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I had some of that, and my OB said it was caused by 'burrowing' i.e., continued implantation. I also had a little bit from having an irritated cervix.

Thinking of you! I think brown spotting is pretty common

I had this over the weekend, like two drops of brown. Everyone told me it's totally fine! I love @grizz's explanation of "burrowing." I'm going to think of my little babe doing that!

I spotted a lot during my 1st pregnancy and everything turned out fine. If you are worried, you can call your OB and request an US. I wouldn't worry unless the spotting was heavy, bright red and accompanied by cramps.

I bled and spotted brown, pink, red throughout my first, second and third trimester. My happy outcome is napping in his crib right now

My friend who is pregnant with her third child has spotting with this pregnancy, and never had it with her other 2. She's in the second trimester now.

Hope all is well! If you're worried, don't hesitate to call your OB

I had quite a few bleeding episodes with this baby (in the 1st tri), but none with my first. Come to find out, I had a low lying placenta in the beginning. I am 34 weeks now and all is looking good! Sending positive vibes your way

@oliviaoblivia: I've had bleeding off and on throughout this entire pregnancy. I'm 22w. The spotting started in week 4 of my pregnancy.

I had a SCH that corrected itself, placenta previa that also corrected itself, and I've been dealing with a friable cervix on top of that the entire time. I had a friable cervix with C, too.

I've been on pelvic rest or modified bed rest the entire time.

I feel like I'm the only one of my IRL friends who did not spot in the 1st tri... seems super duper common. Also I had a low-lying placenta in the beginning and was warned that could cause spotting. So I think there are lots of reasons you can spot and it can be totally fine.

I had a lot of spotting into my second trimester with LO. I had been on 200 mg of progesterone, and it was increased to 400 mg. Some was Brown, some was red, some caused by an irritable cervix, some caused by we don't know what. But my good outcome is hanging out in my arms right now

I know that you said your doc is on vacation, but can you call the office and be seen by someone else? My doctor wanted to see me for bleeding, just to make sure everything was OK.

Hugs, Mama

@oliviaoblivia: one more thought, based on your earlier comment. One of my spotting episodes came after a particularly...sluggish...trip to the bathroom. Someone here told me that straining can cause spotting sometimes, since you are working those muscles when you go. Just a thought.

@oliviaoblivia: I had brown spotting off and on from 11dpo til 8-9 weeks. Obviously M turned out ok!

@oliviaoblivia: I had spotting the day after my bfp (so around 4 weeks), then nothing for a week, then about 7-10 days of mostly brown spotting (but a few episodes of redder) during week 5-6ish. I was so paranoid - I took a weeks estimator test EVERY DAY until I had an OB appointment. (Hi, I'm a crazy person. Also this was over Christmas, couldn't get an appointment because I was out of town, and I was staying with my ILs, so I had to maintain my sanity somehow.)

When I finally got into my OB for an appointment, they couldn't find any real source - no SCH - besides a somewhat friable cervix. Everything looked fine. I have had maybe two isolated spotting incidents since then - both in the first trimester, both just when I wiped, following sex or a "challenging" bathroom trip. I'm now 24+2 and everything is fine now!

Try not to worry - and try to stay off Google if you can! thinking good thoughts for you

Spotting both pregnancies (more in the first one) between 5-7 weeks. It was nothing. Good luck!

@oliviaoblivia: me! I spotted a ton, starting from the day after I got my bfp (so probably around 11 dpo?). Sometimes it was brown, sometimes red, heavier at times, sometimes even accompanied by cramps. It was such a scary and stressful experience. I has betas and ultrasounds done- they never could figure out what was causing it (dr just said it was a friable cervix). It was basically like this throughout the entire first trimester.

Happy ending, though - that 2yo is now sleeping upstairs, after keeping up for half the night just because she wanted "mommy song." Siiiiigh. hang in there, and pls try not to worry too much (I know, MUCH easier said than done). I've realized now that spotting during pregnancy is super common and does not always mean a negative outcome. Hugs.

We went to NYC and I did a lot of walking, and we had sex. The next morning had some dark blood.

@oliviaoblivia: I spotted off and on for my entire pregnancy with M. Sometimes red, sometimes pink, sometimes brown. I had a low lying placenta early on, and I apparently have a sensitive cervix. Despite a very drama filled prengnancy she was born healthy and happy at 40+1. As long as the bleeding isn't heavy and it's not accompanied by cramping try not to worry too much (I know that's hard!)

@oliviaoblivia: I had brown spotting right after I got my BFP. Also brown/pink tinged discharge around 6 weeks. It freaked me out. Dr said this was normal. I am currently 10 weeks and saw happy bb on the u/s this AM at Dr office.
With my first mc at 6 weeks I had bright red blood and cramping/stabbing pain. FX and hugs to you

I started spotting brown at about 5-6 weeks and that progressed to bright red with small clots at times. It would go between brown and red. I got an emergency ultrasound at 6ish weeks and was found to have a small subchorionic hemorrhage. It resolved by my next US about a week or two later but I kept bleeding. Baby looked great though. It suddenly stopped at around 10 weeks with modified bed rest. I'm almost 16 weeks now and everything looks great. Baby is so far a healthy girl

ETA I was even able to return to my job as a hospital nurse a few weeks ago with no problems aside from the regular pains of nursing while pregnant! I just make sure to not lift any patients or anything else heavy.