6 weeks and leaking!!

[mum2bee]

Hi everyone,

I'm new to this forum and I hope I'm not asking something that's been asked before but I did have a look and couldn't find anything.  I also apologise for the nature of the question but I'm worried and don't really know who to ask.
I am 6 weeks pregnant after 4 IVF attempts and I have been leaking since a few days before I tested.  I'm not sure if this is urine or some kind of watery cervical mucous or what.  I tried looking on the internet to see if I could find anything and the only thing I could find was about "stress incontinence" where you lose a bit of urine when you cough or sneeze or laugh.  But that's not my situation.  It happens for no reason.  Only a tiny bit - I wear panty liners and only really need one for the whole day and even then it's sometimes only getting changed because I'm changing underwear.  But no rhyme or reason as to when or why it happens.  
Does anyone know what this is and if it's normal???
Thanks so much.

[mum2bee]

Thank you both SO much.  I really appreciate this.
Thank you.

[PamelaBee]

I had and still have the same discharge, it is an early pregnancy symptom discharge.  It's called "leucorrhea", a vaginal discharge that is odorless or mild-smelling milky discharge that you can see appear in your underwear because of increased estrogen production and greater blood flow to the vaginal area. It's made up of secretions from the cervix and vagina, old cells from the walls of the vagina, and normal bacterial flow from the vagina, the discharge is a valuable aid to detecting early pregnancy symptoms.

I found this on the internet:
"The vaginal discharge may be common even before pregnancy, it is during pregnancy that the secretion increases in flow. The process by which the flow increases occurs in the following manner.

In very early pregnancy, cervical secretions fill your cervical canal and create a protective barrier -a device known as mucus plug.

As your cervix begins to thin out and dilate, it may expel this mucus, and you'll notice discharge that looks like egg white or mucus resembling discharge from a runny nose. You may even expel the plug in one gelatinous glob. This discharge might have some amount of blood in it.  All very normal."

Hope this helps, Pam

[SoCalTricia]

You know, I'm no doctor, but I can tell you that my discharge during this pregnancy has been incredible. It's irritating as heck. At some points I was tempted to wear Poise pads rather than panty liners. And, yes, at times it's more watery (which is actually messier than the other discharge). As long as your pregnancy is otherwise healthy, I wouldn't worry about it. There isn't enough amniotic fluid at this point to be leaking, really. But, as always, if you're really concerned, call your doctor! I have a feeling you're fine, though...let us know!

Tricia