PLEASE HELP Q ABOUT SPOTTING

[melanie594]

quick question my friend is 38 years old i know theres another section cause this is 34 and under but im asking for her anyways .has been ttc for a bit now, she has one daughter in her 20s already but her last af was on nov 22, then she spotted only on dec 17 and 18 and it stopped again, and not again till she spotted on the 3rd of this month, but not menstrual like, just when you wipe( tmi i know) does anyone have any ideas? shs gonna get a test but it will show a + even if she is losing it, any suggestions on what tyhe posssibilities are of her having a heartbeat or does it sounds like it just stopped? any help would be great!

[momof32b]

I'm a CHRONIC spotter!!  I'm currently 11w2d and have spotted almost the entire time!  I went for an u/s at 7w and everthing was fine.  Tell her to try not to worry b/c it doesn't necessarily mean anything is wrong.  She definitely needs to see a dr just to make sure though.  Best of luck to her!

[adgal]

Hi Melanie,

Any spotting should be checked out for sure by a Dr. However, app. 25 - 30% of women spot in their first trimester, and have normal healthy pregnancies.  It can be caused by all sorts of things, and if it is that light, probably nothing to worry about.  But still, make sure she gets it checked out.  Its super important.

Good luck.