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brown spotting during pregnancy

I'm approx 9-10 weeks pregnant and things have been going good. Yesterday though I had some brown spotting in my underwear. It was kind of creamy looking and didn't exactly smell like blood. It smelled more awful than anything else. Since I have been to the bathroom many times and only once since has it been there. I am curious has this happened to anyone else? Should I worry? Also, I dont know if this means anything but I have been SERIOUSLY constipated and haven't moved my bowels in almost a week. any ideas what the brown spotting could be caused from and should I be concerned?? thanks so much!
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I am about 5-6 weeks pregnant and I just noticed a couple hours ago some brownish pinkish discharge on the toilet paper after I wiped. I just had a miscarriage march 19,2013 so its freaking me out. I just went to the hospotal 4 days ago and my cervix was closed. I have a 4 year old little boy and me and my husband want this baby so bad. I have no pain no cramps no nothing other than the little blood. I dont even bleed enough to get on my panties its only when I wipe. My mom works at a hospital and I sent her a picture of the toilet paper and she showed a nurse and she said I have nothing to worry about just to watch it and if it turns bright red or I get cramps to go the er immediately. I am currently waiting for my insurance to kick inso I can go to a ob...any suggestions?? I am very nervous but trying not to stress.
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I am also showing brown blood. But it's only when I wipe. None in the toilet and its barely on the t.p. I so have some cramping, but I'm also have 3 kids already 2 of them are 4 years old. So I can't just put my feet up. But I sympathize and also am scared I might miscarry . I'm on my fourth, I'm high risk because I have a cardio myopathy.
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This is my first pregnancy and I'm 9 weeks pregnant. 5 days ago I started having a brown discharge. It kept varying from brownish pink to light brown. The doctor have me a shot that helps my blood cells to not attack the baby and put me on bed rest. But today iv been seeing actuall blood. I haven't had any cramping and not sure what this could be caused from. Any ideas????
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I am 7 weeks pregnant and for 2 weeks now I've had pinkish spotting and then it's turned into brown spotting...just today the spotting is no longer on my panty liner but when I wipe I see very light pinkish blood there. I have had a molar pregnancy before. No pain anywhere. A lil nausea here and there. I've been told that brown blood is an indication of a molar pregnancy. Or a lot of the times it can be normal such as in (old blood) anyone else had a molar pregnancy after the first molar pregnancy? I'll be seeing the doctor in 4 days. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
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I just had a miscariage back in april.. I just found out i was pregnant 2 wks ago..i have been off and on havin cramps ever sence.. im now havein a brownish discharge should i be worried
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I am 4 weeks pregnant and yesterday I had dark brown discharge with bleeding and long and I am wondering if I am having a miscarriage anyone tell me I'm worried  
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I am 4 weeks pregnant and yesterday I had dark brown discharge with bleeding and long and I am wondering if I am having a miscarriage anyone tell me I'm worried  
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I'm about 10wks...had a little red blood when I went to bathroom..(only when I wiped ) then it turned brown... since then I hadn't seen anything should I be worried..
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I have had it for about five days now.the brown spotting..everywhere I read says not to worry...it hadn't increased and its not red or pink..I had a vaginal ultra sound and pap smear two days before all this started...do its def worrying me but i'm taking it easy..
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I am 9 weeks pregnant and it is my first pregnancy. I went to the washroom yesterday and noticed a drop of pink blood on the toilet paper. I have my first gyn/obs appointment next Tuesday. Did this happen to anyone here? I am very worried and scared that it could lead to a miscarriage.  
