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I bleed the 1st few weeks and then again at 8 weeks - I was terrified! I called the OB and they wouldn't see me either, said that if I was losing the pregnancy there wasn't anything they could do - they also said that bleeding can be totally normal and just relax.

I went in at 11 weeks and all was well

I bled at 6 weeks & 8 weeks with my first. Both brown blood, both times before the doc would see me & I went on to have a healthy normal pregnancy

Not me but my sil bled a lot with her last pregnancy. Enough to go to the ER twice. It actually had nothing to do with the womb but they didn't finally find the source till third tri. My nephew is a super healthy little guy now!

I bled heavily at 8 weeks and again at 13 weeks (also passed huge clots). My doctor put me on bed rest until bleeding stopped but my baby was fine.

I bled enough to go to the ER but still had a positive outcome. I don't think SCH bleed brown though?

I'm really surprised your OB won't bring you in earlier! It's great they have the good betas, but like you said, that was 4 weeks ago!

I spotted and bled during the 1st trimester of my pregnancy. My OB wanted to see my right way, even though the bleeding was not heavy. I did have an SCH, which eventually went away. I wasn't put on too many restrictions for the SCH - basically she said to take it easy and not use any tampons or have sex until cleared to do so.

I had brown blood at six weeks and am now 33 weeks with a healthy baby.
As long as it's brown and not accompanied by cramping my doc wouldn't have me in either.
Best of luck.

@hello baby: That's great! I was gonna say, that sucks that your OB is so unsupportive. I had a lot of spotting/bleeding throughout my first trimester. It pretty much started when I got my BFP (which was right around 12 DPO) and was off/on throughout the first 3 months. Sometimes it was pinkish blood, other times brown, sometimes redder... a few times I had really bad cramps w/it too. Each time, my OB brought me in for an ultrasound to check and see if everything was OK. They never did figure out with certainty what was causing all the bleeding (although I think in the end, they said it was a friable/irritable cervix), but I had a healthy pregnancy and my daughter is 2.5 years old now So, pls try not to worry too much! Spotting/bleeding in pregnancy is super common and although it can seem so scary, it can really be nothing

@hello baby: I had brown, red, and pink blood episodes with my first pregnancy and she is perfect:) I had an SCH that caused it initially at 6w, and my SCH was super mega tiny and it still caused multiple spotting issues, so you could definitely have an SCH that's the culprit! Mine had resolved itself by 9 weeks. And I STILL had some pink spotting here and there due to cervical irritation. That was a rocky first trimester!

@LulaBee: I also have a subchorionic hematoma. I went to a specialist once because they thought it might be a placental abruption, but he said it was the former and as long as I have no more bleeding, I don't have to go back. I'm curious, though, about you being monitored more. What risk did they say there was?

Sorry to threadjack!!

Another bleeder here... I was bleeding off an on from 6 weeks to 11 weeks and then it suddenly stopped. It was mostly brown/dark red blood and I had a lot of clotting during week 8 I believe. I'm currently 29 weeks.

My OB pretty much saw me every week and gave me vaginal U/S every time I was bleeding. So I have a lot of early pictures of this LO. He always measured on track and had a strong heartbeat.

This is definitely scary. I really thought I was going to miscarry but all was well right now. My OB is super nice, I don't think she was too worried but really helped me through my worry.

Good luck to you!! I hope everything is okay and from my experience I have a good feeling about you.

I had brown/pinkish spotting with my daughter at 6.5 weeks, along with cramps. They let me come in for an ultrasound because the cramping was on one side and they wanted to rule out an ectopic. Everything was fine - she's now 23 months!

With this pregnancy, I had brown spotting and cramping early on. The nurse told me it was normal, but I was anxious (my first pregnancy ended in miscarriage) and asked for betas.

At 8 weeks, I had red spotting and cramping. I was already going for an ultrasound the next day, so I didn't call. The next morning I saw the baby and he/she looked fine. My doc says she sees bleeding in about 50% of the pregnancies she sees.

I hope the new practice is a good fit and they are able to check on baby and ease your concern. Bleeding in pregnancy is so so stressful!

So we did IVF...got my BFP at 10dpo4dpt. I started bleeding heavily about a week later -- woke up in the morning with spotting, then drove 40 minutes to work. I went to the bathroom and found A LOT of blood, immediately told my boss I needed to go home for the day, then went in for our 1st u/s. We had twins and were told it was a "weak implantation."
The bleeding was on-and-off until about 11 weeks. I was on estrogen patches until 10 weeks, and pretty much didn't sleep because of all the blood. People asked if I had morning sickness...the answer was that I was puking out of anxiety! It was awful.
No one ever really had a good answer about what it was happening, but it did eventually slow down. I, too, had brown blood, which is ALWAYS old blood. That was actually the only thing that made me feel better! If you are miscarrying (or about to miscarry), it will likely -- granted, not always -- be very, very red blood, lots of clots, and lots of pain. I've miscarried 6 times, and I've found that to be true.
Ask for doppler heartbeat checks and ultrasounds...if your doctor codes them right, your insurance will cover them as an "at risk" pregnancy.
Thinking of you

@mrs. tictactoe: Hey! Sorry, I have stopped getting notifications for some reason when someone responds to me.

I think the risk up until 20 weeks or so was that it could cause me to miscarry- if clot became dislodge can take baby with it on its way out. Now, they are concerned that it will keep him from growing properly and/or cause preterm labor. My SCH hasn't shrunk though, it's still very large. I'm only going to high risk doc every month at this point. However, I've been having bloody discharge (TMI?) for 24 hours, so I may call today. I think my 2 year old kicked my belly yesterday when we were trying to nap. That's great that your SCH doesn't have to be monitored! I think a lot of it has to do with the doctors you see, DH is convinced that they keep wanting me back to get paid.

@hello baby: I had brown bleeding a lot in my first trimester. I even had it the other day, at 31 weeks, after a cervical check. It's been normal for me, but I guess it's always worth double checking with your doc for peace of mind.

@hello baby: yay! So glad they were able to see you. I'm sure you feel so relieved. ♡