Thanks BG... how are you going? Did you end up sending the card with the bub on it? How did the family respond to it?

just a question, when should you go for your first scan? i was thinking 8 weeks to be sure they will see the heart beat if there is one, also i have a retroverted uterus so im nervous they may not find the bub and il freak out! i would love your thoughts on this!
Hi 21, I would go for 8 week scan (that was what I did) because I reasoned that even if I was going to m/c they couldn't do anything anyway, so I rather live on cloud nine until then. Also 8 week scan allows me to see more of the bub. Congrats on your pg by the way.

Hi Kahlan - I've also had spotting since getting my BFP. It cleared up last week, but since having my scan yesterday it has come back. Do you mind telling me what yours was like? (Mine is brown (it varies in darkness), sometimes mixed with a discharge, sometimes not - sorry TMI)
Hi Mel, know how you feel. I had spotting on and off from week 6. Sometimes it was brown and then dark dirty brown and then dark brownish red. It usually last for a few days but not enough to wear a pad. I had a massive bleed with bright red blood at 11 week and that really freaked me out. This one lasted for a week. Went to hospital but it was on the weekend so I end up going to my GP who ordered another ultrasound and a number of tests (include urine - for UTI and swab of my vagina) Everything came back normal. The ultrasound showed bub doing great. GP concluded that one of my vein in the cervix must have burst because there is no other reason for the bleeding. I did end up in bed for 3 days though until the bleeding decreases to dark brown discharge.

If you are spotting after an ultrasound (I assume it was an internal ultrasound) I would say you have a highly sensitive cervix like me so don't worry about the bub too much. Take care of yourself.