at ease. As hard as it is, try to keep your mind off it today. My psychologist told me that when I'm stressing to remind myself that the thoughts I have are not connected to whats actually happening in there- nothing I can think or not think can change whats going to happen. Not sure if that makes sense, but it helped me a lot.

[~Hestia~]

Well I have a bit of an update. My doctor sent me for an ultrasound the Monday after all this started but I had to wait til all the public holidays were over. I had a little bit more brown mucus over the Christmas weekend but no cramping. Finally got my ultrasound yesterday when I should've been 7 weeks 3 days.

They did an abdominal ultrasound & only found a gestational sac measuring at 5 weeks 4 days. The sonographer said it looked good and had implanted well but I was crying saying I was sure of my dates. She told me not to worry & stranger things happen but I was still very upset yesterday.

Saw my GP again today. She said I may not be as far along as what I thought, especially seeing I've only had AF back a little while, it's possible I ovulated later, these things happen & next time all is well...but at the same time prepared me for the possibility of a missed miscarriage.

I still have some pregnancy symptoms so don't know what to think. I asked for HCG levels to be done, had one today, will have another tomorrow & the last on Tuesday. Besides that I'm booked in for another ultrasound in 2 more weeks. It's such a long time away but at least the HCG will give us an idea of what to expect in the meantime.

I feel like I'm in limbo - I thought I'd have an answer after 10 days of waiting & here I am still waiting. I want this baby so much

[lissy]

dahl, sorry you are going through this. And yes it must seem like a life time waiting for your next us to roll around.

When I mc'd I didn't have any notice at all it just happened. However with this pregnancy I had spotting/bloody mucus at 4-5 weeks, I freaked out big time & went to hossy & everythings progressed ok since then. It could be numerous things Implantation, bleeding where AF due etc.

As people have said apparently bleeds are very normal in pregnancies, it just seems that no one bothers to tell us that untill it actually happens hey.

sweet that its nothing & everything progresses ok for you.

[Traveller]

sorry you are going through this stressful time. If you are in fact the gestation that the scan suggested, then the bleed you had would correlate with an implantation bleed. Hopefully the HCG testing will put your mind at ease.

[PumpkinZulu]

Oh babe. Thinking of you