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Q: Spotting for almost a week...

Hi, so today I am 6 weeks along. I have been spotting for 6 days. It's pretty light, not enough to fill a liner or anything, and varies between light brown and dark brown. I had a miscarriage 6 months ago at about 5 weeks, and the bleeding was a lot heavier, so I'm hoping that's a good sign that this is different... Is the fact that some symptoms are increasing (like my boobs suddenly getting bigger yesterday) a good sign? Or can that happen after a baby dies?

This question was asked Aug. 20, 2012 12:30pm
Category: Miscarriage & Loss

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Answered by monroezelda - Aug. 20, 2012 5:14pm
every mc can be different for every woman , and if they have more than one each experience can be different, I had spotting for a few days between week 5 and 6 - it was never dark brown but I told the ER anyway and they booked me in for a vaginal scan, everything was fine, heartbeat seen - I did go onto mc at 11 weeks, but it had nowt to do with the spotting, quite a few women do have a brown discharge throughout pregnancy but still let your gp or midwife if you have one yet, know asap, just to be safe.

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Answered by monroezelda - Aug. 20, 2012 5:14pm
every mc can be different for every woman , and if they have more than one each experience can be different, I had spotting for a few days between week 5 and 6 - it was never dark brown but I told the ER anyway and they booked me in for a vaginal scan, everything was fine, heartbeat seen - I did go onto mc at 11 weeks, but it had nowt to do with the spotting, quite a few women do have a brown discharge throughout pregnancy but still let your gp or midwife if you have one yet, know asap, just to be safe.

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Answered by dmartin65 - Aug. 20, 2012 1:48pm
I had brown spotting from about 5 weeks until around 10 weeks (am now 16 weeks 3 days). I am sure it is fine, but you need to notify your doctor/OB of ANY spotting you might have. Just so they are aware.

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