hello, just looking for a bit of reassurance… For those of you who have experienced spotting during early pregnancy, how often have you had it? I have been spotting on and off since exactly 5 weeks, sometimes more a one off light flow, other times minimal spotting. Today I’ve wiped and seen a bit more blood than I’d like to see… not sure if it’s still in the spotting territory.
I have had a few hcg tests (last one yesterday) which shows hcg is still going up and I’m trying to hold on to that for peace of mind. Is it normal to be spotting this often though? 😖
It was at this point last transfer where everything went wrong so I’m particularly paranoid! Thanks x
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Spotting is quite common during early pregnancy and can be caused by irritation from using pessaries or hormonal changes to the neck of the womb that increases the blood flow Will be a worrying time for - could maybe call your local early pregnancy unit for some advice/reassurance
hi, lots of ladies experience it. I had spotting on two days at around 3 and 4 weeks. The nurse saw some little haematomas at my 7 week scan and said it was probably from those as the embryo was implanting in the lining. Another nurse said that while spotting during early pregnancy wasn’t normal it was certainly common. I feel for you because I remember how stressful it was, but most of the time it seems to be harmless.
HCG is reassuring so hang in there and I hope your scan comes soon to offer more reassurance. They may be able to see if there’s any reason for the spotting on the scan. The haematomas which were on my 7 week scan were gone by 12 weeks and I had no more bleeding x
Good luck , hope everything is smooth from now on xx
thanks! That’s really reassuring. I’ve got my 7 week scan next Wednesday, so I’m literally counting down the days. The bleeding slowed by the evening, though I’ve noticed I’ve had a bit of light spotting today too but tbf it’s super light at the moment. Hope it doesn’t ramp up. I’ve also felt very soft cramp-like feelings that have come and gone 😬 hope that’s normal.
I have PTSD from my last transfer with all the bleeding around this time so I see a bit and immediately my brain goes to ‘it’s all over’ mode!
I had spotting on and off from around 2 weeks, and it lasted until well after 12 weeks. Mine was never heavy, and my doctor reassured me that as long as it wasn’t continuous or heavy, it was okay. HCG rising sounds like a great sign! Hang in there—sending positive vibes your way! xx
Oh wow until over 12 weeks 🫣 looks like I am going to be on edge for weeeeeeks 😅 though again that’s really reassuring to know!! Hcg on Friday was 6062 and repeat test on Monday was 13383.. hoping that’s adequate for now. I just know how quickly it can all change! Xx
hey- I’ve had bleeding with both my pregnancies (I have a son and I’m 21 weeks with 2nd) the bleed with my son was heavy from test day until 9 weeks with lots of spotting and then times when it was clots and heavy (I had an SCH) with this pregnancy I started bleeding about your stage sometimes spotting sometimes a bit heavier red bleeding. Like you the HCG was rising and at 5.5 weeks they did a scan to confirm the location of the sac to rule out ectopic and see if there was any case for the bleeding. The scan showed sac in the right place and no SCH could be seen this time and the bleeding stayed light this time and lasted a few weeks. Can your clinic give you a scan? I think mine could as levels were high enough (think needs to over 10k). I know how scary it is to see when you go to the loo and it’s all I could think about so I’m I am thinking of you xx
Omg you must have been terrified. I’m so happy everything was/is okay!!
At the moment my scan is booked for next Wednesday - yesterday my husband and I were considering booking a scan privately but then decided against it and to just monitor the bleed, as I know last time round we got loads of reassurance from private scans for it to come crashing down when we went for our early pregnancy scan and nothing could be seen anymore. Bleed seemed to calm by the evening but is still there a little today. It’s not bright red today though so I’m remaining calm 😂 such a rollercoaster. Can’t believe this could be on and off for the first 12 weeks 🤯 xx
Totally understand where you are coming from, you can’t see much in an early scan but it did rule out eptopic which was the main thing my clinic did it for really as that can be dangerous if left. Other than that defo better to wait and be in your clinic environment for early scans is my experience xx
Hi, I am currently 13 weeks pregnant after my third and final FET and have had a fair amount of bleeding so far. The first was a big bleed at 5+2 which I was convinced was me losing the baby. I called my local early pregnancy unit and they scanned me and I saw baby with a heartbeat and they found a hematoma. Since they found the hematoma I've had regular scans to monitor it and had two further bleeds. Although mine were significant bleeds rather than spotting like you describe.It's common to bleed on early pregnancy and as long as the bleeding isn't clotty and painful it's likely nothing to worry about but your EPU should be able to reassure you with a scan (and you might get to see baby!)
Thanks for your message! that sounds so scary and I’m so glad everything was okay.
I’ve actually not seen any blood for the last day and a half which is a huge relief, but yes thankfully it’s not been super heavy overall this time (although I have experienced that during my last transfer and it didn’t end well!)
Hi there, I’ve had bleeding and spotting since 5 weeks I’m now 9w 4d and am told I have a small hematoma, which is common. I had one day where I bled like a heavy period at 7 week and a scan showed the baby was fine. Had a 9 week scan on Monday and baby is measuring right and strong heartbeat even though I’ve had all this bleeding, it’s not a great experience but I think light bleeding in early pregnancy is quite common. Have you spoke with your clinic about it ? X
I’ve been in the clear for the past 2 days which is a relief… no sign of any blood and I hope it stays that way 😅 I had mentioned to my clinic but they had said it was too early for a scan and to just monitor. Got my scan booked for Wednesday so hoping everything is ok, I’ll be 6 weeks and 6 days and the furthest I’ve ever been!
Happy to hear your baby is doing fine! I bet it was sooo amazing hearing the heartbeat 😍 x
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