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I had a lot of spotting during my 1st trimester. I think it's pretty common.

Though I didn't have any spotting, I've seen tons of posts on here about spotting & for a lot of women it is completely normal. It being brown is a good sign too. I had no symptoms until I was 6.5 weeks, so I wouldn't worry about the boobs either!

I had spotting every month around the time I would normally have my period. Whenever I spotted it was always old blood. The only exception was one time I had a bunch of bright red. I swore that I had miscarried, so I cried and we went to the doctor expecting the worst. They did the ultrasound and there was a very healthy baby! I'm not sure what the bleeding was, but it never happened like that again. As for symptom spotting, I personally didn't have very sore boobs, my only real symptom was exhaustion.

Hi!
I spotted from about 5 weeks to about 12 with often brown - and sometimes gushes of red blood.
My dr. saw me right away at 5 weeks because of the bleeding and found that I had a subchorionic hemorrhage and put me on pelvic rest / bed rest until it went away (right around 12 weeks).
Your betas sound good and as long as your progressing normally (via ultra sound tests) i think you'll be just fine! I had ultrasounds done almost every two weeks starting the 5th week to make sure things were ok. =) hang in there!

I had brown spotting with my first, and at the time I didn't know I was pregnant so it wasn't so scary. With my miscarriage in June, I had light pink spotting which then resulted in heavy bleeding. I was about 7 weeks along at that point. Have you continued to have spotting since yesterday?

I've read that if it's brown or pink it is of less concern (obviously not that reassuring when you've had a MC in the past but I really hope all is well!). Thinking of you!!

i spotted from week 4-8. it was all sorts of colors from light brown to dark brown, light pink to dark red. LO is 4 months old now. i never found out exactly why i was spotting. my dr said it mightve been just implantation bleeding. i remember how nerve wracking it was though during that time and i hope everything turns out well for you!

I don't have any experience with this, but I really think you need to find a new doctor/midwife ASAP. Also, did you end up getting your progesterone checked?

@Ash: Boo on the P checking! You could at least go see one of the regular docs now, then once you get to your 2nd tri (and everything looks good) you can go back?

I had the same kind of spotting you're describing pretty early on, and everything wound up being just fine. Before pregnancy did you have a pretty normal 28 day cycle? I've read that sometimes especially in early pregnancy, your body may still shed some old blood right around the time you would normally have your period.

I called the OB on call when I started spotting, and she told me to go home, put my feet up, and relax. And as long as it didn't get heavy or bright red then it was nothing to worry about. I know it's super scary, but try to remember it can happen in a completely normal and healthy pregnancy

@Ash: I spotted on and off for a month in the first trimester. I am now 28 weeks pregnant and can feel my baby kicking around. I know nothing will fully put your mind at ease but know that it can all work out fine.

I am in the UK where medical care is pretty "hands off" no one would test/do anything for me as it was viewed as a forgone conclusion and that nothing could be done if I were loosing the baby. I am sorry you feel like no one is on your side.

It's hard to relax. I've spotted through all of my pregnancies. Lots of things can make you spot, though. Bearing down, squatting, a large bowel movement. I don't have any betas to compare, but hopefully the ultrasound gives you some relief. I didn't fully relax until I was almost 4 months along, and then it was a giant weight off my shoulder.

@Ash: You won't ever stop worrying But, it will get easier.

This post was reassuring for me... I started having brown CM about a week ago, very sporadic. Then last Wednesday (9DPO) noticed more until today (14DPO). I got my BFP yesterday (13DPO). I'm hoping it stops soon but from others experiences, I guess it's not all that abnormal?

@LindsayInNY: I spotted my entire first trimester. You may want to talk to your OB, but my guess is they won't have you make any changes. Sometimes OBs will put you on pelvic rest, no DTD.

@LindsayInNY: It's definitely annoying! Have you talked to your OB about it at all? Not sure they would do anything this early, but when I had my spotting at 7 weeks, they had me come in so they could check that my cervix was still closed, did an ultrasound to look for any cause of bleeding, and because I have Rh-Negative blood, I had to get a Rhogam shot, but I doubt any of that was necessary since it was just old blood!

ETA: Actually, I probably had to do all that because around 6 weeks is when the baby and you start to share a blood supply, so that's probably why I had to do the Rhogam shot.