7 weeks and spotting..

[JessicaJordan]

I am 7 weeks today. This is my 5th pregnancy, three of them making it full term. The last pregnancy failed in what was called a missed AB, where I was supposed to have a miscarriage but my body didn`t get that memo and we didn`t know until I was 17 weeks. I had to do the entire labor and delivery. It was obviously not a pleasant experience. Now, as I said, I am 7 weeks pregnant and I am spotting. I had the implantation bleeding at 4 weeks, which is when I found out I was pregnant again. The bleeding went away for about a week and has been back for about a week to a week and a half. It is dark red, what I have been told is `old, dried blood`. I have told my Dr and she doesn`t seem concerned. I have a sonogram on Monday, but today I started bleeding a bit more. Nothing to fill more than a liner, but enough to make me worry. How normal is this? I know my Dr says it is normal but after losing the last baby, that doesn`t put my mind at ease one bit. Has anyone else experienced this? I am just so worried...Thanks in advance for any advice or thoughts!

[JessicaJordan]

Thank you everyone!  Things have not gotten better. I found out my progesterone levels are low so they put me on Prometrium. The bleeding has gotten worse, changing consistency and color and frequency and I have been cramping. Nothing severe, but enough to be uncomfortable. I had to call the on call Dr last night to see what they wanted me to do and basically he said I have a 50/50 chance of a miscarriage and I am on bed rest until my sono on Monday.... Nothing to do now but wait..I am really scared I am going to lose this one.. I was hoping that the Prometrium would make it all go away and fix whatever problem that is going on, but we will see....

[Mom2be01113]

My advice would be to relx and stay of your feet. You may be too stressed or doing too much. Early on in my pregnancy I had the same thing but I stayed in bed for the next couple of days and it went away. Other than that good luck and I hope all is well!!!

[amn702]

I've heard of several women spotting/bleeding during early pregnancy. My sister is 10 weeks and she's been spotting since 5 weeks. Each time she goes to the doctor, the baby is fine! She has had an u/s every week since she started spotting to check the baby. The baby is growing fine and has a great heart beat. Maybe this will be some encouragement for you. I hope your little bean is hanging strong in there! And I'm so sorry about the baby you lost :( Prayers for you!

[Heatherm4]

It's hard to say but the best thing you can do is relax as much as you can until you have your scan Monday. Hopefully you will see a nice little bean in there! :)
I'm very sorry for your previous experience. There's nothing worse than that and it doesn't help with future pregnancies. It almost robs you of your joy from that point on!