Spotting at 6-7 Weeks???

Light spotting at that stage of the pregnancy is normal and could be caused simply by the egg implanting itself in the uterine lining, I have been told. Now if you are bleeding so much to soak a pad in an hour or less, call your doctor and go to the emergency room THAT is not good. :) I have personally experienced both scenarios. I had light spotting with my second pregnancy, and heavy bleeding with my third and fourth pregnancies, but I have 4 happy healthy children so just because you are bleeding doesn't mean you will lose the pregnancy.

Generally... it is nothing. But, do call your doctor for sure... that was my first sign when I miscarried. Really don't want to scare you, and like i said, I think, like 99% of the time or something it is fine!! I spotted with my 2nd baby & it turned out to be nothing... let us know after you see your doc!!

I don't remember details, but, yes, I had it post-sex with one pregnancy early on. I wouldn't worry too much unless it continues. It doesn't hurt to call your doctor and see what they recommend, though, even though you haven't been in yet.

Yep I had that with both of my pregnancies. I thought it was miscarriage at first but nope, everything was fine. No explanation as to why, even after several ultrasounds. With my second, it was called a very large subchorionic hemorage (sp?) and I was advised by the sonographer to go on bed rest. I did for a few weeks but I had no further bleeding so my doctor gave the ok to go back to normal activity. HTH!

I did have some spotting right around that time after sex for 2 weeks in a row. They say that you should wait a week after the spotting if it comes after sex just to make sure. After the second time I had my appointment with the DR. who also caused spotting from a PAP. After that things normalized and I had no more spotting

I had spotting around that time when I was doing too much: lifting things heavier than a gallon of milk, wearing myself out cleaning or doing yard work or taking the kids places,...taking really long, really hot showers/baths...not getting enough water, etc.

I think I did have some spotting after sex once or twice...but it doesn't stand out in my memory.

When I had my miscarriage, I didn't have spotting in the days before the cramping started. I had regular cramps which I recognized as being in labor. Also I started bleeding but it was red not pink. I drank lots of water and went to bed - hoping the labor cramps would go away. After 20 minutes of these regular cramps, I knew it was over and asked my husband to take me to the hospital.

I also had about half a period around 7 weeks when I had my twins. I've heard that this is really common.
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so, cut back on your activities. Drink more water. Pay attention to your body. Call your OB. Your doctor or maybe even a nurse should be able to answer this question over the phone - tell you what to watch for, set your mind at ease, etc..

I see you have a lot of responses already. I don't want to scare you, but just so you take it seriously, but I would go get things checked out at the Dr asap. My SIL just had a miscarriage at 7 wks (a couple weeks ago) and her sign was starting to spot. So just go get things checked out to make sure all was okay. I have heard that some spotting is normal though, so everything could be just fine.

I experienced this at the same time with my first. I freaked out of course. My doctor had me come in a few days later for an ultrasound. Everything looked fine and my son was born at 38 weeks. I'd call your doctor for advice!

Lots of women spot early on. For me, the pregnancy I had spotting ended in miscarriage, but many women's doesn't. If you are concerned, please call your doctor.

With both my 2nd & 3rd pregnancies, I spotted around 6-7 weeks. With the 2nd it was actually a bit more than spotting. I called my doctor both times & he just sent me in for an ultrasound to make sure everything was fine. Everything was just fine both times - no real explanations for the bleeding - just guesses. Having the ultrasounds really gave me peace of mind. I would call my doctor if I were you & just see what they recommend.

I had exactly the same thing at 9 weeks. It wasn't a problem and I have a wonderful 23-month-old son to prove it. However, I would get to your OB/GYN ASAP. They will do an ultrasound and just confirm that everything is fine.

Hey K.,
Spotting can be sooo scary! I started spotting around that time-both red and brown, and continued till the first day of my second trimester. But I was carrying twins and it was an IVF pregnancy which makes spotting more common. I had many emergency ultrasounds which just showed that the babies were okay and there was a blood clot in my uterus from their implantation. I would talk with your doctor and maybe have an ultrasound to help you feel better. My sister started spotting in her pregnancy a couple weeks ago at 10 weeks and because it wasn't accompanied by cramping we weren't worried, but once cramping started we called the doctor and she eventually miscarried. So sadly not all spotting is harmless. The best thing to do is remain calm-as getting worked up actually increases your blood pressure and increases the bleeding, and talk with your doctor. Good luck!

Well, I'm sorry to say that when this happened to me, I miscarried. Good luck to you.

I had a little bit of that about the same time in my pregnancy when the placenta attached to the uterine wall. It can be common to spot a little and it goes away in about a week or so. Usually with miscarriage there will be significant bleeding soon after the spotting starts.