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when i had my first drs visit the dr told me i was 5 wks.. three wks later i started bleeding, like if i started my pd, it stopped that same day, to just very light light spotting. then it went away and started with brownish.. I went to the hospital that day and they told me my cervix was closed and that all my blood work came out normal including hormone levels. They gave me bed rest. Then i had a drs apt yesterday, the day after i got out of the ER and the dr told me i was 6 weeks. so i was like what i came 3 wks ago an di was 5 and im bearly 6 now so i was like???? So then he did a vaginal u/s and said that the pregnancy wasnt normal bc there was no hearbeat and taht my sac was too big compared to what the baby looks.At the hospital they ddnt find a hb either so i was worried. Dr said right away you can wait or we can do the vacuum already. i was like whattttt. he ddidnt even do aby type of blood test or anything else just to make sure. he just fell into that conclusion. so i decided to wait. i feel my baby is there i feel it. but im going to get a second opinion from another dr in 3 days then well see. But im going to wait. theres been cases that they mislead you and they tdo the d/c so im kind of scared now. so what do u all think
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i'm 16 and 11 weeks pregnant. recently i had brown and pink in my underwear my sister said it was normal, but this is the second day and i'm still bleeding. is it normal to bleed for more than one day. i'm seeing a doctor today to maybe get any answer but i just need reassurance that other women had had this.
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Honey, you really need to see a doctor. If you are pg then you could be high risk b/c of your age. Spotting is normal in the first few weeks, especially brown. Brown could be from the baby digging into the wall of your cervix. Brown means its old.
Its also very normal for your period to change at your age. Lots of things can cause it, newly active sexually, the enviroment, change in diet, or activity.
Hope everythings goes good for you. Good luck.
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Im 9 weeks pregnant, ten weeks in a few days.I've had brown spotting with occassional pinkish blood on and off for the last two weeks.I've also had dull/sharp cramps on and off ever since i founf out i was pregnant at 5weeks.
Im worried.Only shows when on the toilet paper and lately a little spot on underwear.Im getting worried and im going to go to the ER tonight.Has anyone had this before?I cramping on one side today, lower abdomin in two days and then on the other side the other day.Not everyday i have cramps.
Gosh this is making me so worried I know bleeding is not normal but there must be an explanation to old blood etc..
Happy pregnancy to all of you and i pray that we carry our babies full term.Never had a m/c before and this is my first pregnancy...
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I am only 16 n been having pregnacy systoms I would only be three weeks thought well my perido should have came last week I am 8 days late and today I went to the bathroom and had brownish/reddish discharge and wen I wipe n like a brownish colir a couple times and know its all gone? Can u please everyone I have asked has called me a hoe and makes joke I just really excited and scared.
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hi my name is vanessa i am currently 2 months pregnate and i have been spotting and i have also been having brown discharge they told me they heard the heart beat but i do not know what to do i am very frightened because i have had a m/c before
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Hey guys I only just found out today that I am pregnant (from blood test) the doctor said I found out real early. As the HCG was only 45.  
I came back from the doctor and told my boyfiendim pregnant then went to the loo and there was light pink blood on the toilet paper.
I'm really scared as this never happened with my first child please help!
Is there something wrong??
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I am 23 weeks pregnant and had some browny red discharge can anyone tell me if this is normal x

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Hello I am 19 and my huband and I have had 4 mc I had my period on time but I have all thesigns of being prego ...i also had some strange white discharge and brown blood at the end of my period I wanted to know what you moms think I should do ive been carefull but we ate a little scared
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yeah its worrying to see discharge and pv spotting and clots during pregnancy,in most of cases it is not at all dangerous or worrying,but some serious conditions needs to be ruled out like the poosibility of ectopic pregnancy or molar pregnancy and early miscarriage so for this purpose i wiill advice you to have a tvs(trans vaginal scan) that will help you out.mean while till you get your date you shoukld have atleast one blood test of serum beta hcg.......regards Dr.fakhra
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i m 6 weeks pragnant.yesterday i noticed that i have brown discharged and a small red piece in my urine. i make my ultrasound today i m worried about my baby.plz give me some suggession.
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The samething is happening to me
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Hi I'm 13 weeks and today I noticed brown discharge as well.  I went to the dr. did blood work and ultrasound I have a UTI and they said that is probably where the brown discharge is coming from.  Bloodwork and ultrasound were all fine.  Baby moving around a lot and good heartbeat.  Hope this helps.  Very worried as well I've had 2 m/c in the past and went through IVF with this pregnancy.  13 weeks is the furthest I've ever been.
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hii, i m Deepika. i had some brown discharge in the morning, i m little bit worried as i m 12 wks pregnant. can anybody help me
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