miscarriage???? :(

[kezza123]

hi, im around 6 weeks pregnant with my third child and yesterday i experienced a rush of blood and a clot when n the toilet. i went to hospital and they have booked me in for a scan tomorrow. i have had no pain and a tiny amount of blood when i have wiped today. please could somebody give me an idea of what could be happening. my last two babies where delivered by c section ...... apart from that and an irritable uterus with my second all was okay
thankyou x

[Raerae336]

I had brown spotting with both my children and they are now a healthy two and a healthy three years old! Brown blood is safe because its considered 'old blood' its red blood that is a cause for concern. The smell just may be from it being, old blood. Hope that helps...

[sarahabbiechris22]

i keep getting a brown discharge in now and again i,m 6 weeks pregnant and don't remember having this with my first child. also what can it mean if it is a bit smelly. it can be either brown or just a clear yellowy colour . please help

[kezza123]

thankyou for explaining what it possibly could be.... my scan today showed i am early ... about 5weeks... and they could see a sack but nothing else so i need to go back in ten days but apparently thats normal?? thankyou x

[Elaine Brown, MD]

Hi!
You probably had a subchorionic hemorrhage. This is a bleed between the wall of the uterus and the gestational sac.  Most often these heal and cause no further problems other than some light bleeding for a few days.  Other times they worsen and can lead to miscarriage.  It will be important in the coming weeks to check to see where the placenta is located.  Placenta previa ( placenta covering the opening of the uterus )
is more common after c sections.
Good luck!
Dr B