Brown spotting? Give me your anecdotes, please!

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I woke up this morning to brown blood on the toilet paper and some brown spotting in my underwear...not a lot and it seems to be gone now. I have a call into the doctor...the nurse I talked to said it is probably normal. Has this happened to anyone else? Thoughts and prayers appreciated while I wait-- hopefully it is nothing!

[sunshineluv]

Its normal and not a big deal. A small amount of brown spotting is old blood. Don't fret :-)

[galaxy8227]

I know it's hard not to worry but often it's just old blood and it does happen occasionally.

[Deleted]

My sister did with her first. Fingers crossed for you.

[turtletop90]

I had brown spotting that kept happening for about a day and a half. I was about 8 weeks i think. I hope its ok for you too. Hugs.

ETA: forgot to mention baby was totally fine!

[whitepicketfence]

Spotting, especially brown spotting, can be very common in early pregnancy.

I actually spotted bright red blood for 2 days around 6 weeks with DD2 and now have a healthy, active (almost) 2 year old

[cilantro]

I had brown spotting that turned into a miscarriage. I had pink spotting (which everything you read says is worse than brown spotting) that was absolutely nothing and that pregnancy resulted in my perfect baby who is now sleeping in his crib.

Really, you just don't know, so as long as it doesn't get heavy and read, try to relax. Crossing fingers for you!

[coleyv]

This happened to me a couple times during my pregnancy and everything turned out fine. Hoping the same for you!

[soozy87]

It happened to me a few times at 6-7 weeks. It all turned out fine.

[Deleted]

I had some at 6-7 weeks. It was a small subchoroinic hematoma (blood clot) that has since healed. It could also be residual implantation spotting or some bleeding from the cervix after sex. I read that about 1/3 of women spot during their pregnancy. Try not to worry. Have you had your first ultrasound?

[anaps28]

Brown is old blood, I spotted both brown and red from weeks 6-11 and all was OK.

[ohgillian]

Days of brown and red in both pregnancies and babies were fine.

[xokell2]

I had spotting and bleeding with my third pregnancy for the entire first tri ( and my betas never doubled) and I now have a healthy one year old! Hang in there, I hope it's nothing!

[crazygame]

I had it with my first pregnancy, the whole time. Baby was fine.

With this pregnancy I have had bright red bleeding and the baby is still good. Spotting is terribly disturbing, but often okay. I am sorry you have to deal with it.

[Deleted]

I had brown spotting my entire 1st tri. Like, every 3-4 days for the entire 12 weeks. I must have called and seen my midwives half a dozen times. Every time, everything was fine. They said it was normal. I am sorry you're having to deal with this! It's incredibly nerve-wracking.

[magpie]

I had it around 6 weeks for a couple of days. It turned out fine.

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Jul 30, 2013 9:22:12 GMT -5 @missy1 said:

I had some at 6-7 weeks. It was a small subchoroinic hematoma (blood clot) that has since healed. It could also be residual implantation spotting or some bleeding from the cervix after sex. I read that about 1/3 of women spot during their pregnancy. Try not to worry. Have you had your first ultrasound?

Yes, have had ultrasound at 6 weeks 3 days. Saw the heartbeat. No hematoma seen.

The NP called back and said it is normal and probably from the three miles I ran yesterday. She said to call back if it keeps up or turns red/I have cramping. So far so good. 

[CloudBee]

Brown is usually nothing.

I had bright red off and on for months and gave birth to a healthy little boy.

[dottyblue]

Brown is good. It means it's old blood. I spotted my entire first trimester (brown and reddish/pink) and DS is a very healthy little boy. Thinking good thoughts for you!