K.,
I started spotting at 6 weeks with both my pregnancies and it continued through about 14 weeks -- it is very stressful the whole time! When I started with the second, I called my doctor and she put me on progesterone pills through about the 16th week of pregnancy -- it didn't make the spotting go away, but it helped with the hormonal balance and I am assuming prevented miscarriage. They did an ultrasound at 6 weeks to make sure I didn't miscarry and again at 8 weeks. I would call my doctor and inquire. She might do a blood test and then another one in 3 days to make sure that your hormones are doubling...that is a good sign.

With two of my four pregnancies I have had similar experiences. The first time, with my second pregnancy, I had light spotting like you have mentioned and it turned out to be due to a blood clot that had formed underneath the placenta. I went on bed rest for a month while the clot dissolved and went on to have a completely normal pregnancy from that point. The second experience I had was with my fourth pregnancy. I actually had extreme bleeding for three months and no explanation as to why. It was so heaving that my midwife worried more about me going into shock due to blood loss, over the ending of the pregnancy. I wasn't having any cramping so she really wasn't concerned about miscarriage. I went on to have a completely normal pregnancy after the bleeding stopped. In fact he came nine days late. It doesn't hurt to check on the pregnancy with an ultra sound in order to see if there is a reason for the bleeding other than miscarriage. Neither one of my experiences had anything to do with intercourse.

I'm not trying to scare you but call your doctor. Lots of woman spot early on in pregnancy and it turns out to be nothing but I started bleeding at about 9 or 10 weeks with my first pregnancy and it turned out to be placenta previa. Which is when the placenta is pulling away from uterus which causes bleeding. The only way for it to heal is bed rest. So I had to do that for about 3 weeks and then it healed and I went through the rest of my pregnancy just fine and had a healthy baby. Again it's probably nothing but it's better to be safe than sorry. so call your doc.

I spotted on and off first couple months - then it stopped. Drs. called it a possible "threatened miscarriage" and told me to take it easy. It was very scary but everything turned out fine. Good luck.

I had this happen with my first and everything was fine. I think I was doing too much. But with my second pregnancy i started spotting around 6 weeks. My doctor did an ultrasound and everything looked fine, then I started bleeding really heavy and lost the baby. It is hard to say what is going on when you can't see inside you. I would call your doctor if you are concerned. I hope everything goes well.

I had bleeding and cramping with my third and fourth they turned out to be very healthy babies. Although I was on bedrest for 6 months and they came 6 weeks early. It was very very hard but well worth it. Please go to your doctor the eailier the better. The doctor can help you have a healthy baby if you just follow his/her advice. Good Luck!

I spotted at 6-7 weeks with my first pregnancy. If you are going to spot, this seems to be a very common time (6-7 week mark) to do it. The doctors could give me no reason as to why I was spotting and everything turned out fine. I did go in for an ultrasound when it turned from brown to bright red (again just SPOTTING no significant flow), but again everything was fine. Yes, it did go away on its own! I know that it is hard but try not to worry but do let your doctor know what is going on regardless.

It is so hard to say what it could mean. I had it in my 7th pregnancy and had never had it with the others. It really freaked me out but every ultrasound showed the baby just fine. I was spotting at 12 and 13 weeks. Yes you can spot after sex and that is very normal. My friend spotted that early and it was because she was having twins. I ended up pregnant with 2 and they said it could be the second one miscarrying or it could just be nothing. I did show a little pool of old blood and so they said it could be that leaving. It just freaked me out when it was deep red. If it is brownish then it is old blood. The doctors told me that I could be miscarrying and if so they couldn't do anything about it but I "made" them do a blood test to check my progesterone level(they said that wouldn't matter but I had a fertility doctor say otherwise) and it was low so they put me on progesterone for a month and it went away. I wish I had a straight answer. I have 2 different friends that bleed off and on the whole 9 months and never miscarry so if I were you and you were worried just tell your doctor you would feel better if you could have an ultrasound and see that everything looks okay. Good luck!!

K.,

I've had spotting with a few pregnancies. I have had a miscarriage but that was bright red blood and a lot. Light red/pink is usually cervical and brown is old blood. Some bleeding can be VERY normal. You may have a slight site of placental separation. I would not worry to much (I know easier said than done) unless it gets worse.

Best of luck!

R.

I've had this happen during two pregnancies. The first one resulted in a miscarriage at around 12 weeks. The second one resulted in a full term pregnancy. I would suggest you go see your ob/gyn as he/she can help the stress level which could lead to a miscarriage by doing an ultrasound. Good luck. I hope everything is ok. I do think I noticed the blood after having sex with my husband maybe a day later.

As a midwife I've had great sucess with Carry On by Trilight herbs. It is an herbal formula that is supposed to help prevent miscarraige. Here is a link to it...
http://www.trilighthealth.com/store.php?crn=208&rn=35...
HTH,
S.